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Film Budgets | International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival, Rotterdam

where: The IFFR is held within a series of theaters throughout the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

When: January 26th - February 6, 2011

Who: the Festival is put on by its Director Rutger Wolfson

What: the awards and recognition within the various categories of the festival:

The IFFR hosts World and international Premiers for independent films, including those with reduced film budgets derived from experimental and innovative visual art mediums. Throughout the course of this 12 day event, 100's of filmmakers and other artists screen their work to a large audience of potential future collaborators, film financiers, distributors and the general public. Around 3000 press and film industry representatives show up to give the public an idea of who next years players are going to be and who they will be working with.

Previous winners of the VPRO Tiger Awards

2005

Changing Destiny, by Daniele Gaglianone, Italian Film

"4," by Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Russian Film
The Sky Turns, by Mercedes Alvarez, Spanish Film

2006
Walking on the Wild Side, by Han Jie, Chinese Film
The Dog Pound, by Manuel Nieto Zas, Uruguay-Argentina-Canada-Spain
Old Joy, by Kelly Reichardt, United States

2007
Love Conquers All, by Tan Chi Mui, Malaysian Film
The Unpolished, by Pia Marais, German Film
Bog of Beasts, by Claudio Assis, Brazilian Film
AFR (ex aequo), by Morten Hartz Kaplers, Denmark Film

2008
Go With Peace Jamil, by Omar Shargawi, Denmark Film
Wonderful Town, Aditya Assarat, Thailand Film
Flower in the Pocket, by Liew Seng Tat, Malaysian Film

2009
Be Calm and Count to Seven, by Ramtin Lavafipour, Iranian Film
Breathless, by Yang Ik-June, South Korean Film
Wrong Rosary, by Mahmut Fazil Coskun, Turkish Film

2010
Agua fria de mar, by Paz Fabrega, Costa Rican Film
Alamar, by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, Mexican Film
Mundane History, by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand Film

For a full list of award winning films and directors for the past 15 years, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam

From a variety of high movie budget films to those of lower film budgets Rotterdam represents a broad selection of European and World Cinema for the festival going public.


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Berlin Film Festival - Update

Update - view the original Berlin Film Festival post

The Berlinale, or Berlin Film Festival, announces its first selection of competing Films. So far eight films have been announced at this Festival, which runs from February 10th through the 20th.

Ralph Fiennes' modernized version of Shakespear's "Coriolanus" starring Gerard Butler; Miranda July's "The Future" previously screened at the Sundance Film Festival and co-produced by Germany's Razor Film Produktion and stars Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky, and Isabella Acres; "Pina" by Wilm Wenders are going to be participating in the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival.

The Sundance Film Festival will be working closely with both the official 2011 Berlin Festival program and the European Film Market, according to Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick.

Another film included in the fist Selection is Andreas Veiel's "If Not Us, Who?," which observes the life of Gudrun Ensslin, a minister's daughter turned terrorist as a leading figure in the Red Army Faction. the film stars August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, and Alexander Fehling.


Another debuting feature is Victoria Mahoney's U.S. film "Yelling into the Sky." The picture stars Zoe Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, and Tim Blake Nelson. The film will be having its World Premiere at this sixty-first Berlinale.

Additionally, "Our Grand Despair,"  the Turkish title directed by Seyfi Teoman, screens amongst the Israeli film "Lipstikka," by Jonathan Sagall.



Previously announced screener "True Grit" will be opening the Festival but also screened outside of the competition, alongside "Corialanus" and "Pina".

Movie Budget | Slamdance Film Festival

Slamdance Film Festival

Dates:   January 21-27, 2011

Where:  Park City, Utah - United States

Created by filmmakers for filmmakers, Slamdance's proactive support of independent film production represents a self-governed creative showcasing of movies which allows for first time writers and directors to stake a claim within the industry's noteworthy festival platforms.

Founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn, and Peter Baxter, the annual festival continues to take place in January alongside its more gloriously fetted Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Beginners and veterans alike participate for recognition of quality cinema no matter what size of movie budget their film is comprised of. It is a well known place for low film budget cinema to boost its creators reputation amongst the big movie budget films found in the mix. 

