Skillset launches Film Trainee Scheme

Training organisation Skillset has launched its Film Trainee Scheme. Iain Smith (Chair, Industry Training Board), Roy Button (Director, Warner Brothers Productions) and Janine Marmot (Skillset Director of Film) unveiled the Scheme.

The Scheme will place the best talent on to productions filming in the UK. Button said, “I’m delighted to be involved in shaping the future of the Skillset Film Trainee Scheme, which provides an excellent new way for trainees and producers to work together with the aim of providing additional production support throughout the industry as well as new skills and experience for newcomers.”
More: http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84733

WMM ACQUIRES THE SARI SOLDIERS | NEW RELEASES SHOWCASED AT HRWIFF

WMM has acquired THE SARI SOLDIERS by filmmaker Julie Bridgham, recipient of the 2008 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment in filmmaking. The riveting documentary will make its North American debut as the festival centerpiece. Filmed during Nepal's transition from dictatorial monarchy to fledgling democracy, THE SARI SOLDIERS is the extraordinary story of six women and their conflicting efforts to shape the political future of their country.
A festival opening night selection, TO SEE IF I'M SMILING, winner of the Silver Wolf and Audience awards at The International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) and the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs, profiles six Israeli women as they wrestle with memories they would rather erase of their compulsory military service. HRWIFF will also present Sundance Special Jury Prize for Documentary winner, THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO. In addition, the festival will screen acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath's The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), which was produced with support from the WMM Production Assistance Program.

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NPA 9 Point Producer Training

Part 9: Sales, Distribution and Exhibition 19 June 19:00-21:00
This session will highlight the huge range of platforms at your
fingertips (TV, Internet, cinema, festivals, DVD, VOD). What rights
and territories are available to sell, working with sales agents,
distributors and broadcasters and whether or not you should consider
self – distributing your project.
The panel will include a Sales Agent, Independent Producer and
Distributor.
Non Members Price: £20.00
Members Price: Free
BFI Southbank,
The Delegates Centre,
Belvedere Road,
South Bank,
Waterloo,
London SE1 8XT

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS - See the TOP10 films this weekend?

CHECK OUT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS EACH FOR THIS WEEKEND:
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TOP 10 Results-What films is #1CHECK OUT MOVIES REVIEWS of the NEWEST FILMS:THE INCREDIBLE HULK:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_incredible_hulk.html

YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/you_dont_mess_with_the_zohan.html

THE HUSTLER, 1961, JUNGLE FEVER, 1991 -Classic Movies of the Day

Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:

JUNGLE FEVER, 1991:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/jungle_fever.html

THE HUSTLER, 1961:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_hustler_movie_reviews.html

GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:
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Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:

THE ADVENTURES OF SHORT FILM OF THE WEEK: THE ADVENTURES OF RATMAN

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SUBMIT your SCREENPLAY a top screenplay contest and get your story out there to the world:
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WILDsound JUNE 21-22 Film and Screenplay Festival

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WILDsound FILM and SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL - The #1 Monthly Festival in the World Today. NEXT EVENTS: JUNE 21 - 22 2008

All events take place at the National Film Board Cinema, 150 John Street in the heart of the Entertainment District Toronto, ON. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM event starts at 7:00pm (except for Sunday where the event starts at 2:00pm)

SIT BACK, LEARN AND BE ENTERTAINED - GUARANTEED!

WILDsound's JUNE FEEDBACK FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
Saturday JUNE 21st http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedbackevents.com/wildsound_short_film_festival_june_2008.html

"The only film festival in the world where the audience is the main character of the evening. Check out the most unique event in the world today!" AND some of the best SHORT films in the world today


WILDsound's JUNE MATINEE FESTIVAL - Featuring the best of ANIMATION SHORTS - Oscar winners, lost classics, best of the bestSunday JUNE 22ndDoors open at 1:45PM SHARP

Check out the full details and view the trailer of this film:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/best_animation_short.html


A CAN'T MISS FILM - Watch the films before they become a monster hit!

WILDsound's JUNE FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER
Sunday June 22nd
Doors open at 6:30PM SHAR

PPRESENTING THE Winning Feature Screenplay - THE ART OF WUSHU
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-reading-series-june-2008.html

"The Sound of Music MEETS Martial Arts!""A can't miss event for anyone who's a fan of storytelling or a storyteller"

CALL FOR ENTRIES - Deadline June 30th:SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
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FILM SUBMISSIONS
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KENT ONLINE

The Incredible Hulk
Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth
Ang Lee’s stylised but cerebral take on Marvel icon The Incredible Hulk mostly alienated it’s adrenaline seeking audience when it was released in 2003. That story of possibly the most tragic of superheroes, a scientist who transforms into an unstoppable force when angered, was a critical and commercial failure. But you can’t keep a potential franchise down and Marvel Studios are looking to correct mistakes with this reimagining.

