Newsletter 320, 13-20 June 2007

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FESTIVALS AGENDA SUBMISSION CALENDARS
Festivals calling for your films...
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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

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AWARDS
THE AWARDS WATCH ON FEST21.COM Oscar and more

Booklyn International film festival awards its prizes
The Online DivX Film Festival revealed its winners
Krakow Film Festival Awards
Ecovision prize winners
Italian Royal Treatment for the New York AIDS Film Festival

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FESTIVAL NEWS
CHECK FESTROIA DAILIES and watch out for Los angeles Festival coverage and Silverdocs dailies
Seattle '07: an embarassment of riches
Dutch short film fetival in Paris launching
Variety Critics’ Choice at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Dok Leipzig 2007 prepares to celebrate the 50th edition
Sight & Sound Presents... Cannes and Film: Sixty Glorious Years?
$125 000 in cash & prizes for CFC Short Film Fest
Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (2 fests in paralell)
EFP launches June Session of Industry Screenings in New York
NY Asian Film Fest line up
Sacramento French festival... Do you love Paris?
Feature documentaries shine at Seattle Fest
Durban International Film Festival
Mumbai International Film Festival 2008
Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival Line up
Dont miss the inaugural Cancun International Film Festival

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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Registration has opened for GREENHOUSE – a development programme aimed at Mediterranean documentary film makers, targeting filmmakers from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey. Submission Deadline is July 15th
Apply online

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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Jackson Hole Wildlife announces jury
Rosemary Connors new Executive Director at Philadelphia Film Society
EFP’s Producers on the Move programme for Cannes 2007

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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
Nous recherchons encore quelques filmmakers/bloggers cannois
LA COUVERTURE DE CANNES SUR http://croisette.fest21.com

ET...
Max & Co un film d'animation suisse sera présenté à Locarno
Films sous les étoiles les 28,29 et 30 juin 2007 au Domaine National de Saint Cloud.
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
Projections en plein air à la Guillotière
Pierre Even prend la tête des Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
American Vertigo réquistoire contre le vertige de l'ignorance
Palmarès du festival Pocket Films: c'est dans la poche...3
Nominations et remaniements à la Culture
Le Jalifoly Festival en juillet à Paris
Concourst de courts
Festival International Film Indépendant. Lille
Festival des Murs à Pêches de Montreuil-sous-bois
11-16 juin 2007 : 5ème Festival international Signes de Nuit, Paris
les points forts d'Avignon Film Festival

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

Cinemanow launches WatchMusicHere.com
Wavescapes surf films at the DIFF
Un nouveau site pour la création animée
Nanking '37 at Seattle '07 Shocking reconstruction of the rape of a city

D-CINEMA NEWS

French 3D cinema is awakening…
Disney's 'Meet The Robinsons' Has Largest Digital 3-D Opening in History
Real time Stereo 3D at La Geode unveils Kheops secrets
Odeon to test 100% Digital in 2 UK complexes
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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

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

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!
SUBMIT ONLINE

ACTION ON FILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL July 26 - 29, 2007
The Action on Film Festival aims to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition. The Action On Film Festival offers cash, prizes and distribution to filmmakers from around the world. No other film festival offers filmmakers a better chance to be seen.
Apply online.

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

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS Aug. 23 – 29, 2007
The 13th annual edition of the event will present more than 350 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 31, 2007
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.
SUBMIT ONLINE

SHORT FILM CORNER CANNES FILM FESTIVAL MAY 16-26, 2007
The Festival de Cannes welcomes your to the Short Film Corner. This unique meeting place lets you present your short film at Cannes and meet professionals from all over the world.

TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) Oct 24 - 28, 2007
Screen your Masterpiece at our International Treasure "Lake Tahoe."
T-RIFF is a 5-day exploration of discovery through a rare and diverse specturm of films including socially relevent contributions.
Call for Films & Short Scripts: Final Deadline for both: May 31, 2007
Script Competition: $40,000. Winner's script produced into a digital film & screened at the Festival.
SUBMIT ONLINE

AFRICA WORLD FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS October 20th--24th, 2007 :
The Africa World Festival of Documentary Films will unfold at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Three documentaries will be awarded bythe AWFDF committee as furthering understanding and contributing significantly to knowledge of the African World.
The festival is currently accepting submissions till june 30
Call for entries

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

THE BULLETIN BOARD: CALL FOR ENTRIES BOOSTER
See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE
linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board.
Maximize film entries. Email our COO Bruno Chatelin
for a detailed proposition
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