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Future of Cinema Salon Series at the Cannes Film Festival.
This year 3rd installation of the Salon includes includes MingleTalk Distribution May 20 at 3 at the Canadian Pavilion — an event that will be brokering conversations around the future of distribution amongst a varied group of maverick directors, rebellious producers and daredevil distributors.
The Panel at Palais JL Bory May 21 from 10 to 12 will bring together international voices around the table, plus a special hands-on demo of some of the most innovative works coming out of Canada, including Late Fragment a critically-acclaimed dramatic interactive feature film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
And MingleTalk Finance May 21 at 5.30 at the Canadian Pavilion
Visit http://futureofcinema.fest21.com for more details and online registration here
Apologies for those of you which we will not be able to accomodate, we are almost "SOLD OUT" at this early stage.
Cannes is hot about the Future of Cinema!
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CANNES DAILIES ON FEST21.COM
Panelists from Future of Cinema Salon Series in Cannes
Bobby Moresco Honored at Ischia Global Film & Fest Festival (and Cannes press confererence MAY 22 from noon at Espace Italie)
Glamorous Cannes
Cinema de la Plage - an escape from all the movement
Indiana Jones Not a Bust
In Competition: "Gomorrah" by Matteo Garrone
"Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza in competition at Cannes
In Competition: "24 City" by Jia Zhangke
"Linha De Passe" by Walter Salles, In competition at Cannes
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema
New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema
Roland Joffé’s "You and I" screens in Cannes
"Cursed for Gold" Premieres at Cannes Film Festival
In competitiont at Cannes, "Three Monkeys" by Nuri Belge Ceylan
Unfortunate reviews for "Un Conte de Noel"
Hollywood shines in Cannes for "Kung Fu Panda" Premiere
In competition : "Waltz with Bashir"
"Lion's Den" in competition at Cannes
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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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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 Submission Deadline is June 6th. Final Deadline is June 20th for Withoutabox users only.
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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!
Call for Entries - Final deadline: May 23, 2008
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ACE FILM FESTIVAL- NYC - September 12 - 14, 2008 Accepting Entries February 8 - May 9, 2008
Want your film played in New York City? This is your chance to screen your work to an audience of fellow filmmakers, industry players, press, distributors and moviegoers in the heart of Manhattan! This priceless opportunity is only the beginning. Selected films will be reviewed by an impressive panel of accomplished judges for a chance to win awards, prizes, cash and more. Your film or video will share the screen with the latest and greatest in American independent cinema for one of the most anticipated events on the industry calendar.
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BUSHO FILM FESTIVAL September 3 - 7, 2008
Short Film, Long Bang!
The 4th BuSho International Short Film Festival accepts entries in the categories of fiction, animation and experimental film.
Entry deadline: 3. May 2008.
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SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA June 13 - 21, 2008
Now entering our 10th year, Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF) has become one of Asia’s largest festival for international short films and is one of the few Academy Award(R) accredited short film festivals SSFF reaches audiences of 30,000 in Tokyo and major cities in Japan. Our main festival is held for over a week in the heart of Harajuku TOKYO!
Please note that our festival dates are tentative.
INDEPENDENT FEATURES FILM FESTIVAL July 25 - 27, 2008
The Independent Features Film Festival is the world's first film festival in which films will be chosen by a global audience via a web-based competition. The competition will run May 1st, 2008 through June 30th, 2008. The top twenty-one films will go on to be screened at the Independent Features Film Festival which will be hosted July 25-27, 2008 at the acclaimed Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan.
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