FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 207: NOVEMBER 5 -11, 2004 Filmfestivals Entertainment Group was the proud presenting sponsor of the HOLLYWOOD EUROPEAN AWARDS on October 18 at the Beverly Hills Hilton in LA. Meet us at upcoming SATIS show in Paris November 3-5 Contact our editor : mailto:editor@filmfestivals.com Adverise: mailto:bruno@filmfestivals.com ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * London ends with a whimper and a Gang-Bang * 2004 AFM Opens with frst AFI Partnership * London closes the curtain on most successful Fest yet * AFM Seminars and finance Conference program * 25th Anniversary for AFM and records going * 6th Nihilist Fest Comes to Santa Monica Track 16 Gallery * Abuja Film Fest launches in Nigeria * 31st Northwest Film & Video Festival ready to kick * The Filmfestival Cottbus opens * Calling for the best in Manga and Anime talent * A new Festival of German Film Heritage in Hamburg * The festival of Leipzig for Documentaries * Viennale closed with 81 000 visitors * London Film Fest 4 Chaplin keystones * Denver Fest RAY'S the Roof at 27th Year * 10th Sheffield International Documentary Festival * Program for Stockholm International Film Festival 2004! http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER SONY DIGITALMASTER TAPE Ditch the Glitches * Designed for any mini-DV or DVCAM(tm) camcorders, * DigitalMaster(tm) tape is far from ordinary. * Click here for more info http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;10848566;10287932;n?http://digitalmasterta pe.com/ __________________________________________________________ LAST MINUTE TRAVELS, PLANS FOR YOUR FESTS "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml ______________________________________________________________ AWARDS * Chicago Children's Fest awards * CinemaTexas awards shorts * The Savannah Film Festival awards Dandelion * New York City Horror Film Festival has concluded * Hawai festival award winners announced * Mel Gibson's Passion awarded at The 5th Annual Christian WYSIWYG Fest * Award at debated Swedish Flimmer-festival * Nobody Knows wins at Flanders * Hollywood Fest bestows Kudos W. Salles and Moore... * Filmfestivals proud presenter of the Hollywood European Award to The Sea Inside http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml _____________________________________________________________ THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " *Jeudi tout Digital au SATIS * Les ateliers exposants du Satis * Les 8èmes Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin * Satis un coup de projecteur sur les innovations * Paris Tout Court Le programme complet * Le Satis s'ouvre à l'international avec un pavillon britannique 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 ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER Welcome to ypalive, the Web’s premium lifestyle portal! ypalive strives to be all things to all people without sacrificing quantity or quality, and was created with the demanding, yet cost-conscious consumer in mind. http://www.ypalive.com/aboutus.asp ______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS * Digital synthetis tech For HD 3D http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS * Savannah Film Festival honors critics icon Eberts * Honorary Golden Dove for Fred Gehler * Wenders and Edgar Reitz honored at Manheim fest * Uppsala Short Film Festival Grand Prix Winner * Stockholm Fest celebrates Oliver Stone * Naomi Sheridan heads the Turks & Caicos jury * Jim Sheridan & Morgan Freeman honored at Turks and Caicos * Pierre Ange le Pogam from Rio Fest * Meet Mar del Plata Festival Director * AFI FEST 2004 Tribute to Almodóvar http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS * Los Angeles Plays Itself" (and at London Fest) * Fritz Lang's rare Spione restored for London Festgoers * Vanity Fair, 5X2 and a few more reviews from London * Jonathan Nossiter for Mondovino from London 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) 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) NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL November 11th - 21st The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) returns to Manhattan for eleven days of screenings, premieres, performances, panels and parties. The festivities kick off on November 11th at 7 p.m. with an opening night party at Club Spirit and runs through November 21st at the Village East Cinema. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml 3) 4th BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL April 13-17, 2005 Beverly Hills Film Festival April 13-17, 2005 is now acepting entries Call for Entries Deadline : Fjanuary 1st, 2005 http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/july/beverly_hills2004.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) 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 6) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board. Maximize film entries. 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