10TH ANNUAL SCRIPTAPALOOZA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

FINAL deadline is April 15 - We now accept scripts by EMAIL or regular mail

www.scriptapalooza.com

Why should you submit your script to Scriptapalooza?

Grand Prize: $10,000
Ben Monaghan (semifinalist) is setting up his film with Glenn Close
2 writers got their scripts made into movies by LifeTime
2 writers this year got their scripts optioned
All the reading is done by 90 production companies
Entertainment Weekly Magazine calls us 'One of the Best'
We promote the winners, runners-up, finalists and semifinalists for a full year

About Scriptapalooza:

The Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition, was founded in 1998, and has generated heat, publicity and a reputation that demands respect. Scriptapalooza, Inc., along with its various divisions was created to nurture talent and create opportunities.
Storytellers come from all over the world and from all walks of life, because of the simple fact that everyone has a story. Scriptapalooza's goal: to seek out that storyteller and honor their script with a grand prize of $10,000. Each year dozens
of production companies and literary representatives sign on as participants to read our winners, resulting in many scripts being optioned, sold or outright bought.

Questions or comments email us at info@scriptapalooza.com

Search is on for Doc/Fest 2008

Sheffield International Documentary Festival, the UK's premier event for
international documentary professionals, has today started its search
for films to showcase at this year's festival.

Sheffield Doc/Fest is considering documentaries of any style or subject
from established or debut filmmakers, television or film school
productions for this year's official programme.

Last year Doc/Fest showcased 100 of the finest examples of documentary
film from across the globe, attracting over 1,200 industry delegates
from as far away as Japan and Australia.

The Festival, now in its fifteenth year, will run from 5-9 November
2008. To coincide with the result of the US Presidential Elections,
Doc/Fest will present a number of films and panels around the theme of
Regime Change. Other film strands this year will include Green Docs,
Anti Docs, Bent Docs and Music Docs.

For more information and to submit entries visit www.sheffdocfest.com

GUIDING LIGHTS

Are you an up-and-coming filmmaker with at least two years’ experience in your field?

Have you got the talent and passion to succeed but need high-level contacts to get ahead in the industry?

Would you benefit from the support of an established film industry pro?

If so, could Guiding Lights be for you.


Following the success of the first Guiding Lights mentoring programme, we are again looking for 25 emerging film professionals to match with top industry talent.

Successful applicants will benefit from 12 months of one-to-one mentor support from the best in the business. Filmmakers and industry professionals who have agreed to act as Guiding Lights mentors include Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum), Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), Nira Park (Shaun of the Dead), Mark Herbert (This is England), David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Julia Short (Verve Pictures), Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal) and Cameron McCracken (Pathé).

We are currently seeking applications from filmmakers across all sections of the community and from a range of film industry disciplines. Directors, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, talent agents and professionals working in sales, distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity and business affairs are all eligible to apply.

Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse Arts & Training, and is part of 'A Bigger Future', the UK film skills strategy set up by Skillset and the UK Film Council to address skills development across all job roles in film. The scheme is primarily funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund.

Application Deadline: 5pm, Tuesday 29th April 2008

Further information: http://www.guiding-lights.org.uk

KINOTEKA- Polish Film Fesival

Following on from its great success in previous years, the annual
Polish Film Festival returns to London in April for its sixth and biggest
instalment, with a brand new name; KINOTEKA.

Developed in partnership with Wyborowa Wodka and supported by the Polish
Film Institute, KINOTEKA will give audiences in the UK the rare opportunity
to discover the best of contemporary, classic and experimental
Polish cinema.

Highlight: Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda will be in attendence for the
UKpremiere of his eagerly awaited and deeply personal war drama, *Katyn*,
at the BFI Southbank on the 22nd April.

The festival begins on 10th April with *Twists of Fate*, the long awaited new film
by actor and director Jerzy Stuhr (*Love Stories, Big Animal*). 

 For more information, visit the KINOTEKA website at www.kinoteka.org.uk

BFM Film Club bringing the unseen to light

4pm, Sunday 6th April 2008

The Fighting Spirit
Dir: George Amponsah

Bukom is a tiny shantytown suburb of Accra in Ghana, a factory for the toughest,
most skilled boxers in the world. The Fighting Spirit tells the story of three
fighters, two men and a woman, as they battle their way to the glittering rings of
Europe and America to fight for the biggest prizes in the business. Witnessing their
triumphs and defeats in and out of the ring, this is a story of modern Africans'
ambitions as they fight for respect and reward, for their tribe and their home.

Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director.

Duration: 80 min UK, 2007
Certificate: PG
Language: Ga with English Subtitles
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall (just off Trafalgar Square).
Tickets: £8 non-members / £7 concession / £6 members
Book: 0207 930 3647 or online at www.ica.org.uk
By Tube: Charing Cross or Piccadilly Circus
By Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 176
BFM: www.bfmmedia.com 

Tiburon International Film Festival - ‘Golden Reel Awards’

Tiburon -- The winners of the Golden Reel Award were announced during a formal

ceremony on Friday, March 21, 2008 in Tiburon, with many filmmakers, local guests,

and dignitaries present.



 Best Film:  The Yellow House, directed by:  Amor Hakkar [Algeria]

 Best Director:  Zoltan Kamondi, for:  Dolina [Hungary]

 Best Actor:  Jan Decleir, for A Perfect Match [Belgium]

 Best Actress:  Minnie Driver, for Take {US]

 Best Documentary:  Behind Forgotten Eyes, directed by:  Anthony Gilmore

[US/Korea/Japan]

 Best Cinematography: Lazlo Kovacs, for: Torn from the Flag [Hungary]

 Humanitarian Award:  Welcome Europe, directed by: Bruno Ulmer [France]

 Best Musical:  The Samba Poet, directed by: Ricardo Van Steen [Brazil]   

 Best Short:  Julieta, directed by: Raul Antonio Caballero Carreto [Mexico]

 Best Music Video:  Gone, directed by:  Andrew Watson [US]

 Best Dance Short Film:  The Rain, directed by:  Pontus Lidberg [Sweden]

 Best Animation:  One Night in a City, directed by: Jan Baledj [Czech Republic]

 Best Sports Film:  Row Hard, No Excuses, directed by: Luke Wolbach [US]

 Federico Fellini Award:  Miaoyan Zhang for: Xiaolin Xiaoli [China]

 Orson Wells Award:  In the Name of the Son, directed by:  Harun Mehmedinovic  [US]

 Best Experimental Film:  Agnieszka 2039, directed by: Martin Gauvreau [UK]

 Best Student Film: The Vaudevillian, directed by: Bryan Nest [US]

 Best Comedy:  American Fork, directed by: Chris Bowman [US]

 Best Children’s Film: The Flyboys, directed by: Rocco DeVilliers [US]

 Audience Choice Award: Spine Tingler, directed by:  Jeffery Schwarz [US]

  

www.TiburonFilmFestival.com

Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent

New European shorts wanted


The 35th Ghent International Film Festival (October 7th to
18th 2008)is looking for new European shorts for its Prix
UIP Ghent competition. The winner is granted 2.000 euro cash
and has a chance to win an extra 10.000 euro in the Prix
UIP Winners 2007-2008  competition for Best European Short.

Application deadline is August 1,2008.


The Ghent International Film Festival is Belgium's most
prominent annual film event. It started in 1974 as a student's
film festival and has developed into one of Europe's foremost film
events. Recently Variety called the festival one of the 50 'must attend
fests', and The Wall Street Journal catalogued it amongst the 5 European
'fest with character'.



