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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
Sam
Shepard to accept Award at Austin Film Fest
Master Classes scheduled for the Zurich Film Festival
Jonathan Demme to chair the jury at San Sebastian
Paso Robles Digital Film Fest will honor film-editor Joel Cox
Jeffrey Katzenberg to receive IBC International Honour for Excellence
Gitai and other industry specialists debate in Locano on D Cinema
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picked up at Locarno Film Festival.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Fest new competition for Baltic films
firts titles at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Sony Pictures Imageworks & Animation @ SIGGRAPH 2008
A look at Spanish cinema at the San Sebastian Festival
Feature film competition at Milano Film Festival
D-CINEMA NEWS
350 systems
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Digitalization - challenge and threat
Women in Digital Cinema
The secret of Cinema 2.0
XDC has signed with four major distributors to deploy 8,000 DC
installations across Europe.
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Film Festival Tourism: a research on its rapid expansion
The previous articles provided the context for the growing
film festival tourism phenomenon. In this last installment, more
specific information is provided about the participants in festival
tourism, the services provided by the few agencies in this new
niche market, and the characteristics of the film festivals that
would most likely benefit from film festival tourism.
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FILMSTOCK
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 6 - 16 November 2008
FILMSTOCK in the UK is on the hunt once again to fill its programme
with soulful shorts, features, and
documentaries. Open to all genres from anywhere in the world.
150+ films from 25+ countries will play alongside curated retrospectives,
themed nights and late night clandestine screenings. www.filmstock.co.uk
Deadline for entries is 16th Aug 2008..
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ONLINE
ENGLISH
RIVIERA COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL September 25-28, 2008
We want your comedy shorts – and no, we’re not talking
about the embarrassing pair of cartoon boxer shorts your mum bought
you for Christmas. We are calling for submissions for the inaugural
Eat My Shorts comedy film competition, which is being held as
part of the International Comedy Film Festival (25th - 28th September
2008) .
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MOVING
PICTURES - Fall Contest
Moving Pictures Film Contest is a unique competition that provides
independent filmmakers the possibility to have their work distributed
around the world and attend various film markets for networking.
Regular Deadline: July 31, 2008. Extended deadline: August 30,
2008
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AFRICA WORLD DOCUMENTARY
FESTIVAL February 5 - 8, 2009
Join us for the 2nd Africa World Documentary Film Festival in
February 2009 in Saint Louis USA, in Europe, and the Caribbean.
At our 2007 inaugural festival in Saint Louis USA and Lagos, Nigeria,
over $5,000 in prizes was awarded. The festival and film makers
presenting were highlighted on CNN’s Inside Africa.
At the 2nd AWDFF in 2009, we are awarding more prizes to Film
makers, along with viewing of your work on three continents under
the banner of one festival. Look out for more and join us at the
2nd AWDFF around the globe!
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FUNCHAL
FILM FESTIVAL November 7-15, 2008 Funchal, Madeira
The Festival’s main category is the International Official
Competitive Section for 35mm features and will offer an outlook
of present world cinema and explore new trends in the art of film.Official
Competitive Section for fiction features will compete for the
“Silver Caravel” Award.
Other awards are: Screenwriter, actress and actor, special Jury
award and Audience award.
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RAINDANCE
FILM FESTIVAL October 1-12, 2008 London, England
Submit to the Largest Independent Film Festival in the UK
We screen films of all shapes, genres and sizes and have a soft
spot for first time filmmakers. Late
PALM SPRINGS SHORT
FILM FESTIVAL August 21-27, 2008
The 14th annual edition of the event will present more
than 300 new short films from 40 countries, with 300 young filmmakers
attending the event in the week-long celebration of the short
film art form, which encompasses special events and showcases,
and a program of seminars, master classes and panel discussions
featuring industry professionals and experts in the short film
field. 20 cash awards will be presented in eight competitive categories
- over $70,000 in cash, film stock and production services will
be awarded!
ANNUAL
PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS
Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their
works.
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