NEWSLETTER N° 363: May 7, 2008

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Filmfestivals.com and CFC Media Lab, Telefilm Canada
in partnership with Moving Pictures, Film & Festivals Magazine and Cineuropa.org are proud to present another installment of our
Future of Cinema Salon Series at the Cannes Film Festival.

This year promises to be a stellar line up that includes MingleTalk 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. We will also be hosting in the Palais our annual Future of Cinema Blockbuster Panel that brings together nternational 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.

Visit http://futureofcinema.fest21.com for more details and online registration here
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AWARDS
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Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Awards
IFFLA 2008 Announces Award Winners
Boston Independent Film Festival Awards
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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER
CURSED FOR GOLD a film by Olivier Weber premieres in Cannes : May 16 10 pm Palais K
The new Gold Rush is a time bomb in the Amazon rainforest
Mercury is killing people and destroying the environment.
A striking feature film documentary in the wake of "Darwin's Nightmare

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MORE FESTIVAL NEWS

Out Film CT line up announced
The Tribeca Film Festival announces audience figures of 400 000
Short film capital Hamburg: Around the world in six days
HD EXPO returns to Chicago
It's almost AniFest time to gather at this Southern Bohemian town
Indelible Images: 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Wrap
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and Bitfilm cooperate
Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival ready for start
Naoussa Short Film and Video Festival opens
Eskisehir, an off-the-beaten-track film festival with Flair

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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Erkko Lyytinen is the new new Artistic Director of DocPoint
International Film Guide (from Wallflower Press) party at Tribeca
Festival Director appointed for Lone Star Film Fest

FESTIVALS AGENDA SUBMISSION CALENDARS
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this month..

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

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le Festival de Locarno rend hommage à Christine Vachon.
Cristian Mungiu parrain de la journée de l'Europe à Cannes
Festival de Douarnenez à la découverte du Liban
Mai: le mois du Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris
Le festival Corto Del MED se termine.
Blindness fera l'ouverture de Cannes
Paris partenaire des festivals: un petit tour d'horizon
Ca tourne à Paris! la crise? quelle crise

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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS

World premieres of British films to open and close Edinburgh Festival
IFTA expressed its support for Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Making Trouble at the LA Jewish Film Fest
Go Speed Racer, GO
Encounters With British Cinema At Tribeca FF

D-CINEMA NEWS

Full Program of Future of Cinema Salon in Cannes from CFC Media Lab Telefilm Canada and Fest21.com
Picturehouse to provide Liverpool's first 3D cinema
Speed racer to be simultaneously released as Imax film

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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

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

CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER - May 14-24, 2008
Do you direct short films with a burning desire to move into feature films? If so, bring your short film to sunny Cannes. From May 14th to May 24th 2008, the Festival de Cannes will present the 5th edition of the Short Film Corner, where you will discover an array of activities designed to help you develop your film projects! More information on www.shortfilmcorner.com

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
SUBMIT TODAY

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.
SUBMIT TODAY

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.
APPLY ONLNE

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.
SUBMIT ONLINE NOW

ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT FRONTIERS
Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their works.
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Awards information and call for entries

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