For the next edition (October 7th to 18th 2008), the festival is
looking for fresh European shorts. Shorts directed by a European
director,produced in 2008 and under 15 minutes can compete for the
Prix UIP Ghent(in co-operation with the European Film Academy).

More information: www.filmfestival.be

54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 1-6 May 2008

Oberhausen Market with new CD-ROM catalogue

Film professionals have been able to select their own preview programmes from all
shorts submitted annually to the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen since
1989. Today, the Oberhausen Market with its Video Library and Screenings of leading
international distributors of artistic films is an attractive meeting place for
short film buyers, festival programmers and art curators.

This year, the Oberhausen Market Catalogue will be available on CD-ROM for the first
time. Working with the catalogue, which contains extensive information about every
film, will be made easier by search options by title, director, genre or running
time. Oberhausen is publishing a password-protected version of the catalogue on its
website about two weeks before the festival starts to make it easier for accredited
professionals to prepare their preview lists.

In 2008, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is offering film
professionals the biggest pool of new short film productions from across the globe.

The Video Library offers more than 6000 submitted works, in addition to the complete
short film list of reelport.com and works from the Screenings. In the Screenings,
introduced successfully in 2006, the leading international distributors of artistic
works are presenting their latest catalogues. In 2008, these will be:
Agência da Curta Metragem/SOLAR (Portugal) www.curtasmetragens.pt/solar
argos (Belgium) www.argosarts.org
arsenal experimental (Germany) www.fdk-berlin.de
AV-ARKKI (Finland) www.av-arkki.fi
Collectif Jeune Cinéma (France) www.cjcinema.org
Electronic Arts Intermix (USA) www.eai.org
Filmform (Sweden) www.filmform.com
HAMACA (Spain) www.hamacaonline.net
Heure Exquise ! (France) www.exquise.org
Hong Kong Arts Centre (China) www.hkac.org.hk
Light Cone (France) www.lightcone.org
LUX (Great Britain) www.lux.org.uk
Netherlands Media Art Institute (Netherlands) www.montevideo.nl
sixpackfilm (Austria) www.sixpackfilm.com
Video Data Bank (USA) www.vdb.org
Vtape (Canada) www.vtape.org
Accreditation deadline 54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen:
7 April 2008
Online accreditation form: http://www.kurzfilmtage.de/en/accreditation.html 

2nd London International Documentary Festival

The festival in association with the London Review of Books http://www.lidf.co.uk/,

which takes place in London on the 29th March –
5th April 2008.

Films of Fact: A Short Lecture About Science on Film

London Review Bookshop, WC1A 2JL

27 March, 7PM

Tickets: £6, http://www.lrbshop.co.uk/events

The first in-depth study of its kind, Films of Fact: A History of Science in

Documentary Films and Television (Wallflower Press) explores the fascinating

development of science on screen. Starting with a screening of the film, Cheese

Mites, at the Alhambra Music Hall in 1903, the book looks at how visual media

has shaped the public's comprehension of science, with a special focus on the heyday

of British documentary (1930 - 1950) and the significant role of

government post-war health programmes. Tim Boon, author of the volume and Chief

Curator at the Science Museum, will be giving a short lecture at the London Review

Bookshop as part of the London International Documentary Festival. He will be

joined by Brian Winston, Professor of documentary at the University of

Lincoln and general editor of Wallflower Press’ Nonfictions series.

The London Palestine Film Festival

Open April 18th and runs for two weeks at the Barbican Cinema April 18th to 24th.
And SOAS,Russell Square from April 25th to May 1st.

The festival present another extraordinary selection of documentary, fiction,
art, and experimental work by artists from around the world.
Still the largest of its kind, this year the Festival programme includes more
than 50 works related to the question of Palestine by artists from across
the globe working in every genre of film and video production.

More information contact: www.palestinefilm.org

CINEUROPA

Glorious Exit in competition at Cinéma du Réel

The Cinéma du Réel Documentary Festival – whose 30th edition will be held in Paris and the surrounding region from March 7-18 – is set to screen Glorious Exit by Swiss director Kevin Merz (Amka Films Productions). The film is among the 28 titles selected in the international competition.

This impressive film is dedicated to Jarreth Merz, the actor of Swiss and Nigerian origin who lives in Los Angeles. Following the death of his father (a doctor in Lagos), he is morally obliged to fulfil his role as the elder son and organise a grandiose funeral, which leaves him bereft of all his money.
www.cineuropa.org

FILM LONDON

Mayor Joins with London’s Film and TV Industry to make London ‘Greenest’ Place to Film

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and Adrian Wootton, chief executive of Film London, were today joined by Emma Thompson and Alistair McGowan to launch 'Green Screen London', a programme which will help film, TV and commercial producers to help to cut climate change emissions in the capit

http://www.filmlondon.org.uk/press_details.asp?NewsID=1314

Events Calendar : Microbudget Movie Making - A Debate: London

What is a microbudget feature and what steps should you take to get your film made?

Film London Microwave film-makers Ben Pugh (producer for Shifty), Steven Sheil and Lisa Trnovski (director and producer for Mum & Dad) will share their experiences of the Microwave scheme and illustrate their processes with extended clips.

When: 18 March, 6pm - 9.30pm
Where: The Old Cinema (University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW)
Booking: To reserve your place please call 020 7613 7696 or email
holly.hawkins@filmlondon.org.uk

Audience Development Fund

Film London awards Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE) Lottery Funds on behalf of the UK Film Council. The Audience Development Fund aims to support education and audience development through;

• Projects that bring new audiences to film
  
  
• Projects that educate London audiences and develop a deeper understanding of cinema
  
  
• Projects that increase the range of cinema available to London audiences

http://www.filmlondon.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=815

14th Annual Brainwash Movie Festival

CALL FOR ENTRIES

FULLY JURIED

Submit your entries for the 14th Annual Brainwash Movie Festival in
Oakland, California.

Shorts are under 13 min., Features under 130 min.
Movies 13-59 min. are Shorts; 60-129 min. are Features.

"Early Bird" Special
Shorts $20, Features $50 by April 15th, 2008 (postmarked)

"On Time" Entries
Shorts $25, Features $65 by May 1st, 2008 (postmarked)

Late Entries
Shorts $35, Features $90 by May 10th, 2008 (postmarked)

RULES:

All entries must be transferred to VHS NTSC or Region 1 DVD for
preview.
No tapes will be returned unless you include $4.60 or whatever it costs
to priority mail your stuff back.
All accepted entries will be notified by mail - enclose your name and
address.
PLEASE NEVER SEND YOUR PARENTS' HOME MOVIES!

WHAT YOU GET:

Free Admission to the Festival Event.
We have a deal to send your movie, with your permission if yours is
selected, with our agent to major movie markets, such as Cannes and the
American Film Market.
Prizes! We would like to welcome our returning sponsor Jungle Software
to The Brainwash Movie Festival. We will be presenting Jungle software
Gorilla Standard to ALL 6 of our AWARD WINNERS this year, to help with
future movie productions! Find out more at
http://junglesoftware.com.

SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN’S MEDIA CONFERENCE

2 - 4 JULY 2008  SHOWROOM CINEMA, SHEFFIELD UK


EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Conference organisers have announced that registration is now open for the
5th Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference which runs from Wednesday 2 to
Friday 4 July 2008 at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield.

DELEGATES RATES
Delegates should visit the conference website at
www.showcomotionconference.com to
register online for the Early Bird rate of £160 +VAT (£188), which is almost
30% off the full conference rate.  The Early Bird is available until 31
March.

