WELCOME TO FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 250 : November 30 - December 7, 2005

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* The 36th annual International Film Festival of India takes off * Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival * Retrospective on Indian Musicals from Goa Fest * Sundance announced its line up for independent feature films * NYC Home Film Festival returns to Big Apple for 2 days * Anticipation, excitement at Dubai Fest program unveiling * New festival record in Stockholm filmmakers' attendance... * Untold story of Gujrat… Parzania * FirstGlance Hollywood 6th runs Dec 1st to 4th * Film Bazar is open at IFFI 2005 in Goa * Goa has the potential to be among top film festivals * Made in Germany - LA German fest conclusions http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml

_____________________________________________________________ EFA SPECIAL

European Film Awards 2005 will take place this Saturday, December 3, in Berlin

- Members closing date to cast votes for awards and board members election: Nov 27th - European Film Academy Awards nominees revealed - European Film Academy Documentary Award revealed - Public to vote for the Jameson People's Choice Awards, vote open on EFA website. - EFA short list of 46 features from Europe has been announced - Maurice Jarre tribute to be given during EFA in Berlin - Sir Sean Connery will receive a life-time EFA award in Berlin http://www.filmfestivals.com/efa/efa2005.shtml http://www.filmfestivals.com/efa/efa2005.shtml

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______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER

THE SECOND DUBAI FILM FESTIVAL December 11 - 17, 2005 The second Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will be hosted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Dubai Media City, the media free zone created by the Government of Dubai in 2001. The festival seeks to celebrate true excellence in Arab cinema while screening films which reflect Dubai’s cosmopolitan and multi-cultural character. The festival will showcase approximately 85 films. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/november/dubai.shtml http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/november/dubai.shtml DUBAI FEST NEWSLETTER http://media.flipcorp.com/email/diff/20051116/

______________________________________________________________ AWARDS

* Indie Ra Choi film wins AWGIE best feature award * Munich International Festival of Film Schools * El Ojo Cojo awards Dirt by Nancy Savoca * Gotham Awards Winners will be awarded Nov 30 * Winners of Lexus Inside Film Awards in Sydney * Perhaps Love Best Foreign Film at the Queens Fest * Copenhagen Docu fest cph:dox has just wrapped http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

* Richard Peña on his work at New York Film Fest - part 3 * Seven Years of Thespo: A Youth Festival in India * International Film Festival of India faces internal wrangle * Terry Gilliam, Taylor Hackford among guest at Capri fest * Let's celebrate...IFFI is rocking in Goa with an official song! * Nordeste Wins Best Film at Stockholm * What's new at Jakarta International Film Festival (7th) http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml _____________________________________________________________ LAST MINUTE TRAVELS PLANS? BOOK IT HERE

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______________________________________________________________ THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones

* Coup d’envoi du Festival du Film Israëlien à Los Angeles * Journée Gender au Festival de film Filmar en América Latina * Quintesse Ouidah au Benin prépare sa 4ème édition * Paris Tout Court prépare sa quatrième édition * Le Festival des 3 Continents de Nantes est lançé http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml 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 http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml

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______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS

* Digital Living Room® Where Silicon Valley and Hollywood Intersect... * HDFEST High Def Festival highlights * Fox to supply digital film for D Cinema * 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 http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml

______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS

* Dubai to premiere Saudi Arabian Animated Short on Impact of Terrorism * IFFI Goa opener: Olga had added screening by audience demand * Film line up from the Sundance Independent competition * Look Both Ways rules Australian AFI awards * Local Film Culture, Global Exchange - 1 day conference in London * The National Screen Institute Canandian training program * India to ink co-production deal with UK * DaKINO delivers Matchpoint in its 15th Anniversary * European Film Promotion receives Media support for film sales * Media Desk Netherlands confirmed support to 8 dutch prods http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml

______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA

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______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS Filmmakers don't miss these ones!

1) FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: May 15, 2006, Savoy Hotel, London The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries is a not for profit trade organization representing footage archives, researchers, consultants and ancillary facilities serving the footage industry worldwide. The FOCAL International Awards is an annual event to celebrate the use of footage archive images in the creative media. Submissions are now invited, free of charge, in 15 Award categories. Closing date 31 December 2005. Apply online at http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/november/focal.shtml http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/november/focal.shtml

2) THE SHORTS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL: June 3, 2006 / June 11, 2006 Japan’s best festival for short films, is now accepting submissions for its 2006 competition. Filmmaker friendly, no entry fee, each year several filmmakers are invited roundtrip to Tokyo. Academy Awards ® accredited festival. International deadline is November 1st, National and Asian deadline is December 20th, 2005. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/short.shtml http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/short.shtml

3) THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: April 20-27, 2006 The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization supporting film programs in local schools and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of future filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to one-day work in the world of film. Proceeds generated each year are donated to schools, in the form of grants and scholarships, to provide new technologies. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/pbiff.shtml http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/pbiff.shtml

4) 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 http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/september/roma.shtml

5) 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 http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/may/fantasporto.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 http://filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml

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