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List of all Film Festivals 04/99 Worldwide

 


DocAviv - International Documentary Film Festival (Tel Aviv)

1 - 7 April 1999

Tel Aviv Cinematheque, P.O.B 20370, Tel Aviv, Israel 61203

Tel: +972 3 691 7181

Fax: +972 3 696 2841

E-mail: docaviv@netvision.net.il

Website: http://docaviv.netvision.net.il

Festival director : Ilana Tsur

Competition

Value of award: $10,000

Entry deadline: 1 January 1999


Chicago Asian American Showcase

1 - 11 April 1999

Fortune4, 3314 N. Lake Shore Dr. #6D, Chicago, IL 60657, USA

Tel: +1-(773) 871-1977

Fax: +1-(773) 384-6463

E-mail: info@fortune4.com

Website: www.fortune4.com/showcase.htm

Festival director and programmer: Ben Kim


Elektrozine Ibiza '99

6-10 April 1999

"Can Reganes", Calle Costixt, nº6, Sant Agustí, Spain, 07839

Tel: +971 34 20 58

E-mail: festivalibiza@ctv.es

Website: ctv.es/festivalibiza

Festival director and programmer: Fernando Monge

Competition

Best film

Entry deadline: 1 February 1999


St Barth Film Festival (St Jean, St. Barthelemy)

6-10 April 1999

410 West 24th Street, #16K, New York City, US 10011

Tel: +1-212 989 8004

Fax: +1-212 727 1774

E-mail: jpharris@inerative.net

Festival directors and programmers: Ellen Lampert-Greaux and Joshua Harrison

Focus on Caribbean films

Entry deadline: 10 March 1999


INCURT (Lleida)

7-10 April 1999

Princesa 53 Pral 1a B, Barcelona, Spain, 08003

Tel: +34 93 319 09 18

Fax: +34 93 319 09 18

E-mail: free7@hotmail.com

Website: http:www.paeria.es/cultura/incurt

Festival director : Sonia Abella Grau

Festival programmers: Sonia Abella Grau, John Dunlea

Competition

Jury Grand Prize, 3.200 Euros (550.000pesetas)

Entry deadline: 7 February 1999


Aspen Shortfest

7-11 April 1999

110 East Hallam, Suite 102, Aspen, 81611 Colorado, USA

Tel: +1-970-925 6882

Fax: +1-970-925 1967

E-mail: Ithielen@aspenfilm.org

Festival director: Laura Thielen

Competition

Grand Jury Prize ($2,000)

Entry deadline: 15 January 1999


Festival du Film de Paris

6-13 April 1999

7 Rue Brunef, 75017 Paris, France

Tel: +33 1 45 72 96 40

Fax: +33 1 45 72 96 41

Website: www.festival-du-film-paris.com

Festival director and programmer: Louise Maurin

Competition

Entry deadline for films: March 1999


Internationale Grenzland Filmtage (Selb)

8-12 April 1999

Postfach 307, D-95622 Wunsiedel, Germany

Tel:+49-923-2 4770

Fax: +49-923-2 4710

E-mail: grenzland-filmtage@t-online.de

Festival director: Lena Wilfert

Entry deadline: 20 January 1999


London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

8-18 April 1999

South Bank, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT, UK

Tel: +44-171-815 1323/815 1324

Fax: +44-171-633 0786

E-mail: jane.ivey@bfi.org.uk

Executive director: Adrian Wootton

Festival programmers: Briony Hanson, Robin Baker

Entry deadline: 18 December 1998


It’s All True – International Documentary Film Festival (Sao Paulo/Rio De Janeiro)

9-18 April 1999

Rua Sim‡o Alvares 784/2, Sao Paulo, Brasil 05417 020

Tel/fax: +55-11 852 9601

E-mail: itstrue@ibm.net

Festival director: Amir Labaki

Competition

Best documentary

Previous winner: The Unseen (Miroslav Janek)

Entry deadline: 15 January 1999


MIP-TV (Cannes)