The following rates are available from 1st April:

Under 30s/ Self-funded/ Student Rate: £90 + VAT (£105.75) (Limited
availability)

PACT/ BAFTA/ Non-profit/ ELSPA/ LIMA/ BIMA Rate: £180 + VAT (£211.50)

Full Corporate Rate: £225 + VAT (£264.38)

This annual get together is now the most important event of its kind in the
kids’ media and entertainment calendar in the UK; up to 400 delegates from
children’s TV, film, radio, gaming and interactive are expected to converge
in Sheffield for sessions, masterclasses and keynotes.

International Screenwriters' Festival

Renowned fantasy writer and creator of the Discworld novels, Terry Pratchett,
together with director, Vadim Jean, Leon the Pig Farmer, will be joining the
Screenwriters' Festival in July to talk about their recent collaboration on 'The
Colour of Magic' for Sky, having both worked together on last year's Sky production
of 'The Hogfather'.  They have been added to the high profile line up of speakers at
this year's International Screenwriters' Festival to be held in Cheltenham, UK
during 1-3rd July 2008. The Festival's sponsors include South West Screen,
Cheltenham Council, Sky, UK Film Council, Skillset and C4.


With close to 1000 entries for the SWF's popular pitch scheme 'A Pitch in Time' in
association with 4Talent has now closed  for entries and the successful short list
will be made public on 17th march.

David Pearson. Producer at Arturi Films, and the festival's Director and founder
said that, " Once again we are impressed at the high standard of entries and we look
forward to a lively pitch session as the Festival. Interest in screenwriting and its
role in the value chain of film and TV making continue to be in the ascendency".

The festival's delegate tickets are on sale  this week and the first 50 sold will
have a discounted price of £300 for the packed three days of events (normal price
for three day pass £330). 

Previously announced speakers include Jane Tranter Controller of BBC Fiction, who
runs the BBC Drama group including BBC Films, together with Oscar winners Julian
Fellowes Young Victoria &  Gosford Park, Guillermo Del Toro 'Pan's Labyrinth' and
'Hellboy II', along with  Lucy Prebble 'Secret Diary Of A Call Girl', Deborah
Moggach 'Pride and Prejudice' ,Peter Kosminsky 'The Government Inspector' and
'Britz' , Laura Mackie Director Of Drama ITV. 

Kay Mellor 'The Chase', 'Fat Friends' and 'Band Of Gold' and a return of leading
psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud who will explore at how writers overcome the mental
challenges facing them to make great films.

      

The initial SWF 2008 programme will be available on line on the Festival website on
Friday 14th March 2008.

Sign up for regular emailed news bulletins to be reminded of speaker and programme
additions, how to book delegate passes, where to stay etc at

www.screenwritersfestival.com  

Images of Black Women

Images of Black Women(IBW) will hold its annual Emerging Filmmaker Award: short
film competition winners' showcasing eclectic and thought provoking topics such as
Darfur, Child Neglect & Afro hair. There will be a short preview of "Afro-Saxon" a
brand new feature from UK director Rachel Wang. As part of the Children's Corner
tradition, IBW will feature a richly entertaining children's programme. 

Films details: www.imagesofblackwomen.com

2008 TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Tiburon, CA – The 2008 Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is set for March
13 – 21, 2008.  TIFF will be showcasing over 225 films from 94 countries. 
 
 The Opening Night Film & Gala is scheduled for March 13, 2008.  The Opening Night
Film of the 2008 Tiburon International Film Festival is Twins for President, a
comedy from Spain directed by Miguel Angel Calvo Buttini (starring Andoni Gracia,
Txema Blasco, María Galiana, Merce Llorens, Teresa Gimpera).  Twins for President
will be making its US Premiere that evening.  Miguel Angel Calvo Buttini will be
present for the screening and available after the film to answer questions.  The
film will be presented at the Playhouse Theater beginning at 7pm.

 
 The Opening Night Gala (March 13, 2008) is a formal event, which will be held at
the Corinthian Yacht Club, beginning at 8:30pm.  The evening will include
filmmakers, international cuisine and live entertainment.

 
 2008 Tributes & Films: The Great American Actor John Wayne, The Searchers (March
16, 2008 @ 4:45pm); Director, Bob Rafelson (One of the Kings of Independent
Films), Five East Pieces (March 14, 2008 @ 7:25pm); and The Great Comedy Director,
Blake Edwards, The Pink Panther Strikes Again (March 15, 2008 @ 5:00pm).  Members
of John Wayne’s Family, Bob Rafelson, and Blake Edwards will be present.
 
 Special Programs: Hal Hickel, Academy Award winning visual effects animator, will
have a Special Presentation on the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and how the
visual effects create a new and illusion world for the audiences.  There will also
be two Special Panel Discussions on the topics of “Film, Politics and Culture: How
Films Shape Political Beliefs” and “New Technologies for Acquisition and
Distribution.”
 
 2008 Spotlight: Spotlight on Brazilian Cinema will present 10 Brazilian films.
 
 Film Genres: Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, Experimental
 Film Programs: Marin Filmmakers (a collection of films from Marin County’s finest
filmmakers), Sports, Music Video, Children, and Seniors
 

Ticket Information: Online: www.TiburonFilmFestival.com or by phone: 415.789.8854 

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

12-21 March 2008
The Ritzy, Clapham Picture House, Gate Cinema, Greenwich Picturehouse,
Renoir, ICA

(London – 5 February 2008) - The 12th Human Rights Watch International Film
Festival, which takes place in six London cinemas from 12 to 21 March,
offers a powerful line-up of films that challenge and inform our world view.
Whether it’s the untold story of US female soldiers in direct ground combat
in Iraq in Lioness, Ariel Dorfman looking back to Pinochet’s bloody coup in
Chile in A Promise to the Dead, American artist Steve Kurtz facing 20 years
in prison for having test tubes in his apartment in Strange Culture; or the
extraordinary interviews with 14 survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
White Light / Black Rain, this year’s festival covers a lot of ground.

For more information visit: www.hrw.org/iff

16th ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival

The 16th ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival will be held from 5 to 9th
of November 2008 in Tirgu Mures (Romania). The ALTER-NATIVE is one of the oldest and
the most important Romanian film festival presenting experimental, documentary,
animated and short fiction films.

The festival has no participation fee. Films submitted to the festival are to be
completed after January 1. 2006, not exceeding 30 minutes. An international jury
will present one major award (independent of category). The other prizes are yearly
changing.

The deadline for film submissions is 12 of September 2008.

Near the competition the festival include complementary programs like: future films,
the price wining films of the similar festivals, university students films,
video-installation exhibition, concerts, meetings and round table conversations for
the cinematographers, critics, spectators and the representing of media.

More detailed information you will find at www.madisz.ro

Highlights-Birds Eye View

Unrelated + Q&A with Director and Producer, hosted by Jonathan Romney (Independent on Sunday)- ICA CINEMA 1: 11 March 6.15PM

A continental-style gem following 40-something Anna as she arrives at friend Verena’s Tuscan villa. After a humiliating episode Anna fears she is condemned to a life on the periphery.

For more info see: http://birds-eye-view.co.uk/2008/unrelated.htm

Expired +Q&A with Director, hosted by journalist, writer and broadcaster Sarfraz Manzoor. ICA CINEMA 1: 13 March 8.30PM Repeated ICA CINEMA 2: 14 March 6.15PM

*UK premiere*

Claire (Samantha Morton) is an unimposing, sweet-tempered meter maid whose sheltered existence with her stroke-afflicted mother is jolted when she meets Jay (Jason Patric), a troubled fellow parking officer.

