Golden Unicorn Prize (35 000 euros). Competition: world cinema and cultural diversity, Fiction, documentaries, animation, long-short features. 350 films, 350 guests, 65 000 moviegoers. 13th Script Devlopment Fund : 5 grants, 7600 Euros each

International Compétition (Here)

Homages et des retrospectives (Here)

Events (Here)

Guest (Here)

Funds (Here)

GUIDELINES

Entrants must be Russian nationals who are either:

Students studying film in Russia or abroad.

Film student graduates from 2006 onwards.

Young filmmakers (high school age)

Film School entrants (class or group produced films) from 2006 onwards

• Films entered can be from 2006 to 2009 graduation classes.
• Dead line for Film entry is September 27^th 2009.
• Film entries can be either portfolio work – work in progress during a film course, a graduation film or other work.
• Open to all production techniques including animation – documentary – drama and experimental or artistic film.
• No film length restrictions.
• No theme restrictions.
• Films can be in either the Russian or English language. If the films are in Russian it is strongly recommended that English subtitles are provided.
• Multiple entries by schools will be allowed.
• Film entrants must first register on the website www.reelshowint.com .
• All films for entry must be uploaded onto the www.reelshowint.com  website or mailed to the address provided. Film submissions forms must, in both cases, be filled out on line.
•  Prize: Best Overall Film- US$500.00 and entry into The Reelshow All winners Festival 2009.
• An International panel of judges and Reelshow International members will decide the winner.

PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE AND ENTRY INTO THE FESTIVAL ARE BOTH FREE OF CHARGE.

The Warrambeen Film Festival is a new event developed in response to an identified need to preserve regional stories and history whilst also filling a gap in family friendly arts events on the rural calendar. The festival is a daylong event occurring on the 13th of March 2010 which will incorporate a competitive short film screening, live music and acts as well as a food and wine festival component showcasing the produce of the region. Warrambeen is 1.5hrs west of Melbourne between Geelong, Ballarat and Colac.

The motivation behind this event has always been about reinvesting into the community financially and artistically while preserving its history and engaging new audiences. With the eventual and inevitable loss of word of mouth story telling we believe that film, and especially the short film format, can bridge that gap which has formed and preserve our colourful stories and histories by committing them to film.

With the central theme of regional stories for regional audiences, the festival will select films to be screened with this core idea in mind, although all films will be considered and judged on merit. Furthermore, each year, the festival produces a ‘headline film’ concerning some facet of the immediate regions history, stories, or even based on a good yarn synonymous with the area.

Some fantasic prizes to be announced very soon!

Check out www.warrambeenfilmfestival.com.au and follow the links to submit your films while the early bird offer is still available.

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See you soon!

The Filmfestival Turkey/Germany takes annually place in Nuremberg.

Features films, shortfilms and documentaries can partizipate.

Thera is a competition for feature films from Germany and Turkey. Those Awards will be given:

- Award for the best movie (5.000 €)

- Award for best actor and actrss (each 1.000 €)

- Award of the audience (1.000 €)

- Award of the film criticians (1.000 €)

Further there is a competion of shortmovies. The price for the best film is 1.000 €.

Our Landscapes of movies are a part of the festival without the charackter of competition. The give an overview about the german and the turkish cinema of these days.

Among all movies of the festival the Öngören Award for democracy and human righst is awarded.

Further information in german and turkish under: www.fftd.net

The festival offers a contemporary and liberal platform for the filmmakers of the World to exhibit the excellence of the film art form. The aim is mainly to contribute to the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different nations. We hope to present complex human situations of this rapidly changing world in the globalised era.

You can visit us online at http://www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com 

Celebrating its fifth year in 2010, the Hillside Film Festival is calling for entries from Victoria’s most promising young filmmakers. The festival gives emerging filmmakers the opportunity to see their films on the big screen in front of a large audience, be judged professionally by some of the most respected filmmakers and writers in the country, and win some fantastic prizes along the way.   

Screened in one of Victoria’s most-beautiful cinemas, the Cameo Outdoor Cinema in Belgrave, the festival proudly focuses on artistic excellence and innovation, celebrating great filmmaking across all genres, styles and budgets. We want to hear from young filmmakers with a unique voice, a story to tell and a fresh approach to filmmaking – not just those with the best equipment or famous friends. Industry judges include Sandra Sciberras, director of the AFI award-winning ‘Caterpillar Wish’ (AUS 2006), and Bridget Callow, producer of the AFI-nominated ‘Bitter and Twisted’ (AUS 2008).

This year, filmmakers are competing for a stack of cash and awards, including a $1,000 cash prize from The Upwey & District Community Bank Group and a prize pack from Madman Entertainment. Selected films will also feature on the small screen, presented on Foxtel’s Aurora Community Channel as part of Youth Week 2010. To enter, films must be 15 minutes or less, and the filmmaker from Victoria and aged 30 or under.

For more information, and to enter online, check out www.hillsidefilmfestival.com.

Entries close on Monday 2^nd November.

It is said that a “Picture speaks a thousand words” but when it comes to films it can actually translate into an epic. The strength & reach of a motion picture has always defined new benchmarks & more often than not managed to make an indeligible mark on the minds of the audience. This phenomenon gains ground more so with respect to issues pertaining to environmental degradation & nature conservation. Discussions & forums on environmental conservation though critical, have lost their potency & often end-up as drab & cliched to a great extent. Thus when spreading the message of nature conservation remains vital, spreading it effectively becomes the cornerstone of this grave issue. Ecofest’09 aims to get some of the best creative minds in the business for spreading the message to the utmost extent.The idea behind inviting & screening these creatively crafted films is to make a strong impact upon the audience, which is the first step towards urging them towards concrete action.