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Michael Taverna joins MonteCristo Entertainment
by MonteCristo Entertainment 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Dear Everyone, After 4 years of heading Horizon Entertainment Sales and Acquisitions, and taking that Company from 3 to 64 completed films during my tenure ( including The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water ), I have decided to seek even more mainstream opportunities and will join MonteCristo Entertainment effective on January 10th, 2005. MonteCristo Entertainment is a New York and Prague based Sales, Distribution and Production Company that will bring to the International Theatrical Market place director driven Mid to High Budget Quality Features. MonteCristo Entertainment will also act as Worldwide Sales Agent to Independent Producers from Asia, Latin-America as well as Europe and North-America. Additionally, MonteCristo Entertainment is the Sale Agent for the Trocadero Library of over 1500 titles. This Library ( spanning from 1939 to 1960s ) includes famous films like Marlon Brandos One-Eyed Jack, Cary Grant Charade , Elizabeth Taylor Last Time I Saw Paris, Gregory Peck The Snows of Kilimanjaro and many other films which have made Hollywood history. Perfect titles for DVD releases worldwide. The Company will participate in most Film Markets, including the Berlin European Film Market, Cannes Film Festival, Hong Kong Filmart, Mifed and AFM. I will continue to work as a Sales and Acquisitions Executive. My new title is CEO and Mr. Robert MacLean is the Company Chairman. MonteCristo Entertainment ( USA ) is a fully owned subsidiary of IS Media Inc , a Public Company ( ISTO ). I look forward to continue doing business with you. My new e-mail is Michael(a)montecristoentertainment.com My mobile phone number remains unchanged : International + 39 349 444 5160 . MonteCristo will send a monthly newsletter prior to Markets with listings of completed films ready for delivery and films in production. I look forward seeing you next at the Hyatt during the Berlinale and the European Film Market ( Berlin February 10th to 20th 2005 ) All the best, Michael Taverna CEO - Sales and Acquisitions Executive MONTECRISTO ENTERTAINMENT INC USA Office : 322 E 50th St. New York NY 10022 USA Phone: 1 (212) 489.0645 Fax (212) 489.2298 EU Office :1/185 Kremencova. Nove Mesto. Praha 110 00 CZ Phone 42 (0) 224 934 550 Fax : 42(0) 224 934 712 International GSM : + 39 349 444 5160 Praha Portable Phone : + 42 607 585 093 Michael(a)montecristoentertainment.com www.montecristoentertainment.com

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Michael Taverna joins MonteCristo Entertainment
by MonteCristo Entertainment 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

Dear Everyone, After 4 years of heading Horizon Entertainment Sales and Acquisitions, and taking that Company from 3 to 64 completed films during my tenure ( including The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water ), I have decided to seek even more mainstream opportunities and will join MonteCristo Entertainment effective on January 10th, 2005. MonteCristo Entertainment is a New York and Prague based Sales, Distribution and Production Company that will bring to the International Theatrical Market place director driven Mid to High Budget Quality Features. MonteCristo Entertainment will also act as Worldwide Sales Agent to Independent Producers from Asia, Latin-America as well as Europe and North-America. Additionally, MonteCristo Entertainment is the Sale Agent for the Trocadero Library of over 1500 titles. This Library ( spanning from 1939 to 1960s ) includes famous films like Marlon Brandos One-Eyed Jack, Cary Grant Charade , Elizabeth Taylor Last Time I Saw Paris, Gregory Peck The Snows of Kilimanjaro and many other films which have made Hollywood history. Perfect titles for DVD releases worldwide. The Company will participate in most Film Markets, including the Berlin European Film Market, Cannes Film Festival, Hong Kong Filmart, Mifed and AFM. I will continue to work as a Sales and Acquisitions Executive. My new title is CEO and Mr. Robert MacLean is the Company Chairman. MonteCristo Entertainment ( USA ) is a fully owned subsidiary of IS Media Inc , a Public Company ( ISTO ). I look forward to continue doing business with you. My new e-mail is Michael(a)montecristoentertainment.com My mobile phone number remains unchanged : International + 39 349 444 5160 . MonteCristo will send a monthly newsletter prior to Markets with listings of completed films ready for delivery and films in production. I look forward seeing you next at the Hyatt during the Berlinale and the European Film Market ( Berlin February 10th to 20th 2005 ) All the best, Michael Taverna CEO - Sales and Acquisitions Executive MONTECRISTO ENTERTAINMENT INC USA Office : 322 E 50th St. New York NY 10022 USA Phone: 1 (212) 489.0645 Fax (212) 489.2298 EU Office :1/185 Kremencova. Nove Mesto. Praha 110 00 CZ Phone 42 (0) 224 934 550 Fax : 42(0) 224 934 712 International GSM : + 39 349 444 5160 Praha Portable Phone : + 42 607 585 093 Michael(a)montecristoentertainment.com www.montecristoentertainment.com

