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BERLIN DAILIES ON FEST21.COM

Russian Drag Queens In The Spotlight
EDN is hosting Meet the Docs stand at The European Film Market in Berlin
Jean Renoir Classic At Berlinale
Chinese Film To Open 2010 Berlinale
Berlinale 2010: International Jury announced
Play it again
A world in pieces
60th Berlinale Opens with World Premiere from China
Scars and Bloody Noses
Berlinale Co-Production Market 2010

SUNDANCE DAILIES ON FEST21.COM
Sundance can really pick the winners... this year.
Sundance Festival Director Trevor Groth says there will be no CineVegas this year
The best place to be during Sundance
3D Gaming Invades Sundance Sundance's Chilly Winner

SANTA BARBARA LIVE
Ten Stories Tall
Rumor Has It
That F-#%@$% Guy
Inspiration
Who'da Thought?
Clockwork Red
Kinky Hump Day
10-10-10
No Rock Unturned
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kick Off

OTHER FESTIVAL DAILIES
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FESTIVAL NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

Dazzling opening set for Berlinale 60th
The 60th Berlin International Film Festival will open tomorrow, February 11, 2010 with the world premiere of the Chinese film Tuan Yuan directed by Wang Quan'an, in the presence of the director and the actors Lisa Lu, Ling Feng, Monica Mo and Jin Na.

Vote to establish the Top 10 Festivals ranking
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24th ISRAEL Flm Festival in Miami starts Feb 17, 2010 in North Miami Beach

Sandra Bullock Honored at 2010 Santa Barbara Film Festival
Friday night Sandra Bullock received the 25th Santa Barbara
International Film Festival?s American Riviera Award presented by
Forest Whitaker on behalf of Chopin Vodka...

The Global Film Village: James Cameron received the Modern Master Award at 2010 SBIFF
James Cameron received the Lucky Brand™ Modern Master Award from
Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger at the 2010 Santa Barbara International
Film Festival. ...

The Global Film Village: When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun...

The Global Film Village: Michael Jackson: The Untold Story of Neverland
The Untold Story of Neverland" Just days after Dr. Conrad Murray
surrendered to the Superior court in Los Angeles, where he ...

Videoholica International Video Art Festival

DocPoint draws an audience of nearly 30 000 in Helsinki
Finnish films filled theatres to the brim The 9th DocPoint - Helsinki
Documentary Film Festival closed on Sunday 31st, its films and events
drawing an audience of 27,000, of which 22,000 in the the...

Smogdance wrapped
The 2010 festival was hands down the best year yet with respect to
quality and content, and a wonderful way to end my eight-year
directorship of Smogdance. Over 450 patrons were gifted with an
eclect...

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AWARDS ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT

Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Announced

Spanish film Yo, Tambien, audience award in Rotterdam
On Saturday evening, 6 February, the audience awards were announced in
the Grand Auditorium of the Doelen in Rotterdam. The IFFR 2010 Audience
Award of ? 7,500 went to Spanish film Yo, Tambien by Alv...

European Film Awards 2010 red carpet

Goteborg wrappped with Dragon Awards and a fun fest Closing Party ? 'Efterfest' ? At Storan
OFFICIAL SECTION: NORDIC FILM AWARD Eight new feature films battled it
out in the festival's Nordic Competition. The Nordic Film Award
consists of SEK 100 000 from Region Västra Götaland. Jury: Jo...

Prizes of the 41st Hungarian Film Week

A road to Los Goya 2010 – The Ceremony (Sunday 14th FEB)

Honorary Goya Award to Antonio Mercero _____________________________________________________
FILM NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

No Rock Unturned in Santa Barbara

Rumor Has it...Santa Barbara wired!

Sundance can really pick the winners... this year.
Along with new festival directors, this year the Sundance Film Festival
had an entirely new vision. Main Street was crowded, people dined and
socialized well into the early morning and Sundance ju...

Russian Drag Queens in tThe Spotlight at Berlinale
The Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival,
affectionately called the Berlinale, has always been devoted to stories
about people on the edge. The program strand, which was fo...

Chinese Film To Open 2010 Berlinale
The 2010 edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, a film
event second in importance only to Cannes, begins on Thursday evening
with the International Premiere of a new Chinese film. APA...

WVMSFF and The historic Warner Theater
West Virginia mountaineer short film festival will take place in the
historic Warner Theater in downtown Morgantown. Built by the Warner
Brothers, H. M., Major Albert, and J.L nearly 80 years ago, th...

Florida Panhandle Film Festival
Florida Panhandle Film Festival 2010 will be held in Perry,FL on
November 4 - 7, 2010. The event will be showing over 80 films in 3 days
of entertainment and fun. The festival is non-profit and those ...

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PEOPLE NEWS FROM THE CIRCUIT

Jean Renoir Classic At Berlinale
Like many displaced Europeans during the Nazi occupation of much of
Europe, the French filmmaker Jean Renoir spent the war years (and
sometime afterwards) in the United States. His sojourn in the...

