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NEWSLETTER N° 428: August 18, 2009


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FESTIVAL NEWS
FROM THE CIRCUIT
Brisbane International Film Festival has just wrapped
New APSA Develoment prize for Asia Pacific filmmakers
Netherlands Film Festival introduces Dutch Angle
Romania International Film Festival will take place in Arad
30 th Durban International Film Festival attendance soaring
IFFS certified Film Fest professional Program
4th edition of The BUT Film Festival
GOTHAM SCREEN 3rd Annual Film Festival & Screenplay Contest
Portland Time-Based Art (TBA) programs:TBA 09 On Film
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival wrapped LA
Portable Film Festival highlights
See you After Dark in Toronto!
The Compass of Desire Festival
A look back at Locarno's 2009 edition
Record of visitors at the 3rd Fünf Seen Film Festival 2009
Asian American Film Fest opens with Ivy Ho Directorial Debut CLAUSTROPHOBIA
2009 New York Film Festival Official Lineup
Strasbourg International Film Festival Highlights
Infecting the city (Cape Town Festival)



FEST PLAYERS
FOCUS
Gifford will host a masterclass at Abycine
Filmfest Oldenburg honors filmmakers Bruno Barreto, Scott McGehee and David Siegel
Rachel Rosen new director of programming at San Francisco Fest
Zurich Festival To Present a Special Roman Polanski Retrospective
Projets sélectionnés pour l'Atelier d'expertises de Namur
Film Independent announces participants for screenwriters lab
Special Andrzej Wajda evening at Locarno
Contemplating Krzysztof Zanussi
"It Might Get Loud" Up close with 3 guitar heroes U2's, The Edge and more
Ray Bradbury at 40th San Diego Comic-Con


AWARDS
Unicef UK Film Awards
Creative Screenwriting announces the winners
Locarno Open Doors Awards 2009
Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Ad Astra Award Recipient
Award-winners at the 30th Durban International Film Festival
Torino Fest new prize: THE 8½ AWARD
Nomineesof 9th world Soundtrack Awards
Hunger wins top prize at ERA New Horizons Fest
LA Shorts announces winners
Encounters South African Documentary Festival Awards

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2008 Festival Film of the year Nominees



FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS

"Cold Souls" Upclose with Paul Giamatti and French Director/Writer Sophie Barthes
Star Wars Fan Film Set For Big Screen Debut
Stormy Sunday at Sarajevo Film Festival
Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy will close the Times BFI
WTO Releases Panel Report on China Market Access Case
"A Perfect Getaway" offers a perfect ($100,000)promo trip to Hawai
Zurich focuses on Argentina
Launch of Friends of the German-Russian Film Academy
Northern Lights: New Canadian Cinema at ERA
Spotlight On Polish Cinema at ERA New Horizons
Back in the saddle, at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum

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27 + 1 Short Films Festival December 4th - 6th, 2009
The International 27+One film festival will take place in Moscow in
December, 2009. The festival will present to the public a selection of
wide ranging humorous, ironic and offbeat works from the 27 countries
of the European Union and Russia. During the event, well-know
cinematographers and représentatives of the film industry will give
master classes and round tables.
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ANGEL FILM AWARDS December 3 - 6, 2009
The Angel Film Awards celebrates films that impart love, peace, and
oneness in their creative spirit for humankind. Each visual creation
floods our beings with a light that shines brightly with positive
images in our reverie. This art form is the focal point of our
selection process with a team of celebrated global professionals. Call
for entry ends October 15th
Submit online through FestivalExpress

THE WINE COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL September 17th - 27th, 2009
The Wine Country Film Festival, established in 1986, is a premier
showcase of international feature films, short films and documentaries.
The Festival includes theatrical presentations as well as the popular
"Films al Fresco" screenings under the stars in spectacular vineyard
settings. The Festival features films of all genres with special
sections such as "Cinema of Conscience", "The Arts in Film",
"EcoCinema", "Indies Today", "International Perspectives" and
"CineLatino Showcase."
Submit through FestivalExpress online





DAILIES
FROM THE CIRCUIT ON FEST21.COM

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Cannes, Silverdocs

NEWS FROM CANNES
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D-CINEMA
NEWS

European digital
screen base grew by 70% in 2008
Can you speak the Digital language?



THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones

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nouvelles sur la nouvelle version française de fest21.com

Premiers Plans d'Angers : Programme complet et inscriptions ouvertes!
Projets sélectionnés pour l'Atelier d'expertises 6ème Forum de la production de Namur
Les Toiles Enchantées : 25 nouvelles projections de films pour les enfants hospitalisés.
234 zert ert
Conseil d'administration de la SACEM pour l'exercice 2009-2010
Bruxelles valide le crédit d'impôt international !
Marc Tessier élu Président du Forum des images
La famille Wolberg
Plus de 22'000 spectateurs pour la 9ème édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Neuchâtel
Le palmarès du Brussels Film Festival

ET sur filmfestivals.fr...

Cinéma touS écranS
Sky Prods organise la 3ème édition de son Concours de Courts-métrages
Les premiers films du FiFF de Namur
Age de Glace 3 reversera 1€ /ticket à Toiles Enchantées


CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL October 27 - 31, 2009
The Festival is a 501(3)(c) not-for-profit organization supporting film
programs in local schools, and dedicated to making a difference in the
lives of future filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to work
in the world of film. Proceeds generated each year are donated to
schools, in the form of grants and scholarships, to provide new
technologies. The Festival is now accepting submissions for Features,
featurettes, shorts and documentary of all genres and open to
filmmakers worldwide.
Submit online
FILM FESTIVAL OF IMAGINATION AND WONDER Film Festival du film Merveilleux March, 2010
The Festival promotes films celebrating the imaginary, the Wonder and
magic from the entire world and allow us and the section "off
competition the kaleidoscope" help to re-discover our different
cultures and our planet.
The theme of the Film festival are magic, the imaginary, the marvelous,
the astonishing, the supernatural, the occult, the strange, the
esoteric, poetry, the fantastic, science -fiction and myths, legends,
comics, manga, video game, dreams...
Submit online

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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