FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N°
205: OCTOBER 18 -25, 2004
Filmfestivals Entertainment Group is the proud
presenting sponsor of the
HOLLYWOOD EUROPEAN AWARDS on October 18 at the
Beverly Hills Hilton in LA.
Meet us at
next SATIS show in Paris November 3-5
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NEWS
FROM THE HOLLYWOOD FEST
The Hollywood Awards concludes on the 18th the
Hollywood Film Festival
which officially began on Tuesday, October 12. The
2004 Annual Hollywood
Film Festival incorporates in its activities the
Hollywood Film Conference,
Hollywood Film Screenings, and Hollywood Awards.
FilmFestivals .com is a
proud presenting sponsor of the Hollywood European
Awards which will be handed
tonight during the prestigious Gala in
Hollywood.
* Meet Filmfestivals at Satis 2004 with 192
exhibitors
* Satis opens to international
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* NY IFP Market Proves Central for
Independents
* Hawai Fest: catch that wave coming up soon
*
San Diego Asian Fest Rides The Wave of Success In 5th Year
* Imagine
Festival kicks off: see it before you vote
* 18th Resfest returns to LA
*
The Henchman starts shooting
* Rotterdam Fest introduces changes & new
sections
* La Femme Film Fest launches distrib and sales arm
* Exhibitors
listing at AFM 2004 Fall
* Independent Film Festival of Barcelona
L'Alternativa
* Giornate del Cinema Muto program
* Salford Festival
program
* Sundance to Telluride: a tale of 2 fest experiences
* Detroit
Docs line up of 100 documentaries
* Vermont International Film Festival ready
to splash
* Hamptons gearing up for the 12th edition
* Berlinale adding
World Cinema Fund
* Rotterdam needs you: young film critics invited
* Over
50 Swiss and US films at swiss ameican fest
* New York Film Festival excels
again
* Cinemagic Dishes up Feast of Premieres for Youngsters
* Prized
Pieces Film Festival in NY
* Virginia Film Festival has a theme: Speed
*
Montreal Festival of Nouveau Cinema program
* A View from the London bridge:
Europe
* Raindance has opened with Dead Man’s Shoes
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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LAST
MINUTE TRAVELS, PLANS FOR YOUR FESTS
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AWARDS
* Salento festival winners
* Last Awards
International Panorama of Thessaloniki
* Vancouver Award Winners: Machuca,
Beeing Caribou
* Aspen Film Festival awards
* San Diego Fest awards
announced
* Hollywood European Awards nominees
* Dragons & Tigers
awards from Vancouver
* Winners of the Grand Prize of the Dutch Film
*
Malibu Fest: And The Winner Is...
* Fantastisk Filmfestival in Lund
awards
* Port Townsend Fest Wraps with Nod to Winners
* List of prizes at
San Sebastian
* EFA Short list revealed
* Malibu winners
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH "
* La TV Haute Définition sur les écrans Européens
en 2005
* Le Satis s'ouvre à l'international avec un pavillon
britannique
* 6èmes rencontres internationales du cinéma des antipodes
*
Bruxelles ouvre ses portes pour la 12ème fois à l'Espagne et à l'Amerique
Latine
* Le cinéma Italien a l'honneur à Villerupt
* Le festival du
nouveau cinéma de Montreal vise l'international
* Palmarès du 5e Festival
International du Film d’Aubagne
* Les Rencontres internationales
Paris/Berlin
* les seconds rôles à l honneur: Festival Jean Carmet
* Scola
remet les prix à Annecy :Cinéma Italien
* Les Rencontres du Cinéma
Francophone en Beaujolais
* Reed MIDEM et ses salons Cannois confirmés pour
10 ans
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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FESTIVALS AGENDA
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D-CINEMA NEWS
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Jim Sheridan & Morgan Freeman honored at
Turks and Caicos
* Naomi Sheridan heads the Turks & Caicos jury
* EFA
board meeting during Warsaw Fest
* Allen Daviau seminar at the Hawai
Fest
* Pierre Ange le Pogam from Rio Fest
* Viva Pedro, Leigh and more at
NY Fest
* Meet Mar del Plata Festival Director
* Turtles can fly: San
Sebastian winner's statement
* AFI FEST 2004 Announces a Tribute to
Almodóvar
* LeVar Burton appearance at Chicago Children fest
* Performers
for Scripts Out Loud at The Atlantic Fest
* Pro meetings during upcoming
Buenos Aires Fest
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* NY Fest about Asian and Latin American
Influences
* NY Fest : American Indies make a come back
* Mania Akbari has
20 fingers on a Michael. Moore route
* Frenchie Jaoui Look at me" opens the
NY Festival
* The World According to Bush wins at Silver Lake
* European
Film Pros urge Commission to invest more
* San Sebastian Fipresci prize to
Bombon the dog
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml
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FESTIVALS AGENDA
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
1) CINEMA IN PARADISE BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL December 9-12, 2004
join filmmakers and celebrites from around
the world at the inaugural edition.
The festival will entertain visitors
with a diverse presentation of international films,
unusual cultural
experiences and fantanstic social events. Come and be a part of the fun!
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/october/bahamas.shtml
2) ZLIN FEST FOR CHILMDREN AND YOUTH May 29 - June
4, 2005
ZLIN festival is the unique film and social event, one of the oldest,
largest and most important
events of its kind worldwide. Films compete in
six sections - film for children, for youth, animated film,
European debuts,
student films and films from Visegrad countries.
The project is supported by
the Czech Parliament and Ministry of Culture,
the EU Media Programme and the
International Visegrad Fund. Festival is held under the auspices
the Czech
UNESCO Commission and the Czech UNICEF Commission.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/october/zlin.shtml
3) SATIS PARIS PORTE DE VERSAILLES November 3 - 5,
2005
The 22nd SATIS is focusing its development around industry occupations
and know-how.
A new division of the sectors for a more clearly defined, more
comprehensive offer.
192 exhibitors, 20,000 vistors expected.
Do not miss
the leading French show for technical industries.
http://www.satis-expo.com/uk/visit/visit.php
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
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