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OTHER FESTIVAL DAILIES
Rotterdam,
Sundance, Santa
Barbara, Goya,
Berlinale
coming soon
LA Comedy
Shorts,
Bourges

3rd
Babelgum Online Film Festival April 2 - 19, 2010
Starting Monday, April 5 , and continuing through Sunday, April 18
(11:59 PM GMT), you can cast Audience Award ballots (online or mobile)
for the best narrative , documentary , animation , or non-narrative
short in our 3 rd Babelgum Online Film Festiv al . (Just one vote per
entry, per day. Click the animated banner to download the Babelgum
Mobile App.
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FESTIVAL NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

The
new york international film and video festival, New York edition : fall
2010
Call for entry submission deadline Applications The New York
International Independent Film and Video Festival About NYIIFVF The New
York International Independent Film and Video Festival was founded...

International
Film Festival Summit Europe: The Agenda from the Amsterdam conference
April 8-9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010 8:30 am - Registration Opens 9:15 am -
9:30 am Opening Remarks by Conference Chair 9:30 am - 10:30 am Panel
"What's Really Going on?"          There has been a...

focus
on new French horror at the Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival

The fifth Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), to
be held from 23-25 April at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre, will feature a
total of 30 films from 15 countries, of which 19 are full-len...

?Socialism?
is the theme of this year's Subversive Film Festival
The 3rd Subversive Film Festival whose theme this year explores
"Socialism", will be held from 1 to 25 May in the following locations:
in the Europa, Tu?kanac, Gri? and SC cinemas and in th...

Connecticut
Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is celebrating its 23rd year this May
Out Film CT is pleased to announce that the Connecticut Gay
& Lesbian Film Festival is celebrating its 23rd year this May,
bringing to the region a wide range of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transg...

Gen
Art Film Festival Celebrates 15th Anniversary
It has been a decade and a half since Gen Art, the nationwide
networking organization devoted to art, fashion, music and movies, first
launched a New York-based film festival to highlight w...

New
York City International Film Festival/fest21.com
Oscar winner,  Norma Aleandro,   "The Offical Story" -  will
Premier two of her latest films :  " PACO "   , Directed by Diego
Rafecas     &    " Andres No Quiere Dormi...

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FILM NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

Olavarría
International Short Film Festival lineup
It was announced the first round of selection of short films "THE FICO
WILL HAVE A FIRST LEVEL PROGRAM THIS YEAR" Thus assured members of the
Organizing Committee of 4th. Olavarría Inter...

East
Silver titles throughout the world
East Silver is not only a specialised market focused on central
and eastern European countries, but also helps to promote high quality
documentary films from those regions throughout the world....

Edinburgh
Film Festival will open with Chomet's magical animated feature film The
illusionist
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) announced today
that Sylvain Chomet's magical animated feature film THE ILLUSIONIST
will be the Opening Gala at this year's Festival, which runs from ...

Tallgrass
Third Thursdays brings Green Porno to the Fisch Haus
Tallgrass Third Thursdays and the Ulrich Museum of Art are
bringing Green Porno production and costume designer Andy Byers to
Wichita for ten days of public, museum and classroom events. To comm...

Sundance
Audience Favorite Opens Gen Art FF
Some might say that the most prized award given at the Sundance Film
Festival is the public prize. Winners of the Audience Award, as opposed
to winners of the juried competitions, tend to indicat...

Butterflies
Behind the Scenes
After crazy month on YouTube where most of you noticed
Butterflies on the front page, here are some new clips and interesting
info from behind the scenes. First, if you still didn't see the film...

2nd
Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Call For Entries Poster
...

Shirin
Neshat Film Lands At Indiepix
Following sold out screenings at New Directors/New Films Festival, the
Spring film showcase that concluded yesterday, arthouse specialty
distributor IndiePix will release acclaimed Iranian video/...

Newport
Beach Festival will close with Letters to Juliet
Ranked by Portfolio.com as America's richest city, Newport
Beach, Calif., can afford to throw a serious party. Newport Beach Film
Festival is known to do just that, and even its Web site touts it as ...

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PEOPLE NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT
PLAYERS

Do
girls wearing high heels will make their legs thicken?
High heels women wear has long been the preferred style, tall, it
makes women look more attractive with a full beauty of femininity, but
the modern girl can not help but often they also worry about: h...

Dutch
director Dick Maas will receive the Imagine Lifetime Award
The Imagine, Fantastic Film Festival will celebrate its 26th
edition in Amsterdam. During the festival Dutch director Dick Maas will
receive the Imagine Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1983 Dick Maa...

David
Macmillan, winner of 3 Oscars, confirmed at Fest Training Ground
David Macmillan, is a long established Sound Department expert
winner of 3 Oscars, and who has worked in the highest level for five
decades. David has worked with some of the best film Directors of...

Interview
With Josh Radnor, Indie Film's Newest Triple Threat
The Gen Art Film Festival, a kind of mini Sundance, opens tonight with
the East Coast Premiere of HappyThankYouMorePlease, the directorial
debut of actor Josh Radnor. The film will screen at the ...

Interview
with Nag Vladermersky jury member at DotFest
We've had a great talk with our jury member Nag Vladermersky. Enjoy! 
How did you make it to the world of film festivals? I started off as a
participant - the films I made got selected for...

SELL
Film Festival tickets Online. FREE for Promoters. LOW Convenience Fees
TicketScene.com allows film festival promoters to sell event
e-tickets online 24/7. Our service is FREE and you get to keep 100% of
all your sales. We charge the ticket buyers a very low convenience f...

Actress
Mink Stole receivesBoston Underground Film Festival's first Lifetime
Achievement Award
The 12th annual Boston Underground Film Festival, which took place
at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, Massachusetts, came to a
close Sunday night, March 28, at the Middlesex Lounge with the a...