12 - 17 April 1999

Reed Midem Organisation, BP 572, 11 rue du Colonel Pierre Abia, Paris Cedex 15, 75726, France

Tel: +33-1-41 90 45 80

Fax: +33-1-41 90 45 70

Website: http://www.miptv.com

Programme director: André Vaillant

International TV Market

Entry deadline (for official catalog): 8 March 1999


Docfest - The New York International Film Festival

13-18 April 1999

159 Maiden Lane, NY, NY 10038, USA

Tel: +1-212-668-1100

Fax: +1-212-943-6396

Website: www.docfest.org

E-mail:docfest@aol.com

Festival director: Gary Pollard

Festival Programmers: David Leitner, Gary Pollard

Docfest submissions are by invitation only.


Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee

14-18 April 1999

4826 W. 77th Terrace, Prairie Village, KS 66208-4321, USA

Tel: +1-913-383-8551

E-mail: KCJubilee@aol.com

Website: www.kcjubilee.org

Festival director: Fred G. Andrews

Festival Programmer: Edward Stencel

Competition

Kodak / New Independence Lab Grand Prize ($2500)

Previous winner : Skeletons by George Langworthy, Jr.

Entry deadline: 31 January (early), 15 February (late) 1999


Canyonlands Film and Video Festival (Moab)

15-17 April 1999

435 River Sands Road, Moab, UT 84532, US

Tel: +1-801 259 9135 (435 259 4979)

Website: http://moab-utah.com/film/video/festival.html

E-mail: cvfv@usa.net

Festival director: Nicholas Brown

Competition

‘Best of Festival’ ($500)

Previous winner: Riding the Rails

Entry deadline: 15 December1998


Arab Screen Independent Film Festival (London)

15-18 April 1999

4 Stratford Place, London, W1n 9ae, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 171 491 4855 or 44 171 495 2213, Ext 246/245/248

Fax: +44 171 491 4866

Website: http://moab-utah.com/film/video/festival.html

E-mail: maklouf@arabscreen.com

Web site: http://Www.arabscreen.com

Festival director: Mohamed Maklouf

Festival Programmer: Al Jazeera Channel - Soas (The School Of Oriental & African Studies)

Market & Competition

Best Documentary For Cinema Or TV (£2,000)

Previous winner: Riding the Rails

Entry deadline: 13 March 1999


Myhelan Film Festival (Long Valley, NJ)

15-18 April 1999

Myhelan Cultural Arts Alliance, P.O. Box 677, Long Valley, NJ 07853 , US

Tel: +1-(908) 813-2794

Fax: +1-(908) 979-0045

E-mail: myhelan@worldnet.att.net

Website: http://www.myhelan.org

Festival director: Linda Helm Krapf

Festival Programmer: Leila Bloch

Competition

Myhelan Young Filmmakers Award ($ 200)

Previous winner: Mokujin by Timothy McKee

Entry deadline: 19 March 1998


Taos Talking Picture Festival

15-18 April 1999

7217 NDCBU, 1337 Gusdorf Rd, Ste F, Taos, NM 8757, USA

Tel: +1-505-751-0637

Fax: +1-505-751-7385

E-mail: ttpix@taosnet.com

web site: http://www.taosnet.com/ttpix/

Managing director: Morten Nilssen

Festival programmer: Kelly Clement

Competition

The Taos Land Grant Award

Previous winner: Smoke Signals (Chris Eyre)

Entry deadline: 15 January 1999


Johns Hopkins Film Festival (Baltimore)

15-19 April 1999

3501 St. Paul St. Apt. #619, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Tel: +1-(410) 889-8324

E-mail: seether@jhu.edu

web site: http://www.seether.com/filmfest

Festival director: Teddy Chao

Festival programmer: Julie Dangel

Entry deadline: 1 February (early), 1 March (late) 1999


Turin Int’l Gay & Lesbian Film Fest ‘From Sodom to Hollywood’

