FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N°
227: May 1 - 7, 2005
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards
*
Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris“ figures
* Sydney Fest
launches new Urban Cinefile Audience Awards
* San Francisco Festival Plethora
of Events and Artists.
* The European connection in Buenos Aires
*
American Indies tango in Buenos Aires
* Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
awards
* Miami G&L day 3 buzz report
* Cannes selection commented by
Thierry Fremeaux
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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AWARDS
* Tribeca Film Festival Awards go to chinese
"Stolen Life"
* Cine Las Americas International Film Festival awards
*
Illusion the Inspiration Film Festival winner
* Europeans win big at Buenos
Aires
* Bafici awards are announced in Buenos Aires
* USA Fest announces
winners
* ViewFinders: Fest for Youth Announces Award Winners
* Malibu
International Film Festival awards
* The Aryan Couple swept Beverly Hills
Fest and Palm Beach awards
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Peacock Wins Audience Award at Far East Film
Festival
* Cannes 2005: 30 jury members:
* Udine Far East Fest Confirms
its Cross Border Brilliance
* Interview with Fernando Pena, BAFICI
director
* Far East Film Festival, Udine Italy
* The Cannes Festival By
Veronique Cayla
* Travelling by Emir Kusturica Cannes jury president
*
"Travelingue" by Gilles Jacob, on Cannes 2005
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NEWS
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NEWS
FROM CANNES
The Short Film Corner is a new market entirely
dedicated to short films.
An overall panorama of short films today : In
2004, the Short Film Corner
presented some 450 films, representing over 100
hours of programs,
from 40 different countries. Films were viewed more than
5 000 times by buyers
and film selectors from all over the world. More than
one hundred films
were screened as world premieres.
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film
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Vues d'Afriques donne ses prix
* Regards sur
le cinéma du Sud
* Le Festival très court va très loin...
* Montreal: le
FFM dénonce le scandale des commandites
* Projection, 37 ans après sa
sélection, du film d'Otar Iosseliani à la Semaine de la Critique
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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
* Animago Awards at fmx/05
* X|Media|Lab International Lab
in Singapore
* Mipdoc e-screenings go digital (server technology)
* Film
on Mobile time is ripe: Milia and Cannes Market new focus
* The ADMC Digital
Media Initiative
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Cross-border cooperation: Producers on the move
(go to Cannes)
* The Global Political Challenge on HIV/AIDS seminar
*
Tribeca debuts a shorts online competition
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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) ORINDA FILM FESTIVAL: September 22-25, 2005
Call
for entries deadline: May 31, 2005
The Orinda Film Festival supports films
from around the world that inspire, educate,
challenge, and provoke
audiences to explore other viewpoints and forms of expression.
It offers a
wide range of categories, including narrative features and shorts,
documentaries,
animation, experimental films, and music videos.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/april/orinda.shtml
2) NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (NYCHFF)
October 18 - 23, 2005
Once again, The USA's premiere horror film festival
will be held at the prestigious Tribeca
Film Center in lower Manhattan. With
special screenings, parties, celebrity guests
and each year's prestigious
lifetime achievement award, this is the genre festival not to be missed.
Calling for entries : Early Deadline September 1st.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/nyhorror.shtml
3)
RED BANK FILM FESTIVAL October 14-16, 2005
Red Bank The Jersey Shore
town that local filmmaker Kevin Smith made famous
is set to host the 5th
Annual Red Bank International film Festival. With one of its main
sites
being the historic Count Basie Theatre - a venue with over 1,000 seats,
the festival is a thrilling showcase for any film.
Calling for entries:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/redbank.shtml
4) CineVegas Film Festival is accepting entries for independent
films, shorts, and documentaries until April 8.
Celebrating 100 years of
Vegas and 100 years of film, the festival will be held June 10-18
at the
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. World premiere films,
high-profile tributes,
and Vegas nightlife will all be part of the
excitement.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/cinevegas.shtml
5)
SPORT MOVIES & TV FILM FESTIVAL Milan October 27 - November 1,
2005
Now accepting submissions of sports-related videos, commercials &
films.
Final deadline is July 1, 2005. Festival includes six Sections: 1.
Olympic
Spirit; 2. Documentary; 3. Sport & Society; 4. TV Sport Show; 5.
Movies
(shorts and long features); 6. Sport & Advertising.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/sportmovies.shtml
6) LUNAFEST FILM FESTIVAL October 2005 - March 2006
Calling for
entries April 30: LUNAFEST is a national festival of films by, for and about
women
A wide array of topics including women's health, cultural diversity,
body image, sexuality,
and spirituality. Shorts, students shorts,
documentaries, features, fiction, or narrative
Format for entries is
VHS or DVD. entry form:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/lunafest.shtml
7)
PALM SPRINGS INT'L FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS & FILM MARKET September 20-26,
2005
Eleventh Annual ShortsFest presenting over 300 shorts on three screens
with Film Market facilities
featuring over 2000 shorts. 20 awards in 10
categories with $30,000.00 in cash prizes, film stock and
production
services. AMPAS Recognized Festival. Call for entry, application form and
info:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/palm_springs.shtml
8)
TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) August 24-28, 2005
Call for
Films & Short Scripts Deadlines for both: May 30, 2005
Script Competion:
Winner's script produced & screened at the Festival. $10,000
Value.
T-RIFF is a 5 day exploration of discovery thru socially relevent
& spirited film contributions.
Enjoy the new $6.7 million Hospitality
Center for socializing & meetings. Premier venue:
Sand Harbor, a
"starlit amphitheater," one of American's most prestigious outdoor
locations.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/january/tahoe.shtml
9) 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
10)
NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL New York April 28th - May 5th, 2005
The New
York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF)
returns to
New Yorki for a week of screenings, premieres, performances, panels and parties.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml
11)
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Bruno Chatelin bruno@filmfestivals.com
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detailed proposition
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