FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 228: May
11-18,
2005
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IT
IS CANNES TIME AGAIN
Follow Cannes daily on our video blog live
coverage
* Cannes opening:
curtain went up on Lemming
* The films competing for
Cannes
* Cannes selection commented by Thierry Fremeaux
* The Cannes
Festival By Veronique Cayla
* Travelling by Emir Kusturica Cannes jury
president
* "Travelingue" by Gilles Jacob, on Cannes 2005
* Cross-border
cooperation: Producers on the move (go to Cannes)
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CANNES
MARKET - SHORT FILM MARKET EXCLUSIVE
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FilmFestivals is a proud partner of Cannes
Market set to offer new digital avenues
for short filmmakers.
The
Short Film Corner will inaugurate the Short Film Digital Avenue May 11 to
22.
Do not miss the panel May 14 at 5pm in the Palais: 14.01
8 NEW
AVENUES TO MONETIZE AND PROMOTE SHORT FILM
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* San Francisco Film Festival Offers Something for
Everyone
* Bin-Jip's 3-Iron drive on the festival circuit
* San Francisco
closed with 77 000 in attendance
* Viewfinders Festival for youth wrap up
comments
* Festroia (portugal) line up
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AWARDS
*
Terrorists, Communists and Giant Cockroaches Scoop Footage Awards
* Citta di
Trento awards Brazilian movie Extremo Sul
* Belgian films Joseph Plateau
awards announced
* San Francisco Festival Awards
* Indian Film Festival of
Los Angeles (IFFLA) awards
* Miami Gay & Lesbian film festival awards
Little Man
* IndieLisboa 2005 winners
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Cannes Market
Panel May 14 4 pm register online
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Peacock Wins Audience Award at Far East Film
Festival
* Cannes 2005: 30 jury members:
* Udine Far East Fest Confirms
its Cross Border Brilliance
* Interview with Fernando Pena, BAFICI
director
* Far East Film Festival, Udine Italy
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NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNERS
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NEWS
FROM CANNES
The Short Film Corner is a new market entirely dedicated to
short films.
An overall panorama of short films today : In 2004, the Short
Film Corner
presented some 450 films, representing over 100 hours of
programs,
from 40 different countries. Films were viewed more than 5 000
times by buyers
and film selectors from all over the world. More than one
hundred films
were screened as world premieres.
Promote your
film
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THE NEWS
" IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Projection digitales au
festival de Cannes
* Du rififi dans la vidéo: les caves se rebiffent
*
Palmarès 2005 du Festival 5 Jours Tout Court à Caen
* Le court à l'honneur de
Cannes/ programme des conférences
* Vues d’Afrique : sous le soleil de
Montréal
* Remerciements des gagnants
* Lancement de la 4 éme édition du
concours européen
* story ou l'histoire du scenario
* PARIS CINEMA 2005 du
29 juin au 12 juillet / 3e édition
* un livre pour le
financement
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month, the
BULLETIN BOARD...
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* Animago Awards at fmx/05
* X|Media|Lab International Lab in
Singapore
* Mipdoc e-screenings go digital (server technology)
* Film on
Mobile time is ripe: Milia and Cannes Market new focus
* The ADMC Digital
Media Initiative
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* The films competing for Cannes
* From France to
Latin America: San Francisco Festival
* Peacekeepers One World Fest
opener
* Private Fipresci winner at San Francisco
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month, the
BULLETIN BOARD...
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
1)
ORINDA FILM FESTIVAL: September 22-25, 2005
Call for entries deadline:
May 31, 2005
The Orinda Film Festival supports films from around the world
that inspire, educate,
challenge, and provoke audiences to explore other
viewpoints and forms of expression.
It offers a wide range of categories,
including narrative features and shorts, documentaries,
animation,
experimental films, and music videos.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/april/orinda.shtml2) NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (NYCHFF) October 18 - 23,
2005
Once again, The USA's premiere horror film festival will be held at the
prestigious Tribeca
Film Center in lower Manhattan. With special screenings,
parties, celebrity guests
and each year's prestigious lifetime achievement
award, this is the genre festival not to be missed.
Calling for entries :
Early Deadline September 1st.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/nyhorror.shtml3) RED BANK FILM FESTIVAL October 14-16, 2005
Red Bank The
Jersey Shore town that local filmmaker Kevin Smith made famous
is set to host
the 5th Annual Red Bank International film Festival. With one of its main
sites
being the historic Count Basie Theatre - a venue with over 1,000
seats,
the festival is a thrilling showcase for any film.
Calling for
entries: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/redbank.shtml4) CineVegas Film Festival is accepting entries for independent films,
shorts, and documentaries until April 8.
Celebrating 100 years of Vegas and
100 years of film, the festival will be held June 10-18
at the Palms Casino
Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. World premiere films, high-profile
tributes,
and Vegas nightlife will all be part of the
excitement.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/cinevegas.shtml5) SPORT MOVIES & TV FILM FESTIVAL Milan October 27 - November
1, 2005
Now accepting submissions of sports-related videos, commercials &
films.
Final deadline is July 1, 2005. Festival includes six Sections: 1.
Olympic
Spirit; 2. Documentary; 3. Sport & Society; 4. TV Sport Show; 5.
Movies
(shorts and long features); 6. Sport & Advertising.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/sportmovies.shtml6) LUNAFEST FILM FESTIVAL October 2005 - March 2006
Calling for
entries April 30: LUNAFEST is a national festival of films by, for and about
women
A wide array of topics including women's health, cultural diversity,
body image, sexuality,
and spirituality. Shorts, students shorts,
documentaries, features, fiction, or narrative
Format for entries is
VHS or DVD. entry form:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/lunafest.shtml7) PALM SPRINGS INT'L FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS & FILM MARKET September
20-26, 2005
Eleventh Annual ShortsFest presenting over 300 shorts on three
screens with Film Market facilities
featuring over 2000 shorts. 20 awards in
10 categories with $30,000.00 in cash prizes, film stock and
production
services. AMPAS Recognized Festival. Call for entry, application form and
info:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/palm_springs.shtml8) TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) August 24-28,
2005
Call for Films & Short Scripts Deadlines for both: May 30,
2005
Script Competion: Winner's script produced & screened at the
Festival. $10,000 Value.
T-RIFF is a 5 day exploration of discovery thru
socially relevent & spirited film contributions.
Enjoy the new $6.7
million Hospitality Center for socializing & meetings. Premier
venue:
Sand Harbor, a "starlit amphitheater," one of American's most
prestigious outdoor locations.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/january/tahoe.shtml9) ACTION/CUT SHORT FILM COMPETITION August 15-31, 2005
Call for
entries Opening January 15, 2005
Categories: Fiction - Documentary -
Animation
Prizes: $35,000 Cash & Hollywood Career Access & Sponsor
Awards Over 100+ Prizes
More than any festival or contest in the world
including opening film industry
career doors to the winning
filmmakers.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/december/actioncut.shtml10) NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL New York April 28th - May 5th,
2005
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
(NYIIFVF)
returns to New Yorki for a week of screenings, premieres,
performances, panels and parties.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml11) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com
HOMEPAGE linked to
your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board.
Maximize film entries.
Email our COO Bruno Chatelin bruno@filmfestivals.com
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proposition
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