15-21 April 1999

Via Tasso 11, Turin, Italy 10122

Tel: +39 11 534 888

Fax: +39 11 535 796

E-mail: ayfilmfest@assioma.com

Festival director: Giovanni Minerba

Festival programmer: Angelo Acerbi

Competition

Three jury awards (feature, short and documentary) and three audience awards

Previous winners: Bent (Sean Matthias)

Entry deadline: December 1998


Italian Film Festival (Glasgow)

16-25 April 1999

Italian Institute, 82 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9EW, UK

Tel: +44-131-668 2232

Fax: +44-131-668 2777

Festival director: Richard Mowe

Festival programmers: Richard Mowe, Luisa Magera

Entry deadline: 1 February 1999


Los Angeles Independent Film Festival

16-20 April 1999

5455 Wilshire Blvd, # 1500, Los Angeles, CA, 90036 USA

Tel: +1-213 937 9155

Fax: +1-213 937 7770

Website: www.laiff.com

Festival director: Robert Faust

Festival programmer: Thomas Ethan Harns

Entry deadline: 15 January 1999


Minneapolis International Film Festival

16 April-1 May 1999

2331 University Ave. SE, suite 130B, Minneapolis, 55414, USA

Tel: +1-612-627 4431

Fax: +1-612-627 4111

E-mail: Filmsoc@gold.tc.umn.edu

Website: www.umn.edu/nlhome/g023/filmfoc/

Festival director: Albert Milgrom

Festival programmer: Albert Milgrom, Bob Strong

Competition

Audience poll

Previous winner: Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi)

Entry deadline: 1 March 1999


Singapore International Film Festival

16 April-2 May 1999

29A Keong Saik Road, Singapore, Singapore 089136

Tel: +65-738 7567

Fax: +65-738 7578

E-mail: filmfest@pacific.net.sg

Festival director: Philip Cheah & Teo Swee Leng

Festival programmer: Philip Cheah

Competition (for Asian features only)

Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Feature

Previous winner: Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi)

Entry deadline: 31 January 1999


Istanbul International Film Festival

17 April-2 May 1999

Istiklal Cad: 146 Luvr Apt., 80070, Istanbul, Turkey

Tel: +90-212-293 3133

(ext. 20, 21)

Fax: +90-212 249 7771

E-mail: film@istfest-tr.org

Festival director:

Hulya Ucansu

Competition

Golden Tulip Award

Previous winner: Ayneh (The Mirror) (Jafar Panahi)

Entry deadline:

31 December 1998


National Association of Broadcasters – NAB

17-22 April 1999

1771 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2891

Tel: +1-202-429 5350

Fax: +1-202 429 5406

President & ceo of NAB: Eddie Fritz



Hummadruz Global Sounds Film Festival (Shizuoka)

18-24 April 1999

Tokiwa 2-4-5-503, Shizuoka-shi 420-0034, Japan

Tel: +81-54-252-9766

Fax: +81-54-252-9766

E-mail: an002@ncf.ca

Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~dagmaragogo/festival.html

Festival director: Dagmar Miura

Festival Programmer: Frank Church

Deadline for entry: March 30, 1999




Visions du Réel Festival International du Cinema Documentaire (Nyon)

19-25 April 1999

18 rue Juste-Olivier, CP 593, CH-1260 Nyon , Switzerland,

Tel: +41-22-361 6060

Fax: +41-22-361 7071

Website: http://www.webdo.ch/visions_97.html

Festival director: Jean Perret

Competition

Grand Prix Visions du Réel

Deadline for entry: 30 January 1999


European Cinema Congress (Wiesbaden)

20-22 April 1999

Forum Film Mediengesellschaft GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany 65205

Tel: +49-611-723448

Fax: +49-611-723403

E-mail: hdfev@aol.com.