IPA
Launches "In the Running" Round-up of Feature Films & TV
The International Press Academy today announced that it has
established "In the Running," a half-year short list of possible
contenders for outstanding entertainment in motion pictures and ...

Francesca
Romana Degl'Innocenti new Artistic Advisor of the Perugia International
Film Festival
Francesca Romana Degl'Innocenti has been appointed the new
Artistic Advisor of the Perugia International Film Festival and to
oversee new offices in Perugia, Italy. Mar 31, 2010 Stratus Media
Group...

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18
th RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 29 September – 10 October 2010
The 18 th Raindance Film Festival is now open for submissions.
Raindance is Europe's leading independent film festival and takes place
annually in London's West End. Raindance showcases features and shorts
made by independent filmmakers from all around the world and promotes
all aspects of independent cinema, from guerrilla-style no-budget shorts
to international indie blockbusters. Submit
now
through FestivalExpress
Check the blog on
fest21.com

THE
CLEARWATER FILM FESTIVAL September
29 - October 3, 2010
The Clearwater Film Festival is a platform
built to showcase seasoned filmmakers and emerging artists who
demonstrate the synergy of the actor, writer and director. Quality film
submissions of any length are welcome from all genres worldwide. The
festival will have 5 venues and accommodate up to 29,000 people.  Submit
online through FestivalExpress
Check the blog
on fest21.com

MIAMI
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL November
13 - November 20, 2010
The world's most creative filmmaking genre is about
to be showcased at The 9th Miami Short Film Festival, Nov 13 th
thru Nov
20 th , 2010.
Another year of festival and another opportunity for you to join
us.
Don't be left out! Mark your calendar now. "This is a unique
opportunity"

Submit
your work online through FestivalExpress
Check
the
blog on fest21.com

DOCUMENTA
MADRID 2010 May 7- 16, 2010
Documenta Madrid is an international film festival dedicated
exclusively
to documentary film. It is organized by the City of
Madrid and
is presently the city's most widely-attended festival.
The festival was born for the purpose of strengthening
and disseminating
the documentary genre, in so far as it understood to be
a reflection
of the social, cultural, economic, artistic, environmental, and
other
realities that exist in the world.
Submit
your work online through FestivalExpress
Check
the
blog on fest21.com

BUSHO
FESTIVAL September 1 - 5, 2010
BuSho (Budapest Short) was established in the autumn of 2004 by a
group
of young Hungarian filmmakers and the first event successfully
ran its
course the following year. The festival became an international
breakthrough
in an exceptionally short period of time: we got 360 individual
entries
from 45 countries in 2009.

ART
BY CHANCE ULTRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL May
22, 2010 / June 5, 2010
30 seconds long films on concept of "Time"
theme
- made by enthusiastic and creative international film makers
- fiction, documentaries, animation or video art
- shown in 70 major metropolitan cities in 13 countries in May
2010 over
the same two-week period.
Submit
online through FestivalExpress

New
York International Independent Film and Video Festival
Spring
Summer Edition inNew York:
The NYIIFVF is a competitive event and is dedicated to making things
happen for emerging filmmakers and screenwriters. The festival has
cultivated excellent relationships with thousands of companies in both
cities.
Submit
online on fest21.com

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

ONLINE
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DOTFEST April
1 - 18, 2010
We invite your to take part in Dotfest -
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL. From April 1st you will have a
chance to see the best selected shorts [around 40 films out of 400
submitted] online for free and vote for them. One film will be selected
for an Audience Award by viewers, so it`s destiny in your hands. Choose
your favorites, share opinions and discuss it all with cinema lovers all
over the world! The jury will also make all their actions online by
voting and discussing the films in our chat on April 18th. Join us -
www.dotfest.net

LOS
ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its 15th year, the Los Angeles Film Festival showcases
the best
of American and international cinema. Drawing an enthusiastic
audience
of more than 85,000, the Festival provides films with the
opportunity
to be embraced by the public and discovered by the industry.
More than 100 feature films - narrative and documentary are
featured,
alongside gala premieres, panels and seminars, short film
programs, music
video showcases, free outdoor screenings, live musical
performances and
unique signature events such as the Filmmaker Retreat and the
Spirit of
Independence ceremony. Submit
online

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Palmarès
du European Spiritual Film Festival
Le 28 mars 2010 des personnalités du monde du cinéma et dela
spiritualité ont remis  les prix pour récompenser les meilleur...

La
chaîne CINÉCINÉMA, partenaire du cinéma indépendant espagnol
La chaîne CINÉCINÉMA s'associe à Espagnolas en París et à
l'InstitutoCervantes pour contribuer à rapprocher le cinéma indépendant
...

La
noria : La 11ème Semaine de Cinéma Hispanique
La 11ème Semaine de Cinéma HispaniqueAix-en-Provence Du 21 au 27 avril
2010   La Noria,association culturelle franco-h...

"Le
soleil derrière les nuages: La lutte pour la liberté du Tibet "
?Ouvertures le 31 Mars 2010 au Forum du film
"Le soleil derrière les nuages: La lutte pour la liberté du Tibet
" ?Ouvertures le 31 Mars 2010 au Forum du fi...

Colloque
sur le son : Etat des lieux et perspectives à l'ESRA de Paris les 9 et
10 avril
Il n'y a jamais eu autant de sons à produire pour remplirtous
les tuyaux, satisfaire tous les débouchés et tous les goûts. Dans qu...

L'
étude Audiens /Commission du Film d'Ile-de-France 2008 confirme la
consolidation de l industrie des intermittents
Selon une étude menée conjointement par Olivier-René Veillon
(Directeur. de la Commission du Film d'Ile-de-France) et Philippe Deg...

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