Some debuting films that have been guided into distribution by Slamdance are as follows:

2007, The King of Kong – Picturehouse and New Line Cinema
2007, Weirdsville– Magnolia Pictures
2006, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang – Sony BMG
2005, Mad Hot Ballroom –Paramount Classics
2005, Zombie Honeymoon– Showtime Networks
2004, Bruce Haack– Seventh Art Releasing
2003, End of the Century – Magnolia Pictures

These films are just a few amongst the 50 plus films to have achieved such heights.

The Slamdance Film Festival is big on having past award winning veterans of the festival whom may have started off with lower film budgets but went on to mainstream success help out those that are up and coming. Piggy-backing off the creative reccomendations, knowledge, and reputation of these previous winners can be valuable for those future participants daring enough to complete their work and seek out such recognition.

The festival this coming new year is already closed for new submissions since October, however, you can participate as a viewer of these new-coming talents in the audience as of January 21st thru the 28th. If you have more questions regarding future participation in the event, call 323-466-1786 and speak to somebody in the office in this regard. Alternatively, you can find more information about the Slamdance Film Festival at thier website at  http://www.slamdance.com/

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Palm Springs International Film Festival | by Film Budgets

Palm Springs International Film Festival


Dates:  January 6-17th, 20111


Palm Springs, CA USA



On January 8, 2011 Natalie Portman and Colin Firth will Receive the Desert Palm Achievement Awards for acting. Carey Mulligan is to be honored with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her work in Never Let Me Go and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.


  



  
As for every little girls dream of being a profound actress or ballerina, Natalie Portman takes the cake and eats it, too, in her performance as the obsessive, perfectionist of a ballerina for Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan. Natalie stars as a broken ballerina, "battling her ghosts" in the midst of her competitive time of rehearsal for a role of a lifetime. This portrayal was something Natalie has been preparing for, in essence, most all her life. She has been dancing since the age of 4, before her acting career, giving her 5 years of saturation in the life of a dancer previous to her career-debuting film, The Professional at the age of 11. With Natalie knowing the love and passion true dancers have, there is something of value to watch on screen besides her beautiful behavior.

"Colin Firth brings a regal versatility to each of his roles, but his portrayal of King George VI in his last film, The Kings Speech, is extraordinary," says the Chairman of the PSIFF, Harlod Matzner. The Kings Speech took a little over a year to get from a script to its first day of shooting. SeeSaw Productions, a UK and Australian Production Company, had The Kings Speech script in hand for one year, later closed the financing for its film budgets in October of  '09, began principle photography the following month, and completed a final cut this last August of 2010. http://www.firth.com/king.html

Carey Mulligan will be back in time for the festival after spending Christmas and the New Year in the UK. Carry has had a full schedule of attending conferences, screenings, and guest appearances, like that of The LA Times: Young Hollywood Round Table this past week at the AFI FEST.

The Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival is scheduled to begin on January 6th and run through the 17th of 2011. Directions and contact information to the Festival and its office are as follows: 

1700 East Tahquitz Canyon Way # 3
Palm Springs, CA 92262-7158
(760) 778-8979
http://maps.google.com/
Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence are also going to be making an appearance for their honor.


The Palm Springs International Film Festival has a long tradition of promoting movies with small film budgets as well as studio productions with larger movie budgets.   Filmmaking excellence is supported globally as the festival broadens its reach each year, bringing to its audience films from around the world while supporting local films as well.






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Dubai International Film Festival

The Dubai International Film Festival

The Dubai International Film Festival, DIFF, is the forefront of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa's International Cinematic movement, and for its filmmakers and talent alike. Now in its seventh year, the DIFF allows for the prevalent players in the various regions industry to interact with other independent and up-and-coming talents around the globe. Qualifying filmmakers are able to exhibit their works to a wider international audience and be opened up to their film's funding and distribution channels for indie films completed within their various film budgets and the growing scope of the areas film production.

News Update:  Sean Penn will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at fthe Dubai Festival on December 12th.

This years Festival will be starting this December from the 12-19, 2010. For recommended accommodations and directions to the Festival you can visit their site here http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/index.php/en/dubai/getting-here/.   Both studio and independent film budget movies are screened at the festival.

