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Screenings: March 2

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March 02, 2004 8:30 or 8:45 am* 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Private Screening Darkhunters Baytong Artworks All American Boy Deserter   Je Reste ...

The Conference program

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AFM FINANCE CONFERENCE FRIDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 9am - 10:40amThe Future of Feature Film Financing: The Financiers & Facilitators11am - 12:40pmThe Future of Feature Film Financing: The CEOsAFM SEMINARS SATURDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 3pmThe New Cool Corners of Co-ProductionProgrammed by: Women In Film InternationalMONDAY, 1 MARCH 11amInnovative Models of Independent Film DistributionProgrammed by: Directors Guild of America2pmProduce This! The Business of Being CreativeProgrammed by: Producers Guild of America ...

Century City Fest: this new fest in the circuit wants your best...

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CENTURY CITY LAUNCHES INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH ED WOOD AWARDThe 1st Annual Century City Film Festival (CCFF) “wants your best... and all the rest!” Film submissions are officially being accepted for the fall fest slated for October 27-30, 2004.Cult favorite writer/director Ed Wood will also be honored. A special award named after Wood will be given to the top filmmaker under the “Non-Traditional” category. This category invites submissions from filmmakers that include “B-Movie,...

"In Your Eyes"an urban love story

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"In Your Eyes" by Trae Briers will have its World Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival Special Screening Sunday, February 01 2003 Pre-Show Live Entertainment featuring: "Terminal Madness" at 9:00pm"In your Eyes" Film Special Screening at 9:30pmAfter Show Live Entertainment featuring "Nevamind w/ live band" @ 11:00pm Bringing the real urban love experience to the screen. The special screening of "In your Eyes" directed by Trae Briers is a World Premiere and part of the "Special Screening" sect...

AFM seminars and panels Feb 27- March 2

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Each year, the sell-out AFM Finance Conference and a series of Industry Seminars provide a forum where attendees can interact with and learn from prominent financiers, CEOs, filmmakers, talent and industry executives. A tentative schedule appears below.AFM Finance ConferenceFriday, 27 February 9am - 10:40am The Future of Feature Film Financing: The Financiers & Facilitators11am - 12:40pm The Future of Feature Film Financing: The CEOs Location:Fairmont Miramar Hotel (Starlight Ballroom)101 Wilshi...

Secrecy clause for Stranger Than Love

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Director’s View Set to Open Fifth Year;DVFF scoops film fest circuit and lands "Stranger Than Love" for world premiere -- but it is all contingent on secrecy clause. (What could be stranger?)In a spectacular coup, Robert Kesten, director of the DVFF, which runs from February 12-16, is to be congratulated for beating out all other U.S. festivals to bring to roost the much-talked-about secret film "Stranger Than Love" and present it in competition as a world premiere in our community...maybe.....

Berlin 2003 closing ceremony

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Wrapping up a festival filled with political overtones due to the impendingwar, it was not surprising that Michael Winterbottom's politically correctIn This World won the Golden Bear in 2004....

World sales: Panel on the new game

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World Sales PanelTuesday, January 20Film sales have been a global proposition for quite some time, but the role of international sales agents remains a mystery to many filmmakers. Sales representatives are no longer simply brokers who sell a movie into the international marketplace. Now, they are involved in financing projects, presales, co-productions, and getting films into festivals.Wouter Barendrecht, Jonathan Dana, Cassian Elwes, Charlotte Mickie, Steven Raphael, John Sloss, and Christine V...

Watch the short of the day

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Enjoy a short film a day from the Sundance Online Film Festival The short of today:! click here to view in 100 300 700 kps Real player formatClick on the orange ticket to buy your $10 digital ticket and experience the Sundance Film Festival from your desktop. With over 30 short films, new forms projects, and new special features footage, there is something for everyone! You can view films everyday until February 15...

