NEWSLETTER #169 / Nov 26 - Dec 2 HAPPY THANKSGIVING ____________________________________________________________ LATEST NEWS FROM FILMFESTIVALS.COM ENJOY THE NEW VERSION OF THE WEBSITE The horizontal navigation bar includes many new choices and an esay access to hundreds of new pages, awards... www.filmfestivals.com and www.filmfestivalspro.com We look forward to your comments ____________________________________________________________ PRACTICAL TRIP PLANNER Easy "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car, cell phone. http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml ______________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * Schultze gets the blues AND 3 Stockholm awards * Santa Fe 4th ready to kick off * Viper Basel 2003 kicking off * Fest of film schools in Munich * Thessaloniki: breathe cinema not oxygen * Beverly Hills Fest: Indie fame * AFI: Lights, Camera, Stars Action and CUT (day by day coverage) http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals.shtml ______________________________________________________________ MESSAGE FROM OUR PARTNERS CELLHIRE, the world leader in mobile phone rental offers you in partnership with Filmfestivals FREE* incoming calls and low national and international call rates abroad. Rent local airtime for use in your own or a Cellhire phone and save on every call! Order your solution for Sundance, Berlin, AFM, Cannes or any film event: call Cellhire on 1 866 CELLHIRE from North America or + 44 (0) 1904 610 610 from all other countries and quote reference number 5069. *Excludes certain locations http://www.filmfestivals.com/cellhire.shtml _________ NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL calling Do not miss The Newport Beach Film Festival call for entries from films from around the world including features, shorts, documentaries, and animation The Festival runs from April 15rd through April 25th , 2004. Calling for entries now: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/november/newport.shtml _________ 3rd BEVERLY HILLS Film Festival May 6th-9th, 2004 The festival is now acepting entries Call for Entries Deadline : February 1st, 2004 http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/july/beverly_hills2004.shtml ______________________________________________________________ AWARDS UPDATE * Hamburg best of 116 films from 38 countries * San Francisco winning films travel to Cuban fest * Boston award winners * Marco Island winners * Children's film fest in Oulu concludes * Danes are learning to love docus * Ararat Durban winner * La fin du règne animal took best film at Torino * NY Horror fest awards * AFI 2003 awards http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml ______________________________________________________________ IMAGINA FESTIVAL: February 2 - 5, 2004 Imagina, the 3D world showcase of MONTE CARLO, invites filmmakers. Calling Feature Films Clips, Short Films, Commercials, Music Videos, Video Games, Series, Credit and Logo Sequences to be part of the IMAGINA AWARDS. REGISTRATION is free on http://www.filmfestivals.net/phorum/framepro.php?url=http://www.imagina.mc ______________________________________________________________ FRENCH NEWS ON THE FRENCH WEBSITE * Les écrans Documentaires priment Fleurette * Pierre Salvadori donne sa leçon de cinéma à Paris tout court * Bilan du marché Europe / Amérique Latine à Bruxelles * Le cinéma Espagnol à Bruxelles: palmarès complet * Pessac annonce ses prix * Tel Aviv à l'honneur à Paris * L'ADAMI perd son DG Jean-Claude Walter * Fest de Vendome: le proto cinématographique 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 ______________________________________________________________ FILMS FROM FEST FOCUS * The Station Agent Closes Stockholm * 14 fest awards for Bacherloman * 13 was a festival favorite in Stockholm http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml ______________________________________________________________ PEOPLE SPOTLIGHT * Alain Corneau honored at french fest in the UK * Bruce Willis aids Sonoma Valley Festival * Global Peace Fest Honors Oscar Arias Nobel price * Toronto looking for a new programming head after Piers Handling? * Meryl Streep follows De Niro for 2004 AFI http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/people.shtml ______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA Imagina panels on Multimedia Mobiles Imagina will open the debate next February with key mobile telecom players. Panels on: “Images, 3D, Mobile Phones”, “Mobile Multimedia Trends”, “The Future of 3D Development on PDA and Mobile Phones”, “OpenGL-ES & the Mobile 3D Graphics API for Java”... Monte Carlo 2/3/4/5 February in Grimaldi Forum during IMAGINA. http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES Filmmakers don't miss these ones! 1} Artivist Film Festival,premieres April 22, 2004, internationally recognized Earth Day, for 8 days ending in Awards Gala for Artivists & our chosen charities. Festival held in renowned Egyptian Theater in heart of Hollywood. Enter your film at : http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/november/artivist.shtml 2) York International Film Festival, March 2004.Deadline December 1st, shows most original, entertaining & innovative films in world, gathered from every corner of the planet. Held City Screen Cinema by riverside in very heart of York City. Assisted place applications must reach us by 30th November 30th! Enter at : http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/october/york.shtml 3) Garden State Film Festival March 25-28, 2004 extended Call for Entries to JANUARY 1, 2004. Asbury Park, New Jersey. Open Talent Call. Enter your film http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/october/garden_state.shtml 4)Cinema Epicuria,7th Sonoma Valley Film Festival for independent films, April 1–4, 2004. Bruce Willis adds humor by starring in Fest`s 60-second commercial promotional trailer for 2004 airing nationally & locally on TV, cable stations & Bay Area movie theatres. Submit your film at http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/september/sonoma.shtml 5)WORLDFEST HOUSTON dedicated to Independent Film calling for entries now. screening format for the upcoming 5, 2004 unspooling. WorldFest will screen next April 16-2 50 to 60 feature film premieres and short and documentary films. Do not miss the EARLY BIRD discount. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/oct/houston.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 Fiction Features. Information about September deadlines: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml 7) Order additional visibility for your festival online with wide banners and icons from FILMFESTIVALS` HOME PAGE ! 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