Participation in the DIFF has very stringent guidelines, requiring content for both features and documentaries to pertain to the region, along with many other rules that really require other Continents to be aware of what is going on in these major parts of the world.  In recent years the DIFF has allowed films of small and large movie budgets to come from Mexico with film content pertaining to life and history within Latin American culture. For more information on submissions and exact qualifying information for movies of any size movie budget, you can visit this part of the DIFF site. http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/index.php/en/submissions/ and also seek film budgeting consultation at FilmBudget.com 

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Film Budgets | Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival




Dates:  January 27th - February 6, 2011


Submission deadline:  Dec. 10th, 2010 -  final drop deadline

The 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival is set to run this end of January beginning of February.   It will take place at the Arlington Theatre in the Historical downtown on State Street. This Festival continues to be an essential stop on the road to the Oscars for film makers actively seeking to enhance their market presence in the festival circuit.


                             

News update:  Geoffrey Rush to receive Montecito Award according to Roger Durling, Festival Director.

You can purchase discounted tickets early by going to www.sbfilmfestival.org or by calling (805) 963-0023.  Maintaining close ties to the Entertainment industry in the nearby Los Angeles, this tight-knit community and mix of Artists and Business eccentrics remain dedicated to raising awareness and enriching local culture in the Cinematic Arts. 

The SBIFF is also dedicated to youth education in film with its 10-10-10 youth filmmakers project. This is a chance for young students, film students, and film enthusiasts to create their own 10 minute film, with ten days to come up with the subject and 10 days to film it. The best film, or at least the one receiving the highest number of votes will be awarded in this category and receive recognition amongst an upper-class group of seasoned film veterans.

Submissions to enter the festival began taking place back in July, however there is still time to make the final drop deadline of Dec. 10th, available for a fee of 70 dollars for short films an $90 for features.  The SBIFF will host more than 70,000 visitors this year, presenting quality American and World Independent Films, Latin American and Asian sidebars, as well as documentary Cinema.

To Purchase the SBIFF festival tickets and passes, click HERE http://sbiff.org/main/for-attendees/ticketing/

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Film Budgets | AFI & AFM Join Forces Again

American Film Institute Film Festival

The AFI FEST is going to be held from Nov. 4 -11, 2010. The festival headquarters will be at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Screenings will take place at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Mann Chinese 6 theatres, and the Egyptian Theatre American Cinematheque, all near the Parking Center at the Hollywood Highland Center.

Twenty five of the AFI FEST Films will be simultaneously represented at the The American Film Market (AFM), of which 8 will be screened. 

The AFM is the market partner of the AFI FEST. It is the physical market where Hollywood's decision makers and trend setters come together under one roof, and have been doing so since 1981. Unlike the film festival, the AFM is the marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed. During the 8 day event, over eight-hundred-million dollars in deals will be sealed for films in all various stages of production, including films with low film budgets and high movie budgets.

Film making for movies of any size of film budget is a collaborative process that requires many producers and distributors to come together before final decisions are made. The AFM allows for a place for them to network, hold seminars, screenings, premieres, and make deals amongst the 7,000 industry leaders attending each year at its location in Santa Monica. 

This crucial exposure can be the avenue between making it or breaking it within the entertainment community and its development and acquisition, production companies,  executives from over 70 countries, agents, attorneys, directors, financiers, distributors, film commissioners,  festival directors, producers, the world's press, and producers, film financiers and all else who provide services to the motion picture industry and in the Film Capital of the World. 

The American Film Market (AFM), will be going on from November 3-10, 2010 in Santa Monica, California, near  and is the Market Partner for the AFI FEST. The AFI FEST is also the qualifying festival for the Short Films category for each year's Academy Awards.

The Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) is responsible for putting on the AFM. IFTA is the trade association that represents Producers and Distributers around the world involved in Independent Motion Picture and Television Programs.  The organization currently represents a hundred and fifty member companies from twenty three countries, consisting of independent production companies, distribution companies, sales agents, financial institutions involved in film financing and film budgeting. Since 1980 IFTA members are responsible for producing and distributing over half of the films to have been honored for Best Picture in the Academy Awards, including Silence of the Lambs, Braveheart, Amadeus, Platoon, Dances with Wolves,  the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, No Country for Old Men, Slumdog Millionaire, Crash, The Hurt Locker, Ghandi, The Last Emperor, Driving Miss Daisy, Shakespeare in Love, the English Patient, and Chicago.