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NATPE Press Release
by Eric Louzil 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

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NATPE Press Release
by Eric Louzil 11 Jan '05

11 Jan '05

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ARCLIGHT FILMS looks forward to seeing you at Sundance!
by Arclight Marketing 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Please find attached, and following, the synopsis, screening times and press announcements for our much anticipated world premiere horror thriller WOLF CREEK, which we recently sold for the US to Dimension who have committed to a substantial release this year of at least $7M P&A. Other territories sold include Latin America, Spain, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Benelux, Italy and UK. We look forward to seeing you at Sundance, and hope 2005 brings peace and happiness, With best wishes from Arclight films IN SUNDANCE: Gary Hamilton cell: (917) 826 2113 Nicolas Chartier cell: (310) 890 4199 SCREENING TIMES: Monday Jan 24, 9:00pm, Egyptian Tuesday Jan 25, 10:00am, Holiday IV Wednesday Jan 26, 12:30pm, Egyptian Friday Jan 28, 7:30pm, Broadway 6 PRESS AND INDUSTRY SCREENING: Tuesday Jan 25, 4:30pm Holiday 1 SYNOPSIS: Based on real life events, twenty-something British backpackers Liz and Kristy set off with Australian Ben on a road trip through remote Western Australia. The first day is tedious: road kill, car overheating, singing, ³getting to know you² conversations and map monitoring. Out of petrol the next day, the three stop at a roadhouse for fuel, then drive on through a landscape of burned out car shells and bullet-riddled road signs to arrive at Wolf Creek¹ National Park. Ready to leave at dusk, they find their watches stopped; and so has the car. There is a rush of panic, then Liz spots some lights travelling toward them and the grunt of a truck signals a rescuer. An affable brute of a man, Mick inspects their vehicle and promises to replace a faulty part at his camp. It takes hours to reach his place: an abandoned mining site complete with defunct tunnels and huts. The travellers cook food in exchange for repairs and fresh water. Mick recalls his life as a professional vermin shooter, and then works on the car as his guests fall asleep. Liz wakes from a drugged sleep late the next day. She¹s tied up, mouth gagged, inside one of the miner¹s huts. She frees herself using smashed glass. Outside, she creeps towards the station wagon and its stripped parts, then discovers Ben¹s bloodied sleeping bag. Loud music and screams emanate from a central hut and a terrified Liz peers inside to see Kristy, almost naked and strung up, swaying in front of Mick¹s loaded gun. Liz uses mentholated spirits to explode some gas lanterns, and while Mick deals with this, sneaks in to free Kristy. She hides beneath a bench and when Mick resumes torturing Kristy, Liz manages to shoot him. By the time Mick comes to, the women are escaping in the truck. Headlights in the rear vision mirror panic Liz who finds they¹re caught between fast approaching Mick and a cliff. They push the truck over the cliff, faking a fatal crash. Fooled, Mick leaves. Liz decides their only hope is to return to Mick¹s mining site home to steal a car and search for Ben. At the mining site, Liz leaves an exhausted Kristy while goes in search of a vehicle. Inside a vast, gloomy shed she discovers a chilling car graveyard. Looking further she discovers a box of video cameras and watches footage of other people falling victim to Mick¹s ³rescue² tactics. From Ben¹s video camera footage she sees Mick¹s truck was present at the roadhouse. Terrified, she races to one of the cars and manages to start the vehicle - when suddenly Mick appears. They struggle and she is killed. Kristy, now following road tracks on the flat desert plains, is petrified by a vehicle looming on the horizon. An elderly man pulls up and offers her assistance. As Kristy collapses into the car, the would be rescuer is felled by a bullet from Mick¹s rifle. Kristy wrests the keys from his corpse and a car chase ensues. When she succeeds in running Mick¹s Valiant off the road, Mick shoots out her tyres, and then coldly executes her. He puts her exhausted