Filmfestivals Newsletter 262
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NEWS FROM FESTIVALS
Berlinale reached its climax with the awards ceremony
International Movie Tourism Exchange: the market for movie tourismin Milan
Oscar Boys, Turks in exile and funny english uncles
Birdflu alerts upstage Festival on Berlin front pages
EFP welcomes new members from Poland and Slovakia
Frenzied 10th Festivalíssimo in Montreal
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on tour
Berlinale Talent Campus: Spotlight on Young Professionals
30th Cleveland pepares for local heroes tribute to area filmmakers
Mard del Plata opens an animation section

AWARDS
BAFTA Awards Honors "Gay Shepherds"
Berlin prizes announced: Grbavica debut feature wins 2
Der Lebensversicherer by Bülent Akinci wins „Dialogue en perspective
The Berlin Panorama Audience Award 2006
20th TEDDY Awards 2006 – The Winners from Berlin
Tough Enough (Knallhart) wins Europa Cinemas Label in Berlin
Record entries, wider reach for focal awards: the nominees are...
Santa Barbara International Film Festival winners
MIFF: The black Rod: On the frontlines of Ache’s war won Golden Conch.
Budapest prizes Taxidermia triumphs but Szabo is left holding the bag

FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
Cleveland celebrities karaoke
Larry Holden's Independent Film Company Auctioning Role
Berlinale Opening Gala preceeds premiere of Snow Cake
Refreshing, eye-opening, heart-warming, sad and beautiful cinema in Berlin
Sue Malden: new Chair of FOCAL International.
Manson's first feature on Lewis Carroll to premiere in Berlin
Szabo flap flusters first-nighters in Budapest


THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
Les premiers arrivés à Bruxelles pour Anima
Record pour le festival 5 Jours Tout Court
Les prix du festival Cinérail
Le 1er festival du cinéma indépendant à Paris
Un Festivalíssimo endiablé du 2 au 12 mars à Montréal!
La Quinzaine de Cinéma Hispanique d'Aix
23ème Rencontres avec le Cinéma d’Amérique Latine



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Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month....


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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...
HDFEST High Def Festival highlights



FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
Berlin Wrap: the film we hadda miss...
Capote impresses press and fans alike in Berlin
Content 360 a new interactive initative from MIP-MILIA
Syriana deals with some hot political issues of the day

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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


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:


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

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

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


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.

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 online.


26th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: February 24th till March 4th
The Oporto International Film Festival, is up and running its 26th edition, specializing 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.

ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS
Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their works.
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