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American Film Market | AFM 2010

American Film Market 2010

The American Film Market takes place November 3rd-10th in Santa Monica, CA
at the Loew's Hotel on Ocean Blvd. overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Movies entailing large production spend of film budgets and every conceivable movie budget in between from low to high are represented here.  AFM is the largest gathering of film business professionals on the continent and hosts well over 8,100 industry veterans in production, marketing and distribution.  Executives from film production companies from around the world descend upon the American Film Market to interact and conduct business with other movie production companies, distributors, movie buyers and film financiers.

Film Screenings

Film screenings will entail 409 movie presentations and 287 world premieres viewed by entertainment industry executives from around the globe from all regions, countries and continents.  Stars will be out promoting their films along with directors and producers ready to close deals and distribute their film to welcome buyers of movie productions.

Now more than ever producers are required to take more and more matters into their own hands.  As distributors, buyers, studios and indie film companies provide less services and seek out films at much later stages than before, filmmakers must take control.  This requires more accurate film budgets, film finance plans, marketing plans and some companies go so far as to require P&A funds!  Today's filmmaker must be equipped with a proven film budget for starters and must know the exact cost required to complete the film.  A seasoned line producer can help the filmmaker create a custom and dependable movie budget for their project.

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Film Budgets | Pusan International Film Festival (S. Korea)

The Pusan International Film Festival (South Korea)

Dates:  Ocotber 7-15, 2010


Pusan is the definitive venue for the Asian cinema world and the pinnacle of film festivals for the East. Festival Director Kim Dong-Ho has guided the festival to prominence over the past fifteen years as he prepares to hand over the reigns to the next generation of film curators to continue his legacy.  Amid government funding concerns (Pusan receives 15% government funding versus that of 50% for Cannes from the French government) Pusan boasts a palette of 308 movies with varying film budgets from large scale to lower movie budgets and all levels in between, including 108 world premieres.









Attendees included celebrities Juliette Binoche, Willem Defoe and Oliver Stone assisting with the promotion and marketing of their current projects.

The festival also supports the Asian Cinema Fund which supports filmmakers film budgets with $900,000 in grants for upcoming movie making talent.



Likewise Pusan is home to the Asian Film Market now in its fourth year bringing the art of business to the cinema going experience.


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Film Budgets | SXSW Film Festival

South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW)

The 25th SXSW Music and Media Conferences

Dates:  March 11th-20th, 2011

Submission deadline:  Early deadline - November 4th, 2010



No discussion of film festivals has begun without mentioning the venerable SXSW fest.
Located in Austin, Texas SXSW creates an atmosphere of individuality and artistic integrity from the start for its varied audience of filmmakers, filmgoers, musicians, critics, techies, gamers and new media professionals.   With the occasional tent pole studio product with their vast film budgets to the more common gem of an indie flick find in the lower movie budget range, South by Southwest has an incredibly wide range of films to present and premiere to a global audience.


 


For while SXSW is a film festival it is also one of America's foremost independent music festivals and music conference for artists of all ranges of music from indie rock, alternative, electronic, folk, bluegrass, R&B and more.

Additionally, SXSW New Media Conference is a bastion for all interactive, new media endeavors on the internet, web programming, gaming, systems engineering, software development and technology advancement with regards to user interface, mobile and online media.

Put all this together in a small western eclectic town and you've created one dynamic atmosphere for intellectual discourse, creative advancement and community building unlike any other festival.

Filmmakers of all levels and all stages are required by lenders, banks, financiers, film funds and for production itself, to have quality film budgets at their ready to show bond companies, investors and production partners, including film tax incentives personnel. Filmbudget.com is the international leader in movie budget and schedule excellence from a 25 year veteran line producer engaged in film budgeting and film budget consulting for studios, independents and film producers, writers and directors worldwide.

