THE 6TH ISCHIA GLOBAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL

13 - 20 JULY 2008

This year the event will be Chaired by multiple AcademyAward winner Paul Haggis. "I'm proud of the chairmanship, which I assumewith much respect towards Italian cinema and its traditions" saysHaggis, whose major film credits include "Crash", "Million Dollar Baby","Flags of our Fathers" and "Casino Royale".

The event will feature special screenings, performances, encounters withartists, meetings with producers, and a forum to explore the films inmore depth. The screenings are open to the public and are free of charge.

This truly original awards ceremony has previously been attended by thelikes of Francis Ford Coppola, Naomi Watts, Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper,Diane Kruger, Joseph Fiennes, Brenda Blethyn Gerard Butler, Jean-ClaudeVan Damme and music legends Burt Bacharach and Harry Belafonte. With the2008 event being led by Paul Haggis, it is certain that a wealth highprofile guests will be in attendance this year.

This year, Japanese films will take centre stage, presenting works bothpast and present, by some of the country's most prestigious directors.For the first time, these key players will exchange views on climatechange and the environment, discussing the role that the internationalfilm industry plays. Guests at Regina Isabella can spend their dayssoaking up the sun before enjoying an aperitif and the best of Japanese,Hollywood and European cinema.

more info: http://www.ischiaglobal.com/

COMPETITION: TCM CLASSIC SHORTS

WOLFGANG PETERSEN AND RUTGER HAUER JOIN FILM-MAKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO JUDGE THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION: TCM CLASSIC SHORTS

The ninth annual TCM Classic Shorts competition launched on May 1st with a truly international flavour to its judging panel which this year includes Wolfgang Petersen, Istvan Szabo, Agnieszka Holland, Mikael Hafstrom, Rutger Hauer, James Franco, Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings aka Hammer and Tongs. This is the second year that the competition has been open to entries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa and, as in previous years, the winner and runners up will be screened at an award ceremony held as part of The Times BFI London Film Festival in October. The competition rewards the top three film makers with £10,000 of prize money (1st prize - £5,000; 2nd prize – 3,000; 3rd prize £2,000), with all six finalists getting exposure across all the TCM EMEA territories, making it one of the most valuable competitions of its kind.

In addition, the six short listed films are aired during a special weekend of programming on TCM celebrating the best new film making talent from the competition. Once again, TCM Classic Shorts has been lucky enough to attract some of the most distinguished names from the international film industry who have agreed to give up their time to help nurture future film makers.

The competition prides itself on having discovered some great new film making talent in recent years; last year’s winner A Bout de Truffe by Tom Tagholm, which also won first prize at The Raindance Film Festival, was shot entirely in French and enjoyed plaudits from the judges. Simon Pegg described the film as ‘thoughtfully directed and beautifully composed. Funny, tragic and wonderfully sly’ whilst Cillian Murphy thought it ‘Wonderfully original, beautifully acted and shot. Very hard to fault’. Many of the short-listed films from previous years have also gone on to receive further acclaim including 2006 winner Jane Lloyd, which was used by David Gray as the video for his single, Alibi; 2005 finalist Cubs directed by Tom Harper and 2004 winner Nits directed by Harry Wootliff were BAFTA nominated whilst 2002 entry Brown Paper Bag directed by Michael Baig Clifford and 2001 winner About A Girl directed by Brian Percival, won Best Short Film BAFTAs. 2002 winner Gerald McMorrow is now directing a feature film, Franklyn, with Hanway Films.

TCM Classic Shorts is open to all short films from EMEA, if they have not been made in English they will require English subtitles. The opening date was 1st May 2008 and all films must be received by 1st August 2008 at the very latest.

Further information and entry forms are available at: www.tcmclassicshorts.com

A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES/CANDID CAMER

This is a fun and dangerous concept: Track down and chat with old girlfriends to find out what went wrong. Add in a hero for whom the term "slacker" might have been invented and the story becomes surprisingly revealing as well.

Full review: http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/a-complete-history-of-my-sexual-failures-candid-camera.html

THE REST IS SILENCE + NAE CARANFIL

The Rest Is Silence comes like a breath of fresh air at a time when it’s easy to assume that currently ‘hot’ Romanian cinema is all grungy, DV-shot, miserabilist dramas. Writer-director Nae Caranfil’s lively, witty widescreen costume picture, about the making of Romania’s first feature-length movie (The Independence of Romania, 1912), is an intelligent crowd-pleaser made with affection for its characters and era. Caranfil, has fictionalised the characters but remained broadly true to actual events. The central character is Grigore Ursache (Marius Florea Vizante), the son of a well-known theatre actor who’s obsessed with making “the longest film ever produced” and joins a nascent film academy run by a rich, half-mad boyar. The film takes a while to get down to business, but it’s time well spent with the characters. With the acting cranked up a notch, and the whole film shot in saturated, ochre colours, Caranfil shoots for a big, widescreen entertainment that generally hits the mark.
We are delighted that director Nae Caranfil and leading actor Marius Florea Vizante will be present to introduce their film and answer questions after the screening.

Extracted from:http://www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=5961

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.

extracted from:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409690023#article0

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:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/weekend_box_office.html-

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:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html

Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:

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

- Watch it now for free:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html

Superhero Short Film of a lifetime.Guaranteed to be entertained.

Watch the best films of 2007 too:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html

SUBMIT your film (short or feature) to the fastest growing film festival in the world today:
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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

http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/
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
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-submissions.html

FILM SUBMISSIONS
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film-festival-submissions.html

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