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The 10 day indie extravaganza from Sundance Park City wrapped last Sunday and marked
the launch of filmfestival.com new blogging approach. Filmfestivals is preparing a major shift
in the web technology of your favourite film festival site. The new blog platform, currently under beta test,
will allow thousands of indie filmmakers to interact with festival organisers, media sales agents and film fans
at large.  
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FRESH FROM SUNDANCE 
 
Our team of correspondants from Park City posted and shared their daily experience:
Sandy Mandelberger, Jeremy Platt, Tiffany Peckosh, Dane Alan Smith, Bob Giovanelli,
Malo Girod de l'Ain and Bruno Chatelin. Browse the photo galleies, podcast and video dailies
http://www.filmfestivalsTV.com/sundance
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NEWS FROM FESTIVALS
 
* The world is blogging from Sundance, Santa Barbara...
* Santa Barbara Festival will unfold with Ask The Dust
* Japanese Heart Beating in the Dark: the talk of the Rotterdam Fest
* International Film Festival Rotterdam kicked off
* Thai Film Association calls for boycotting the Bangkok Fest
* lsland Festival in Mumbai to deal with the power of non violence
* Launching the Remake Film Market in Monaco
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
 
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MESSAGE FROM OUR PARTNERS 
 
FILMSTOCK in the UK is on the hunt once again for soulful shorts, features, and
documentaries. Open to all genres from anywhere in the world.
200+ films from 25+ countries will play alongside curated retrospectives,
themes nights, outdoor movies and late night clandestine screenings.
Extended Deadline: Feb 14 2006. APPLY ONLINE
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/06/jan/filmstock.shtml 

NEW SCREEN TELEVISION AWARDS
New Screen Television, Inc., an independent film television channel that broadcasts
digitally nationwide on “HD Prime” platform on the SES Americom AMC-10 satellite,
and terrestrially in Florida over-the-air has announced the prizewinners for New Vision Awards.
The awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding works from the yearly broadcast
schedule of New Screen TV. All works broadcast by New Screen TV are automatically
eligible and entered in to consideration for the awards.
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml 
 
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AWARDS
 
* Swedish Guldbagge - Golden Beetle Awards
* Sundance 2006 Wraps with awards to Quincenara
* Suprise French Penguin Docu gets Oscar nomination
* Slamdance Award Winners
* Quinceanera A Surprise Winner At Sundance
* Palm Springs announces festival winners
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml

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FESTIVALS GALLERY  - PICTURES JUST PICTURES 
 
 
 
CAPRI HOLLYWOOD PICTURE GALLERY  new
http://www.filmfestivals.com/images/capri2005/index.htm
 
 
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
 
* Kirby Dick on his latest film This Film Is Not Yet Rated
* Hungarian Film Week to show Szabo's latest film
* Brokeback Mountain: Getting the Message
* Peter Jackson's King Kong Makes the Rounds
* Berlinale Talent Campus guest lectures programme
* SAG Awards roster of presenters on jan 29
* Interview with Geoff Gilmore Sundance Fest Director
* Göteborg Film Festival's Nordic Jury 2006
* Jamie Lee Curtis to present SAG award to Shirley Temple Black
* First Time Filmmakers coming to Sundance
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml

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LAST MINUTE TRAVELS  PLANS TO ROTTERDAM ? BOOK IT HERE
 
"One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car,  etc..
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml
 
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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones

* La Marche de l' Empereur nominé aux Oscars du meilleur Docu
* Palmarès des 13es Trophées du Film français
* Le palmarès de Gerardmer honore Isolation
* Expedition Nil Bleu grand gagnant du Festival de la Géode
* Rencontres internationales du cinéma de Vincennes
* Le palmarès de Gerardmer 2006 décerné à Isolation
* Cinérail poursuit son chemin (14ème) et se pose à l'entrepôt
* Imagina : Forum de la Visalisation 3D sur l'Architecture et le Paysage
* Un Festival pour les Films sur les Droits Humains
* remise des prix du "goût du court !" 2005.
* Million Dollar Baby choix des internautes 2005
* Le Palmarès de l’édition 2006 du Mobile Film Festival
* Le Da Vinci Code, de Ron Howard ouvrira Cannes
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
  
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FESTIVALS AGENDA
 
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
 
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D-CINEMA NEWS
 
* Technicolor Digital Cinema test plans with Century Theatres 
* HDFEST Concludes 2005 Tour with LA awards Moving Malcom
* Digital Living Room® Where Silicon Valley and Hollywood Intersect...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
 
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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
 
* Walk the Line 5 times Oscar nominated
* What will happen to movie going experience?
* Weapons of Mass Deception opens 7 lsland Mumbai Fest
* Hungarian Film Week opens with István Szabó’s Relatives
* Brokeback Mountain : making a molehill out of a mountain
* Munich certainly makes you think
* The Da Vinci Code will open Cannes Film Festival
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml  
 
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FESTIVALS AGENDA
 
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
 
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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:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/fort_myers.shtml
 
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
digitally shot and produced are now  open untill February 17. Apply online at
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/december/skipcity.shtml
 
4) 39TH WORLDFEST HOUSTON April 21-30, 2006 
Worldfest is totally dedicated to Independent Film 
WorldFest will screen next April  21 to 30  50 to 60 feature film premieres 
and short and documentary films. Entries are accepted to January 31, 2005
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/december/houston.shtml 
 
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 organization
supporting film programs in local schools and dedicated to making a difference in the
lives of future filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to one-day work in the
world of film. Proceeds generated each year are donated to schools, in the form of
grants and scholarships, to provide new technologies.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/pbiff.shtml
 
6) RIFF Awards 2006 & Rome Film Market: 24-31 March 2006
Riff takes place in the Italian capital on 24-31 March 2006.
Prizes worth over 50.000 € will be awarded. Info on
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/september/roma.shtml
 
7) 26th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: February 24th till March 4th
The Oporto International Film Festival, now going to its 26th edition, specializes in fantasy
and science-fiction films in its Official Competitive section.
The Festival runs now in 4 theatres (2,600 seats altogether ) and screens nearly
200 NEW feature films each  year.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/may/fantasporto.shtml
 
8) 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
 
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Maximize film entries. Email our COO Bruno Chatelin bruno@filmfestivals.com
for a detailed proposition
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/bulletin_board.pdf
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