NEWSLETTER N° 339: November 14, 2007

FESTIVALS AGENDA SUBMISSION CALENDARS
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FESTIVALS IN ACTION - THE VIDEO DAILIES
Recent coverage from fest21.com on London Rome
Dailies from AFI
AFIFEST Tribute to Catherine Deneuve: Lessons in beauty and elegance
AFI FEST announced the audience and jury award winners today
From AFI reflexions on Love in the time of technology
AFI Tribute to Laura Linney: Lessons in passion and grace
From AFI: horror ah ah...begins with zombie movie etiquette
Thoughts from AFI on females faces in Film

Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale FF Award Winners
Making Movies On A Wing And A Prayer
Bawdy Brits A Hit At FLIFF
Stephen Baldwin Feted At FLIFF Closer
Film In Focus: NEW YORK CITY SERENADE
Actor Gary Sinise Honored For Career Achievement
Interview with Mary Stuart Masterson + Jayce Bartok of THE CAKE EATERS
FLIFF Centerpiece Film: THE CAKE EATERS
The Angst Of The Teen Years

Dailies from Funchal
Funchal festival wraps a blissful 10 day event with the awards ceremony
Festival ambience in Funchal
Another cool-fest-news from Funchal
Ain't it cool news : wifi breakfast
Bruno Chatelin Jury member at Funchal Festival

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AWARDS
THE AWARDS WATCH ON FEST21.COM Oscar and more

Juno to receive the Chairman’s Vanguard Award from Palm Springs
AFI FEST Award Winners
FilmFestival Cottbus more success than ever before
EFA to deliver the first award for co production
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FESTIVAL NEWS

60 seconds of fame short film by BAFTA and Orange
Babelgumpartners with the Encounters Short Film Festival
The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival
The Avignon/New York Film Fest offersindie film, paté and wine
News from 4th Big Apple Film Festival
30th Starz Denver Film Festival kicked
IFDA: Amsterdam's other peep Show
HD EXPO ended the second day of an expanded conference and exhibition event
le line up du festival de Monaco de la comédie
3rd I’s San Francisco South Asian Festival to screen Elisabeth
Bahamas Festival unveiled the line up for paradise

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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Putnam lecture for the 20th European Film Awards
An Interview with IDFA director Ally Derks
Stephen Baldwin Feted At FLIFF Closer
This year’s jury at the Stockholm film festival
Palm Springs Film Festival to Honor Jerry Weintraub
Stephen Frears first Patron of Met Film School
Malkovich, Asia Argento... lucky guests for next Thessalonik Fest
New Program Director, Jack Sargeant. for Perth Fest
Jiri Menzel will preside over Thessaloniki Festival

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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
LA COUVERTURE DE CANNES SUR http://croisette.fest21.com

ET...
Blic et bloc prennent position sur la signature numérique
De l’autre côté, de Fatih Akin
"Cycle de Cinéma Diaspora" au musée du quai Branly
Le FIME proposera 7 ciné concerts live à Toulon
Les nommés aux prix Louis Delluc
Arte Mare se prépare
L industrie du rève : après le tournage le festival
Le palmarès du 30ème Festival de Villerupt

ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS & BLOGGERS WANTED
Share your Festival experiences with us: OPEN YOUR BLOG AND PUBLISH ON OUR FREE PLATFORM.
Become a filmfestival reporter and ambassador and open your own blog on www.fest21.com

FILM FROM FEST FOCUS

Big interest in Poland for German films
Bliss wins big at Funchal, Madeira, Festival
Film In Focus from Fort Lauderdale: NY City Serenade
Items to Watch for at the Festivals in 2008

D-CINEMA NEWS

HD EXPO unveils 3D Day
The world’s digital screens reach 4000 mark
NEC Digital Cinema Division Wins the 2007 American Business Award
French 3D cinema is awakening…

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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.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

WRAP UP FROM CANNES
Check out the Cannes Blog Photo Gallery, Video Gallery

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TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR TO CANNES ON SECOND LIFE: you are invited TELEPORT HERE

CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL December 9 - 16, 2007l
The 2007 edition of the Dubai International Film Festival features 9 programmes that will showcase cinema of all genres from all over the world : The Cultural Bridge, Arabian Nights, A Celebration of Indian Cinema, The Cinema of the World, The Cinema of Asia, The Cinema of Africa, Destination Documentary, Emerging Emiratis, Children’s Cinema.
December 9 - 16, 2007

TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S TV & FILM FESTIVAL April 4 - 8, 2008
Taiwan International Children’s TV & Film Festival Final Calls.Entry deadline: October 31, 2007. Don’t miss your opportunity to win cash prize USD 4,000 each category. Please visit our website: www.tictff.org.tw or the bulletin board page to get moresubmission information
SUBMIT INFORMATION ONLINE

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALl April 24 - May 8, 2008
The Golden Gate Awards competition is accepting submissions in 11 categories. Entries must have been completed on or after January 1, 2007. Works that have played a multiday commercial theatrical run in the Bay Area or had any kind of media broadcast are not eligible to apply to non-television categories
SUBMIT ONLINE NOW

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.
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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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ECU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL March 14 - 16, 2007
The European Independent Film Festival 2007 submission deadline of February 1st 2007 is fast approaching. Held in Paris on the 16th, 17th and 18th of March at the prestigious Biblioteque Nationale de Francois Mitterand the very best independent films from around the World will be screened to large audiences competing for 16 awards in 11 categories.
For more information go to www.ecufilmfestival.com
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Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
The Kansas City Jubilee Film Festival wants to see your SHORTS!
Dramas, comedies, documentaries, animations, experimental works and films inspired by JAZZ.
Best of Fest Shorts Prize is $5000 USD - Go to www.kcjubilee.org for details (under 30 minutes, NO PAL).
Postmark deadlines are October 1, November 15 & December 1.
SUBMIT ONLINE NOW

Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Feb 15 - 23, 2008
PUNTO DE VISTA, the Documentary Film Festival of Navarra calls for a competition, open to participation by documentaries of any nationality made in after 1 August 2006. The deadline for sending films is next 30 September.
Fiction, institutional or publicity films will not be admitted, nor reports or works of a journalistic nature.
SUBMIT ONLINE

TURKS & CAICOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL October 16 - 21, 2007
The Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF) is dedicated to featuring films from all over the world that celebrate the fusion of cinema and music through content, character, theme or score/ soundtrack.

CINEMA IN PARADISE: BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL December 6 - 13, 2007
join filmmakers and celebrities from around the world at the 4th edition.
The festival will entertain visitors with a diverse presentation of international films,
unusual cultural experiences and fantastic social events. Come and be a part of the fun!

FANTASPORTO' 2008 CALL FOR ENTRIES
28th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Feb 29 - March 8,
Entries Close Dec 15 Running on 5 theatres screening 200 feature films each year with Massive press coverage 5000 clippings every year - Over 110,000 entries in past editions.contact: Mário Dorminsky (Director)
SUBMIT ONLINE

FUNCHAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - MADEIRA ISLANDS November, 2 - 10, 2007
The Festival is sponsored by the Regional Government of Madeira to promote the films and various events around them, as well as to promote Madeira Islands and the capital city of Funchal. The Festival's main category is the "Atlantic Films Official Section", a competitive section for feature films produced or co-produced by participants from the ATLANTIC countries.

ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS
Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their works.
Also see the news on the Festival for Documentaries and Narrative Movies.
Awards information and call for entries

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