For more info: http://birds-eye-view.co.uk/2008/expired.htm

XXY + Q&A with actors Ines Efron and Martin Piroyanski, hosted by Dave Calhoun - film editor, Time Out. ICA CINEMA 1:12 March 9PM

A young hermaphrodite child and her friend explore their sexuality and differences with open-mindedness, while her parents battle against society’s prejudice.

For info see: http://birds-eye-view.co.uk/2008/xxy.htm

GENERAL MOTORS drives your stories competition with FILMAKA

General Motors Corporation, the world's largest automobile
manufacturer, wants your pitches for shows that can feature some of
their new vehicles.  They are not looking for a traditional
commercial, but instead for an engrossing story in which a GM vehicle
plays a memorable part. Viewers should connect with characters, and
through them with the vehicles they drive.  Find the emotions that
will make viewers remember your film whenever they see these vehicles.
Think the Pontiac Firebird "Screaming Chicken" in Smokey & The
Bandit.  Think the original Knight Rider Trans-Am.  Think the Camaro
as Bumblebee in last summer's blockbuster Transformers. They are
extensions of the characters, or characters themselves.

Submit a detailed written synopsis of a film 3 to 5 minutes in length,
with 4 or 5 more episode ideas intended to total around 30 minutes of
original content. Include in your story one of the GM car models noted
below. Each episode should be able to live on its own and together
they should make a coherent half-hour story. Include in your
submission any other ideas you might have about production or how
these webisodes might utilize new technology or interactivity when
distributed. Be sure to bring your own aesthetic and stylization to
your proposal. You can upload storyboards and other visuals with your
proposal – as long as it's all in PDF format.

  www.filmaka.com/

2nd Annual International Film Festival Summit Europe

Film & Festivals supports the 2nd IFFS.

April 15-16, 2008

The Cumberland Hotel London

www.iffseurope.com

The 2nd Annual IFFS Europe is the largest dedicated gathering of the European film festival community, which provides a platform for the community to explore ways to collaborate and promote the advancement of the film festival industry. This is the exclusive meeting place for industry professionals, vendors and those committed to the film festival and entertainment industry to dialogue with their peers, share insights and gain knowledge that will help grow film festivals and keep the industry thriving.

This year's IFFS Europe, taking place April 15-16, 2008, at The Cumberland Hotel in London, will have industry leaders discussing the latest trends in funding and sponsorship, programming, operations and management, publicity and public relations, acquisition and distribution, technology solutions, long-term planning and sustainable growth, and executive management.

Event Contact:
Chad Reott
+1-330-294-0094
Chad@michaelbass.com

Sheffield Doc/Fest opens its films submissions

Sheffield Doc/Fest opens its films submissions
on Monday March 10.


Documentary films from established or debut filmmakers, television and film
school productions, and films of any style or subject are accepted for
consideration into 2008¹s official programme and/or into Doc/Fest¹s
digitized Videotheque.
Films can also be entered into the Grierson:Sheffield Innovation or Green
Award and films accepted into the official programme may also be nominated
for the Grierson:Sheffield Youth Jury award.
In 2007 over 1000 entries were received from all over the UK and the world.
Filmmakers should check out the festival website for complete rules and
regulations and to enter their film using the on-line form.
www.sheffdocfest.com <http://www.sheffdocfest.com>
Submissions close on June 30.
For any questions email our new film programmer Hussain Currimbhoy at
hussain@sidf.co.uk 

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Africa in Motion festival launches new short film
competition for emerging African filmmakers
across the continent

The Africa in Motion film festival (AiM), which takes place annually in
October at Edinburgh Filmhouse, is officially inviting African filmmakers
to submit short films for a new AiM  competition. In order to target the
competition specifically towards young and emerging African talent,
filmmakers who enter a film for consideration must not have completed a
feature-length film previously. Films entered must have been completed in
2005 or after, and must be no longer than 30 minutes.

The competition winner will be selected from a shortlist of films and will
be announced at an awards ceremony at the third successive Africa in
Motion festival in October 2008. The winner will have the opportunity for
their film to be screened at AiM 2008 as well as the chance to win a
significant cash prize. A selection of other short films specially
commended by our competition jury will also be screened as part of a short
film showcase at AiM 2008.

The AiM 2008 Short Film Competition will be judged by a jury panel
consisting of local film specialists and established African filmmakers;
still to be confirmed.

The deadline for competition submissions is 31 May 2008, and following
from this a shortlist of films will be selected by an AiM viewing
committee. The shortlist will be announced in July 2008. These films will
then be viewed by all jury panel members, who will make a collective
decision as to the prizewinners, based on a point scoring system that will
take into account the relative merits of each of the shortlisted films.

Please see www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/call.html for full submission
guidelines and to download an entry form. For any further enquiries,
please contact AiM festival director Lizelle Bisschoff at:
submissions@africa-in-motion.org.uk.

FILMZOOMER - NEWS

24 UK Premieres for ¡VIVA!

Debut UK screenings of Gael García Bernal's DÉFICIT, Jonás Cuarón's AÑO UÑA and Ricardo Darín's LA SEÑAL amongst the premieres at the 14th ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, which happens from Thursday 6 to Sunday 16 March 2008 at the Cornerhouse, Manchester.
 
A grand total of 24 UK Premieres have been announced as part of ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, a fiesta of film taking place at Cornerhouse, Manchester between Thursday 6 - Sunday 16 March 2008. Brand new productions arrive on British shores featuring the brightest directorial and acting talent from countries including Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia and represent the cutting edge in Hispanic features, documentaries and shorts.
 
The 14th year of ¡Viva! bursts into life with the UK Premiere of BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS (UNDER THE STARS) (Thu 6 March) with director Félix Viscarret travelling to Manchester to introduce the heart-warming, and in places tragic, tale of Benito (Alberto San Juan), a drink-soaked musician returning to his small home town from a new life in Madrid.  Faced with family tragedy, the most unlikely new relationships start to blossom.
 
DÉFICIT (Fri 14 & Sun 16 March), the directorial debut from acclaimed Mexican actor Gael García Bernal (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN) also hits British screens for the first time at ¡Viva!  Bernal explores issues of race, class and privilege via Cristobal, the spoiled son of wealthy parents who have fled corruption charges leaving their son in a hedonistic spiral. Drug problems, interrupted seductions and his friendship with an 'uppity' young gardener threaten to wreck his paradise.
 
Jonás Cuarón (son of Alfonso Cuarón, director of Y TU MAMA TAMBIÉN) makes a glowing debut with AÑO UÑA (THE YEAR OF THE NAIL) (Sat 15 & Sun 16 March). The director took a year's worth of personal photographs and assembled them into a fictitious narrative and the result is this lively and inventive coming of age tale centred around a young Mexican embarking on his first, doomed seduction. Award-winning actor Ricardo Darín (previously seen in 9 QUEENS) took over the reins to direct Argentine hit LA SEÑAL (Wed 12 & Sun 16 March) after the original director, Eduardo Mignona, died during pre-production. The result of his efforts is a moody, traditional noir. Set during the Peronista era, as Evita's life ebbs, the film recreates fifties Buenos Aires beautifully through colour-drained design and cinematography.
 