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Film Budgets | San Francisco Film Festival

The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival

Dates:  April 21st - May 11th, 2011

Submission deadlines:

Primary feature film deadline is 11/8/10
Final deadline for short films is 12/6/10
Final deadline for features is 12/13/10

The San Francisco Film Festival is a premiere event for cinema in the United States showcasing emerging filmmakers and world cinema talent.  Featuring Gala opening night premieres of international acclaimed films, worldwide and USA first look screenings and movies in competition.

Set in the beautiful west coast of California the stars come out to fette their peers presenting movies shot with medium film budgets and blockbusters alike, and join the celebration of filmmaking in an eclectic setting of fashion, talent, fine dining with proximity to the Napa Valley, Marin County, Carmel and Big Sur.













The festival promotes musical presentations, student and youth-generated projects with small movie budgets, short films and a large press and publicity contingent.











The San Francisco International Film Festival is known as the longest running festival in the Americas.  The fest attracts over 80,000 fans to its audiences each year.


A dozen awards are presented for films in competition and those out of competition with an emphasis on discovery, documentaries, new media taking advantage of its unique surroundings and artistic community.












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Film Budgets | Film Festivals | Tokyo Film Festival | Filmbudget.com

The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival


Dates:  October 23rd, 2010 - October 31st, 2010

Location: Roppongi Hills (Minato City) and the greater Tokyo metro area.
Chairman:  Tatsumi 'Tom' Yoda
Created in 1985 Tiff aims to be one of the four top film festivals in the world.  Festival is hosted by UNIJAPAN The Japan Association for International Promotion of the Moving Image,  the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Agency for Cultural Affairs, with funds by the Japan Arts Fund.

  

Programs:

The Main Program is made up of films in competition from 81 countries with various levels of movie budgets and cinematic scope.  Specialty Screenings include world cinema releases prior to their Japan distribution. Winds of Asia represents the Asian point of view.  Japanese Eyes previews current local movies.  World Cinema promotes North American and European films honored at the esteemed festivals of those regions and the Natural Tiff shows movies demonstrating how man and nature may co-exist in harmony.

This years films in the Competition will include:

News Update:

Opening Night Film Announced

The Social Network - directed by David Fincher will open the festival.
                                Drama surrounding founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

Closing Night Film Announced

The Town - directed by Ben Affleck will close the festival.

Other films include:

And Peace on Earth
The Piano in a Factory
Sketches of Kaitan City
Zephyr

Movie presentations of World Cinema

The Ghost Writer
Winter's Bone

This year will feature fine works exposing the talents of Taiwanese filmmakers.
The Tokyo film fest showcases cinema with large film budgets from well known directors from the EU countries and the USA as well as those with a more modest movie budget from all regions of the globe.

With the trend toward reduced overseas pre-sale activity the resulting reduction in the scope and scale of the movie budget is evident in this year's crop of projects coming to the fore.  While it remains to be seen if a resultant drop in quality ensues, it is noted that foreign filmmakers have had to work with much less than their US counterparts for decades.

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Film Festivals | New York Film Festival

The New York Film Festival

Dates:  September 24th, 2010 to October 10th, 2010

This greatly respected festival is put on by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.  An artistically curated representation of the very best in world cinema from the major festivals with a few discoveries emerging which are overlooked by the grand dads of motion picture festivals around the globe.  The eclectic slate worthy of the Lincoln Center of course is dotted with pictures with modest film budgets to those of larger movie budgets while maintaining a level of quality and appreciation of the art of filmmaking.

Festival Director - Mara Manus
Programming Director - Richard Pena




Movies screening

Opening Night:   The Social Network - David Fincher

Centerpiece:  The Tempest - Julie Taymor

Closing Night:  Hereafter - Clint Eastwood




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Film Festivals | Edinburgh

Edinburg International Film Festival - Scotland, United Kingdom

Date:  June 16-27, 2011

Submissions open:  November 1, 2010

Part of the Edinburgh International Festival the film section is the longest continuously running film festival. Set in the beautiful old city centre with its ancient castles and cobble stoned walkways visiting this city truly takes one back in time into a setting of culture and adventure.