Full review:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/cinema/film_details.asp?query=1980

ANNIE HALL, 1997 and CITIZEN KANE, 1939 - Classic Movie Review of the Day

Classic Movie Reviews of the day:ANNIE HALL, 1977:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/annie_hall.html

CITIZEN KANE, 1939:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/citizen_kane_movie_reviews.html

GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html

European animation in Annecy

The 32nd Annecy Animated Film Festival (June 9-14) kicks off today with a line-up of 284 films. Meanwhile, professionals from 48 countries will attend the film market (MIFA, June 11-13) for the co-production, acquisition, sales, funding and distribution of animated content on all distribution media.The event will open with Israeli/French/German co-production Waltz with Bashir [trailer], which was lauded in competition at Cannes

Full article : http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84628

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour.

n June, the 22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is embarking on a nationwide
tour, bringing highlights from this year's programme to around 40 towns and cities
in the UK.
Titles confirmed so far include Derek, Otto; Or, Up With Dead People, Breakfast with
Scot, Finn's Girl, Smiley Face, Spider Lilies, Before I Forget and She's A Boy I
Knew.
The Festival website will continue to hold reviews, discussions, podcasts, trailers,
interviews and Festival photos as the summer approaches and beyond.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff

Bucharest Film Festival

Bucharest Film Festival (June 28 to July 6) honours arthouse
productions of contemporary Indian Cinema in the special program FOCUS
INDIA.

Made by a new generation of young film makers, the films of this so called
"Hinglish Cinema" tell the story in a more approachable manner. They are fun
to watch, however serious in subject and engaging in style. "Hinglish"
stands for a more free cinema, that tackles subjects still regarded as
taboo: corruption, sexual fantasies, adultery, homosexuality or
unemployment.

This years' special program at the Bucharest Film Festival screens for the
first time in Romania a selection of five intriguing Hinglish films. This
program, curated by Rada Sesic, includes:

MIXED DOUBLES - Rajat Kapoor, India 2006, 97 min.
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (Lost Moon) - Sudhir Mishra, India 2007, 131 min.
HEY RAM (O God!) - Kamal Haasan, India 2000, 186 min.
RAGHO LAHE MUNNA BHAI (Carry on Munna Bhai) - Rajkumar Hirani, India 2006,
144 min.

Festival guests of the FOCUS INDIA are Rajat Kapoor (director of MIXED
DOUBLES), Sunil Doshi (producer MIXED DOUBLES), Sudhir Mishra (director
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND), Raka Dutta (director of short in competition CHINESE
WHISPERS) and Nishtha Jain (director of documentary in competition LAKSHMI
AND ME).


The competitive sections of the BFF comprise programs dedicated to Shorts
and Documentaries, to International Films and to long-features from the
Black Sea Region (CineBlackSea).


For further information check the festivals website http://www.bff.ro

10TH YEAR A SHOWSTOPPER FOR SHOWCOMOTION

26 JUNE – 10 JULY 2008

The 10th Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival unveils a packed
programme of films, fun and activities from 26 June to 10 July at the
Showroom Cinema in Sheffield. www.showcomotion.org.uk

SHOWCOMOTION SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY TALK WITH
MARK WALSH OF PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
Festival Director Kathy Loizou said: ‘Showcomotion is ten years old this
year and Pixar Animation Studios are helping us celebrate our anniversary in
style. Mark Walsh, the Supervising Animator on the Disney•Pixar film
Ratatouille, is a special guest at the festival. Mark will talk about the
work of Pixar Animation Studios over the last ten years, including such
classics as Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
The Showcomotion Special 10th Anniversary Talk is on Wednesday 2 July 2008
at 7pm.’

ED VAIZEY MP TO GIVE KEYNOTE AT
SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN’S MEDIA CONFERENCE
Ed Vaizey MP, Shadow Minister for Culture and Broadcasting is to give the
Opening Keynote at the Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference on the
evening of Wednesday 2 July at 7pm. The Showcomotion Conference which runs
from 2-4 July is the premier meeting place for delegates in the children's
media and entertainment industries.

48th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth

Golden Slippers awarded at 48th Zlinfest

The 48th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth announced the competition winners of its 48th edition on June 7, with Golden Slipper awards going to The Substitute , Where's Winky's Horse and The Bear Stories. Danish director Ole Bornedal’s The Substitute was named Best Feature Film for Youth, and received the Don Quixote Award of the International FICC jury as well as the International Ecumenical Jury Award.

more info: http://www.zlinfest.cz/index.php?akce=show&id=670&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zlinfest.cz%2Findex.php