A clutch of Mexican firsts come courtesy of Ambulante, Mexico's annual touring documentary festival programmed by Canana, the production company run by Gael García Bernal, Pablo Cruz, and Diego Luna. From this year's selection of 4 films there is a look at a generation of thieves that were widely successful and equally notorious in 60s Mexico (LOS LADRONES VIEJOS: LAS LEYENDAS DEL ARTEGIO (THE OLD THIEVES: THE LEGENDS OF ARTEGIO) - Thu 13 & Sun 16 March) and an investigation into the murder of hundreds of women in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez through interviews with grieving parents, journalists and, most tellingly, female government officials (BAJO JUÁREZ: LA CUIDAD DEVORANDO A SUS HIJAS (THE CITY DEVOURING ITS DAUGHTERS) - Sun 9 & Wed 12 March). 
 
Guests confirmed to visit ¡Viva! this year include: 60s music star Dave Berry (theme song - PÁRPADOS AZULES), Ernesto Contreras (director - PÁRPADOS AZULES), Luis Ospina (director - UN TIGRE DEL PAPEL), Sebastián Silva (Director - EL VIAJE DE LA NONNA), Inés Efron (actress - XXY), Martin Piroyansky (actor - XXY),  Jaume Balagueró (director - [Rec]), Néstor Domènech (producer - LO BUENO DE LLORAR)  Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (European Film Awards winner for ALUMBRAMIENTO and associate producer on THE OTHERS), Txema Muñoz (KIMUAK shorts), Jaime Marques Olarreaga (director - LADRONES) and Nacho Vigalondo (director - TIMECRIMES).
 
For a full list of ¡Viva! films and events including UK Premieres and special guests, a PDF version of the festival brochure is available via this link.

FILMZOOMER- NEWS

Arab Media Watch is a co-organiser of "Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran

A celebration of film by women and their representation in cinema from Morocco in the
west to Iran in the east. It will be the first festival of its kind to offer
audiences an opportunity to appreciate a vital aspect of international cinema, and
to actively engage with an exciting and innovative selection of films.
The full festival programme can be viewed / downloaded from:
http://tinyurl.com/34pa5s

FILMZOOMER- SUBMISSIONS

DOC SUMMIT CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The National Film Board and Hot Docs are now accepting proposals for the 2008 Doc Summit, which will take place on Friday, April 25, during the Hot Docs festival, conference and market.

We are calling on you to submit a short (one-page maximum) vision statement addressing your recommendations, policies or strategies for the Canadian documentary industry.

These statements should focus on preferred and realistic outcomes - rather than existing problems - and identify constructive and realistic solutions (i.e. what will our industry look like when it's working best). Statements might range from practical solutions for copyright issues to policy manifestos toward further building a vibrant documentary culture.

Selected statements will be presented by their authors at the Summit. Each presenter will be allotted 10 minutes to present their ideas, followed by a 15-20 minute moderated 'town hall' discussion. Key industry stakeholders will also be invited to respond to the various proposals.

Please refer to the Doc Summit Call for Proposals for complete submission guidelines and procedures. The deadline to receive submissions is Monday, March 3.

Submit for the 2008 GUCCI TRIBECA DOCMENTARY FUND!

The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund offers finishing funds to feature-length
documentaries which promote social change and highlight critical issues currently
absent from mainstream media. Applications will be accepted between February 5 and
April 11, 2008 for grants ranging from 5k to 30k. The 2008 grantees will be
announced in July 2008. For on-line submissions and further information please
visit: http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org

FREE FILMMAKING MASTERCLASS

Free 6 Day Practical Filmmaking Masterclass
Rakhshan Bani- Etemad Masterclass
7 - 12th April 2008
Central London
Admission free

InSight – the London-based training organisation that Shooting People sponsors – is proud to announce that Rakhshan Bani- Etemad, Iran's leading woman filmmaker, will be coming to London in April to lead a free six-day filmmaking masterclass with twelve filmmakers on the subject of an outsider's view of London. The chosen filmmakers will then have the chance to have their films screened at the BFI Southbank as part of the BFI’s Bani-Etemad film season.

From the beginning Bani-Etemad has made films that are distinctive in their treatment of the problems facing Iranian society. She has made numerous documentaries but it is her hard hitting fiction films, such as ‘Nargess’, which focus on the daily struggles of mostly female protagonists against the backdrop of Modern Iran, that have grabbed the attention of the international audience.

To apply for a place on this masterclass visit www.insighteducation.org.uk/Education.htm

The closing deadline for applications is the 29th February.

Upcoming InSight courses include:

Approaches to Film Narrative –
www.insighteducation.org.uk/Courseinfo/narrative.html

Directing Fiction with Asif Kapadia - www.insighteducation.org.uk/Courseinfo/fictionkapadia.html

The Auteurs

What started off on Facebook as a group for film lovers has involved into a fully-fledged website, that was launched at this year's Berlinale. Although it is still at a rudimentary development stage they already have a good selection of international independent feature and short films, covering everything from classics to documentaries, that can be watched online. It also has a forum and other ways for filmmakers and film lovers to interact.

According the the founders: "The Auteurs delivers great films from prominent festivals around the world through video streaming and downloading. Bypassing the hype, we are dedicated to unearthing established and emerging filmmakers. Yet The Auteurs' experience is not just about watching movies. We are devoted to bringing the most original coverage of festivals, filmmaking, and cinema culture together with a dynamic online platform that fosters film discussion. Focusing on entertaining a well-heeled international audience, it is our intention to create a community of the most interested and interesting film fans in the world."

Click this link if you want to join this online cinema community and watch some of the films they already have online.

Pangea Day

On May 10, 2008 - Pangea Day - people on each continent will stop, gather, and listen to each others' stories. Sites around the world will be video-conferenced live to produce a 4-hour program of powerful films, visionary speakers, and uplifting music. Thus, the Event seeks short films with extraordinary power which portray diverse parts of the world and create a cinematic view of the human experience that will make viewers laugh, cry, think, or question.

Official selections will be broadcast to the world via the internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones, and will later be included in the Pangea Day DVD. Accepted filmmakers receive a $3000 USD licensing fee, and will be considered for a special grant and awards program, in association with Participant Productions (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, SYRIANA).

With its socially conscious mission to strengthen tolerance and compassion, Pangea Day has attracted major star support, including JJ Abrams (LOST, ALIAS), Lawrence Bender (KILL BILL), Judy McGrath of MTV Networks, Jeff Skoll of Ebay, Will.I.Am of The Black Eyed Peas, and actresses Goldie Hawn, Cameron Diaz, and Meg Ryan. The Event is also endorsed by many of the world's leading film festivals.

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
Pangea Day plans to use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together. The world is divided by borders, race, religion, conflict...but most of all by misunderstanding and mistrust. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that - to help people see themselves in others -through the power of film.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Outstanding Filmmakers Awards Program awards $5000 USD filmmaker grants to five Pangea Day filmmakers representing different continents. Additionally, all accepted Pangea Day filmmakers will be invited to submit a feature or documentary treatment to Participant Productions, who will reward one winner with a development grant of $20,000 USD, and a non-binding, first-look deal.

What's more, if you need music for your Pangea Day film, Elias Arts, the renowned music company in Santa Monica and New York, has created a Pangea Day Music Library. This music is a gift to Pangea Day filmmakers in appreciation for their efforts, and because powerful images and themes deserve music to match.

"Movies alone can't change the world, but the people who watch them can," says Pangea Day creator and award-winning documentary filmmaker of CONTROL ROOM, Jehane Noujaim. Pangea Day was created after Noujaim won the prestigious TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) prize which granted her one wish to change the world.

www.pangeaday.org

John Brabourne Big 5 Award

New Big 5 Film Award hunts upcoming British Directors [Film, Commercial, TV]

Pinewood have joined four of the biggest names in British cinema, who are all donating their services and expertise, to offer an upcoming talented director the opportunity to make their first professional short film with the new John Brabourne Big 5 Award.