Guy Maddin (the saddest music in the world) keynote speaker

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Don McKellar to moderate Canada's Top Ten 2003v first panel discussion, “Page to Screen” on Tuesday,January 20th, 2004 at 6:30pm. Don't miss this fantasticopportunity to listen to director Guy Maddin, straight from his Sundance Film Festival screening of THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD. Maddin will be accompanied by his long-time writing collaborator George Toles and one of Canada's finest new directors Scott Smith (FALLING ANGELS). They will discuss the art of writing for the screen with col...

Sundance Short film online Happy birthday pol Pot

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Enjoy the short film a day from the Sundance Online Film Festival The short of today:! click here to view in 100 300 700 kps Real player formatClick on the orange ticket to buy your $10 digital ticket and experience the Sundance Film Festival from your desktop. With over 30 short films, new forms projects, and new special features footage, there is something for everyone! You can view films everyday until February 15 do not eat the cake!...

Stop by the VIP Suite. that is , ifyou are invited.

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VIP SUITE: THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN LUXURY PAMPERING IS BACK AND HAPPENING IN PARK CITY, DURING THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTMarking its second year at Sundance, the creators of VIP Suite (TMG Entertainment) have created a faire deluxe for Hollywood’s A-list featuring the best in luxury pampering including spa, hair and make-up, dining and lavish gift packages to make any anyone feel like a star. The premiere event for countless top-tier product companies seeking to expose their products to the r...

World Cinema/Documentary

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The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone Director - Julio Medem The Big Durian Director - Amir Muhammad The Corporation Directors - Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott Disbelief Director - Andrei Nekrasov Garden Directors - Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash Investigation into the Invisible World Director - Jean Michel Roux Journeyings and Conversations Director - Arvind Sinha Repatriation Director - Dong-won Kim Screaming Men Director - Mika Ronkainen ...

Documentary Competition

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A Place of Our Own Director - Stanley Nelson Born into BrothelsDirectors - Ross Kauffman and Zana BriskiChisholm ’72 - Unbought & Unbossed Director - Shola Lynch DeadlineDirectors - Katy Chevigny and Kirsten JohnsonDIG!Director - Ondi TimonerFarmingville Directors - Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval The Fight Director - Barak GoodmanHeir to an ExecutionDirector - Ivy Meeropol Home of the Brave Director - Paolo di Florio I Like Killing Flies Director - Matt Mahurin Imelda Director - Ramona ...

DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas

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"DigiTraining Plus: New Technologies for European Cinemas"A worshop taking in Kuurne, Belgium on 31 March - 4 April 2004The training initiative promoted by MEDIA Salles is open to exhibitors from countries belonging to the MEDIA Programme.DigiTrainining Plus will cover the following main topics:The present state of the European and international market for digital screening Overview of technologiesBusiness modelsProgramming and contentsLessons will be held in English.Course participation fee (co...

Life Goes On and Westender, the winners of Bruxelles

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The Annual Program Without Frontiers announces the results of the Festivaldu Cinéma de Bruxelles: Life Goes On , by Mark Cairns, won the Special Prizeto the Best Documentary Film and Westender, by Brock Morse, won the SpecialPrize to the Best Fiction Film.Voices by Elli Ventouras, was awarded in Integral Realization; Sex Marriage& Children by Fred Parker, Screenplay; The Art of the Critic by Dom Shaw,Direction, Ono Niha by Henry Twinch, Edition, The Show by Cruz Angeles, ArtDirection, and Tagga...

Cesar 's choice: Elephant DVD screener will self destruct...

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The French Academy des César has just launched the nomination process sending out to the voting members some 45 DVD presenting the 2003 panorama of the French production.In the best foreign category Elephant voted Palme d’Or in Cannes was the only film to be offered in a self destructing DVD.The film will only be visible within the 48 hours following the opening of the sealed plastic cover.The ceremony takes place February 21st and will be transmitted live on Canal+ ...