UK and Tunisian women in film and TV exchange

Calling all women TV/filmmakers in London!*
The British Council, in partnership with Birds Eye View, are sponsoring six
UK women filmmakers in a cross-cultural exchange.
*Our aim*
This programme is designed to encourage women in the audio visual industries
in NENA (Near East North Africa) and the UK to further their careers and
form supportive networks within their communitiies.
The programme will challenge stereotypes of the roles that women can and
should play in public life. It will provide women with opportunities to
recognise their potential and to contribute to the future economic and
social well-being of their societies by building careers in the film/TV
industry.
*Who are we looking for?
*
6 women -working as a director, editor, producer or writer in film or
television, based in London.
*The Program*
In October 2008 you will host (but not accommodate) a Tunisian filmmaker.
Partnering up, you will show her the ropes around London - introduce her to
as many networks as possible, help her to find contacts and mentors, bring
her to film events and give her a sense of how the industry works. Birds Eye
View will host a networking event for all participants, and the British
Council will provide accommodation and additional sightseeing activity.
Between January and March 2009 you will travel to Tunisia for one week to
network with and encourage women filmmakers there. You will get the
opportunity to meet up with the same Tunisian filmmaker for her chance to
show you around her stomping grounds and for you to learn about the Tunisian
film scene!
The whole exchange will be documented.
*To Apply*
1.Please outline a one-week itinerary for your guest. Include a day-by-day
breakdown of the events, jobs and set locations you would attend and how you
would entertain her for this week.
2.Who are the people and mentors that you could introduce your guest to and
how might they help?
3.Which professional film/TV networks do you belong to?
4.Career biography including current occupation and employer
5.Interests/hobbies/travel
6.Why are you participating in this scheme? What are your aspirations and
expectations?
*
Deadline Friday June 13th
*Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview with Birds Eye View
and the British Council.
Applications will be shortlisted in June 2008.
Interviews held the end July 2008.
Please send application to Jahlia Osha at mail@birds-eye-view.co.uk

26th Filmfest München

Germany’s largest summer film festival will be taking place for the 26th time, in Munich, from June 20 - 28,
2008.

We will be showing 237 films from 41 countries on 15 screens – all German
premieres. This year’s opening night film is French director Laurent Cantet’s THE
CLASS (Concorde Filmverleih).

In addition to exciting discoveries by new directors from around the world, we are
also presenting the new films by tried and true filmmakers including Abel Ferrara
(CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS), Jonathan Demme (MAN FROM PLAINS), Silvio Soldini (DAYS AND
CLOUDS), Peter Greenaway (NIGHTWATCHING), Brian DePalma (REDACTED), Barry Levinson
(WHAT JUST HAPPEND), Francis Ford Coppola (YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH), Andreas Dresen
(CLOUD 9), Eric Rohmer (THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON), Cédric Klapisch (PARIS),
Alain Corneau (THE SECOND WIND), Pablo Trapero (LION’S DEN), and Zhang-Ke Jia
(USELESS).

Munich filmmaker Peter Schamoni’s BOTERO – BORN IN MEDELLIN will be our closing
night film. The painter Fernando Botero and narrator Mario Adorf will join Schamoni
at the gala on June 28th.

More info: www.filmfest-muenchen.de

Mike Leigh joins line up at July's SWF 2008

The Screenwriters' Festival is delighted to announce that Mike Leigh OBE
will give a masterclass at the Cheltenham International Screenwriters'
Festival held 1-3 July 2008 in the UK and whose sponsors include: South
West Screen, Cheltenham Council, Sky, UIP, BBC Films, UK Film Council,
Skillset, C4, LSC, Ealing Film Studios, BAFTA, Face Group, Arturi Films,
and Chateau De Sours . The Festival which is devoted to the art, craft,
education, and business of writing for the screen, exploring writing for
feature films, television and new media in all genres including comedy.
Mike Leigh will be among the guest speakers.

More info: http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/guest-speakers.php

I want £16m ‘Cashback’

By mark Chandler.

Elizabeth Obisanya has started a copywright infringement case against the makers of
Oscar-nominated film Cashback. The writer's screenplay, Cashback Paper or Plastic,
was released two years previously GC11059

A SCREENWRITER has started a £16m copyright infringement case against the makers of
a new film. Elizabeth Obisanya, 39, wrote the screenplay for a short film called Cashback Paper
or Plastic, set in a supermarket, in 2002.

Since then, writer/director Sean Ellis has released an award- winning short film
called Cashback, made in 2004.

A feature-length version starring Emilia Fox is due to be released in the UK on May 9.
Ellis's short film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film, Live Action
category, at the 2006 Academy Awards and has also won several other short film
prizes.

Now Ms Obisanya, who lives with her 10-year-old son Steven in Tawney Road,
Thamesmead, is suing Mr Ellis and company Cashback Films at the High Court, for
£16m. Ms Obisanya said: "£16m is really an estimate of what the work encompasses, the fact
the short was nominated for an Academy Award and a feature film has been made.
"When I do my own film, people will think it's just like Sean Ellis's."

The divorced mother-of-two claims the fact her film shares the same title as Mr
Ellis's, and both films are romantic comedies set in a supermarket, give her a good
case in law.

She said: "I was surfing the internet in 2005 when I put in a search for Cashback
and found there was a short film purported to have been written by Mr Ellis.
“I said to my son ‘Mummy doesn’t remember making her film yet.’”

source:http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2215003.mostviewed.i_want_16m_cashback.php

WIBBELL - A NEW NAME IN WEIRDNESS!

