FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 233: July 13 - 14, 2005
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NEWS FROM
FESTIVALS
* SIL 2005 Audiovisual Trade Show
launching at La Reunion mid July
* Buenos Aires launches short film fest
*
Hypefest hypes its line up
* Hamburg Bitfilm Festival focus on digital new
media
* Outfest opens with Cote d'Azur
* The Hollywood World Cinema Salon
at the Arclight
* SIL first audiovisual trade fair to launch at la
Réunion
* Brussels European Festival in action
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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NEWS
FROM ECOFILMS
* Consumer society under the spotlight at Ecofilms with Czech
Dream
* Ecofilms presents an experimental answer to poverty in doc
* A
spiritual angle on ecology at Ecofilms
* Ecofilms grants a Medwet award for
the second year
* A decent factory tackles corporate responsibility at
Ecofilms
* Ecofilms' opening stroke a sensitive chord
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NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNER SIL 2005
LA REUNION: SALON DE IMAGE DU SON ET DE LA
LUMIERE
Launching at la Réunion: Saint Denis, la Halle du Port SIL 2005 July
13-17
35 exhibitors from the audiovisual industries, panels, concerts,
screenings,
master classes, audiovisual contests including FASTTRACK film
selection and
an accoustic concert by Laam. Enjoy!
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NEW
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AWARDS
* Jewish Comedy Takes most German
Film Prizes
* Karlovy Vary Crystal Globe for My Nikifor
* Brussels
European Film Festivals Awards
* 27th Moscow festival awards
* Los Angeles
Film Festival Awards
* Eicar Film school palmares in partnership with
filmfestivals.com
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Redford and Liv Ulman honored at
Karlovy Vary
* Filmmakers Edward Wang and Malle retrospective in NY
*
Véronique Cayla moves from Cannes to CNC
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Le Salon du Son, de l’Image et de
la Lumière à la Réunion
* Laam en concert acoustique au Salon du son et de
l'image à la réunion
* Succès de foule et ambiance de fête au festival
deBruxelles
* Lettre d' Abbas Kiarostami au nouveau président
* Palmarès
des rencontres internationales de cinéma à Paris
* Quand la mer monte
clôturera Comedia (Juste pour rire )
* Bruxelles en fête avec son festival
européen
* Les lauréats des prix 2005 de l 'EICAR Cherbourg
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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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* Onedotzero adventures in moving
image
* Will Digital be the Savior of European Film? a panel by MEDIA
Salles
* Animago Awards at fmx/05
* X|Media|Lab International Lab in
Singapore
* The ADMC Digital Media Initiative
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Which Plasma TV is right for
you?
* PiFan 2005 opening films
* Japanese animation focus of NY Moma film
series
* Docu Panel time at Karlovy Vary
* 30th Toronto will open with
World Premiere of WATER
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...
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these
ones!
1) Exceptional Miami Int. Short Film
Festival(Ocyober 24-29) brings to Miami
audience an exciting atmosphere to
experience cultures from around the world.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be
an instrumental supporter of this year’s
event! We invite you to join our
family of participants and help further
cement Miami as the footprint for
culture and the arts. Submission Deadline
September 30. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/miamishorts.shtml
2) ECOARTS FILM FESTIVAL July
29-31
2005 marks first EcoArts Film festival (EAFF) to showcase films
from
Northern Marianas and throughout the Pacific and Oceania promoting
awareness
of tropical, island environments. Cash prizes.
Contact Galvin Deleon Guerrero.galvin@itecnmi.com.
Telephone (670)233 6296.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/ecoarts.shtml
3) 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
4) SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL October 21 - 30, 2005
San Diego International
Children's Film Festival will showcase full-length films for
children
of all ages & teens, shorts for children ages 7 & under,
Oct. 21-30 at Museum of
Photographic Arts in San Diego's historic Balboa
Park. Call for entries now
open, continues through Aug. 31:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/may/sandiego.shtml
5) 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.shtml
6) NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO
FESTIVAL
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
(NYIIFVF)
returns to New York for a week of screenings, premieres,
performances, panels and parties.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml
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