In 1947 the EIFF got its start alongside the renowned international arts festival. It was not only one of the first such festivals with a worldwide focus it is likewise the oldest.








Artistic Director:  Hannah McGill - a former critic for The Herald

Edinburgh showcases UK and global films including documentaires, fiction films and short subject features and docs.

Festival Premieres which have proven successful for the filmmakers going forward have included:

My Beautiful Laundrette

The Blair Witch Project

Pulp Fiction

 L.A. Confidential

Amélie 

Lars von Trier's 

Antichrist

The Hurt Locker

Moon

Away We Go

Independent cinema screened at festivals such as this embraces modest film budgets and productions with humble beginnings whether in England, Scotland, Europe or Asia.

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Film Festivals | Telluride

The 37th Telluride Film Festival 

Location:  Telluride, Colorado USA

Dates:  September 3rd through 6th, 2010



Telluride is world renowned for its eclectic slate of new movie screenings both in and out of competition.  Such is the elusive nature of the selection process that the movie slate is not even announced until the opening day.  Still thousands flock to the mountain oasis in the beautiful Colorado landscape.

The program is curated by founding partner Tom Luddy with recently hired Gary Meyer taking the role as the new Co-Director and Julie Huntsinger Managing Director joining the group taking over for Bill and Stella Pence.

The festival never disappoints with an ever surprising offering of incredible films with generally modest to lower film budgets with the rare large film budget faire from some of the world's most talented and respected directors.  More than the film itself perhaps is the signature of the Telluride style; the director is heralded as the star and the unifying theme is the auteur nature of filmmaking.

                


Announced New Film Screenings:

127 Hours (Director Danny Boyle)
A Letter to Elia (Martin Scorsesse and Kent Jones)
The Princess of Montpensier (Bertrand Tavernier)
The Kings Speech (Tom Hooper)
Precious Life (Shlomi Eldar)
Chico and Rita (Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal)
Happy People  (Dmitry Vasyukov)
Another Year (Mike Leigh)
Biutiful (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Carlos (Olivier Assayas)
The First Grader (Justin Chadwick)
Tabloid (Erol Morris)
Tamara Drewe (Stephen Frears)
The Tenth Inning (Ken Burns)
The Way Back (Peter Weir)

Link to Program Guide

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Film Festivals | Deauville

Deauville - 36th American Film Festival | France

Dates:  September 3rd - 12th, 2010

Deauville is a highly sought after slot in the prestigious European film festival circuit.  Celebrating American movies and talent since 1975 it has welcomed US faire like no other with a sense of tribute to the artistic nature of American filmmaking while upholding independent cinema and worldwide artistic expression through the medium of cinematography and storytelling.  From low budget to higher American film budgets this iconic gathering of film buffs, artiste's and celebrities alike has inspired many to fulfill their goals of an international audience for their projects.

Previously a non-competitive festival, it began offering prizes in 1995 culminating in the
Prix spécial du jury du cinéma indépendant américain (Special Jury Award of American Independent Film).  Jurors for the festival have included Neil Jordan, Charlotte Rampling, Claude Lelouch and Andrei Konchalovsky amongst other talented directors, actors and producers.





Films in competition this year include:
Abel
Buried
Cyrus
Holy Rolers
Morning
Mother and Child
The Dry Land
The Joneses
The Myth of the American Sleepover
Welcome to the Rileys
Winter's Bone




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Film Festivals | Los Angeles Film Festival

Los Angeles Film Festival - LAIFF

Date:  June 17-27, 2010

Submission deadline:  May 21, 2010

Presented by the the industry leading independent film organization Film Independent, the LAIFF supports in competition and sidebars a wide selection of indie films from around the world without neglecting its Hollywood roots and the fast rise of many of the talented filmmakers whom have had their start here, from a background of low film budgets.  Now in its 16th year, the 2010 edition boasted 200 features from 40 countries.

Premieres at this years festival included:

Animal Kindgom from Australia
Cyrus from USA
Mahler on the Couch from Germany
Revolucion from Mexico
Waiting For "Superman" from USA

Past Premieres have included The Devil Wears Prada and Sunshine.

Film Independent likewise produces the Spirit Awards showcasing and honoring independent spirit of filmmakers and their supporters.