British Film company Wibbell Productions announces their new WEIRD WORLD OF WIBBELL
DVD label.

Independent British film distributor Wibbell Productions Ltd today announced the
launch of their new niche DVD label 'The Weird World of Wibbell'.
With a very clear identity right from the start, the new label is set to
specifically target cult, horror and science fiction feature films (or so called
B-movies), short film compilations and some 'very odd' special interest
documentaries.

more info: www.wibbell.co.uk

Sweet Movie:

The Gentle Side of “Destructive Art”
by Dušan Makavejev

Dušan Makavejev is a Yugoslav born filmmaker who resides in Paris and Belgrave and whose extensive and distinguished career includes such titles as Innocence Unprotected, The Tragedy of a Switchboard Operator and Manifesto.


How did I get Otto Muehl (1) and the AA Kommune (Actions-Analytic Kommune) into Sweet Movie? The shooting of Sweet Movie was planned for October 1974. In the earlier version of the script, the leading female character ends up catatonic in a mental hospital. She comes back to life by being treated with the highly perceptive non-action of a nonverbal doctor whom I imagined as my variation of Ronnie Laing. (2) I had never met Laing, but he fascinated me with his intelligence, risk-taking, playfulness, radical insight and genuine respect for life. He was a healer by just being around.

Full article: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/08/47/sweet-movie-makavejev.html

ETHICAL CALCULUS:

The cross-cultural dilemmas and moral burdens of Fatih Akin’s The Edge of Heaven by Thomas Elsaesser

Fatih Akin is a German-Turkish filmmaker from Hamburg. Or rather, he is a German filmmaker with a Turkish name and Turkish parents. His dislike of the hyphenated identity label is such that he was reported as saying, at the time of his first success, Short Sharp Shock (98): “If I can’t be Fatih Akin, I’d prefer to be known as the German Martin Scorsese.”

full article: http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/mj08/heaven.htm

HUNGER/STRIKES GOLD IN CANNES

Here is another poke in the eye for people who argue that you need an obviously dramatic story to make a great film. One trouble-making IRA prisoner slowly starves himself to death. Who would want to see a movie like that?

Full article: http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/hunger-strikes-gold-in-cannes.html

exposures – new talent in moving image call for entries

exposures – the UK's leading competitive festival for student film and moving image – is looking for the talent of the future. Call for entries is now open for the 2008 edition to be held in November at Cornerhouse and Urbis, Manchester's two leading contemporary arts venues, co-hosts of exposures for the first time this year. The deadline for entries is 31 July.

The 2008 exposures festival is, like its predecessors, looking to find new and exciting filmmaking talent amongst today's students. However, this year's competition widens the criteria for entries to include not only film but all aspects of the moving image ie video, mobile 'phone work, animation or visual art installations. The competition is open to students who have created their work whilst studying on any UK course between August 2007 and July 2008. Work does not have to have been made as part of the course. Pieces should be under 30 minutes long.

To download an entry form and enter for free, go to www.exposuresfestival.co.uk
festival dates 23-27 November, 2008

Marianelli and Badalamenti guests of honor 8th World Soundtrack Awards

The World Soundtrack Academy has just announced that world-class composers Angelo
Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli will attend the 8th annual World Soundtrack Awards,
the closing event for the 35th edition of the Ghent Film Festival (7-18 October
2008).

The 8th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards is once again promising to be the
highlight of the year for soundtrack music fans. After the prestigious awards
ceremony, the international elite of film music composers will be on hand to present
a live performance of their music by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, conducted by Dirk
Brossé. For this year’s edition, the World Soundtrack Academy, an initiative of the
Ghent Film Festival, managed to bring Angelo Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli on
board as its guests of honour.

Angelo Badalamenti is best known for his soundtrack work for American film director
David Lynch. He has scored a number of Lynch projects including Blue Velvet (1986),
Twin Peaks (1990), Wild at Heart (1990), Lost Highway (1997), The Straight Story
(1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also composed the music for La Cité des
Enfants Perdus by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1995), Wait Until Spring Bandini
(1989) by Dominique Deruddere, and Jeunet’s Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (2004),
which earned him the WSA’s Composer of the Year award in 2005.

Badalamenti also collaborates with world-class entertainers including David Bowie,
Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Julee Cruise and Marianne Faithfull. This year,
Badalamenti will be bringing two special guests along to the concert in Ghent:
Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie & The Banshees, and Beth Rowley, who will be
performing songs from The Edge of Love, a biopic on Dylan Thomas starring Keira
Knightley and Sienna Miller (autumn 2008 release).

More Info: www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com

New copyright laws proposed in US

“The Orphan Works Act of 2008”, (H.R. 5889) and the “Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008” (S.2913), were released to the House of Representatives and the Senate recently. While at first glance the law seems to be a ‘last resort’ for a search for the owner of any photograph, artwork or sculpture, the devil, as they say, is in the details.

If you don’t register every photo and work of art in government certified private databases, you are about to give the legal right for anyone to infringe on your copyright.

