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Ischia Global Fest Dailies from Bruno Chatelin on fest21.com

Ambience from Ischia videos, photo gallery (150 pictures)

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AWARDS
THE AWARDS WATCH ON FEST21.COM Oscar and more

Ricochet", a short film by V. Sarah Gurevick, won the "Cinemamondo" Award,
Jerusalem International Film Festival awards

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FESTIVAL NEWS
Coverage from fest21.com on Ischia Global Bangkok Festival

Malta cancels the first festival
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia new channel on Stage6
London’s cinema under the stars: Film4 Summer Screen
Celebrities lined up for Action On Film International

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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
MOFF Making of Film Festival September 1 - 8, 2007
The ‘Making Of’ Film Festival is an innovative event, in light of what’s been done so far, in terms of cinematographic diffusion, as it will introduce something never seen at a festival before: the "backstage of movie making." Deadline for submission is 27 july, 2007 : with three categories Cinema, Advertising and Music.
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Ian Black new Sarasota Fest president
Thessalonik Independence Days section tribute to Mikio Naruse
Edith R. Kramer ew guest director at Telluride festival
Julian Schnabel, Summer exhibition at San Sebastian

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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
LA COUVERTURE DE CANNES SUR http://croisette.fest21.com

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Etude CNC sur les investissements publicitaires pour le cinéma
Palmarès de Paris Cinéma
Christophe Leparc passe de la semaine à la quinzaine
L'institution du médiateur du cinéma ouvre son site
Marc-Olivier Sebbag rejoindra prochainement la FNCF
Festival de douarnenez
Hairspray, une comédie musicale qi va décoiffer sur la Piazza Grande de Locarno

Fest Paris Cinéma Coverage from Rachel Huet

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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS

Trailer Park and Art Machine merge
Crossing Boundaries wins at Jerusalem Film Festival

D-CINEMA NEWS

French 3D cinema is awakening…
Disney's 'Meet The Robinsons' Has Largest Digital 3-D Opening in History
Real time Stereo 3D at La Geode unveils Kheops secrets
Odeon to test 100% Digital in 2 UK complexes
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Film Festival Tourism: a research on its rapid expansion
The previous articles provided the context for the growing film festival tourism phenomenon. In this last installment, more specific information is provided about the participants in festival tourism, the services provided by the few agencies in this new niche market, and the characteristics of the film festivals that would most likely benefit from film festival tourism.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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MOFF Making of Film Festival September 1 - 8, 2007
The ‘Making Of’ Film Festival is an innovative event, in light of what’s been done so far, in terms of cinematographic diffusion, as it will introduce something never seen at a festival before: the "backstage of movie making." Deadline for submission is 27 july, 2007 : with three categories Cinema, Advertising and Music.
SUBMIT ONLINE NOW

Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Feb 15 - 23, 2008
PUNTO DE VISTA, the Documentary Film Festival of Navarra calls for a competition, open to participation by documentaries of any nationality made in after 1 August 2006. The deadline for sending films is next 30 September.
Fiction, institutional or publicity films will not be admitted, nor reports or works of a journalistic nature.
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TURKS & CAICOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL October 16 - 21, 2007
The Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF) is dedicated to featuring films from all over the world that celebrate the fusion of cinema and music through content, character, theme or score/ soundtrack. Best of luck to all Filmmakers who will submit film to the festival ! Regular Submission deadline is July 17th, Late registrations is August 17, 2007
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CINEMA IN PARADISE: BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL December 6-13, 2007
join filmmakers and celebrities from around the world at the 4th edition.
The festival will entertain visitors with a diverse presentation of international films,
unusual cultural experiences and fantastic social events. Come and be a part of the fun!
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GREENHOUSE FINAL CALL FOR ENTRY
Registration has opened for GREENHOUSE – a development programme aimed at Mediterranean documentary film makers, targeting filmmakers from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey. Submission Deadline is July 15th
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ACTION ON FILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL July 26 - 29, 2007
The Action on Film Festival aims to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition. The Action On Film Festival offers cash, prizes and distribution to filmmakers from around the world. No other film festival offers filmmakers a better chance to be seen.
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FANTASPORTO' 2008 CALL FOR ENTRIES
28th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Feb 29 - March 8,
Entries Close Dec 15 Running on 5 theatres screening 200 feature films each year with Massive press coverage 5000 clippings every year - Over 110,000 entries in past editions.contact: Mário Dorminsky (Director)
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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS Aug. 23 – 29, 2007
The 13th annual edition of the event will present more than 350 new short films from 40 countries, with 300 young filmmakers attending the event in the week-long celebration of the short film art form, which encompasses special events and showcases, and a program of seminars, master classes and panel discussions featuring industry professionals and experts in the short film field. 20 cash awards will be presented in eight competitive categories - over $70,000 in cash, film stock and production services will be awarded!

FUNCHAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - MADEIRA ISLANDS November, 2 - 10, 2007
The Festival is sponsored by the Regional Government of Madeira to promote the films and various events around them, as well as to promote Madeira Islands and the capital city of Funchal. The Festival's main category is the "Atlantic Films Official Section", a competitive section for feature films produced or co-produced by participants from the ATLANTIC countries.
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TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) Oct 24 - 28, 2007
Screen your Masterpiece at our International Treasure "Lake Tahoe."
T-RIFF is a 5-day exploration of discovery through a rare and diverse specturm of films including socially relevent contributions.
Call for Films & Short Scripts: Final Deadline for both: May 31, 2007
Script Competition: $40,000. Winner's script produced into a digital film & screened at the Festival.
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AFRICA WORLD FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS October 20th--24th, 2007
The Africa World Festival of Documentary Films will unfold at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Three documentaries will be awarded bythe AWFDF committee as furthering understanding and contributing significantly to knowledge of the African World.
Call for entries

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

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