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NEWSLETTER N° 389: November 12, 2008

Check
out the Festivals
posters gallery on fest21.com


Dailies from Montreal
Toronto
San Sebastian
London
Cinemed


 

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LIVE FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE FILM FESTIVAL



Award
Winners Announced At FLIFF Finale

A Mahon On A Mission

Film In Focus: FLING

Eli Wallach Honored At Fort Lauderdale Film Festival

Stars Come Out At FLIFF Red Carpet Event

FLIFF Screens Classic "Indecent Film" From the 1950s


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AWARDS

THE AWARDS WATCH ON FEST21.COM




Award
Winners Announced At FLIFF Finale

Oregon Media Arts Fellowships Awards

Ojai Film Festival 2008: Award Winners

Asia Pacific Screen Awards Winners

EFA Award nominees announced

Amal Euro Arab Film Festival 08. Nominees, Awards.

AFI FEST 2008 award winners

Filmkulturpreis Mannheim-Heidelberg


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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNER

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Dec
7th-9th 2008 - Las Vegas Hilton

The 5th Annual IFFS will be the most informative and fun filled
summit to date. We are excited to announce new topics and speakers
at the annual summit, insuring that attendees at all levels –
first-timers and repeat attendees, new to the industry or seasoned
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panel discussions, breakout sessions, social activities, and the
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MORE FESTIVAL NEWS



Milan
International Film Festival (MIFF) new awards program

Fourth Festival of German Films in Tokyo successful!

MIAAC 2008: New York’s Indian Film Festival

Forever Young in Mannheim

image+nation, Canadas oldest and largest LGBT film festival turns
21

Sheffield Doc/Fest opens today with over 140 films


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LIVE DAILIES ON FEST21.COM

Coming
next:

Montreal
Nouveau Cinéma
Diractors
Cinemed UNAFF
LondonFilmFestival



Recent video coverage Ischia
Locarno Montreal
Toronto
San Sebastian
New Yorkand
SILVERDOCS dailies
FESTROIA dailies




More archive Blogging from

IFFS
Europe
, Palm
Beach
, The
international Doc market at Thessaloniki
, ECU,
Miami - Cinequest
-Fantasporto
- Santa
Barbara
- Berlin
- Park City -
Tribeca
Film Festival
San
Francisco
- Sydney
- Boston

Cannes
- La
Croisette Cannes
- Future
of Cinema Salon in Cannes




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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS



Tilda
Swinton: to be next Berlinale Jury President

Forest Whitaker to receive Capri Hollywood Peace Award

Jury members from the Miami Short Film Festival

Interview with Sean Uyehara, San Francisco Animation Festival

Anna Faris to pick Rising Star Award at Bahamas Fest

Mark Mahon a man on a mission, focus from Fort Lauderdale

Politics meet film at Cottbus

Studio Babelsberg is new cooperation partner for SHOOTING STARS




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

Les
interviews vidéos de CINEMED par Cécile Rittweger
et

Les dailies sur
le bog Cinemed




News d'arras L'autre cinéma sur fest21.com

Dimanche
en fête à Arras, émeraudes et perles du festival

La première journée du festival d'Arras : ambiance

Coup d'envoi du 9ème Festival International du Film d'Arras

Arras : Le Village du Festival

Le staff « Plan-Séquence » oeuvre au succès
de l'Autre Cinéma

Interview Eric Miot, délégué général
de l'association Plan-Séquence

L'autre Cinéma à Arras : cinéma d'Europe...et
du Monde




Cinéma Miracolo à Paris

Vidéos
et dailies sur fest21.com

Dernières
nouvelles sur la nouvelle version française de fest21.com

Les temps forts de
Cinema Miracolo

FCAT 2009: nouvelles dates et Règlement!

Critique de "Change", de Nicolae Margineanu. Par Cécile
Rittweger

Coup de cœur - Le projet, court métrage de Mohamed
Ali Nahdi

Le Palmarès des JCC de Carthage




ET sur filmfestivals.fr...

Palmarès
des Ecrans documentaires 2008

Mumbai Meri Jaan reçoit le Grand Prix du Festival
Cinémas et Cultures d’Asie

Le Forum des images réouvre ses portes dans un
mois

Après Montpellier Bruxelles : un autre Festival
du cinéma méditerranéen

L’Autre Cinéma : Du 07 au 16 novembre 2008

Les nominations pour les prix EFA

Les Rencontres de Coproduction Francophone à Paris

Le Cinéma du Québec au Publicisdrugstore

CinémaS d'Europe à Nice

Euromed Audiovisuel: Conférence Régionale
Finale au Caire

Rétrospective et leçon de cinéma
de John Boorman à Arras





ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS & BLOGGERS WANTED, GET
YOUR FEST ACCRED THROUGH US

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

Pushing
Boundaries: Canadian Vintage Independent Films

Clara" opens the 57. International Filmfestival in Mannheim

Cottbus Trailer

NFAI to present treasures from archives at IFFI 2008

APN - Advance Production News UK November issue is out




D-CINEMA NEWS

Can you
speak the Digital language?

Digital screenings from Europe's Finest at Ghent

First Digital 3D Movie Released in China

350 systems commitments to date for Dolby(R) 3D



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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

Check out the Cannes Blog
Photo Gallery,
Video Gallery
Short Film Corner

CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

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Submit
online





FANTASPORTO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAl
February 20 - March1,
2008

29th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Feb 20 - March 1

The Oporto International Film Festival, now going to its 29th
edition, specializes in fantasy and science-fiction films in its
Official Competitive section.

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 NOW


DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
December 11 - 18,
2008

The 2008 edition of the Dubai International Film Festival features
12 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 AsiaAfrica,
Emirati Voices, Children’s Cinema, Animation, In Focus,
Rythm & Reels, Screen on the Green and Lifetime Achievement

Introducing the New Dubai Film Market




ECU
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL March, 2009


The European Independent Film Festival 200ç submission
deadline of January 15th, 2009 is fast approaching. Held in Paris
in 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

SUBMIT
ONLINE NOW


SHORT
SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA June, 2009


Now entering our 11th 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.

SUBMIT
ONLINE NOW


L.A.
COMEDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
March
5 - 8, 2009

This is a festival
started by funny people, for funny people. All judges are top
names in the fields of comedy and filmmaking.

If what you have is short and
people laugh at it, around here, that’s a good thing.

So,
you think you're funny? Prove it!


SUBMIT
ONLINE NOW





AFRICA
WORLD DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
February 5 - 8, 2009

Join us for the 2nd Africa World Documentary Film Festival in
February 2009 in Saint Louis USA, in Europe, and the Caribbean.
At our 2007 inaugural festival in Saint Louis USA and Lagos, Nigeria,
over $5,000 in prizes was awarded. The festival and film makers
presenting were highlighted on CNN’s Inside Africa.

At the 2nd AWDFF in 2009, we are awarding more prizes to Film
makers, along with viewing of your work on three continents under
the banner of one festival. Look out for more and join us at the
2nd AWDFF around the globe!

Submit
your film


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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