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San Sebastian Film Festival

58th San Sebastian Film Festival - Spain

Dates:  September 17th to 25th, 2010

Submissions: closed

Contact:

Donostia - San Sebastián International Film Festival

Plaza Okendo, 1– 20004 Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain)

P.O Box 397 - 20080 Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain)  

Phone: + 34 943 481212

Fax: + 34 943 481218

This festival is one of the highlights of the autumn film festival circuit with movie stars, directors, producers and industry heavyweights in full attendance.  With a dedication to the arts and highlights, retrospectives, championing of Spanish cinema, its coveted Donostia Award is sought after by filmmakers worldwide.

Official selections in competition include Opening Night film Chicogrande  directed by Felipe Cazals.



Additional Film Selections:

Addicted To Love by Liu Hao
Akma-Reul Bo-at-da, Kim Jee-Woon
Amigo, John Sayles
Cicicleta,  Charles Bosh
Eat Pray Love, Ryan Murphy
Genpin  Naomi Kawase
El Gran Zazquez, Oscar Albar
Home For Christma, Bent Hamer
A JamAA, Dauad Aolad-Syad
Misterios De Lisboa, Raul Ruiz
Satte Farben Vor Schwarz, Sophie Heldman



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Film Festivals | BFI London Film Festival

The 54th BFI London Film Festival

Date:  October 13-28, 2010   London, United Kingdom

Submissions:  Now closed.

Festival Venues can be found here.

British cinema has a long and rich history and the London Film Festival is no exception in bringing worldwide cinema to the shores of the Thames River.  Celebrating the artistic nature of filmmaking with a keen eye to quality films from varied sources with a certain disregard for the size of their film budgets the LFF stands out in its unapologetic quest for movies which extol the vision of the storyteller.



The Opening Night film has been announced as "Never Let Me Go" from director Mark Romanek.   Closing the festival with be the much awaited screening of "127 Hours" from "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle.

News Update:

The short list for Best Film has been announced:

"127 Hours" (Danny Boyle)
"Another Year" (Mike Leigh)
"Archipelago" (Joanna Hogg)
"Black Swan" (Darren Aronofsky)
"The King's Speech"
"Meeks Cutoff" (Kelly Reichardt)
"Never Let Me Go"
"Of Gods and Men" (Xavier Beauvois)
"The Sleeping Beauty" (Catherine Breilat)
"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives"

Additional news update:

Sophie Coppola's Golden Lion Winner "Somewhere" has been named to the line-up.


Full Line-up Announced - Read the Variety article



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Film Festivals | Sundance

Sundance Film Festival - Park City, Utah (USA)

Date:  January 20-30, 2011

Submission deadline:
 Early submission deadline: US & Int'l Shorts 8/16/10  Features/Docs:  8/16/10
 Official submission deadline: US & Int'l Shorts 9/3/10  Features/Docs:  9/3/10
 Late submission deadline:   9/20/10 & 9/24/10

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The Sundance Film Festival is the longest running American indie film festival and a highly sought after festival for independent cinema.  Filmmakers accepted into Sundance receive an incredible amount of publicity and acclaim.

Distributors consider Sundance to be a critical market place for up and coming directors and compete with each other to catch the "next big thing" coming out of Park City.  Movies with low film budgets stand neck and neck with those with a bigger production spend available but just as much prestige in most cases.

Founded by Robert Redford, the festival also entails the Sundance Institute which offers year round education, seminars, conferences, etc. including the Writers Lab, Producers Lab and Directors Lab which provides workshop opportunities for aspiring filmmakers with experienced industry professionals.













Set in the majestic Wasatch Mountain range the Hollywood film industry escapes to this small ski town, taking it over, with the oft repeated phrase "black suits with cell phones" to describe the many producers walking the snow covered streets amongst the locals.
Due to its proximity to Los Angeles, Sundance attracts an army of such industry players.
From its start as a humble indie gathering Redford's dream has grown to become a behemoth of marketing, dealmaking, success and failure for many a filmmaker with deals running from $0 for a film to $10 Million in a much sought bidding war for a new film
which shows promise for the box office.



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