Call for Films!
York Independent Film Festival is an annual competitive festival held in York, England.
The 2002 festival will be held at the University of York on 23rd and 24th of February, and entries are now being accepted.
Deadline for entries is January 12th 2002, and entry is FREE.
Awards are to be given in the following categories:
Best Animation,
Best Documentary,
Best Feature,
Best Short,
Best in Festival.
Entries will be shown in the following formats:- 35mm, 16mm, PAL Beta, PAL DV. Please note: VHS copies are required for selection purposes but films will NOT be screened on this format at the festival.
The festival will be a publicly advertised and attended event (not a students-only festival).
For details about how to enter, please see the festival website (www.yorkfilmfestival.org) or email the
information desk (info@yorkfilmfestival.org).

Animac 2002 is an international annual animation show that celebrating its 6th edition from the 14th to 17th of February 2002 in Lleida, Spain. Animac is a non-competitive event that is a platform for the best animation from all times to be screened and in which the animation cinema researches new ways of experimentation and dialog between the different artistic disciplines. Carolina Lopez is leading the project as artistic director and Animac image is created by Carles Porta. Lleida's culture department and a good qualified coordination team support this event. There will be a public screening of the selected films. To participate, fill out the entry form available at http://www.paeria.es/cultura/animac. Prefered format is VHS PAL. Send submissions to CASINO PRINCIPAL C/Major 31 25007 Lleida Spain. Enjoy Animac 2002.

Every year the Festival offers an international competition (46 countries represented in 2001), a national competition, a competition on-line, a new digital work competition, together with thematic programs (in 2002 : China, Portugal, African Perspectives, Children's Program...) and a short film market. Altogether over 350 short films are offered to a large public, with a total of 129,000 spectators and 2,000 professionals in 2001. Categories for the international competition are: fiction, animation, documentary and experimental films of 40 minutes or less, completed in 2000 or 2001, on optical 16 or 35 mm.

The Knitting Factory in Hollywood presents The Knitting Independent Film Series.


The Knitting Factory -- home of great jazz, alternative and world music -- presents a bi-weekly film series to showcase independent filmmakers from around the world.

Located on Hollywood Blvd., the Knitting Factory is one block from the red carpet of the Kodak Theater and the Academy Awards ceremony.

Local filmmakers now have a state of the art facility to showcase and maintain a visible consortium of artists in the heart of the motion picture world.
The series is open to filmmakers anywhere in the world; residents can hold private screenings for friends and industry members.

The process is easy for filmmakers to present their short or full length film or video.


Beginning Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 7:30 pm in the Alterknit Lounge at The Knitting Factory -- Hollywood. For details about the film series and submission information visit the Website.

The MOONDANCE Film Festival offers independent film screenings, workshops, and a unique opportunity to come together with other writers, directors and producers to create new opportunities, develop tools for success and forge new alliances within the international film and entertainment industry.

Held at the historic Chautauqua Park venues in Boulder, Colorado, USA, Moondance was voted third most important film festival in the world (after Cannes & Sundance), in a December 2000 online international poll among filmmakers. Online pre-registration,
workshops, seminars & panels, screenings, awards ceremony, special events,
lodging & information for the
Moondance International Film Festival 2002
is available now on the Moondance Website.

2002-2003 SUBMISSIONS ENTRY DEADLINES:
starting April 1, 2002, ending October 1, 2002.

The American Cinematheque

Telluride IndieFest is an international event that showcases the best independent films and screenplays in the world. All genres are acceptable and multiple entries are allowed. Screenplays should be no longer than 120 pages. Film and video entries are previewed on standard VHS NTSC video (no PAL format). Selected artists may screen their entries during the festival in either Beta SP, Digital Betacam SP or standard VHS. Entry fees vary according to material length and date of entry.

"Les Webproducteurs" is a non-profit organization which brings together French Internet production companies responsible for a vast spectrum of editorial and audiovisual content - both interactive and linear - including animations, illustrations, music, games, fiction, cross platform and documentaries.
In every city, Les Webproducteurs highlights the output and creativity of 60 webproduction companies and the content they offer for your Internet portals, interactive and linear TV. The World Tour takes place in the cities of Paris, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Mexico.
"Les Webproducteurs" will be in Los Angeles for a unique screening and cocktail reception to show you the best of the web and interactive TV content with a French touch.
Charles Antoine de Rouvre, the President of the organization will be present in Los Angeles from November 28th to December 1st.
Screening at 7.30PM and cocktail reception to follow.
The Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90036. Press contact and RSVP: Karine Weinberger: 323-931-1815.

The Black Nights Film Festival will be held for the 5th time on November 28