FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 24 2 : September 28 -October 5, 2005
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EFA
SPECIAL European Film Awards 2005:
Saturday, December 3, in Berlin
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* Political Irak inspired shorts at Palm Springs Fest of
shorts
* Avantgarde! and Trends at eDIT 8eDIT 8. Festival
* Maurice Jarre
tribute to be given during EFA in Berlin
* We love NY, it is festival time
again.
* New Montreal awards L'Audition with the Golden Iris
* Warsaw
International Film Festival honours Wenders
* Shoot Me New Film Festival in
The Hague
* The Hamptons International Film Festival full program
*
Interfilm Berlin international short-film festival
* Mill Valley kicks in for
11 days of filmmakers treats
* 7th International Panorama opens with 144
films to screen
* Palm Springs International Festival of Shorts opens
11th
* American Film Market - AFM Set To Break Records
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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NEW
SERVICES LAUNCHED DURING CANNES
Filmfestivals successfully launched
2 new services during Cannes:
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AWARDS
* Palm Springs Heats Up Dessert With Hot Winners
* Jackson
Hole Wildlife awards monkeys, penguins and more
* Palm Springs Shorts brings
a long list of awards
* C.R.A.Z.Y., by director Jean-Marc Vallée Atlantic
audience choice
* Tahoe Reno 2005 “Pages to Pictures” Short Script Contest
winners
* The New Montreal FilmFest audience award winners
* Lund
International Fantastic Film Festival awards
* V. Storaro awarded at Bitola
26th festival Manaki Brothers
* 25th Atlantic Film Festival closes with
awards
* Toronto 30th anniversary it's a warp
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml______________________________________________________________
FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* 9th Annual Hollywood Fest long list of honorees
* San
Sebastian Alfred and Greta are watching...
* A. Robert Pisano second topper
with Glickman at MPAA
* Kathy Bates and Rob Reiner honored at Aspen
* EFP
at the Pusan International Film Festival
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml______________________________________________________________
NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNERS
SATIS, the Trade Show for Audiovisual Technologies and
Solutions, will be held from
18-20 October 2005 at Paris Expo-Porte de
Versailles in Paris.
SATIS is the only event offering those in the
audiovisual industry a cross-disciplinary
approach to technological
developments, the promotion of the industry skills and vocations,
and a
diverse, complete representation of the market's main players.
The 2005 show
is pursuing in a natural way its orientation around the convergence of
content and audiovisual technologies, with high definition as its privileged
theme.
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Humour à Meudon
* Une soirée pour le Kodachrome 40
*
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal: tout un programme
* Jeumont sacre Léo
Léa
* Aubagne change de dates
* Les experts predront la parole au SATIS !
TNT, HD et bien +
* Montréal récompense Luc Picard et tire le bilan de la
première édition
* Le nouveau Festival de Montreal remet ses prix du
public
* Pride and Prejudice la nouvelle clotûre de Montréal
* Le 20e
festival international du film francophone de Namur
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...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED
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experiences with us.
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* 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
* Spanish reviewers unhappy with San Sabastian awards
* 53
rd San Sebastian opened with several bangs
* Pride & Prejudice to close
New Montreal FilmFest
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) 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
2) Delray Beach Film Festival March 8 – 12, 2006
The
inaugural season of Delray will be more than a film festival; it will be an
experience.
Delray Beach, also an exquisite and unique surfing destination
spot, will offer filmmakers a fun, warm,
beautiful place to meet, mingle and
party. The relaxed and welcoming atmosphere will be a breath
of fresh air to
any filmmaker who has been busy producing or promoting their film
Calling for
entries: December 1, 2005
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/delray.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) 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
5) Independent Film Forum November 14, January 31,
2006.
Independent Film Forum (IF2) is a free online community where you can
share, watch,
and critique independent films sponsoring a free online film
festival from November 14,
2005 through January 31, 2006. The winner
will be determined by the registered users of the site,
as well as ten
professionals from the entertainment industry.
Festival entries will
be accepted through November 5, 2005.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/filmforum.shtml
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