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Future of Cinema Salon in Cannes 2010 presents Future of Festivals Mingle talk and Wine tasting

Presented by Filmfestivals.com and Xomo

May 19th 8.00 to 9.30
You are cordially invited to the new installment of Future of Cinema Salon in Cannes, a series of panels and exchange arenas which wa initiated in Cannes 2007 and were further introduced in Locarno as official partner.

The invited guests (festival directors attending Cannes) will have the opportunity to mingle with othe festival organizers colleagues and address several key issues linked with digital enhancement of the festival experience.
Answering the key  question: is our future dgital? will need a few toasts.
Bruno Chatelin our wine expert will introduce you to a selection of the best wines from Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Alsace and a few other generous wine areas from France.

The wine connoiseur and Festival director (Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival) Stephen Ashton will introduce some of his best productions from Ashton wineries.
 

The evening will unspoil in the exclusive The Spa des Stars

The menu:

- Mingle Talk
- Wine Tasting and cheese
- Digital Demo the Cannes iPhone appplication owered by XOMO: Cannes listings, events, videos and pictures...

Downlload theCannns iPhone application

Xomo makes world class mobile apps for festivals and events. The Company's award-winning products are offered turn-key on iPhone, BlackBerry and other popular devices and have been downloaded more than 1,000,000 times. Clients include the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the London Jazz Festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival. Visit: www.xomodigital.com 

filmfestivals.com
The company was founded in 1995 and began its festival dedication with the production of a CD-Rom on the Cannes Film Festival and the creation of their first official website. This successful experience developed into a focus on film festivals all over the world. Filmfestivals.com was registered on July 26, 1995. Yes, you read it right, 95!

Filmfestivals and Cannes is a long lasting story. In 2000 the Festival de Cannes market was delivered to festival goers on a WAP site.  In 2007, filmfestivals.com introduced a Cannes Festival on Second Life, including a U2 concert on the red carpet with avatars, screenings... The portal and the twin site fes21.com reah 350 000 uniqe visitors per month, while the newsleter has 79 000 subscribers.

Circuito off

1 - 4 September 2010
San Servolo Island - Venice
The festival is organised by Associazione Artecolica.

The 24th Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival   . 
September 15th - 26th, 2010

This popular roving festival takes place outdoors in spectacular settings and in select theaters and venues in Napa and Sonoma Valleys, CA.

The festival presents features, documentaries, shorts and animation in six categories: World Cinema, Latin Cinema, US Cinema, The Arts in Film™ (films about music, dance and the arts,) Cinema of Conscience™ (films of social issues,) and Eco Cinema.

Spa des Stars