**CHANGE OF TIME & VENUE**
Jasmine Women
Screening 12th Feb, 17:15pm CinemaxX Studio 14
Two of Chinese cinema¹s hottest stars, Golden Globe® nominee Zhang Zhiyi
(MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON; HOUSE OF FLYING
DAGGERS ) and the luminous Joan Chen (THE LAST EMPEROR; TWIN PEAKS) feature
in the stunning directorial debut from Hou Yong; a sumptuous and intimate
epic of three generations of women in one family, unfolding over three
chapters.
Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Joan Chen
Director: Hou Yong
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Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World
Screening 11th Feb, 11:30am CineStar 6
The US government recruits a top secret weapon in the war against terror...
Albert Brooks.
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, John Carrol Lynch, Jon Tenney, Fred
Dalton Thompson
Writer/Director: Albert Brooks
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Producer: Herb Nanas
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**CHANGE OF TIME & VENUE**
Jasmine Women
Screening 12th Feb, 17:15pm CinemaxX Studio 14
Two of Chinese cinema¹s hottest stars, Golden Globe® nominee Zhang Zhiyi
(MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA; CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON; HOUSE OF FLYING
DAGGERS ) and the luminous Joan Chen (THE LAST EMPEROR; TWIN PEAKS) feature
in the stunning directorial debut from Hou Yong; a sumptuous and intimate
epic of three generations of women in one family, unfolding over three
chapters.
Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Joan Chen
Director: Hou Yong
Please contact Lina Marrone or Jonathan Deckter to secure the rights for
your territory.
We look forward to seeing you there!
With best wishes from,
Gary Hamilton
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The Gravedancers screening 10th Feb, 19:30pm
In the wake of a funeral, three former college friends celebrate by partying
in a cemetery and unleash a trio of malevolent spirits hell bent on dragging
them back to their graves.
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer, Josie Moran, Tcheky Karyo
Writers: Brad Keene, Chris Skinner
Director: Mike Mendez
Producers: Al Corley, Lawrence Elmer Fuhrmann Jr, Bill McCutchen, Eugene
Musso, Bart Rosenblat
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The Oh¹ In Ohio screening 10th February, 10:00am CineStar 6
Priscilla seems to have it all but she has a secret... she has never had an
orgasm. A candid, intimate, sweet and laugh out loud comedy about sex, the
modern woman and the never ending quest for true love.
Cast: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny Devito, Mischa Barton, Liza Minnelli
Writers: Billy Kent, Sarah Bird, Adam Wierbianski
Director: Billy Kent
Producers: Amy Salko Robertson, Francey Grace, Miranda Bailey
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Mini's First Time screening 9th Feb, 18:15, Cinemaxx, Studio 14
Arclight Films is proud to invite you to an exclusive screening of Mini's
First Time
A rebellious girl hooks up with an escort agency where her step father is a
client!
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful,
scheming young Mini (Reed) seduces her stepfather Martin (Baldwin) and soon
convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared
insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson
(Wilson), a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to
turn on each other...
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Luke Wilson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeff Goldblum
Writer/Director: Nick Guthe
Producers: Evan Astrowsky, Edward Bass, Dana Brunetti, Kevin Spacey
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NEWS FROM FESTIVALS
* Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film will become annual
* Portland's showcase of world cinema launches
* Aspen Shortsfest kicks in
* DIY Convention: Do It Yourself In Film, Music and Books
* Austin's South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Fest line up
* Brattleboro home to the next Women’s Film Festival
* Animated Film Showcase of Catalunya highlights
* The French Film Festival UK to launch new version
* The Italian Film, Fashion and Food Fest launching in LA
* Impressive 358,000 visits to Rotterdam Festival
* Punto de Vista: the Docu event in Pamplona
* Japanese racoons and a clamorous chinese new year in the midst of
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NEW SCREEN TELEVISION AWARDS
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AWARDS
* 37th Hungarian Film Week prizes
* New York Jewish Film Festival wrap impressions
* Anglo/Irish feature film Omagh awarded at Victoria VIFVF
* Avenge but one of my two eyes wins in Roterrdam
* Closing Gala at the 29th Göteborg Film Festival
* Goya winners have been announced
* And the Tigers go to China Uruguay and United States
* Fragile by Jaume Balagueró, won 4 awards at Gerardmer
* CineMart closed in Rotterdam with awards
* New Screen Television announces Prize Winners
* Sundance 2006 Wraps with awards to Quincenara
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
* Manson's first feature on Lewis Carroll to premiere in Berlin
* Szabo flap flusters first-nighters in Budapest
* Santa Barbara A Tribute of Love to Roy London
* Life time achievement conferred to Mr. Ram Mohan
* Fred Schepisi to head the Bangkok BIFF Festival
* Berlinale Talent Campus guest lectures programme
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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Clermont Ferrand: Une édition du court à l'heure britannique.
* Black Movie: c'est parti ce vendredi!
* Sex is politics: 6ème édition à l'Écran de Saint Denis
* Carrefour de l'animation à la Cité des Sciences
* Créteil dévoile son programme
* La Marche de l' Empereur nominé aux Oscars du meilleur Docu
* Palmarès des 13es Trophées du Film français
* Le palmarès de Gerardmer honore Isolation
* Le Da Vinci Code, de Ron Howard ouvrira Cannes
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D-CINEMA NEWS
* Technicolor Digital Cinema test plans with Century Theatres
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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
* More Thai films at Bangkok Festival
* The Shape of Water, sparkling jewels
* The first documentary by Sydney Pollack to open Full Frame Docu Fest
* Global Film Financing adresses new situation in the UK
* Rotterdam young people’s jury awards GLUE by Alexis Dos Santos
* Tears Of A Clown best picture from PAFF Pan African Fest
* Perhaps Love Lavish musical picks up No. 1 Chinese Film
* Westside Story to get early special screening from from Bangkok
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CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
1) FORT MYERS BEACH FILM FESTIVAL April 27 - 30, 2006
Accepting independent films, shorts, animated & student films for Fort Myers
Beach
Film Festival April 27 - 30, 2006. Theater audiences polled throughout
festival & winning
filmmaker gets a $1,000 check. Film buffs see quality films & fun-filled
schedule includes
filmmaker panels, student workshops, elegant celebrity gala. Submit before
February 15:
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2) CIFF - CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL March 24- 27, 2006,
The festival has a new directors competitionfor Features, Shorts, Docu,
Music Video / Commercial
Golden Aphrodite Award : CYP 10.000.- in Feature Film Category. A 'red
carpet - black tie' international competitive cinema event dedicated to
make things happen in Cyprus, for emerging filmmakers and screenwriters".
Apply online at http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/06/jan/cyprus.shtml
3) SKIP CITY D-CINEMA FESTIVAL 2006: July 15-23, 2006
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2006 promotes Digital cinema
combining entertainment and digital technology through international
competition
screenings and awarding filmmakers and their works. Submissions of features
and shorts
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4) 39TH WORLDFEST HOUSTON April 21-30, 2006
Worldfest is totally dedicated to Independent Film
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and short and documentary films. Entries are accepted to January 31, 2005
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5 ) THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: April 20-27, 2006
The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a 501(3)(c) not for profit
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6) RIFF Awards 2006 & Rome Film Market: 24-31 March 2006
Riff takes place in the Italian capital on 24-31 March 2006.
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