body in the car boot and sets it alight. Meanwhile, Ben finally regains consciousness to find himself crucified and trapped down a mining tunnel. Other crucified corpses with their lower extremities eaten away hang close by and the sight of two starving dogs in a nearby cage hint at his future. Steeling himself he pulls his wrists from the wire constraints and painfully frees himself. He leaves the mining site and wanders for several days through the desert, finally collapsing just outside a small township. We cut to Ben: months later, being led away by Police. He has been blamed for the missing girls murders. We fade to black. Titles inform us that Ben remains the only suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of the two British backpackers, since no evidence of the existence of Mick Taylor can be verified. No one believes Ben¹s far-fetched story of a lone killer, wandering the vastness of the Outback. The end. Aussie thriller hits paydirt before debut A new Australian film reportedly inspired by the stories of Ivan Milat and Peter Falconio has picked up a distribution deal worth about $5 million even before its planned world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States. The film, Wolf Creek, follows three travellers threatened by a seemingly harmless local in the Australian outback and has been billed as Australia's answer to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Written and directed by rookie film-maker Greg McLean, Wolf Creek was reportedly inspired by the stories of backpacker murderer Milat and the death of English tourist Mr Falconio in the Northern Territory outback. Made for less than $2 million, the film will make its global debut in Sundance's world cinema competition. The Sundance website says Wolf Creek "is sure to do for Australian horror films what The Texas Chain Saw Massacre did for the American genre". Although Sundance does not begin until January 20, Dimension Films has snapped up the rights to the thriller. Dimension, the genre arm of Miramax Films, paid about $5 million to distribute the film in North America, Latin America (excluding Brazil), Spain, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux. The firm handling domestic rights to the film, William Morris Independent, was happy with the terms. "We were intending to sell the film at the festival and like bidding wars but I'm really pleased for Gary and the filmmakers," said Rena Ronson, co-head of William Morris. -ABC/Reuters/Hollywood Reporter January 4, 2005 This is the print version of story http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1276389.htm Dimension up a scary 'Creek' Studio adopts 'Wolf' pre-preem By CATHY DUNKLEY, DANA HARRIS January 3, 2005 In a move straight out of Miramax Films' old playbook, Dimension Films paid $3.5 million to buy Greg McLean's horror pic, "Wolf Creek," a month before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. International sales agent Arclight Films notified the pic's North American reps at William Morris Independent about Dimension's offer on Dec. 22. The deal closed Christmas Eve. The purchase includes North America, Latin America (excluding Brazil), Spain, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux. With a scary plot ostensibly based on true events, "Wolf Creek" shares the fiscally appealing genre occupied by "Blair Witch" and last year's "Open Water." It's the tale of three backpackers who head into the Australian outback and experience a terrifying journey after meeting a seemingly friendly stranger. The film will bow Jan. 24 in Sundance's world dramatic competition. Fest runs Jan. 20-30 in Park City, Utah. Although big-ticket preemptive buys weren't unusual in the go-go days of indie film, cooler heads have prevailed in the past decade. The deal is even more unusual in the face of an uncertain future for Miramax Films and Dimension as Disney continues to negotiate the contracts of Harvey and Bob Weinstein. Arclight/Darclight Films and Mushroom Pictures distribute "Wolf Creek" in Australia. The Australian Film Finance Corp. financed the film. Read the full article at: http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117915676&c=13 <http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117915676&c=13>