Managing director: Wolf Virsthuer

 


Cork Youth International Film/Video & Arts Festival

20-24 April 1999

Cork Youth International Film/Video & Arts Festival 94 Arderin Way, The Glen, Cork, Ireland

Tel:+00353-21-306019

E-mail: hprout1@tinet.ie

Festival director: Helen Prout

Festival programmer: Michael O'Mahony

Competition

Beautiful Bronze Cú-Chullainn Trophy

Previous winners: Déis by Pádraig O'Shéadga

Entry deadline: 31 March 1999



Washington DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC) (Washington)

21 April-2 May 1999

Box 21396, Washington DC 20009, US

Tel:+1-202-724 5613

Fax: +1-202-724 6578

E-mail: FilmfestDC@aol.com

Festival director and programmer: Anthony Gittens

Competition

Audience award

Previous winners: Windhorse (Paul Wagner)

Entry deadline: 15 January 1999


Golden Rose of Montreux

22-27 April 1999

c/o Television Suisse Romande, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 20/CP, 234/1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland

Tel: +41-22-708 8599

Fax: +41-22-781 5249

E-mail: gabrielle.bucher@tsr.ch

Festival director: Chris Zoebeli

Secretary General: Pierre Grandjean

Competition

Golden Rose Award

Previous winner: Yo Yo Ma Inspired by Bach: Six Gestures

Entry deadline: 29 January 1999


International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

22-27 April 1999

Grillostrasse 34, D-46045 Oberhausen, Germany

Tel: +49-208-825 2652

Fax: +49-208-825 5413

E-mail: info@kurzfilmtage.de

Website: http://www.kurzfilmtage.de, http://www.shortfilm.de

Festival director: Lars Henrik Guss

Festival programmers: Lars Henrik Gass, Hilke Doering, Helmut Krebs

Grosser Preis der Stadt Oberhausen (DM10,000)

Previous winner: Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (Martin Arnold)

Entry deadline: 1 February 1999


USA Film Festival (Dallas)

22-29 April 1999

2917 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, 75204, Texas, US

Tel: +1-214-821 6300

Fax: +1-214-821 6364

Website: http://www.usafilmfestival.com

Festival director: Ann Alexander

Festival programmer: Alonso Duralde

Competition (only for short films)

National Short Film Video Competition – Grand Prize ($,1000)

Previous winner: Lily & Jim (Don Hertefeldt)

Entry deadline: 2 March 1999


The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

22 April - 5 May, 18-28 Sept 1999

175 5th ave., suite 2334, NY., NY. 10010

Tel: +1 212 777 7100

Fax: +1 212 397 0873

E-mail:filmfest@bway.net

Website: http:://www.nyfilmvideo.com

Festival director: Stuart Alson

Festival programmer: Adam Zablotski

Market & Competition

Name of major award: best picture

Value of award: certificate no cash value

Last winning film: The Definite Maybe

Director of winning film: Sam Soccalo and Rob Loble


San Francisco International Film Festival

22 April-6 May 1999 (tbc)

1521 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, US

Tel: +1-415-929 5014

Fax: +1-415-921 5032

E-mail: ggwards@stiff.org

Festival director: Peter Scarlett

Festival programmers: Brian Gordon, Rachel Rosen, Marie-Pierre Macia,

Competition

SKYY Prize ($10,000)

Previous winner: Somersault in a Coffin (Dervis Zaim)

Entry deadline: 8 January 1999 (for features)


Vue d’Afrique (Montreal)

22 April-2 May 1999

Les Journées du Cinema Africain et Creole, 67 rue Ste. Catherine Ouest, 5eme étage, Montreal Quebec, Canada H2X 1Z7

Tel: +1-514 284 3322

Fax: +1-514 845 0631

Festival director: Gerard Lechene

Competition

Le Prix

Previous winner: Bent familia (Nouri Bouzid)

Entry deadline: 1 February 1999


Miami Hispanic Film Festival

23 April-2 May 1999

10700 SW 88 Ct., Miami, Fla. 33176, USA

Tel: +1-305-279-1809

Fax: +1-305- 279-1809 /305-919-7007

Email: jangulo@hispanicfilm.com /maria@marialaria.com

Web: http://www.hispanicfilm.com

Festival director: Jaime Angulo

Competition & Market

Best Film Award

Previous winner: La Leyenda De La Doncella by Juan Pinzás

Entry deadline: April 15, 1999

 