Local Filmmakers Unite

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'Local Filmmakers Unite' is a monthly forum for filmmmakers and thosethat love film to meet and view each other's work in a non-competitiveenvironment.This Sunday, December 21 at 8:00 pm (Doors open at 7:15 pm) AS220 Cafe115 Empire Street, Downtown Providence, RIAdmission is free.Films include:'Tatooine or Bust'Directed by Jason Wishnow(Star Wars fans waiting in line for days)'Deep House'Directed by John Long,'Amulet'Directed by David Press'Kids Must Eat'Directed by Amber Lee Kelley'McKoy vs. Ph...

IFCT Fest : High Tech under the snow

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International Festival for Cinema and Technology began its 4-day run in the screening room of New York’s Remote Lounge last Saturday. The Remote Lounge is the futuristic East Village bar that is scattered with 50 some odd mini video cams and microphones. Patrons can sit down at control station tables and edit their own live reality t.v. show by flicking between cameras and even tele-flirt with someone in another part of the bar. On face of it, this would seem to be the perfect venue for a fest...

2003 Milagro Award Winners

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Best of the Fest Since Otar LeftJulie Bertuccelli, France/Belgium, 102 min. Best ShortSimone's Labyrinth Ivan Sainz Pardo-Lange, Germany, 15 min.Best Short Honorable MentionBlackwater ElegyMatthew Porter and Joe O'Brien, USA, 19 min. Best DocumentaryLustron: The House America's Been Waiting ForEd Moore, Bill Kubota and Bill Ferehawk, USA, 58 min. Best Independent Spirit Tie: Break a Leg Monika Mitchell, USA, 97 min. Virgin Deborah Kampmeier, USA, 108 min. Best Creative Spirit Jon E. Edwards...

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Sign Up Today Members MOVIE CHANNELS Action Comedy Horror Drama History Faith Cartoon Sci-fi Teen Thriller Adult Romance Special Events All Trailers Promotional ...

Big City Dick from R. Peterson shows up in Slamdance.

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Welcome to Richard's World, the land of "Big City Dick", Vibe Ball, Singing Elephant Trunks, Ziv Music, and The Feel-Wider Tie. And say Hello to Richard Peterson, the composer of multi-layered, plush-sounding 60's pop with four-part trumpet harmonies; the lyricist who wrote, "In a Country & Western song, the 'Don't Walk' blinks too long."; the bold architect of the ever-changing "Personality Skyline"; the dogged street musician with the photographic memory who insists on "No Canadian Coins"; a m...

Break a Leg best indie from Sante Fe Fest

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"Break a Leg" was honored with the Milagro Award at the Santa Fe Film Festival for Best Independent Feature. Break a Leg is directed by Monika Mitchell and is written by Frank and John Cassini.John Cassini plays the lead character and recently won Best Performance at the Marco Island Film Festival, the film also garnered the Audience Award at Cinevegas in June. Break a Leg is a black comedy with an unflinching portrayal of the classic anti-hero who will sink as low as he must to get to the to...

Screeners ban lifted: indies win

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A federal judge freed movie distributors to send copies of films to awards voters -- a decision seen as a victory for independent film producers as awards season approaches.US District Judge Michael B. Mukasey lifted a rule imposed by the Motion Picture Association of America that blocked studios from sending the copies, or "screeners," to voters.The MPAA had argued that the ban, issued in September, was a means of slowing the explosion of movie piracy. Digital copies of many films turn up on th...

Rotterdam focus on Rome - Italy

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’Once We Were Birds: Romani Cinema’ is one of the thematic sidebars within the festival (alongside ’Homefront USA’ and ’Power : Play’). It will be devoted to films by and about the Roma and thus continues a tradition in the festival of celebrating the voices and the riches of unsung cultures. A large selection of features, shorts and documentaries will include films by Romani directors featuring Romani actors and the majority of them in the Romani language. Very rarely seen clas...

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