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by "Dimitry BARONOV" 09 Jan '05

09 Jan '05

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Happy New Year 2005
by Jerome Jourlait 08 Jan '05

08 Jan '05

ZE MONKIZ TRIBE PRODUCTION Happy New Year 2005 from Jerome Jourlait and all Ze Monkiz Tribe Production team ! www.monkiztribe.fr.st

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GET READY FOR "BERLINALE 2005"
by info＠Newfilms 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

Dear Markus Acampo, New Films International is going to BERLIN and would be glad to meet with you! So check our line up here below :Jessica Lange, Julianne Moore, Joan Allen, Neve Campbell, Matthew Broderick, Johnny Knoxville, Julian Sands, Christina Applegate... Get ready to discover this and the news we are preparing for this important event.Fix an appointment with us! Looking forward to hear from you soon! Stefania Vitali NEW FILMS INTERNATIONAL 8484 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 510 Beverly Hills - Ca 90211 Tel. +1-323-655-1050 ext 12 Fax. +1-323 655 1070 Int. cell. ph. +1 310 4986936 e-mail: stefania(a)newfilmsint.com internet site: www.newfilmsint.com NEW FILMS INTERNATIONAL goes to: .fix an appointment with us! Theres always more to talk about ! *FILM LINE UP THE MERMAIDS SINGING Intl co-production CAST: JESSICA LANGE (two-time Oscar Winner for Tootsie-Blue Sky, Big Fish, Prozac Nation, Dont Come Knocking), EVAN RACHEL WOOD (Golden Globe Winner for Thirteen, Down in the Valley, Upside Anger, The Missing), NEVE CAMPBELL (Scream 3, When I will be loved) SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR: ROBIN SWICORD (Little Women, Practical Magic and the upcoming ROB MARSHALL s Memoir of a Geisha) Based on Lisa Careys a sensual, heartwarming story. On the mystical Island of Mermaids, three generations of unforgettable women, each struggle with first loves, fatal decisions and the sins of their mothers. After a tragic event, a rebellious young girl returns to the enchanted island where she was born to start a new life but she uncovers a past riddled with secrets she never knew existed! MARIE AND BRUCE (2004 -satirical/comedy): will have theatrical rights released in the first quarter of 2005 in U.S. by MANHATTAN PICTURES and in Italy *Sundance Film Festival 2004 Cast: JULIANNE MOORE (Two time Academy Award Nominee, 'Far From Heaven' and 'The Hours') and MATTHEW BRODERICK (Tony Award Nominee 'The Producers',> 'Election') DIRECTOR: TOM CAIRNS Follows a day in the life of a comically neurotic New York couple that is trapped in a hilariously dysfunctional relationship *Sundance Film Festival OFF THE MAP (2003 - Drama): will have theatrical released in the first quarter of 2005 in U.S. by MANHATTAN PICTURES CAST: JOAN ALLEN (Two Time Academy Award Nominee 'The Contender','Nixon', 'Bourne Supremacy'), SAM ELLIOTT, and introducing VALENTINA DE ANGELIS. DIRECTOR: CAMPBELL SCOTT When a young IRS agent turns up to investigate a couple and their irrepressible 11 year old daughter, he ignites a hidden passion and changes the lives of each member of the eccentric family. *Opening Night Critics Week Cannes Film Festival 2003 *Sundance Film Festival 2004 *Rio de Janeiro Film Festival - sept 23rd / Oct. 7th 2004 *6th Film by the Sea Festival - Netherlands - 10/19 Sept.2004 *Taos Talking Picture Festival - New Mexico- 10/13 April> Maverick Award) *IFF Bratislava, Dec 3 - 11, 2004 NOVEMBER (2003 - suspence/thriller): SONY CLASSICS picked the movie for theatrical released in U.S. in early 2005 CAST: COURTENEY COX ('Scream', 'Friends'), JAMES LEGROS, ANNE ARCHER, NORA