NEWSLETTER N° 332: September 26, 2007

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AWARDS
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VISIONFEST 07: The Other Festival (VF07) wrapped
Flake Film Festival Awards announced
Coca-Cola, and Viral-Movie

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FESTIVAL NEWS
Coverage from fest21.com on San Sebastian
Toronto

Turks & Caicos International Film Festival line-up
The All Roads Film Festival live from LA
The Ojai Film Festival program line-up revealed
Hampton celebrates 15th in style
London Festival Boasts Biggest Ever Industry Slate of Events
Abu Dhabi launches iPod compatible format Hayah Film Competition
The LA Femme Film Festival will kick off on October 11th
Cork Film Festival announces list of short films
Sarasota moonlight movies fall series
New England Film & Video Festival returns to Brookline
South Asian International Film Festival line-up
Triple movie kick off for 34th Ghent International Film Festival
New Filmmakers’ Day at the Vancouver Film and Television Forum
27th Atlantic Film Festival Winners
River to River Florence Indian Film Festival prepares for December
Other Israel Film Festival to launch in NY
Festival Summit to Address Impact of Technology on Fest
Festival of German Films to open in Paris with Nothing But Ghosts
Music Meets Film at the Atlantic Film Festival

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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Mark Canton named chairman of Capri Hollywood
Lifetime Achievement Award for Per Holst at Copenhagen
Charles Durning honored with Screen Actors Guild
Lloyd Kaufman (Troma) new chairman with IFTA
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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
LA COUVERTURE DE CANNES SUR http://croisette.fest21.com

ET...
Satis 23 au 25 octobre : réservez vos places en ligne
le rappeur Biz porte parole des RIDM
Le festival Les Ecrans Documentaires se présente bien
Fest de Ghent traitera de l'Impact de la Musique au Cinéma

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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS

Wajjda in Gdynia: audience stunned by Katyn
Nordic Shorts: New Short Films from Finland in NY
Crossroad to premiere at South Asian International Film Festival
Summit Entertainment and Entertainment One close deal
competition from Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
The spectacular screenings at San Sebastian velodrome

D-CINEMA NEWS

NEC Digital Cinema Division Wins the 2007 American Business Award
French 3D cinema is awakening…

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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

WRAP UP FROM CANNES
Check out the Cannes Blog Photo Gallery, Video Gallery

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

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALl April 24 - May 8, 2008
The Golden Gate Awards competition is accepting submissions in 11 categories. Entries must have been completed on or after January 1, 2007. Works that have played a multiday commercial theatrical run in the Bay Area or had any kind of media broadcast are not eligible to apply to non-television categories
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SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL June 13 - 21, 2008
Now entering our 8th year, the Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF) has become one of Asia’s largest festival for international short films. SSFF reaches audiences of 30,000 in Tokyo and major cities in Japan. Our main festival is held for over a week in the heart of Harajuku TOKYO!
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INDEPENDENT FEATURES FILM FESTIVAL July 25 - 27, 2008
The Independent Features Film Festival is the world's first film festival in which films will be chosen by a global audience via a web-based competition. The competition will run May 1st, 2008 through June 30th, 2008. The top twenty-one films will go on to be screened at the Independent Features Film Festival which will be hosted July 25-27, 2008 at the acclaimed Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan.
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ECU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL March 14 - 16, 2007
The European Independent Film Festival 2007 submission deadline of February 1st 2007 is fast approaching. Held in Paris on the 16th, 17th and 18th of March at the prestigious Biblioteque Nationale de Francois Mitterand the very best independent films from around the World will be screened to large audiences competing for 16 awards in 11 categories.
For more information go to www.ecufilmfestival.com
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Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
The Kansas City Jubilee Film Festival wants to see your SHORTS!
Dramas, comedies, documentaries, animations, experimental works and films inspired by JAZZ.
Best of Fest Shorts Prize is $5000 USD - Go to www.kcjubilee.org for details (under 30 minutes, NO PAL).
Postmark deadlines are October 1, November 15 & December 1.
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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.

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!

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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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.

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. Script Competition: $40,000. Winner's script produced into a digital film & screened at the Festival.

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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