Created by the trade charity of the UK film and TV industry, the CTBF, a newly-established prestigious award named after one of Britain's most prolific producers aims to help galvanise the next generation of filmmakers in the UK and provide a launch platform for future British talent.

Valued at over £140K and offering invaluable experience, the prize includes over 100 minutes of 35mm film stock donated by Kodak, the hire of cameras and lighting by Arri Rental Group; studio space and audio post production by Pinewood Studios Group as well as lab costs, digital print and visual post production from Technicolor. Kaos Films will offer a winning script from their highly regarded British Short Screenplay Competition. Kaos Films will work with the winning director to produce the film and subsequently manage it on the festival circuit around the world following a BAFTA screening. The award is supported by Working Title Films, who will help select the final script and assist in funding the production.

The successful candidate will be presented with their award by Lord Attenborough at a high profile ceremony at St. James' Palace in London on June 25th. The film will be completed in time for the BAFTA screening in Spring 2009, where the next year's Big 5 Award will be announced.

John Brabourne was one of Britain's most prolific producers with an illustrious career spanning four decades and twenty seven films. John produced some of the greats of British cinema including Death on the Nile, Sink the Bismarck! at Pinewood Studios and HMS Defiant, The Mikado and A Passage to India at Shepperton Studios.

More information online at www.ctbf.co.uk/johnbrabourneawards

Bradford International Film Festival

14th Bradford International Film Festival
National Media Museum, Bradford
Friday 29 February – Saturday 15 March 2008
Box office 0870 70 10 200
www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk

Kenneth Branagh and Michael Palin headline the 14th Bradford International Film Festival, receiving a BIFF Fellowship Award and BIFF Lifetime Achievement Award respectively, in the latest edition of one of the UK’s most anticipated film festivals.

BAFTA-award winner and four times Oscar nominee, Branagh will be honoured with a season of films covering his career as actor and director. There will also be a Michael Palin retrospective featuring a variety of his writing and acting credits.

Running for 16 days at the National Media Museum, the Festival will be crammed with new releases, vintage classics, retrospectives, tributes and a glittering array of special guests. Barry Norman will be attending the Festival to talk about his career and there will be a season dedicated to the work of emerging German film maker, Christian Petzold, also due to visit Bradford.

For fans of film and music, there will be a series of features, documentaries and pop promos from pioneer of punk, Julien Temple. Composer Patrick Doyle will headline the Festival’s fourth Film and Music Conference. Doyle’s credits include Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Calendar Girls and Gosford Park.

The Museum’s unique facilities allow the Festival to present films in every format from 16mm and 35mm to 70mm and 3-strip Cinerama. The 2008 line-up will once again include CineFile (documentaries on movies and movie-makers), the Widescreen Weekend, Premieres and Previews, the Industry Weekend and a second taste of Uncharted States of America, which celebrates new independent cinema from the US. The Shine Award will be presented to the best new short film selected from the hundreds of entries received each year.

Tony Earnshaw, artistic director of Bradford International Film Festival, said: “We have yet another fully packed programme in store for film fans which promises something for everyone. We are delighted to be welcoming so many exciting guests to the Museum and look forward to showcasing their work during the 14th Bradford International Film Festival.”

For details of further guests, strands and the programme itself bookmark www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk for further updates.

FILMZOOMER- AWARDS

FIRST LIGHT MOVIES AWARD

Next generation of filmmaking talent gets ready to shineBritain’s next generation of filmmakers, writers and actors have been nominated for the First Light Movies Awards 2008 - the UK's very own Mini Oscars®.

A galaxy of stars including Orlando Bloom, Sam Mendes, Kevin Spacey, Nira Park and Alan Rickman are to judge films made by young people from schools, youth groups and other organisations who are vying for awards in nine categories including Best Screenplay and Best Animation.

This year's crop of winners will be revealed during the awards ceremony, supported by the UK Film Council, at the ODEON Leicester Square on 4 March. The ceremony will be hosted by Big Brother presenter Davina McCall, who will be joined by a star-studded supporting cast of celebrity presenters.

First Light Movies provides funding and expertise to help five to 19-year-olds, throughout the UK from all backgrounds, create their own films using National Lottery money from the UK Film Council.

This year First Light Movies has teamed up with Virgin Media and FilmFlex to support the annual awards, to offer young filmmakers the opportunity to see their films on TV.

All of this year's First Light Movies Awards nominated films will be available for millions of homes across the UK through Virgin Media from 4 March.

Customers of Virgin Media are able to view the films, free of charge, through the FilmFlex service in Movies on Demand. Last year's First Light Movies Awards films have been seen more than 42,000 times since summer 2007 by Virgin Media customers.

First Light Movies chief executive Pip Eldridge says: "The 2008 crop of movies made by young people from across the UK are all brilliant. We've got everything from documentaries about knife crime and critical environmental issues to an hilarious comedy about a boy who can't stop growing.

For more information check: http://www.firstlightmovies.com

FILMZOOMER- NEWS

THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS PRESENTS, AT ICA, LONDON:SCREENING CONDITIONS: PSYCHOANALYSIS AND CINEMA

A series looking at films representing forms of psychopathology and otheremotional conditions

DOUBLE TROUBLE
A series of events exploring films about 'the double'

Sunday 24 February 2008
A screening of Bernardo Bertolucci's The Spider's Stratagem, introduced bypsychoanalysts Andrea Sabbadini and Lesley Caldwell

The third in a series of events from The Institute of Psychoanalysisexploring films about 'the double'; a screening of Bernardo Bertolucci'sadaptation of the Jorge Luis Borges story, introduced by psychoanalystsAndrea Sabbadini and Lesley Caldwell and followed by a discussion.
Time: 10am - 1.30pmVenue: The Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Nearest tube: Charing CrossTickets: £22.00, £17.50 concessions,
Groups of 4 or more: £16 eachTo book and for further information: The Institute of Psychoanalysis, 112AShirland Road, London W9 2EQ. Tel: 020 7563 5017

email:ann.glynn@iopa.org.uk
http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/cinema.htm

Sunday 9 March 2008
A screening of Luis BunuelŽs That Obscure Object of Desire, introduced by psychoanalyst Andrea Sabbadini and film historian Peter EvansLast in a series of events from The Institute of Psychoanalysis exploringfilms about 'the double', the event will be a psychoanalytic explorationof Luis BunuelŽs That Obscure Object of Desire. The screening will beintroduced by psychoanalyst Andrea Sabbadini and film historian PeterEvans, and followed by a discussion.

Time: 10am - 1.30pm Venue: The Institute of Contemporary Arts,
The Mall, London SW1Nearest tube: Charing Cross
Tickets: £22.00, £17.50 concessions,
Groups of 4 or more: £16 each
To book and for further information: The Institute of Psychoanalysis, 112AShirland Road, London W9 2EQ. Tel: 020 7563 5017

IDENTITY

A series exploring films about multiple personality disorder
Sunday 8 June 2008Screening of David AttwoodŽs May 33rd, introduced by psychoanalyst AndreaSabbadini and actress Lia WilliamsPart of a series of events exploring films about multiple personalitydisorder, a screening and discussion of David AttwoodŽs 2004 film May33rd, which portrays the consequences of repeated ritual abuse seenthrough the eyes of a young woman (portrayed by guest speaker LiaWilliams) whose personality has fragmented into five different people.