DUNN DIRECTOR: GREG HARRISON When her boyfriend is shot to death in a robbery, an LA photographer tries to put the event behind her, but the line between reality and fantasy begins to shatter. *awards: Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival 2004 *San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival 2003 *Sitges International Festival 2004 *Athens International Film Festival, 17 - 26 September 2004 *14th Oslo International Film Festival 18 - 28 November 2004 GRAND THEFT PARSON (2003, Action/ Comedy) CAST: CHRISTINA APPLEGATE (Anchorman, Surviving Christmas), JOHNNY KNOXVILLE (Men In Black 2, Jackass), ROBERT FORSTER (Academy Award Nominee Jackie Brown) and rising star GABRIEL MACHT (The Recruit, Love Song For Bobby Long). DIRECTOR: DAVID CAFFREY The true story of how legendary musician Gram Parsons manager Phil Kaufman honored his promise to Gram upon his death by stealing his body in order to cremate him in the desert. *Redbus UK Theatrical released summer 2004 *FEG is releasing in Benelux *NORDISk will release in Scandinavia *ANS will release in Turkey *Swipe Films US Theatrical released summer 2004 *MGM UK DVD release scheduled for September 2004 *MGM US DVD release scheduled for October 2004 VIZONTELE TUUBA (comedy/drama - 2004) CAST : YILMAZ ERDOGAN (VIZONTELE)-TARIK AKAN Director: YILMAZ ERDOGAN (VIZONTELE) Tarik Akan A cinema veteran with over 100 films to his credit. He gained international fame outside of Turkey after winning the SILVER BERLIN BEAR award for his outstanding performance in PEHLIVAN. This uproarious sequel to the box office record-breaking hit relies on the same successful recipe that had people eagerly standing in lines to see VIZONTELE. Set against the backdrop of political upheaval prior to Turkey's military coup in September 1980, this wild comedy has left international audiences rolling with laughter and coming back for more. The story begins when the newly appointed library director (Akan) arrives in the town with his wheelchair bound daughter Tuuba, to discover that there's no library, no books, and no apparent need for anything other than the magic of television. It doesnt take long for sparks to fly between the handicapped Tuuba (Tugba Unsal) and the local eccentric Crazy Emin (Erdogan). Racing through its side-splitting and fast paced script this endearing, romantic tale never misses a beat or a laugh as the eccentric village characters constantly clash with each other and the unlikely relationship between Emin and Tuuba blossoms. *theatrically released in Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, France, Swiss, Benelux, Uk VIZONTELE TUUBA (comedy/drama - 2004) CAST : YILMAZ ERDOGAN (Is one of Turkeys most versatile cinema and stage stars today. Was mostly known as a stage performer and author before he rocketed to international fame after writing, directing and starring in this record setting theatrical smash hit) Director: YILMAZ ERDOGAN (This is Yilmaz feature directorial debut!) In the same vein as MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING and BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, this outrageous comedy has broken all box office records in its native home Turkey, reaching an astounding 3.8 millions viewers and become and international phenomenon. Featuring a wonderful ensemble of richly developed characters, hilarious mis-adventures and glorious cinematography by Omer Faruk Sorak, Vizontele is a laugh-out-loud comedy that celebrates the human spirit that has opened the worlds eyes to the finest international cinema that Turkey has to offer! Set in a small southeastern