An “orphan”, as it relates to this legislation, is an original creative work which is still protected by its term of copyright, but the copyright holder can’t be found. Well...can't be found where the orphan hunters are looking, that is. The bill requires that "copyright registry databases" are set up (private ones), in which all copyrighted works must be registered.

People who want to use your work for free now only have to perform a search for you using these registries, which will be ineffective at best, to qualify your work of art as orphaned, giving them FREE use of your art or photo. The private registries will likely be easy and quick, just not very complete.

All someone has to do is search a couple of these registries and if your work doesn’t show as a match (and remember these software aren’t perfect, so you may have registered your work and still not have it show up in the results) it may be considered orphaned and they can use it for free.

Having online registries to search for copyright owners is great. Using these registries as a basis for legally orphaning a work is TERRIBLE.

In the new legislation, artists won't have the ability to sue for statutory damages. The new law will “limit remedies”, thereby removing the expensive penalty for stealing your work. Sure, you will still be able to sue, but you will be limited to the amount. This only empowers those who want to steal our creative works!

This means the most an infringer would have to pay IS WHAT THE INFRINGER FEELS HE SHOULD HAVE PAID IN THE FIRST PLACE! The artist will no longer be entitled to any monetary recovery from the infringement damage, costs or attorney fees, which would often be more than what they could collect. Any betting man wanting to use your art would take these odds and steal your work.

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This is a condensed and slightly edited version of an article found at:
http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html

New era for independent film distribution

The retreat of Warner Bros and Co. marks a new era for Independent Film

Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix, the Internet-based distributor of independent films, reveals how the shift in the independent film industry is not a cause for concern but an opportunity to embrace new technologies.

Over the last ten weeks, the independent film “industry” has been restructured before our eyes. Let’s take a look:
1. ThinkFilm, in a financial crisis having overpaid for films that it can’t make money on in distribution, sells its catalogue to a Canadian investor/speculator.
2. New Line Cinema, respected for its having pioneered “edgy” films into the mass market, is closed by Warner Bros; 450 jobs in NY and LA lost.
3. Picturehouse, run by top indie film distributor Bob Berney, is closed by Warner Bros and titles folded into the studio.
4. Warner Independent, the so-called “independent” arm of Warner Bros managed by a former studio exec, Polly Cohen, is closed and folded into the studio.
5. Cablevision, owner of the IFC channel, successfully bids an estimated $500 million for the Sundance Channel, now controls all cable presentation of independent film.
6. Discovery Networks, after purchasing rights to and then declining to show “Taxi to the Dark Side”, is rumoured to be closing its independent film activity and some fear for its support of the respected Silver Docs film festival.

IndiePix has been convinced that the traditional models of distribution, which barely work for the major studios, do not work — at all — in some scaled down version for independent film. The economics of distributing films in theatres — with the extraordinary costs of theatre rental, newspaper advertising and related distribution expenses — simply make theatres outmoded. Digital distribution of high quality images to theatres doesn't solve the problem: it's a drop in the financial bucket that will barely be noticed if at all.

So if theatres are not part of the distribution of independent film, the indie labels (like Think Film, Magnolia, and others) — not to mention the so-called “independent” divisions of the studios (like Fox Searchlight, Universal’s Focus Features, and Paramount Vantage) — don’t have any good ideas about what to do next. What do they think about how to match the vision and artistry of non-studio filmmakers with the audiences that demonstrably exist? It’s not that there is no demand for independent film. It’s that those who are entrusted with “distributing” don’t know how to reach that audience because their corporate organisations and structures are locked in to the physical structures and fixed economics of the last century.

The new technologies of the Internet era offer great new possibilities for the community of film fans. The flexible technologies of the 21st century make it possible for even larger audiences to enjoy more instances of the highest quality programming in the highest quality settings from the best filmmakers. The Internet era of the 21st Century will not mimic the bygone studio era and deliver the occasional "Gone With The Wind", but will enable many talented filmmakers with many visions to be seen and heard in many parts of the world.

Filmmakers and film-lovers alike should be excited about the evolution of our industry. The frenzy surrounding social networking sites suggests what can happen to distribution and sponsorship without geographical and demographic boundaries. That kind of energy has rolled over well-established businesses in other sectors – newspapers, music, even some parts of the health industry – so it should not be surprising when those same forces combine to restructure the film business.

There will be a new era in independent filmmaking — an era in which the best films with the most amazing cinematography, seamless in their editing and storytelling, thrilling in their visions of the human experience, unlimited by geographical or cultural or language boundaries will find their audiences in every corner of the world. The changing economics of theatrical exhibition have contrived to bring down the structures intended to hold films up for view. But the economics of the new technologies will — and are — creating new opportunities for new voices to reach new audiences.

It will be an extraordinary moment and IndiePix is committed to help make it happen.

Intel Virtual Film Festival

As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations Intel is looking to uncover the secret Coppola of the 21st century, the hidden Hitchcock of the noughties.

Since Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce founded Intel back in 1968, technology, and in particular processors, have become integral to everyday life.

