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Film Selection for Karlovy Vary 2009

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The Karlovy Vary IFF (July 3 - 11, 2009) presents over 220 feature films from all over the world every year. Apart from the films in the special retrospectives, most of the films are screened in the Czech Republic each year for the first time, many of them in their world, international or European premiere as well. This year again, the audience will have chance to see interesting retrospectives and focuses apart from the traditional program sections.Official Selection - CompetitionThe exceptiona...

Newport International Film Fest ready to open

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The 2009 NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL will take place June 3-7 in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island. This year’s Festival will present five days and nights of screenings of over 90 U.S. and international feature, documentary and short films; Rhode Island focus, narrative, documentary and audience award competitions; filmmaker panels; events; a free screening in beautiful Ballard Park; the presentation of the prestigious Claiborne Pell Award; and those fabulous Newport parties. There wil...

Ahmedabad International Film Festival launches

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The first edition of the Ahmedabad International Film Festival has called for entries for Independent Feature Films, Fictional/Live Action Short Films and Documentary Films. Submission forms, announcements and updates will be available online at the official festival website http://www.aifilmfest.com/. The fest, organised by FulMarxx Integrated Filmed Entertainment Company, in collaboration with Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) and Tampere Film Festival, Finland, will be held fro...

Palm Beach FF Winners

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  It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated announced its winners in the categories of Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director. The jury for the 14th PBIFF consisted of:  Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand & Fog, and the upcoming Stoning of Soraya M.) and Debbie Frank, COO of the Frank Theatres, who judged the Feature Films; Director Aaron Wells (whose film Rock and...

Celebration of film wraps in Palm Beach with awards

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It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated its 14th installment, which took place April 23 – 27, 2009. After five days of screenings, the jury votes were tallied to determine the winners for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director, while audiences voted for their favorite in categories of features, documentaries and shorts. Jury winners were announced at an afternoon press conference, and the Audience Choice Award...

Palm Beach wraps, with award winners announced

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It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated its 14th installment, which took place April 23 – 27, 2009. After five days of screenings, the jury votes were tallied to determine the winners for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director, while audiences voted for their favorite in categories of features, documentaries and shorts. Jury winners were announced at an afternoon press conference, and the Audience Choice Award...

Africa World Documentary Film Festival

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Africa World Documentary Film Festival 5 - 8, february, 2009 Call for Entries - Click here the final submission deadline is December 1, 2008. Organiser Contact Information: Africa World Festival of Documentary Films (AWFDF) E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African-American Studies, Theatre and Media Studies, Center for International Studies University of Missouri-St. Louis 63121 St. Loui...

ReelHeart International Film Festival

ReelHeART is a truly open festival, accepting films of all genres, countries and lengths. Known as ‘The Filmmaker’s Film Festival’, which embodies our commitment to independent filmmakers and screenwriters worldwide.

Mar Del Plata Short Film Festival

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FILM & VIDEO COMPETITION. The Jury will award: screenplay, direction, actor and actress performances, art, photography, editing, and integral realization. The Jury will also grant The SPECIAL PRIZE to the BEST SHORT FILM

DocPoint – Helsinki Finnish Documentary programme

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The national Jury of DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2009 has selected this year’s Finnish documentary films. 11 films were selected from the 59 submitted for DocPoint’s New Finnish Documentary programme.Documentary Films from Finnish Film Schools series will include 8 films selected from the 36 entries. DocPoint’s Special Screenings series will also include Finnish Films.The five-member Jury changes every year, and has been in charge of choosing the best new domestic films...

DOK Leipzig: The Award Winners!

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Crowded cinemas, many international filmmakers and industry guests, lively discussions and a fantastic atmosphere all over the place are characteristically for the 51st edition of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. The final audience statistics are not available, yet. However, according to the present data, festival director Claas Danielsen anticipates a slight decline of audience numbers compared with last year's 50th anniversary of DOK Leipzig (31.000 viewers...

Helsinki DocPoint to run for 6 days

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Documentary films conquer the cinemas of Helsinki more extensively than ever before next January, as DocPoint celebrates its 8th edition by becoming a six-day event. This enables both re-runs of the most popular films as well as the expansion of the festival programme.DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival will be held on the 20th-25th of January 2009.The enrolment in DocPoint's domestic programmes has come to an end. By the time of the deadline about 110 documentary films had arrived f...

call 4 entry

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PRESS RELEASE The 15th of december 2010 is deadline for submitting works to participate to the 10th Edition of the RIFF (Roma Independent Film Festival) that will take place in Rome at the Nuovo Cinema Aquila from the 17th to the 25th of March 2011 All the informations to apply and the official Call for Entry are available on the website: "http://www.riff.it   Also this year Filmmakers will have the possibility to propose their original works as a first-e...

2nd Russian Film Festival in London

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2nd Russian Film Festival will run 18 – 29 September, 2008The official full programme including times and dates for the 2nd Russian Film Festival has been announced! Academia Rossica and Sovexportfilm are proud to present 10 theatrical premiers of the award-winning Russian films produced in 2007-2008. Leading directors and actors will be introducing their films, participating in Q&A sessions and offering master-classes. The main programme will be complemented by a series of documentaries, ...

Corinth International Film Festival launching this fall

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The first version of Corinth International Film Festival is going to take place during the last week of October at “LAIS” multiplex and Corinth Municipal Theatre. Organisers invite every upcoming director who has made a film no earlier than 2005 and hasn’t been able to screen their film in public, to make their own “avant-garde” entry in the official selection, their premiere in this festival. Entries shall be submitted from August 1st until August 25th 2008. 1st CIFF is the headliner...

NEWSLETTER N° 331: September 19, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 330: September 12, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 329: September 5, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 328: August 28, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 327: August 8, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 326: August 1st, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 325: July 25th, 2007

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NEWSLETTER N° 324: July 18th, 2007

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Newsletter 323, July 10th 2007

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Newsletter 322, July 4th 2007

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