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NEWSLETTER N° 370: jUNE 25, 2008

Filmfestivals.com and Film Festival Locarno
in partnership with CFC Media Lab, Telefilm Canada are proud to present
Future of Cinema Salon Series at the Film Festival Locarno (August 7, 8 & 9)

The Salon will include
- The Premiere Panel on digital distribution in association with XDC
- MingleTalk Future of distribution
- The Eco Cinema Panel moderated by Alice Audoin

Calling for creative voices to speak as our guests & panelists email

Visit http://futureofcinema.fest21.com for more details and videos.
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Méliès d’Argent - Winner FantaFestival
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AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival awards
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WINNER of Cannes Short Film Corner Contest "à la flip"
Focus on The Flip Trip by Vincenzo Cosentino

A small video camcorder decides to go to cannes to become famous like its old ancestors.
Competition's entry conditions: make a 3 minute movie with a Flip Video Camcorder in less than 3 days.
Watch the film on fest21.com

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Music Is The Message from Silverdocs
SheffieldDoc/Fest awarded £175,000 by UK Film Council
HD EXPO heads to New York on September 25th

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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS

Armin Mueller Stahl inKarlovy Vary
Spike Lee honored at Silverdocs
Young Turkish film directors at the European Parliament
The Ischia Film Festival awards Ron Howard on the set of “Angeli e Demoni”

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
LA COUVERTURE DE CANNES SUR
http://croisette.fest21.com

ET...
rétrospective deTerence Davies à San Sebastián
L’automobile, star de cinéma au parc de St Cloud
Palmarès du Festival International de la Communication audiovisuelle
Prix oecuménique au Festival des films pour la jeunesse de Zlin
Les résultats des 4 concours du Short Film Corner
Excellence Award à Anjelica Huston à Locarno

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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
"Tanghi Argentini" wins Munich film festival
Film In Focus from Silverdocs: Four Seasons Lodge
The YouTube Screening Room for filmmakers
British Renaissance retrospective of the next Torino Film Festival
The Posteritati Films poster Retrospective
European Documentaries In Competition at Silverdocs
"Tanghi Argentini" wins Munich short film festival

D-CINEMA NEWS
350 systems commitments to date for Dolby(R) 3D
Interview with Lorenzo Branca on the VPF
Digitalization - challenge and threat
Women in Digital Cinema
The secret of Cinema 2.0
XDC has signed with four major distributors to deploy 8,000 DC installations across Europe.

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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
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!

FUNCHAL FILM FESTIVAL November 7-15, 2008 Funchal, Madeira
The Festival’s main category is the International Official Competitive Section for 35mm features and will offer an outlook of present world cinema and explore new trends in the art of film.Official Competitive Section for fiction features will compete for the “Silver Caravel” Award.
Other awards are: Screenwriter, actress and actor, special Jury award and Audience award.

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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.
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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!

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.
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