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EFA
SPECIAL
European Film Awards 2005 will take place Saturday, December 3, in
Berlin
- European Film Academy Documentary Award revealed
-
Public to vote for the Jameson People's Choice Awards, vote open on EFA website.
- EFA short list of 46 features from Europe has been announced
- Maurice
Jarre tribute to be given during EFA in Berlin
- Sir Sean Connery will
receive a life-time EFA award in Berlin
http://www.filmfestivals.com/efa/efa2005.shtml
Please
share your opinion with us for a special EFA focus
Bruno Chatelin: mailto:bruno@filmfestivals.com
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* City of Montreal reaffirms its support to the
World Film Festival
* Montreal soutient le Festival des Films du Monde
*
Focus East Asia at Regent Park Fest
* The 32nd Portland Northwest Film &
Video Festival opens
* 3rd Franco-German Film Rendez-Vous: in Germany for the
first time
* 3rd Salford Film Festival
* 2200 docus submitted to Kassel
Docu Film and Video Fest
* Stockholm Film Festival full line up
* New York
Video Festibval returns to Manhattan
* London Festival day 11, and 3 to
go
* The Boston Jewish Festival offers a broad panorama
* The third Zagreb
Film Festival concluded
* The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with a
long catwalk
* Be prepared for surprises at Salford Film Festival
* 22
films nominated for Singapore Asian Festival of 1st films
* The 47th Nordic
Film Days Lübeck
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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LAST
MINUTE TRAVELS PLANS FOR AFM? BOOK IT HERE
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book hotels in Santa Monica, flights, rental car, etc..
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FESTIVALS
GALLERY - PICTURES JUST PICTURES
VENICE PICTURE GALLERY (82
including Monica Belucci)
http://www.filmfestivals.com/images/venice2005/index.htm
SAN SEBASTIAN PICTURE GALLERY (82 shots)
http://www.filmfestivals.com/images/sansebastian2005/index.htm
TORONTO PICTURE GALLERY (40 pictures)
http://www.filmfestivals.com/images/tiff2005galery/index.htm
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NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNER
FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: May 15, 2006, Savoy Hotel,
London
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trade organization
representing footage archives, researchers, consultants
and ancillary facilities serving
the footage industry worldwide. The FOCAL
International Awards is an annual event
to celebrate the use of footage
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Have you used FOOTAGE in your
productions this year?
Submissions are now invited, free of charge, in 15
Award categories.
Closing date 31 December 2005. Apply online at
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AWARDS
* Eurosport wins guirlande d'honneur at Sport Movies & TV
2005
* What the Snow Brings wins 4 at Tokyo Fest
* Private awarded at The
Eline Award Ceremony for Tera
* The Los Angeles Latino International Film
Festival awards
* Hawai Festival announces the winners of the 27th
edition
* The Film Festival Münster awards Live and Become
* Baku Festival
winners
* The Third Morelia International Film Festival awards
* The 14th
annual Heartland Film Festival awards
* European Film Academy Documentary
Award revealed
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Hou Hsiao-Hsien handed Kurosawa award from Tokyo
Fest
* Savannah Film Festival honors Lumet and Falk
* Michael Ryan re
elected as chairman to IFTA AFM
* Fassbinder Hommage at next
Mannheim-Heidelberg Fest
* Isabelle Huppert conquers Manhattan
* A
filmmaker trip odissey to Baku and award for Dear Juliet
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Nominations pour le Méliès d'Or de science fiction
*
Pessac, Europe l'histoire d'une passion
* Le bilan en chiffres du dernier
festival de Montpellier
* Zidi à l honneur de la nuit HD du Satis
* Les
prix du festival de Montpellier
* SATIS 2005, un succès qui confirme les
nouvelles orientations
* Le 3ème Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du pays
d'Apt
* La fête de l'animation du 26 octobre au 1er novembre 2005
* Un peu
de changement au FID Marseille
* Image+Nation Festival de cinéma gai et
lesbien de Montréal
* Exposition des photos de Ferrante Ferranti à
Cinemed
* Le palmarès du Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal
*
Villerupt se penche sur la chute du facisme
* Monaco a de l'humour en
boites...5e festival de la comédie
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...
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FEST REPORTERS WANTED
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* Fox to supply digital film for D Cinema
* Disney commits
to delivering film to DCI compliant theatres
* DCI finalizes D Cinema system
requirements and specs
* Dolby selects the Christie CP2000 2K for 50 US D
Cinemas
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Ten films from seven countries in competition at
Cottbus
* Pike time in Vallalodid, awards and memories
* Hawai Finale:
final day with Mrs. Henderson Presents!
* Sauras's Iberia aesthetic extasy,
the Master strikes again
* Conversations with Other Women in competition at
Tokyo
* The Vienna Film Award 2005 goes to Operation Spring
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) THE SHORTS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: June 3, 2006 / June 11,
2006
Japan’s best festival for short films, is now accepting submissions for
its 2006 competition.
Filmmaker friendly, no entry fee, each year several
filmmakers are invited roundtrip to Tokyo.
Academy Awards ® accredited
festival. International deadline is November 1st,
National and Asian deadline
is December 20th, 2005.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/short.shtml
2)
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
3)
RIFF Awards 2006 & Rome Film Market: 24-31 March 2006
CALL 4 entry
deadline for the fifth edition of RIFF (Roma Independent Film
Festival)
is December 15, 2005, Riff takes place in the Italian capital
on 24-31 March 2006.
Prizes worth over 50.000 € will be
awarded.
applications and info on
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/september/roma.shtml
4)
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
5)
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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Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board.
Maximize film entries. Email our COO
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detailed proposition
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