UC Davis International Film Festival

23-25 April 1999

Campus Cinema 347 Memorial Union Davis, CA 95616, USA

Tel: +1-(530) 752-7570

Fax: +1-(530) 752-8548

e-mail: campuscinema@yahoo.com

website: http://campuscinema.ucdavis.edu

Festival director & programmer: Hojab Jomehri

Competition

Golden Calf Award ($100- $200)

Previous winner: Fallen Angels by Wong Kar-Wai

Entry deadline: April 16, 1999


Filmfest DC For Kids

24 April-1 May 1999

Box 21396, Washington DC 20009, US

Tel/ Fax : +202 338 4493

E-mail: Zanne1203@aol.com

Festival programmer: Zanne Lexow

Competition

Adult Jury Prizes - animation, live-action

Previous winner: Just To Be A Part Of It (Belgium) (Animation)
Raw Eggs And Fish Oil (Norway) (Live-action)


Trento International Festival of Mountain & Exploration Films

25 April-1 May 1999

Via S. Croce 67, 38100 Trento, Italy

Tel: +39 461 98 61 20

Fax: +39 461 23 18 32

Festival director: tbc

Competition

Gran Premio

Entry deadline: 20 March 1999


Short Filmz "Air your Shorts" Film Festival (Staten Island)

29 April 1999

224 St Johns Ave, New York, NY 10305, USA

Tel: +1-718-815-4525

E-mail: sifilmfest@hotmail.com

Website: http://members.aol.com/dpanzella/shortfilmz.htm

Festival director: Danial Panzella

Competition

Value of award: $1000

Entry deadline: 31 March 1999


New England Film and Video Festival

26 April-1 May 1999

1126 Boylston St, #201, Boston MA 02215, USA

Tel: +1-617 536 1540

Fax: +1-617 536 3576

E-mail: devon@bfvf.org

Festival director: Devon Demonte

Competition

Best of Festival ($1,500)

Previous winner: Repetition Compulsion (Ellie Lee)

Entry deadline: 16 December 1998



Ankara International Film Festival

26 April - 9 May 1999

Farabi sokak 29/1 06690 Çankaya/Ankara Turkey
Tel: +90 312 468 7745/ 3892

Fax: +90 312 467 7830

E-mail: afilm-o@tr-net.net.tr

Festival director: Mahmut Tali Öngören

Festival Programmer: Gökhan Erkýlýç

Competition

Golden Hatti Dear for best Turkish film ($10,000)

Previous winner: Sawdust Tales (Usta beni öldürsene) (Baris Pirhasan)

Entry deadline: 15 February 1999



Györ Media Wave

29 April-2 May 1999

Mediawave Foundation, H-9028 Györ, Soprani ut 45, Hungary

Tel: +36-96-449 444/328 888

Fax: +36-96-415 285

Festival director: Hartyandi Jenö

Entry deadline: 5 January 1999


Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema

29 April-10 May 1999

3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19104-3195 Pennsylvania, USA

Tel: +1-215-895 6593

Fax: +1-215-895 6562

E-mail: pfwc@libertynet.org

Festival director: Phyllis Kaufman

Entry deadline: n/a


London Lesbian Film Festival (London, Ontario)

30 April-2 May 1999

P.O. Box 46014 956 Dundas St. East London, Ontario N5W 3A1, Canada

Tel: +1 519-680-3730

Fax: +1 519-680-1560

E-mail: llff@lweb.net

Web: http://llff.lweb.net

Festival director and programmer: the Reeling Spinsters

Entry deadline: February/March 1999



Munich International Documentary Film Festival

30 April-9 May 1999

Trogerstrasse 46, D-81675, Munich, Germany

Tel: +49-89-470 3237

Fax: +49-89-470 6611

Festival director and programmer: Gudrun Geyer

Competition

Der Dokumentarfilmpreis (DM20,000)

Previous winner: Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev)

Entry deadline: 21 February 1999


Onedotzero (London)

