NEWSLETTER N° 364: May 14, 2008

Filmfestivals.com and CFC Media Lab, Telefilm Canada
in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter, 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
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
Official Selection: Un certain regard
Film in competition
FIPRESCI presents its "Revelation of the Year" Cannes 2008: "Lake Tahoe"
VoD - which licences for which markets? Debate in Cannes May 18 at 2:30 pm at the Ambassadeurs
Cannes unveils it's line up and invites Hollywood glitz to red carpet
Cannes Festival : 15th session of the Cinéfondation Residence

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AWARDS
THE AWARDS WATCH ON FEST21.COM Oscar and more

Winners of Golden Trailer Awards
Golden Trailer Awards® show
San Francisco announces awards
MEDIAWAVE'2008 Awards
American Screenwriters Association Screenplay Competition
Hugo Television 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

ANIMATOR 2008 : selection for competition is open
Future of Cinema salon Series in Cannes program
Anifest is up and running
Bulgarian Film Festival, New York
Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival
San Francisco Film Society wrapped
11th Brooklyn International Film Festival
fmx/08 drew the cg community to Stuttgart's conferences
Munich short film festival highlights
Eskisehir -- Diary of a High-rise Zombie, other films, and a real Master Class
3rd Montreal Underground Film Festival program
Outview08: Athens 2nd International G & L Film Festival
Australian Festival of German Films attracted 19,000
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Vanessa Redgrave and Bille August at Ischia Fest
IFI appointed Ross Keane to run its marketing

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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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Euromed Audiovisuel à Cannes pour
Lettre ouverte de l'ACID à Madame Christine Albanel
300 projets latinos pour Open Dorrs à Locarno
Le Forum prépare le 4e festival Pocket Films
ernando Solanas, Romain Goupil et Hani Abu Assad à la critique
APC a un nouveau conseil de direction et bureau

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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
Cursed for Gold goes to Cannes: interview with the Director Olivier Weber
"Hidden Faces", a powerful condemnation of the custom of "Honor Killing"
Europa Cinemas Label will be awarded in Cannes
Third Annual Black Docs Film Series
WebMovieNow Launches High-Quality Divix VOD service
LA Jewish Fest opens today with full line up
Dutch documentary 4 elements wins at TrentoFilmfestival

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!

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.
Submit your film

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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