village in 1974 Turkey, Vizontele takes a hilarious and lighthearted look at what happens to a small village when the 1st television is literally thrust into the daily lives of the townspeople. Playing on the Turkish word for Television, Televizyon, the unknowing villagers mistakenly refer to the new gizmo as a Vizontele! With no understanding of how to operate it, they enlist the local eccentric and general electronics wizard (wonderfully played by Erdogan) to fix the TV and get it working. Deftly written and well paced the tale take a humorous look at the effect the distinctively western technology has on the small towns old traditions. Always played for good-natured laughs, a series of outrageous circumstances arise as the honest Mayor, the sleazy theater owner, the corrupt businessman and the rest of town cope with sudden changes the Vizontele will bring. *theatrically released in Austria, Benelux, Canada 2B PERFECTLY HONEST (2003-Offbeat comedy) CAST: ADAM TRESE, JOHN TURTURRO, AIDA TURTURRO, ANDY McCARTHY and ROBERT VAUGH DIRECTOR/WRITER: RANDEL COLE When a hapless New Yorkers ad agerncy goes bankrupt, he loses everything forcing him down a series of hysterically desperate and dangerous attempts to get back on top that may even cost him his own life! *Tribeca Film Festival 2004 BOOK OF LOVE (2003- Romance): no theatrical commitments yet (Sundance Film Festival 2004) CAST: FRANCES O'CONNOR ('Mansfield Park', 'Timeline'), SIMON BAKER ('The Ring 2', 'The Guardian'), rising star BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD ('The Village') and GREGORY SMITH. DIRECTOR: ALAN BROWN An unusual yet irresistible teenage boy, with a lust for life, disrupts the idyllic marriage of a high school teacher and his attractive but restless wife. *Sundance Film Festival 2003 EASY SIX (2003, Romance/action) Cast: JULIAN SANDS ('A Room With A View'), JAMES BELUSHI ('K-9 Series'), KATHERINE TOWNE ('Mulholland Drive'), and JOHN SAVAGE ('The Deer Hunter'). DIRECTOR: CHRIS IOVENKO A well-regarded college professor crosses the line when he has an illicit affair with the daughter of one of his old friends, which triggers a series of life changing events for everyone involved. UNDERMIND (2003 - Action/Thriller) Cast: SAM TRAMMELL ('Autumn In New York'), ELLEN POMPEO ('Catch Me If You Can', 'Old School'), and SUSAN MAY PRATT ('Ten Things I Hate About You') DIRECTOR: NEVIL DWEK A young, wealthy New York attorney finds himself living in two polar opposite worlds. His other reality as a criminal begins to intertwine with his upscale life causing devastating results. no theatrical commitments yet *Awards: Best Feature Award Dances with Films 2003 *Best Feature Award Stony Brook Film Festival 2003 *Best Feature Award Marco Island Film Festival 2003 MY DINNER WITH JIMI (2003 -Comedy/Musical): no theatrical commitments yet CAST: JUSTIN HENRY (Academy Award Nominee Kramer vs. Kramer) DIRECTOR: BILL FISHMAN The true story of The Turtle's (known for their hit song "Happy Together") rise to fame and fortune in 1967 LA, which culminates in one fateful night when they met the Beatles and a dinner with Jimi Hendrix changed their lives forever. Features original Turtles soundtracks. *Slam Dunk Film Festival 2003 MAN OF THE YEAR (2002, Murder/Mystery) CAST: JOHN RITTER (Bad Santa, Manhood) DIRECTOR: STRAW WISEMAN A look at what happens one crazy night during a Hollywood party when a corrupt energy executive, a sexually charged environment, drugs, marital fidelity and business ethics collide. ...and dont forget to check our trailers on linelog on www.newfilmsint.com and click on world wide salesEnjoy it !

