13-27 August
88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ, Scotland
tel: +44-131-228 4051
fax: +44-131-229 5501
e-mail: info@deff.demon.co.uk
Contact: Mark Cousins
The Melbourne International Film Festival, The MIFF
from 25 July to 9 August 1996.
Telephone: +61 3 0417 2011
Fax: +61 3 9417 3804
Street address: 1st floor, 207 Johnson Street, Fitzroy, VIC., 3065, Australia
Postal address: PO Box 2206, Fitzroy, VIC., 3065, Australia
Festival Director: Tait Brady
Contact: Robin Wright
E-mail: robinw@cinemedia.net
New Zealand Film Festival, 1996
July/August
The Moving Image Centre will be curating a Short Film programme for the New Zealand Film Festival, featuring both New Zealand and International filmmakers.
E-mail: Mic@mic.org.nz
fax: 64-9-373 4830
phone: 64 9 373 2772
Weiterstadt Open Air Filmfest
17-21 August
Bahnhofstr 70, D-64331 Weiterstadt, Germany
tel: +49-6150-12186
fax: +49-6151-719721
Contact: Mario Rempp
Norwegian International Film Festival (Haugesund)
19-27 August
PO Box 145, 5501 Haugesund, Norway
tel: +47-52 73 44 30
fax: +47-52 73 44 20
Contact: Gunmar Johan Lovvik
Market
Espoo Ciné
23-27 August
Ahertajankuja4, PO Box 95, Espoo 02100 Finland
tel:+358-0-466 599
fax: +358-0-466 458
Contact: Laura Mänki
Australian Film Festival (Canberra, Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth)
23 August - 27 September
c/o Australian Film Institute, 49 Eastern Road, 3205 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
tel: +61-3 9696 1844
fax: +61-3 9696 7972
Contact: Lindsey van Niekerk
Competition
Trophy for Best Film
Previous winner: Muriel's Wedding by P.J. Hogan
Montreal World Film Festival
24 August - 4 September
1432 De Bleury, Montreal H3A 2JI, Canada
tel: +1-514 848 3883
fax: +1-514 848 3886
e-mail: ffmmontreal
Contact: Serge Losique, Daniele Cauchar
Market and Competition
Grand prix des Ameriques
Previous winner: Once Were Warriors (Lee Tamahori)
Edinburgh International Television Festival
25-28 August
24 Neil Street, London WC2 9PS, UK
tel: +44-171 379 4519
fax: +44-171 836 0702
Contact: Tom Harvey
Mostra Internazionale d'arte Cinematografica (Venice)
30 August - 9 September
La biennale di Venezia, Ca Giustinian, S Marco, I-Venice 30124, Italy
tel: +39-41-521 8711
fax: +39-41-522 7539
Contact: Dario Ventimiglia
Competition
Gold Lion Award
previous winners: Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski), Vive L'amour (Tsai Ming-Liang)
Banco Nacional International Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro)
31 August - 14 September
Rua Vluntários da Pátria 97, Rio de Janeiro 22270-000, Brazil
tel: +55-21-286 8505
fax: +55-21-286 4029
e-mail: ilda@ax.apc.org
Contact: Ilda Santiago
Festival Internacional de Cinema (Figueira da Foz)
31 August - 10 September
Apartado dos Correios 50407, 1709 Lisboa Codex, Portugal
tel: +351-1812 6231
fax: +351-1-812 6228
Contact: José Vieira Marques
Competition
Grand Prix (US$5,000)
Previous winner: The Dream (Unni Straume)
The British Short Film Festival
31 August - 7 September
Room 313, Threshold House, 65-59 Shepherd's Bush Green, London W12 7RJ, UK
tel: +44-181-743 8000 x.62222
fax: +44-181-740 8540
Contact: Matthew Quinn
Competition
The BBC Award for Best British Drama
Previous winner: Eight for Eight Thirty (Tom Stoppard)
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