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THIS WEEK
Norwegian
International Film Festival
27 August - 3 September
This
year's Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund
is truly living up to its name, with sidebar sections devoted
to film from Italy, Germany, the US, and Nordic countries.
The New Nordic sidebar will open with Detector
from Pal Jackman, which will be screened on the Internet before
hitting theatres. Swedish director Liv Ullman (Faithless)
will be the Honorary President and Faithless
will screen in the main program.
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Summer
Shorts Film Festival
23 - 24 August
This
year's fourth annual short film festival, kicking off in New
York City, will screen more than 20 films over the two days,
including four world premieres. Scheduled pictures include:
Delusions in Modern Primitivism from Daniel
Loflin; Ice Fishing (which took home the Sundance
Film Festival Honorable Mention) from Alex Kondracke, Decharge/Discharge
(which won Best Canadian Short at the Toronto
Film Festival) from Patrick Demers and the world premieres
of Judge Manifesto from John Lofaso. In addition
there will be a party with the Playboy Playmates (Playboy
is a sponsor of the festival) and an appearance by James Gandolfini,
also known as Tony Soprano on the HBO hit TV show "The
Sopranos."
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Summer Shorts
Sarajevo
Film Festival
18 - 26 August
With more than 90 films on the program, and 54, 000 visitors
expected to attend, this year's Sarajevo Film Festival will
send the Bosnian capital into a movie frenzy. The festival
screens an eclectic mix of films, divided into several sections.
Pics on the program include Lars von Trier's Dancer
in the Dark, Darren Aronovsky's Requiem
for a Dream and Topsy Turvy from
Mike Leigh. Sarajevo also features a sidebar section of Eastern
European cinema, featuring Bosnian filmmakers. This year's
general public highlight will be open-air screenings of American
blockbusters Gladiator
and Gone in 60
Seconds.
Sarajevo
Festival
of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction
17 August - 10 September
 The
festival screens at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
in Los Angeles, CA. This year's first annual event will screen
favorites such as Planet of the Apes (with Charleston
Heston), Hellraiser (with writer/director Clive
Barker attending the festival), and Dark
City (director Alex Proyas will also attend) will
be presented along with a choice selection of rarely seen
films from around the world.
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Other
August Festivals
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