The Sixth Annual Marco Island Film Festival is a film festival celebrating the best in feature-length and shorts in drama, comedy and animation. Awards honoring filmmakers are presented during the closing ceremony. Named one of the top 10 Film Festival getaways by Chris Gore's FilmThreat.com, Marco Island is a beautiful oasis off the coast of Florida. This festival is reaching global proportions, attracting hundreds of independent films from all over the world. Filmmakers enjoy the island style hospitality of this intimate and meaningful festival filled with lots of awards and networking opportunities. The event includes nightly beach screenings, parties, panels, high-tea and an awards ceremony. Opening Night

The First Annual FilmMakers' Expo will run tandem with the AFI Fest for two days at the historic ArcLight Cinemas/Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Approximately 70 exhibitors and 10 panels & workshops are currently being scheduled for the two day event. This expo is one of the few of its kind - a unique opportunity to connect with a mix of burgeoning and experienced independent filmmakers who are looking to connect with vendors & services in the trade. It is also a "classroom," where technology, technique and the incentive to "imagine" will proffer up unique tools and profitable contacts. Animation software, unusual and underused techniques, like rotomation, and the ins-and-outs of the gaming industry and bringing games to film, are just a few of the topics that will be covered in the panels! On-line attendance registration is free at www.filmmakersexpo.com. The cost is $15.00 at the door.

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