Time: 10am - 1.30pmVenue: The Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Nearest tube: Charing CrossTickets: £22.00, £17.50 concessions,
Groups of 4 or more: £16 each

Sunday 29 June 2008
A screening of John FrankenheimerŽs The Manchurian Candidate, introducedby psychoanalysts Andrea Sabbadini and Valerie SinasonPart of a series of events exploring films about multiple personalitydisorder, a screening and discussion of John FrankenheimerŽs 1962 film TheManchurian Candidate and its themes of brainwashing and mind control.

Time: 10am - 1.30pmVenue: The Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Nearest tube: Charing Cross
Tickets: £22.00, £17.50 concessions,
Groups of 4 or more: £16 each

To book and for further information: The Institute of Psychoanalysis, 112AShirland Road, London W9 2EQ.
Tel: 020 7563 5017
email:http://www.filmandfestivals.com/squirrelmail/src/compose.php?send_to=ann.glynn%40iopa.org.uk
http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/cinema.htm










From 12-21st March, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF)

returns to six cinemas across London with a programme of 23 eye-opening andinspiring documentary and feature films that dig beneath the surface ofstories from 19 countries:


Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Chad,Chile, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, former Yugoslavia, Iran, Iraq,Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Palestine, Sudan, Uganda and USA. Mostscreenings are followed by lively debate and discussion between filmmakers,audiences and human rights experts.

Four titles in this year¹s festival focus on the environment.


EVERYTHING'S COOL directed by Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand
Saturday, 16 March 18.15 at ICA - Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand present
Monday, 17 March 18.30 at Gate Cinema - Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand present.


MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES directed by Jennifer BaichwalFriday, 14 March 19.00 at Clapham Picturehouse
Saturday, 15 March 18.30 at ICA


WHITE LIGHT / BLACK RAIN directed by Steven Okazaki
Tuesday, 18 March 18.30 at Renoir - Steven Okazaki present (tbc)
Wednesday, 19 March 21.00 at ICA - Steven Okazaki present (tbc)


THE YANGTZE directed by Yung ChangSunday
16 March 18.30, Renoir - Yung Chang present (tbc)
Tuesday, 18 March 20.45, Ritzy - Yung Chang present (tbc)


Box Office information:
Ritzy Cinema: 0871 704 2065 / http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
ICA: 0207 930 3647/ http://www.ica.org.uk/
Clapham Picture House: 0871 704 2055/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
Renoir: 0871 704 2055/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
Gate Cinema: 0871 704 2058 / http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/




INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITERS FESTIVAL

Jane Tranter Controller of BBC Fiction, who runs the BBC Drama groupincluding BBC Films, together with Oscar winner Julian Fellowes YoungVictoria & Gosford Park and Laura Mackie Director Of Drama ITV havebeen added to the high profile line up of speakers at this year'sInternational Screenwriters' Festival to be held in Cheltenham, UKduring 1-3rd July 2008. The Festival's sponsors include South WestScreen, Cheltenham Council, Sky, UK Film Council and C4.

Other names already announced for the summer already include GuillermoDel Toro 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Hellboy II', and Lucy Prebble 'SecretDiary Of A Call Girl', Deborah Moggach 'Pride and Prejudice' and PeterKosminsky 'The Government Inspector' and 'Britz'.

Festival Director David Pearson, and producer Arturi Films said, "Weexpect another opportunity at SWF 2008 for mainstream writers in Filmand TV, as well as newcomers, to be able to meet and network with theirpeers, and producers, developers and directors to discover trends, learnfrom case studies about notable and innovative work, and debate keyissues effecting screenwriting".

Sign up for regular emailed news bulletins to be reminded of speaker andprogramme additions, how to book delegate passes, where to stay etc at http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/

FILMZOOMER- SUBMISSIONS

MEDIAWAVE International Visual Foundation is organizing PASSPORT CONTROL

International Film, Photo and Critic Workshop for the 5th time from 24, April to 4,May in 2008.

You can apply for three different workshops this time too: either forthe film workshop or for the photo workshop or (last but not at least) for thecritic workshop. Deadline of the application is 10 February, 2008. The aim of the project is, beside looking after young talents, to give theparticiapnts the chance to build their international relationships. That's why thoseapplicants who base their projects in this aspect and don't forget about theinternational/ intercultural characteristics of the festival can be in a previlegedsituation during the selection.Before sending us your entry form and the required materials, please go thoroughlythrough on the Other regulations. If you have any more questions, we are lookingforward to hearing from you on the following e-mail address: idegles@gmail.com and info@mediawave.hu

http://mwave.irq.hu/index.php?modul=menupontok&kod=557&nyelv=eng


1st EUROPEAN SPIRITUAL FILM FESTIVAL EVERYONE CAN WATCH, EVERYONE CAN VOTE!

Going to a festival and staying at home at the same time? Yes, that's possible with the European Spiritual Film Festival (ESFF), founded by French film director /producer and Viet Vo Daomaster, Marc Olivier Louveau a.k.a. LouMa Ho (His short movie, A Monk's Awakening, is still receiving awards in festivals around the world since 2005 !).

Actually, the first edition of this festival will beheld between March 21st and April 26th, 2008, "motsly"on the festival website where everyone can submit a film (with an entryfee - last deadline is February 15th) or become a member (for free) and be able to vote for the People’s Choice Award.

The European Spiritual Film Festival showcases films that explore spiritual traditions from around the world and their different practices. It allows a public platform for vast discovery, understanding, and respect.

The European Spiritual Film Festival encourages an emerging generation of filmmakers whose films treat different aspects of spirituality and the human experience.

A preliminary committee will select the finalists. Then the finalists' films will be online from february 20th, 2008 for the audience/members. Also,the jury panel (composedby seven personalities from the worlds of cinema and spirituality) will choose the movies for the other awards(Best Spiritual Film, Best European Spiritual Film, Best Spiritual Animation Film& Best Spiritual Documentary).

The winners will receive trophies and cash prizes and theirs movies will be screened in a theater at Paris on April 26th, 2008, with after a closing festivities and awards ceremony. More info on the festival website: http://www.festival-esff.com

CLASSIC INDIAN FILM LECTURE

Representations of the Mother
in Mehboob Khan’s ‘Mother India’ (1957)

A Lecture by Craig Jenkins
Free Event

Thursday 7th February 2008
Doors open at 7.30pm, Lecture starts 8pm

As a one-off special event, The Noble Sage is proud to invite Craig Jenkins to the ever-popular monthly film night at the gallery. Using his expert academic knowledge of Mehboob Khan’s classic cinematic masterpiece, ‘Mother India’ (1957), Craig Jenkins will be discussing the different meanings and representations of the role of ‘mother’ in the film.

Set to be a lively and enjoyable lecture for all adult audiences, Jenkins will be incorporating short scenes from the film into his lecture to elucidate this memorable and much cited Indian film. Afterwards, he will be inviting questions and answers from the audience so if there is a question you have been dying to ask about ‘Mother India’ – now is the chance!

Craig Jenkins is a highly qualified graduate in Drama and Film Studies who specialized in the representation of women in Hindi films, in particular Khan’s ‘Mother India’. Today he is a talented member of the Vayu Naidu Company that specializes in theatre and storytelling.

EVENT DETAILS

Lecture: Representations of the Mother in Mehboob Khan’s ‘Mother India’ (1957), duration 90 mins
Free entry – All welcome
Date: Thursday 7th February 2008
Times: Doors open 7.30pm. Lecture starts 8pm

LOCATION DETAILS

The Noble Sage Art Gallery, 2A Fortis Green, London N2 9EL
(near East Finchley Tube, Northern Line)

T: 0208 883 7303 E: reception@thenoblesage.com

Web: www.thenoblesage.com

FILMZOOMER- SUBMISSION

SHORT FEST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSThe first ever short film festival on TV, online and in the cinema!

