WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N°186: April 7 - 13, 2004 __________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FILMFESTIVALS.COM SPONSOR THE CANNES MARKET BUYERS LOUNGE & THE FILMFESTIVALS WEBCAFE. Filmfestivals and Cannes Market are offering new and exclusive advertising and sponsoring options inside the Palais DO NOT MISS the opportuniy to take center stage in Cannes with us. Send a briefing to bruno@filmfestivals for a creative brainstorming session. This Newsletter is distributed weekly to 39 663 subscribers worldwide. Visit Filmfestivals.com/fr the FRENCH website has been revamped. __________________________________________________________ WATCH THE OSCAR SPECIAL * The red hot carpet pictures http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?fest=oscars2004&year=2004 __________________________________________________________ AWARDS * Nastri d'Argento: Italian awards * Full Frame docu fest awards * Guadalajara awards 19th edition http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml __________________________________________________________ GET READY FOR CANNES Book your hotel with us for your Cannes stay; "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car, cell phone. http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml PROMOTE YOUR COMPANY mailto:bruno@filmfestivals.com ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * Newport Beach Fest: premieres Laws of Attraction * Houston WorldFest: 163 features and shorts * Austin Asian Film Festival 1st edition launches * Cine Las Americas fest * Prague Fest: focus on docus on Human Rights * The Proper Use of a Shorts Selection Committee * Earth Day, April 22 wills see Artivist kick off * Le Femme Filmposium for women in film http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FRENCH NEWS FROM FRANCE * Hypnotic grand Prix à Paris * Palmarès du Festival Les Toiles Filantes * Soutien au cinéma portugais en question * Dimanche c'est des courts à Paris * La grande Séduction en clôture du Festival de Paris * Toubon sur le rapprochement de l'Adami/Spédidam * Avant qu il ne soit trop tard en tournage * La compétition du Festival de Cognac * Tourne-t-on trop de film en France? http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED Share your festival experience with us. Be a filmfestival reporter and ambassador. maito:editor@filmfestivals.com ______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS * D - Media Festival set to explode * Digitraining Plus latest D- Initiative from Media Salles * Digital Fest in Lyon France, focus on DV http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS * Sharon Stone honored at Bollywood Awards * Fernando Birri talks about thenew latino cinema * Yair Landau to chair Israel Film Festival anniversary * Michael Caine will be honored at the Lincoln Center http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FILMMAKER SHOWCASE A POCKET FULL OF DREAMS An immigrant Indian family faces conflict of values and disillusionment in the new world of America. They learn the dignity of labor as they face hard choices in balancing tradition and the MTV generation. The film deals with problems immigrant often face searching for fame and fortune in the "American Dreams". Life in America is not everyone’s cup of tea... but merit-based equal opportunity balances off culture shock for some. http://www.apocketfullofdreams.com More at http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/filmsbulletin.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS * Sumo on Sunset Beach for Hawai fest spring fling * Laws of Attraction will premiere at Newport Beach part of fabulous line-up http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES Filmmakers don't miss these ones! 1) 2004 HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL(R) & HOLLYWOOD EUROPEAN AWARDS(TM) "THE OSCAR® BUZZ STARTS WITH US!" Presented by HFF and Filmfestivals.com & http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com CALL FOR ENTRIES - DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2004 - SUBMIT TODAY! FEATURES, DOCUMENTARIES AND SHORTS. Prior winners and finalists have been acquired by HBO, IFC, and Miramax among many others. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/february/hollywood.shtml 2) HOT DOCS FESTIVAL Celebrate the 11th year of documentary excellence at the Hot Docs Festival running April 23 – May 2, 2004. In 2004, Hot Docs will screen 107 documentaries, over half of which are North American or World premieres, from the following programmes: http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml 3) ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their works. Also see the news on the Festival for Documentaries and Narrative Movies. Awards information and call for entries: http://filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml 4) 2nd Annual Pixie Flix Fest gay & lesbian film Do you believe in fairies? festival June 5th-7th in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Main venue is Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa across from DownTown Disney® part of GayDay Orlando, attended by over 135,000 people. 800 + rooms already booked for event. Call For Judges, Sponsors and entries at www.pixieflixfest.com. 1st Deadline: March 31st, 2004. 5) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board. COMPOUND film entries. Email us: Bruno Chatelin bruno@filmfestivals.com or Helen Dobrensky for a campaign proposition. Details online http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/bulletin_board.pdf ______________________________________________________________ MORE festival news at http://www.filmfestivals.com Film pros: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com French focus: http://www.filmfestivals.fr Film & Festival DATA BASE management http://www.filmfestivalsPRO.com Have a colleague subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsletter.html ______________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe to our newsletter: http://www.filmfestivals.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.html ______________________________________________________________ This weekly e-newsletter is intended for subscribers only. Please feel free to forward it to other colleagues; Subscription is free of charge. For re-publication or copying requests, please contact us at: editor@filmfestivals.com Copyright (c) 2004 Filmfestivals. All Rights Reserved.