Intel® Centrino® processor technology based notebook PCs incorporate the leading-edge technology to help you create, edit and publish advanced multimedia content on-the-go. Intel can help democratise filmmaking by giving aspiring and recreational filmmakers the power to create a virtual set, work in “the cutting room” and create professional-looking films.

The Intel Virtual Film Festival looks to offer entrants a chance to unleash their creativity and to give Hollywood a run for its money!

The competition:
Entrants need to create an artful parody of their favourite film or shoot their own movie in less than three minutes. Entries should be either in English or – if in another language - include English subtitles.

To participate all entrants need to do is upload their film on to the Intel Virtual Film Festival channel on YouTube. Only eligible* entries will be posted on the site.

Judging and Prizes
Entrants will be competing with their peers across Europe, Middle East and Africa to win high performance Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology-based laptops loaded with Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium*.

Sixteen winners will be selected by a handpicked judging panel, which will be looking for creative flair and technical competency.

The winner of the European Grand Prize – a 3 night trip for two to Venice during the Film Festival - will be chosen by the general public: the most views on YouTube will make you a winner!

The competition opens on April 28th. All entries must be received by 17:00 CET June 17th 2008. Winners will be announced by the end of June.

For further information contact:
IntelVirtualFilmFestival@catalysis.co.uk or view the official YouTube channel, from April 28th 2008.

Entries open exclusively to the following countries: Czech, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK and United Arab Emirates. For Terms and Conditions please refer to the competition site.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Addition information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and http://blogs.intel.com

Renderyard

Renderyard is pleased to announce we are now accepting films for the 4th
Renderyard Short Film Festival *running from the 1st - 5th October
2008.Submit your film to this years festival to be in with a chance of
winning a cash prize of 1000€ including a Renderyard Award and getting your
film placed our web site and Free Membership for a year.The full list for
Categories submissions this year include:

- Short Films
- Animations
- Music Videos
- Documentaries
- Machinimania
- Film Scores
- Scripts

To submit a film please click here www.renderyard.com
The deadline for entry's is the 21st August.

The European Spiritual Film Festival prizes announced

The European Spiritual Film Festival prizes announced during the Closing Ceremony by
the members of the Jury on Saturday, April, 26th at the "Divan du Monde" in Paris.



BEST SPIRITUAL DOCUMENTARY
Beyond Fear - Michael Perlman - United States, 2007

BEST SPIRITUAL ANIMATION FILM
Das Floss - Jan Thüring - Germany, 2005

BEST SPIRITUAL FILM
Der Lachende Hund - Shohreh Jandaghian - Germany, 2007

BEST EUROPEAN SPIRITUAL FILM
L'homme entre Science et Religion - Caroline Puig-Grenetier - France, 2007

PEOPLE' S CHOICE AWARD
The Miracle - Jeffrey Jon Smith - United States, 2007

http://www.festival-esff.com

London Festival of Architecture 2008

Screening the City _(20 June – 20 July)

A major film season _Screening the City_ will come to the capitalthis summer. It will showcase a dynamic range of internationalarchitecture-themed films in inspiring indoor and outdoor venues,launch a public competition to find innovative new ways of filmingarchitecture and look in detail at today’s most excitingdigitally-produced architectural moving images. One of the headline events of the London Festival of Architecture2008, _Screening the City_ is curated by The Faculty of Excellenceand Louis Savy, with other film screenings taking place during the Festival at major venues such as the Barbican, BFI Southbank and Renoir Cinema.

Further information: www.screeningthecity.co.uk

BENDFILM

BENDFILM: Where Filmmakers Are Gods. Set against the backdrop of thestunning Cascade Mountains in Bend, Central Oregon. Now in its 5thyear, BendFilm creates a memorable festival every October with morethan $30,000 in cash awards including a $10,000 Best of Show Award.Additional cash awards are presented for Best Feature ($2,500), BestDoc ($2,500), Best Short ($2,500), Best Student Film ($3,000), BestConservation Award ($2,500) and Excellence in Filmmaking By A FemaleDirector ($4,000). Add that to the Audience Award, which takes home apercentage of ticket sales and you have a festival that filmmakerslove. Deadline: June 30, 2008. Visit http://www.bendfilm.org. Executive Director: Sandy Henderson. Contact: info@bendfilm.org

15th Annual AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

The 15th Annual AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL runs October 16 – 23, 2008 inAustin, Texas. Film categories: Narrative Feature, Short, StudentShort, Documentary Feature, Short and Animated Short.

Early Deadline:June 5, 2008, Late Deadline: July 5, 2008.

Do not forget about their screenwriting competition! Screenplay Competition deadline: May 15(early), June 1 (late). Teleplay Competition deadline: June 1. Get $5off your film entry fee with a copy of this e-mail. For an entry formand more information, visit: http://www.austinfilmfestival.com

YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater

Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentary films and other masterpieces rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.
More information : http://www.yidff.jp/home-e.html

Striplite: call for submissions for new night of films and performances

Striplite is a new monthly night of short film, burlesque and alternative
performers, solo musicians and DJs in London. The organisers are looking for
submissions of short film to be shown at the night, and longer material to
be shown during DJ sets.