What is propeller?

propeller is Europe's biggest short film TV channel on Sky 195, which reaches 8.2 million homes in the UK. We are also on the Eurobird satellite which enables us to reach a further 10 million homes across mainland Europe.

Please check www.propellertv.co.uk for more details

What is Short Fest?

ShortFest, this March 27-31 2008, invites you to spend 5-days with propeller TV, celebrating the best in short film from around the world. Promoted by propeller TV, and supported by SCREEN YORKSHIRE your films will be available on Channel 195, online and in the cinema.

If your film is selected for ShortFest, it will be judged by a panel of experts from TV & Film Industries including:

James Mullighan, Creative Director, Shooting People
David Sproxton, Co-founder of Aardman Animations
James Jackson, TV Editor of The Times
Jesse Malone, Casting Director, BBC Industry Panel Member for short film andexpert panel member with Lord Puttnam on 'Make Your Mark in Film.'
Dave Hollis, Senior Programme Acquisition Executive, ITV plc
Julia Thompson, Director of Entertainment UK, Sony Pictures TelevisionInternational
Diane Henderson, Programme Producer, Edinburgh International Film Festival

Here are just some of the prizes on offer to filmmakers:

Free subscription to Film & Festivals Magazine, a copy of Final Draftsoftware, and a magazine profile of the winner, supplied by The FilmFestival Magazine.

Avid Media Composer Software, valued at ukp3,600, supplied by UK & MEAMarketing Avid Technology Europe Ltd

Free film course 'Lo-to-No Budget', taught by Elliot Grove, Director ofRaindance Independent Film Festival.

Short fest is supported by Raindance, Show and Tell films, Avid, Film Festival magazine, Movie Scope magazine, Stellar Network & The Northern Film School.

Please check http://www.propellertv.co.uk/ShortFest.aspx and or email john@propellertv.co.uk to submit to the festival


Short Film Screening

Film screening as part of a three day Arts, Film and Music event to be held in Peckham in March is looking for films.

Please see below for some criteria to give you an idea of the type of films they are looking for.


They are particularly interested in submissions from film makers or films based in South East London.

Does your film deal with any of the following issues: CommunityRacial, Generational, Cultural differences, Immigration, CrimeYouth culture

Documentary, Fiction, Live action or Animation.
Please email me matt@lazarusfilms.co.uk with information on your project in the first instance.


THE NEXT GENERATION GLOBAL INTERNET TV NETWORK BABELGUM HAS LAUNCHED THE BABELGUM ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL

20.000 EUR CASH PRIZES

The first global Online Film Festival has 7 categories (The Babelgum Looking for Genius Award, The Babelgum Short Film Award, The Babelgum Documentary Award, The Babelgum Animation Award, The Babelgum Social/Environment/Award, The Babelgum Spot Advertising Award, The Babelgum Music Video Award) and awards talented independent filmmakers, film students included .

The closing date for entries is February 15th 2008 and after this date all entries will be screened on Babelgum and then judged by Babelgum audiences and then short listed by industry experts. Winners in each of the 7 categories will be chosen by Spike Lee, who will present the cash prizes of 20,000 EUR at a gala awards ceremony in May 2008.

This is a fantastic and unique opportunity to increase global awareness of your work.Submitting your film to the Babelgum Online Film Festival is hassle free: Please click here and upload your film in one go!

CLOSING DATE IS FEBRUARY 15th 2008.


ESoDoc - European Social Documentary

Application deadline March 18, 2008

ESoDoc is a EU's Media Plus training initiative.

Meet us at Berlinale 2008ZeLIG / ESoDoc is present at the European Film Market under the MEDIA Programme's Umbrella, located in the Central Hall of the Martin-Gropius-Bau building (Niederkirchner Strasse 7).

Contact persons in Berlin:
Heidi Gronauer (Director of ZeLIG) from Fri 8 till Thu 14 February: Mob. +39 347 9661272
Thomas Righetti (Project Assistant) from Fri 8 till Tue 12 February: Mob +39 349 1634075

Please feel free to contact us to arrange a meeting during the Berlinale!

ESoDoc Target group: ESoDoc trains across the range of documentary film making, new media and participatory video. We are looking for documentary film makers who wish to work in the areas of human rights and environmental protection, often in the developing world and sometimes in collaboration with NGOs.

In addition, in 2008, we are keen to train NGO field workers or/and citizen activists who appreciate the value of film and want to learn how to make participatory videos and new media as part of their work. We intend to maintain a gender balance, a wide age spread, and representation from a large number of Euro countries, east and west.

Number of admitted participants: 22

Participation fee: 1.200€ (600€ for participants from new member countries).

Participation fee includes tuition, room and board for the entire course.

Sessions: ESoDoc offers three 1-week sessions held over a 6-month period, during which participants, either individually or in groups, develop a documentary film project in a stimulating intercultural environment. An e-platform and a tutor will support this work.- session 1: May 31 - June 6, 2008, Italy- session 2: July 19 – 25, 2008, Latvia- session 3: October 2008, Sweden(dates and venues could be subject to change)

All seminars are in English.

Application deadline: March 18, 2008 (date of receipt)

Application form and further information on: http://www.esodoc.eu/

FILMZOOMER- NEWS

Festival Fund

Dear All,

You may be aware that Martin is currently signed-off sick until the end of March.I'm pleased to be able to let you know that his health is improving day-by-day. You will note that the deadline for submission of your Festival Fund application isthe 3rd March 2008. Val Baxter (a very experienced arts development consultant) has been appointed tocover Martin's work until he returns.

Val will be using Martin's email address so please email any queries to her at martin@screeneast.co.uk. Val will be in the office from Tuesday 29thJanuary.

Please make an effort to call in to speak with Val during the day so that you can establish your line of communication as part of this temporary arrangement. All the guidance papers and application forms are on the web site. However, I haveattached the appropriate application form.
Please ensure you include details of thefollowing:

· Renewed targets and objectives 2008/09
· Audited Accounts for last year 2006/07 and budget for this year
· Revised or up to date business plan


Best whishes,

Hayley London
MediaBox Coordinator
http://www.screeneast.co.uk


Seminar: Emerging Cinema from Brazil and Cuba


04 February, 6:30pm

Stephen Hart and Adriana Rouanet present & discuss new Latin American cinema. Is there just one Latin American cinema . . . or many “cinemas” made of sometimes contradictory currents that often collide?

Professor Stephen M. Hart teaches Latin American film and literature in the Department of Spanish American Studies and the Film Studies Programme at UCL. He has published widely on Latin American film and literature. He co-ordinates workshops on documentary film-making in Cuba at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in San Antonio de los Baños.

Adriana Rouanet is undertaking a PhD at King’s College, University of London , on Brazilian cinema during the dictatorship. She is Programmer for Cinema and Visual Arts at the Embassy of Brazil in London .

Illustrated presentations and discussion followed by complementary Wine Reception
Entrance: £3/£5 non-members
RSVP: culture@canninghouse.com
Venue: Canning House2 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8PJ

Short & Sweet

“If you have a film inside you” make sure you enter this film making event.
http://www.straight8.net
Deadline 26 March 200

Europanet Making Of

Interviews and videos shot on film sets in collaboration with Europanet Invideo. On this page you will find the more recent Making Ofs. You can search for a specific film by country or key word. The films are sorted by title in their original language.
http://www.cineuropa.org/makings.aspx?lang=en&treeID=1095