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FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER No 213
by newsletter-bounce＠films-festivals.com 07 Jan '05

07 Jan '05

FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 213 : December 20 - 26, 2004 Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year on the Festival Circuit Contact our editor: mailto:editor at filmfestivals.com Advertise: mailto:bruno at filmfestivals.com ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * Palm Springs Fest unveils 2005 festival * First Dubai Film Festival Ends on High Note * Dublin International Film Festival highlights * Kinderfilmfest the Berlinale?s youth film competition * Miami International Film Festival Announces Program * Large Format Film Festival * Florence Indian Film Festival closes with eyes on India * Santa Fe Festival "under the wire" for Oscar deadline http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS * Yevgeni Yufit: Filmmaker in Focus at next Rotterdam Fest * New Fest Director for BAFICI * Interview with Sarajevo International Film Festival Chief * Interview with Thessaloniki?s film festival chief: Michel Demopoulos * Interview with Maxine Lu, Manager Taiwan Docu Fest * Titanic's Leonardo di Caprio, KateWinslet and Kevin Bacon to be honored in Santa Barbara http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml __________________________________________________________ LAST MINUTE TRAVELS PLANS FOR YOUR FEST TRIPS "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml ______________________________________________________________ AWARDS * Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival awards * Rio short film fest awards * Bahamas International Film Festival awards winners * Winners of the European Film Awards http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER SONY DIGITALMASTER TAPE Ditch the Glitches * Designed for any mini-DV or DVCAM(tm) camcorders, * DigitalMaster(tm) tape is far from ordinary. * Click here for more info http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;10848566;10287932;n?http://digitalmasterta pe.com/ _____________________________________________________________ THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones * La corée à l'honneur de MIPTV featuring MILIA * Bilan du 14ème Festival des nuits magiques de Bègles. * 9 films en Imax en compétition à La Géode * 5es RENCONTRES EUROPÉENNES DES ARTISTES * La vision du festival du nouveau cinéma * Le palmarés des écrans documentaires est annoncé * Les lauréats du prix Michel Simon http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA Festivals calling for your films... 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Save $45 - Orlando Workshop & PitchXchange Registration Fee
by Richard Michaels Stefanik 06 Jan '05