The organisers are looking for films on an ongoing basis, so film makersshould keep the night in mind for material they are currently working on, orplan to make.

Shorts should be up to 10 minutes long, material to play during DJ sets canbe any length, and both should be sent on DVD to:
Nick Mann
Flat 7, The Milner Building
53a Carysfort Road
N16 9AD
UK

For more information on the night, please visit www.myspace.com/striplite

For any questions about submissions, please mail striplites@gmail.com

Deadline: 1 June 08

BRITDOC'S "DRAGON'S DEN" IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS

BIG PITCH OPENS FOR APPLICATIONSThe Big Pitch at BRITDOC is the UK's only international pitching forum - a golden opportunity for 12 filmmakers to pitch their documentary projects to an exceptional panel of commissioning editors and film funders from the US, Europe and the Far East.

Last year our panel included HBO, IFC, ARTE, Sundance Institute, ITVS, NHK Japan, Netflix, Discovery Films and SBS Australia and over two thirds of the projects received funding as a direct result of pitching.

All projects entered join the Online Pitching Forum searched by all our funders before, during and after festival.

For full details and to apply: http://www.britdoc.org/festival/ApplyFor/Pitchingforums

Deadline: Friday 13 June.

First Light Movies Enjoys Double Distinction At The Webbys

First Light Movies www.firstlightmovies.com is thrilled to announce that it has been short listed for a prestigious Webby Award. The site, which was designed and built by Birmingham-based company 3Form www.3form.net has been nominated in the Student category of the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the online film and video section.

First Light Movies, a national organisation also based in Birmingham that puts young people at the heart of the creative film making process is the only site in this category to feature films made by children as young as five.


To view the site via the Webby’s Nominees page go to http://webbyawards.com/webbys/current.phpmedia_id=97&season=12#film_student

UK FILMMAKERS WIN £50,000 PRIZE

Director Jan Dunn and Producer Elaine Wickham took the grand prize at the London Independent Film Festival over the weekend for their feature film RUBY BLUE which stars Bob Hoskins as a man accused by his neighbors of being a pedophile. The Prize, sponsored by Prime Focus London, secures a significant portion of the of the post-production finance for Dunn and Wickham's next feature. The two filmmakers from Ramsgate found critical acclaim two years ago for their self-financed debut film GYPO, and RUBY BLUE is their second film together.

UK director Julian Richards took the festival's prize for Best Director for SUMMER SCARS - his autobiographically inspired portrayal of Welsh youth. Actor Bob Hoskins and Film London were each awarded the festival's CHAMPION OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA award, which annually recognizes one celebrity and one organisation for outstanding service to the UK independent filmmaking community.

Festival sponsors Prime Focus London, Motorola, and Archos were on hand for the awards ceremony on Sunday with prizes for the winning filmmakers.

Hosted at several screening venues across London, including the BFI Southbank, and Curzon cinemas, the London Independent Film Festival screened over 90 films. The festival highlights the best in low-budget filmmaking every April and has been called "A treasure trove of undiscovered cinematic gems. One of Europe's top indie film fests" by British Film Magazine, 2008.
Full information can be found on the festival website: www.londonindependent.org

Salisbury International Arts

23 May - 08 June
A multi discipline arts festival with a strong
film programme.

Details of the Festival are on our website:

HYPERLINK
www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/event-list.aspx

exposures – new talent in moving image

call for entries 2008

closing date for entries 31 July

festival dates 23-27 November, 2008

To download an entry form and enter for free,
go to http://www.exposuresfestival.co.uk/

exposures – the UK's leading competitive festival for student film and moving image – is looking for the talent of the future. Call for entries is now open for the 2008 edition to be held in November at Cornerhouse and Urbis, Manchester's two leading contemporary arts venues, co-hosts of exposures for the first time this year. The deadline for entries is 31 July.

Cambridge International Super 8 Film festival

24-26th of April 2008 - Cambridge (UK)
Hot on the heels of Cambridge Super 8 2007 comes Cambridge Super 8 2008 a film
festival with a difference; a film festival with 70 UK premières and 22 World
premières over only three days from the 24th till the 26th of April in the heart of
Cambridge. A film festival giving you a unique opportunity to view superb
independent cinema across the genres and meet the filmmakers in formal Q&As and over
informal drinks.

On Thursday the 24th of April, the festival is at St Pauls Church on Hills Road,
Cambridge. On Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th of April, the festival is at the
University Social Club, Mill Lane, Cambridge. For full details of the festival
programmes, please visit the festival website http://www.cambridge-super8.org

BFM Film Club bringing the unseen to light

4pm, Sunday 4th May 2008

Welcome to Nollywood
Dir: Jamie Meltzer

The Nigerian film industry, known as “Nollywood”, has exploded in the last ten
years. Now the most popular cinema in all of West Africa - more popular even than
imports of Hollywood or Bollywood films - the Nigerian film industry has
distinguished itself by shooting all films (called “video-films”) on digital video.
The sheer volume of Nigerian video-films is staggering: one estimate has a film
being produced for each day of the year. Nollywood is now the third largest film
industry in the world, generating 286 million dollars per year for the Nigerian
economy. And yet this vibrant, profitable industry is virtually unknown outside of
Africa.