The complete A to Z European Film Academy Members directory
Check the new EFA Website You can finf the complete European Film
Academy Members directory ranked by alphabetical order A to Z on EFA's
website or in the attachment herewith. FULL LISTING...

Inspiration
Ok, so if you know me and you've been following my blog on Santa
Barbara, you're probably wondering why I've been so "mild" thus far. (I
love using "thus" in a blog) Well, that's because, while all ...

Who'da Thought?
If you think you?re surprised about Sandra Bullock?s career choices and
how they add up to the recent accolades of this award season, you?re
not alone. No one is seemingly more surprised at this une...

Kathryn Bigelow: Poised To Make History
With the announcement of Oscar nominations this morning and a
definitive win at last weekend's Directors Guild of America Awards,
helmer Kathryn Bigelow is poised to make history as the first wom...

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MIAMI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL November 13 - November 20, 2010
The
world's most creative filmmaking genre is about to be showcased at The
9th Miami Short Film Festival, Nov 13 th thru Nov 20 th , 2010.
Another year of festival and another opportunity for you to join us.
Don't be left out! Mark your calendar now. "This is a unique opportunity"
Submit your work online through FestivalExpress Check the blog on fest21.com

DOCUMENTA
MADRID 2010
May 7 to May 16, 2010
Documenta Madrid is an international film festival dedicated exclusively
to documentary film. It is organized by the City of Madrid and
is presently the city's most widely-attended festival.
The festival was born for the purpose of strengthening and disseminating
the documentary genre, in so far as it understood to be a reflection
of the social, cultural, economic, artistic, environmental, and other
realities that exist in the world.
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BUSHO FESTIVAL September 1 - 5, 2010
BuSho (Budapest Short) was established in the autumn of 2004 by a group
of young Hungarian filmmakers and the first event successfully ran its
course the following year. The festival became an international
breakthrough in an exceptionally short period of time: we got 360
individual entries from 45 countries in 2009.

ART BY CHANCE ULTRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
May 22, 2010 / June 5, 2010
30 seconds long films on concept of "Time" theme
- made by enthusiastic and creative international film makers
- fiction, documentaries, animation or video art
- shown in 70 major metropolitan cities in 13 countries in May 2010 over the same two-week period.
Submit online through FestivalExpress

New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Los Angeles edition: February 2010
The festival is now hosting film, music and art events in the four
entertainment capitals of the United States: New York, Los Angeles, Las
Vegas and Miami.
Submit online on fest21.com

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...
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ONLINE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DOTFEST April 1 - 18, 2010
We invite you to participate in our international online short film festival – Dotfest.
We are looking for any short films made after January 2007 with running
time no more than 10 minutes that fall under any of the categories:
Fiction, Animation, Music video and Experimental films. To find out
more and submit — click and visit: www.dotfest.net

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL call for entry January 15
Now in its 15th year, the Los Angeles Film Festival showcases the best
of American and international cinema. Drawing an enthusiastic audience
of more than 85,000, the Festival provides films with the opportunity
to be embraced by the public and discovered by the industry.
More than 100 feature films - narrative and documentary are featured,
alongside gala premieres, panels and seminars, short film programs,
music video showcases, free outdoor screenings, live musical
performances and unique signature events such as the Filmmaker Retreat
and the Spirit of Independence ceremony. Submit online

PALM
SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & FILM MARKET
: June
22-28, 2010
CALL FOR ENTRIES!
Now in its 16th year, the Palm
Springs International Festival of Short Films has become known
world-wide for the extraordinary community of filmmakers it attracts,
and for the quality and scope of its programming. This celebrated event
is the largest festival of its kind in America, showcasing over 300 short
films each year from more than 40 countries, with a library of more than
2 200 films available to film buyers, industry and press in the Film Market
running concurrently with the Festival. (Final Deadline: December 18 th). Submit
online today

L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition : April 15-18, 2010
CALL FOR ENTRIES! L.A. Comedy Shorts is currently the largest comedy
film festival in the United States, dedicated to introducing the newest
and hottest comedic talent to the industry. Sponsored by FunnyOrDie.com
and named one of Moviemaker Magazine's 2009 “Top 25 Festivals Worth the
Entry Fee”, LACS is four, funny-packed days of screenings, parties, and
panels, plus a star-studded red carpet awards event. So, you think
you're funny? Prove it! Now accepting submissions for comedy short
films, comedy feature/short screenplays, and half-hour TV comedy pilot
scripts (Final Deadline: December 18 th). Submit online today

Roma Independent Film Festival, April 8 - 16, 2010
Submit your work now to participate in the 9th Edition of the RIFF.
The Roma Independent Film Festival (RIFF) is Rome 's first independent
and international film festival. Its aim is to unite enthusiasm for
films and filmmaking among young filmmakers with the realities of film
production and distribution.Since the beginning, the festival has
distinguished itself for the strong International calling presenting to
the public in Rome works coming from more than seventy countries, with
European and World Italian preview.
www.riff.it Filmmakers submit online now

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