30 April-9 May 1999

14M Abbey Orchard Street Estate, London, UK SW1P 2DL

Tel: +171 233 2212

Fax: +171 256 1122

E-mail: : info@onedotzero.com

Website: www.onedotzero.com

Festival directors: Shane RJ Walter / Matt Hanson

Festival programmers: Shane RJ Walter / Matt Hanson / Zoe Turner

Entry deadline: February 1999


Bathurst Film Festival

30 April-3 May 1999

PO Box 61 Bathurst NSW Australia 2795

Tel/Fax: (02) 6337 6500

E-mail: bandrews@netwit.net.au

Competition

Entry deadline: 31 March 1999


Arizona State University Art Museum Annual Outdoor Film Festival (Tempe, Arizona)

End of April 1999

ASU Art Museum, Tenth Street and Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287-2911

Tel: +1-602 965 2787

Fax: +1-602 965 5254

E-mail: spiak@asu.edu

Festival director: John D Spiak

Festival programmer: Jurors

Competition

Juror choice award and LeBlanc audience choice

Entry deadline: 19 February 1999


BAFTA Film Awards

April 1999

195 Piccadilly, London W1V 0LN

Tel: +44-171-734 0022

Fax: +44-171-439 0473

Festival director and programmer: Harry Manley

Competition

Bafta Awards

Previous winner: The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo)


Chicago Latino Film Festival

3rd week April 1999

600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA

Tel: +1-312-431 1330

Fax: +1-312-360 0629

Festival director: Pepe Vargas

Festival programmer: Michele Johnson

Competition

Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Award ($25,000)

Previous winner: Plaza de almas (Fernando Dias)

Deadline for entry: 1 February 1999


Gen Art Film Festival (New York City)

Last week April 1999

145 W 28th Street, Suite 116, New York, NY, USA 10001, USA

Tel: +1-212 290 0312

Fax: +1-212 290 0254

E-mail: genart@emedia.net

Festival director: Ian Gerard

Entry deadline: tbc


INTERCOM 98 Film & Video Festival (Chicago)

April 1999

32 West Randolph Street, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois, USA 60601

Tel: +1-312 425 9400

Fax: +1-312 425 0944

E-mail: filmfest@wwa.com

Festival director: Michael Kutza

Festival programmer: Jim Healy

Competition

Gold Hugo Statues

Previous winner:

Entry deadline: 1 March 1999


North West Film Festival Southport

Awaiting confirmation for 1999

33 Barrington Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 1HZ, UK

Tel: +44-161-929 1423

Fax: +44-161-929 1067

Festival director: Gil Lane-Young

Festival programmer: Harry Nadler

Competition

Previous winner: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Entry deadline: tbc


Palm Beach International Film Festival

April 1999

7108 Fairway Drive, Suite 235, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33 418, USA

Tel: +1-561 233 1044

Fax: +1-561 683 6957

Festival director:

Entry deadline: 15 March 1999


Schermi d’amore, Sentimental and MŽlo Film Festival (Verona)

Dates for 1999 tbc

Comune di Verona, Corso Porta Borsari 17, 37121 Verona, Italy

Tel: +39-45 800 5348

Fax: +39-45 803 6205

Competition

Previous winner: Fire (Depa Mehta)

Entry deadline: tbc


The Shadow Line (Salerno)

Last half of April 99

Piazza Umberto 1, 84095 Giffoni Valle Piana (SA) Italy

Tel: +39-89 868 544/866 361

Fax: +39-89 866 111

E-mail: gff@pn.itnet.it

Website: http://www.starnet.it/gff/giffoni.news.html

Festival director: Peppe D’Antonio

Competition

Previous winner: Focus (Satohshi Isaka)

Entry deadline: 20 December 1998


Worldfest Houston

April 1999

PO Box 56566, Houston, TX 77256, US

Tel: +1-713-965 9955

Fax: +1-713-965 9960

E-mail: Worldfest@aol.com

Festival director: J Hunter Todd

Market & Competition

Gold Remi Statuette, Gold Lone Star

Previous winner: Mixing Nia (Alison Swan)

Entry deadline: mid February 1999