Screening will be followed by a discussion led by Tope Omoniyi, Professor of
Sociolinguistics, Roehampton University, and Coordinator of the Nigerian Films
Project.

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
BFM: www.bfmmedia.com

Second Edition of the Bucharest Film Festival 2008

This years edition of the Bucharest Film Festival will take place from June
28 to July 6, 2008. Following the success from last years initial festival,
this cinematic event again focuses on Central and South East European
regions.

The programmers consider cinema as a mirror reflecting the needs and
mentalities of different societies. One of the main principles of selecting
films is drawing special attention to new filmmaking including their own
ways of expression. The aim is to promote talents, to fight the cultural
decay and to consolidate quality in culture, arts and mass media.

The competition programs are dedicated to Shorts and Documentaries, to
International Films and to long-features from the Black Sea Region.
Within the International Film section, regional directors and films will
have the opportunity of competing openly and directly with productions from
all over the world.

For further information and accreditation please contact:
Boxer & Sparrow Film PR, Berlin
Gunnar Gilgen
Reichenberger Strasse 117, D-10999 Berlin
tel. +49 (0)30 600 311 76, gilgen@bs-pr.de

NPA The Successful Screenplay Intensive Weekend

This Saturday the 19th & Sunday 20th April 10:00 - 16:00

Screenwriting is a highly rewarding profession and the most accessible route into the exciting business of film. But like any prize worth gaining, the way can be difficult and perilous for the uninitiated. Just as a film's hero needs a mentor to provide invaluable training for their magical journey, so studying craft will put you ahead of the game and give you the skills required to win the Holy Grail - the Successful Screenplay.

This course, held over one weekend, guides you step by step through the process of creating a professional screenplay: The Unique High Concept, Perfect Plotting, Killer Characters, the Secret of Segments, Sequences and Scenes, Dazzling Dialogue plus important industry information on how to Pitch and Sell Your Script and work festivals such as Cannes this May.


Tutor: Jacqueline Genie


Renowned for her practical, no nonsense approach, Jacqueline Genie has worked as a freelance script consultant for numerous companies including Brass Hat Films ("Premonition"). In 2001, she co-founded the London Script Consultancy, script-editing hundreds of features in Europe and the US. She taught the popular weekly Soho Screenwriters classes, intensive weekend courses and script development programmes for Film London. She is also a professional screenwriter, currently commissioned to write a feature film treatment, adapted from a novel.


Fantastic, brilliant teacher - a pleasure to attend.""Wonderful overview and also totally arms you with practical skills and tools." NPA member

"Really helpful and inspiring. Feel I'm coming away with some very useful tools to break my apathy!"

NPA Member To book your place please contact the NPA office on T 020 7613 0440 E admin@npa.org.uk or book online www.npa.org.uk

NPA Members £100 Non Members: £175

Filmaka announces new competition

Filmaka.com is an exciting new online network created by established independent producers, industry professionals and film financiers. It's about to fully launch in April after a very successful initial two years - but before that its next exciting new tie-in is with the US TV channel the FX NETWORK (Nip/Tuck, The Shield) in which anyone can have a go at creating the next hit comedy!

Click here for all the details.

What do you have to do? Make a 3 minute comedy film – think a mini-pilot – that is a sample of the show you would like to make. It should introduce the premise and the main characters. Along with that, you need to upload a 1-2 page brief that outlines the plot of future episodes, the main characters and the themes.

Filmaka offers cash prizes to filmmakers in these regular competitions, and one filmmaker wins a feature film deal over the course of one year after having competed with the prize winners of each contest (the 2007 winner is to be announced on April 21st!).

Film & Festivals Surgery

In partnership with the East End Film Festival we are launching Film & Festivals Surgery. F&F Surgery is a unique opportunity for filmmakers to receive free one-to-one advice from or just have a chat with a top film professional.

One of many highlights of EEFF this year is the VIBE LOUNGE FILMMAKERS CENTRE, a cinematic chill-out space hosting a variety of events including a party and screening. On 22nd April from 3pm Film & Festivals will be hosting its first filmmakers Surgery there.

Documentary producer Mike Chamberlain is one of the professionals already confirmed. Mike Chamberlain has produced more then 100 docs and he will be at the VIBE LOUNGE FILMMAKERS CENTRE to answer any question you may have on how to get into documentaries or how to make the most of your documentary projects, whether for Festivals or television.

If you’re interested please email info@filmandfestivals.com for a Surgery time between 3.00 and 6pm on 22nd April. Spaces will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

www.eastendfilmfestival.com

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

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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.