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New Festival Directory on Fest21

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We are glad to announce that the leading Festival Directory, the renowned Festival Directory from Filmfestivals.com, is now being migrated to Fest21.com.  All previous festival accounts on Filmfestivals.com are now being opened on Fest21.com. The accounts will be accessible here on fest21.com with the Festival webmaster email as login and the new password wich is fest21 followed by the previous password on filmfestivals.com. For those not able to access their accounts, send us an email : info...

Buffalo Fest receives Google Grant award

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Buffalo, New York, United States Buffalo International Film Festival, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of a Google Grant award. The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing Google's philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program harnessing the ...

The “Digital Innovation Valley” dynamic continues at Mons

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The “Digital Innovation Valley” dynamic continues at MonsVirtualis announces the launch in early 2009 of Belgium’s first real-time full IP 3D studio Under the impetus inspired by the arrival of GOOGLE and MICROSOFT, new projects are continuing to spring up at Mons around the Digital Innovation Valley.Founded in May 2008, VIRTUALIS SA brings together a technological chain unique within Europe of 11 companies active in technologies linked to new forms of digital media content and the real-ti...

Bahamas Festival Youth Film Workshops

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The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) will continue its efforts to educate and inspire a new generation of filmmakers. The Festival announced today that it will be expanding its popular Youth Film Workshop during the fifth annual BIFF by partnering with schools throughout Nassau and integrating the workshops directly into classrooms. The announcement was made by BIFF Founder and Executive Director, Leslie Vanderpool. The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board and the British Colonial Hi...

Interop NY Conference/Web 2.0 Expo East Coast Inaugural

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By Maria Esteves - September 24, 2008 The East Coast inaugural Web 2.0 Conference Exposition (Web2.0 Expo) was held at Javits Center, New York, September 16-19, 2008. Web 2.0 Expo, co-produced by TechWeb and O'Reilly Media, annually showcase globally Web 2.0 Internet technologies by industry innovators creating the next generation World Wide Web. The East Coast inaugural included keynote presentations, over 80 sessions, special programs, conferences, seminars, panel discussions, workshops...

Bahamas International Film Festival to open with “Rain”

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The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), announced today that Maria Govan’s acclaimed indie drama “Rain” will be the opening film at this year’s festival, which takes place December 4-11 in Nassau. The intimate family drama is slated to screen on Thursday, December 4th. The announcement was made by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool."Rain" had its World Premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival last week and has since garnered ...

Youtube co founder to open first Broadband Video Summit

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Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO of YouTube, will open MIPCOM's first Broadband Video Summit with a keynote speech. The Broadband Video Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at the 24th edition of MIPCOM, October 13-17, 2008, Palais des Festivals, Cannes. The new Broadband Video Summit is part of the MIPCOM 2008 conference program. It will provide a venue for the newest and hottest Internet TV platforms, media owners and cross-platform content creators to talk about the business models...

IFTA expressed its support for Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

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In a letter sent to today to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), which represents 180 independent film and television producers and distributors, expressed its support for H.R. 5353, the “Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008.”The letter sent to Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) supports “the bill’s goal of ensuring nondiscrimination so that diverse content and ...

Become a Cannes reporter for Cineuropa.org contest regulations

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Here under is a summary of the contest's regulations:OrganiserThe non-profit association Cineuropa, running the website http://www.cineuropa.org/, here under called "the organising company", registered in the Belgian Monitor under the reference code 882082366 and based at Avenue Besme 84 - 1190 Brussels - Belgium, organises between April 1 and 25, 2008, a game-contest entitled "Become a Cineuropean".Principle of the contestThe participants will have to answer a questionnaire ...

On my way to the Festival Summit at the Cumberland

After a cool 3H 15 trip from Paris Gare du Nord to new St Pancras station, a quick cab took me in less than 10 minutes to the hotel (less than the waiting for a cab at the station)Arriving at the Cumberland reception I got worried when they told me I was staying in a "nice room in the business executive building" off one block...Did not sound too engaging, or even convenientTurns out the rooms ARE nice in fact (vast, modern design, spacious...)      ...

Webby Award Nomination for Zoom In Online

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2008 Webby Award Nomination for Zoom In Online"The Pursuit of Design: Marian Bantjes" an Official Honoree in the Documentary CategoryZoom In Online's "The Pursuit of Design: Marian Bantjes" video has been named an Honoree in the 13th Annual Webby Awards in the "Documentary: Single" category.Out of nearly 10,000 entries submitted to the Awards, less than 15% are deemed Official Honorees -- proving that Zoom In is a key competitor in the online interactive market. Other honorees in the Documentary...

SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES NEW YORK CONFERENCE & EXPO 2008 COVERAGE

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By Maria Esteves - April 2, 2008 Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo (SESNY08) was held at the Hilton Hotel, March 17-20, 2008. SES, annually present global technological advances in the search engine marketing industry. This year's conference included keynote presentations, seminars, panel discussions, workshops, exhibit halls, special events, receptions, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Training, and the launch of SES Magazine. The SESNY08 Opening Keynote Presentatio...

SEMPO ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION HELD AT SEARCH ENGINE STRATEGIES NEW YORK CONFERENCE & EXPO 2008

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By Maria Esteves - March 31, 2008 Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo (SESNY08), was held at the Hilton Hotel, March 17-20, 2008. SES, annually present global technological advances in the search engine marketing industry. This year's conference included keynote presentations, seminars, panel dicussions, workshops, exhibit halls, special events, receptions, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Training, and the launch of SES Magazine. The Annual SEMPO (Search Engine Marke...

10 good reasons to open and maintain your festival blog on fest21.com

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Best things in life are free… so is our blog platform for the fest community of the 21 st century.The blog is absolutely free like any myspace, youtube video blog…! But yours visitors will not have to be logged in to enjoy the visit.  The strongest videoblog platform for search engine visibility (google…)Try for yourself: Search in google typing  cinequest 18 wraps  or cinequest 18 for instance : you will see that our platform is the best of all, giving N°1 positioning ahead of varie...

IFTA's response to MPAA on Net neutrality

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IFTA President-CEO Jean Prewitt sent the following open letter to MPAA Chairman-CEO Dan Glickman March 14, 2008Mr. Dan GlickmanChairman & Chief Executive OfficerMotion Picture Association of America1600 Eye Street NWWashington, D.C. 20006Dear Dan: The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) was astounded to read that the MPAA and the six major studios who are its members have taken the step of denouncing the principle of 'net neutrality' and its advocates. I would like to take this opportu...

Jean Prewitt response letter to MPAA Chairman Showest speech

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IFTA President-CEO Jean Prewitt sent the following open letter to MPAA Chairman-CEO Dan Glickman March 14, 2008Mr. Dan GlickmanChairman & Chief Executive OfficerMotion Picture Association of America1600 Eye Street NWWashington, D.C. 20006Dear Dan: The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) was astounded to read that the MPAA and the six major studios who are its members have taken the step of denouncing the principle of 'net neutrality' and its advocates. I would like to take this opportu...

Babelgum platform launches now

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Babelgum, the free-to-view global television network, is today announcing the launch of its new Web TV platform. The new, fully redesigned interface incorporates a whole host of new popular Web 2.0 features and social networking tools. Additionally, the platform is now compatible on Macs as well as with Windows XP and Vista operating systems. With this new platform, viewers can now join one of three Babelgum Communities: Films & Festivals, Motorcycling and Nature & Conservation, these three be...

Filmbay Launches the First Online Film Marketplace & Self Distribution System

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Filmbay, Ltd. (Toronto, Canada), with the URL www.Filmbay.com, announces the launch of the first Internet marketplace for worldwide buyers and sellers to search and option feature motion pictures, short films, documentaries, music videos, music, screenplays and more. In addition, filmmakers, sound composers and others can sell their titles individually as DVD, CD or other formats via an online shop.Never before has the global film industry had a centralized online marketplace, communications cen...

Sci-Fi Producer of The Man From Earth Thanks Internet Pirates For Sharing His Film

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While the conundrum facing the film industry over Internet piracy heats up, one producer of an independent low-budget film has taken matters into his own hands... The day after the DVD release (11/13/07) of his film Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth, producer Eric D. Wilkinson took the groundbreaking step to directly address peer-to-peer file sharing constituents. On the blog rlslog.net he thanked the "pirates" for downloading his film. He also requested that they spread the word, buy...

Bahamas Attracts High Profile Industry Players For Jury and Panels

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The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today the members of the jury that will preside over the 4th edition of the Festival. The jury was revealed today by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool. This year’s Festival will showcase 83 films from 26 different countries, including 54 features of which several are world or international premieres and nearly all Bahamian premieres. The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Dramatic; Spirit of Fr...

Bahamas Attracts High Profile Industry Players For Jury and Panels

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The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today the members of the jury that will preside over the 4th edition of the Festival. The jury was revealed today by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool. This year’s Festival will showcase 83 films from 26 different countries, including 54 features of which several are world or international premieres and nearly all Bahamian premieres. The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Dramatic; Spirit of Fr...

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