06 Jan '05

Story Design Workshop & PitchXchange ORLANDO Feb. 19, 2005 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * The Perfect Gift for a Screenwriter! * The Megahit Movies Book 2004 Edition * RMS Story & Screenplay Consultations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Perfect Gift for a Screenwriter! $150 Early Registration Fee before Jan. 10, 2005 Orlando Story Design Workshop & PitchXchange Saturday February 19, 2005 in Orlando, Florida $195 Registration Fee after Jan. 1, 2005 9:00-10:00 Pitch Coaching Class 1 10:00-11:00 Story Design - Creating Popular Movies 11:00-12:00 Creating Humorous Characters & Scenes 12:00-1:00 Lunch Break and Networking 1:00-2:00 Pitch Coaching Class 2 2:00-3:00 11 Simple Steps to Write Like a Pro 3:00-4:00 Getting Hollywood Representation 4:00-5:00 Direct-to-DVD Movie Making 5:00-6:00 Hollywood Screenwriting Business Panel 8:00-12:00 Networking with Agents & Producers Party Pitch your script to Movie Producers and Agents. Pitch Sessions: 9:00-5:00 -- Each Session lasts for seven (7) minutes. Writers will receive an email with instructions on how to sign up for pitches online once their registration payment for the Orlando Workshop is processed. Charges for Pitch Sessions are in addition to Workshop Registration Fee. $25 for each pitch or 5 pitches for $100. MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY GUESTS Richard Michaels Stefanik, RMS Productions Company, (www.TheMegahitMovies.com). Richard works with new writers to develop their original stories into high concept screenplays. He was a Screenwriting Fellow at the American Film Institute, where he wrote, directed and produced a dramatic movie, Michael & Christina. He is Producer-Director of the comedy movie, Henry Dodd, released on DVD in 2004. His second romantic comedy as Producer-Director, Once Upon a Blue Moon, is now is pre-production and will be released in 2005. Richard worked at several Hollywood studios, including Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions. He is the author of Structures of Fantasy, a screenwriting book that analyzed the dramatic and comic elements found in popular movies. This book has been chosen by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Mentors Program for inclusion in its list of recommended screenwriting books and is described as "one of the best books on story structure." A revised and expanded edition of this book has been published as The Megahit Movies. The French translation of this book was published in Paris in 2003 by Editions Dixit as Les Cles Des Plus Grands Succes Cinematographiques. Richard's new screenwriting book, Story Design: Creating Award Winning Movies, will be published in 2005. Richard has taught Story Design and Screenwriting Seminars in cities throughout the world, including London, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orlando, Las Vegas, New York, and Hollywood. Shelly Mellott, Editor-in-Chief, Scr(i)pt Magazine(www.ScriptMag.com). Shelly was the manager of the LA Expo Pitch Sessions 2002-2004. Lesley Bracker, The Writers Channel (www.WritersChannel.net). Founder of The Writer's Channel and an independent film producer and script consultant. Lesley has worked at ICM and Warner Brothers, and sold several TV and film projects. She is currently producing an independent film, Better Living Through Chaos. Paul Levine, Entertainment Lawyer-Literary Agent. Paul specializes in the representation of writers, producers, directors, actors, and production companies. He also represent, as a literary agent, adult, children, and young adult fiction and non- fiction book authors. Mike Esola, William Morris Agency Mike worked in Reality TV and also in development at Outlaw Productions in West Hollywood, before joining the Motion Picture Lit Department of the William Morris Agency. More Agents and Producers names will be listed once confirmed they will attend. This event is sponsored by RMS Productions Company, Scr(i)pt Magazine, WritersChannel.net, WritersStore.com, WGAe.org, Screenplay.com, Scriptapalooza.com, ScreenStyle.com, ScriptPimp.com, ScriptUtopia.com, Action/Cut Seminars. $150 Early Registration Fee before Jan. 10, 2005 $195 Registration Fee after Jan. 11, 2005 <b>Orlando Story Design Workshop & PitchXchange</b> - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ic9vg9aab.0.xisf7yaab.zb985y67.40637&p=http%3A%2F%2… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Megahit Movies Book 2004 Edition The new 525+ page 2004 edition analyzes The Megahit Movies, those films which have generated more than $250 million in North American Box Office receipts. It presents principles of story construction that can be used to develop popular movies by providing an analysis of cinematic techniques. It also offers stimulating ideas that can be helpful in the creative process. The book is designed for writers, directors and producers who want to create commercially successful films. The fundamentals of dramatic structure, the human emotions, and the construction of humorous characters and situations are explained, with examples drawn from some of the most popular motion pictures Hollywood has ever produced. The Foreword to the book is written by Christopher Lockhart, Executive Story Editor, International Creative Management (ICM) in which he discusses what Hollywood Producers, Agents and Studios are looking for when reading screenplays. Analysis of recent megahit-blockbuster movies such as SHREK 2, SPIDER-MAN 2, HARRY POTTER, BRUCE ALMIGHTY, MATRIX TRILOGY, FINDING NEMO, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and THE LORD OF THE RINGS Purchase The Megahit Movies Book 2004 Edition - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ic9vg9aab.0.ru8vq8n6.zb985y67.40637&p=http%3A%2F%2F… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RMS Story & Screenplay Consultations A personal consultation on your original screenplay! Once you purchase this package, you will be permitted to submit a 120 page original screenplay. Between 3 to 5 pages of written comments about the screenplay will be emailed to you within 14 days after the receipt of the script by U.S. Priority Mail. Also included is The Megahit Movies Book 525+ pages of information about the structure of popular films. Once you have read my comments, I will schedule a one-hour chat session to further discuss your script. 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