WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N°202: September 15 - 21, 2004
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______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM TORONTO
* Toronto film buzz 1 * Canadian films shine on their home turff at TIFF * Toronto opens with BEING JULIA * Schloendorff, Wenders & more germans in Toronto! * Solid Line Up for Toronto fest * Toronto Discovery Line-Up Announced * Toronto treats: what's on your plate http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ff... ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM VENICE
* Vera Drake from Mike Leigh wins GOLDEN LION * Past Golden Lions list * Venice Collateral Awards * Film Fair at Venice * Shark Tale Takes over San Marco * Venice Festival in Full Swing * Merchant of Venice Cheered by Venice Film Festival * The 'New' Venice Film Festival * Strong Contenders for Golden Lion * More Films at Venice * A view to the Lido's "agile" Festival * Venezia 61 - In competition so french! * Boorman heads Venice jury * Bin -Jip (3-Iron) from Kim Ki-Duk * The Terminal: Venice opener * Kings & Queen in competition at the Lido * Venice Days films * A view to the Lido's "agile" Festival http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ff...
NEWS FROM MONTREAL * Monreal world fest: a citadel of film culture * Head in the Clouds premieres in Montreal * Montreal honors Krsto Papić * 28th Montreal has lined up 111 films * Montreal unveils World Competition http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * Record Numbers at Palm Springs Shorts * Palm Springs Short Festival awards to students * Palm Springs Short Festival and Market open * The eDIT | VES 2004 Program.animation & FX * Netherlands fest focuses on new european members * Warsaw fest presentation * Film & Television Trade Forum in Vancouver * Politically incorrect films at San Sebastian * Upcoming Mad Cat Fest in Oakland highlights * Leipzig highlights * Imago Fest in Portugal, next October * Leigh to open next London, david O'Russel to close * Locarno took an explicit political turn this year * UpOverDownUnder Film Festival in London: soon! * Kid Critics will Call the Shots at Film Fest in Chicago * Berlinale Talent Campus exports its concept http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml
__________________________________________________________ LAST MINUTE TRAVELS, PLANS FOR TORONTO, SAN SEBASTIAN?
"One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml
______________________________________________________________ AWARDS
* Past Golden Lions list * The Syrian Bride top winner from Montreal Fest * Montreal jury and awards * Action Cut awards from the first edition * Students films made in lebanon awarded at el Qamar * The Edinburgh awards Super Size me * Electric Shadows devoted to Chinese Diaspora * Lucania Film Fest winners http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
_____________________________________________________________ THE "EN FRANÇAIS" NEWS
* Deauville, 30 ans déjà! * Cinéma au clair de lune: 54 000 spectateurs * Le 35ème film de Lelouch ouvre Deauville * Off Courts à Trouville pendant Deauville * 5 courts et 1 long français au fedst de Milan * Nouvelle équipe au festival du nouveau cinéma * Deir el Qamar rend ses prix aux étudiants Libanais * Filmfestivals représenté au Fest de Dar el Qamar * Les coups de projecteurs proposés à Deauville http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED Share your Festival experiences with us. Be a filmfestival reporter and ambassador. maito:editor@filmfestivals.com
______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS
* Mostra Digital events * Digital filmmaking events at the Edinburgh Fest * Japan honors D-Cinema in Skip City * Film schools exploring D-CINEMA * Antipolis Studios digital cluster launched during Cannes http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
* Stars Shine at Toronto’s 29th Film Festival * Mike Leigh's Venice winner's talk * Venice Collateral Awards * San Sebastian Jury members * A Rider Named Death : Terrorism Before Chechnya * Eran Riklis, Montreal winner talks about his film * The rebirth of memory: chat with Yesim Ustaoglu * The International Juries of the 61st Venice Fest * Festival of Nouveau Cinema new management * Atlantic film fest jury is split in 2 groups * Black Box tribute to Margareth Tait at Edinburgh * Robert Minkoff to receive Salento Director Award * Georges Lucas tribute in Deauville * New Directors at San Sebastian http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
* Bin - Jip (3-Iron) from Kim Ki-Duk * Toronto treats: what's on your plate * Vera Drake from Mike Leigh * The Terminal: Venice opener * Townies: best film from Boston's Zoinks! Film Fest http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml
______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
1) PUNTO DE VISTA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL OF NAVARRA February 2005 The Documentary Film Festival of Navarra / “Punto de Vista” calls for a competition, open to participation by documentaries of any nationality made in 2003 and 2004. The deadline for sending films is 10 september. The Festival will be celebrated in the city of Pamplona in February 2005. Subscribe to the newsletter. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/vista.shtml
2) SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM VIDEO FESTIVAL Syracuse International Film & Video Festival 2005 call for entries open. Last year Syracuse, NY hosted over 140 works from 21 countries awarding $11,000. 4 new categories : African/African American, Middle East, Native American, Best Director = total 17 award categories worth $15,000 + cash. Info about most interesting, fastest growing festivals on East Coast, visit http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/august/syracuse.shtml
3) ANGELUS AWARDS AND STUDENT FLM FESTIVAL October 23 Call for entry submission FINAL DEADLINE The international competition honors college-level student films of uncommon artistic caliber that explore the complexity of the human family with creativity, compassion and respect. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/angelus.shtml
4) Sun, Sand, Sea, and Cinema star in 1st Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition, November 13-20, 2004, Accepting entries for inaugural event in award-winning islands for feature, documentary, short, animated, student,foreign & Caribbean/Bahamian categories. Also screenplay entries http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/may/turks.shtml
5) 2004 HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL(R) & HOLLYWOOD EUROPEAN AWARDS(TM) "THE OSCAR® BUZZ STARTS WITH US!" Presented by HFF and Filmfestivals.com & http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/february/hollywood.shtml
6) 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
7) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board. COMPOUND film entries. Email us: Bruno Chatelin bruno@filmfestivals.com or Helen Dobrensky for a campaign proposition. Details online http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/bulletin_board.pdf ______________________________________________________________ MORE festival news at http://www.filmfestivals.com Film pros: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com French focus: http://www.filmfestivals.fr Film & Festival DATA BASE management http://www.filmfestivalsPRO.com
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