Darryl's Hard Liquor and P_rn Film Festival is a one-night gala screening and dress-up party featuring short films about sex by international filmmakers, comedians, artists and animators. The 90-minute screening will begin at 9:00 pm with the doors opening at 8:00 pm. Attendees must be 19 years of age or older. There will be sexy snacks, a post show party and other surprises. Music will be provided by DJ KJ Johnson Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information call (416) 653-5000 or visit d24k.com/byop.

The Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth is an annual, competitive, international event. A non-profit media arts and education society, Reel to Real is dedicated to showing the best in culturally diverse, non-stereotypical and humanistic programming for children and youth. Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth seeks films that are imaginative, evocative, innovative, inspiring, entertaining and suitable for children, 6 and up, and youth, 13 and up. For more information, visit www.r2rfestival.org.

The fifth annual Leo Awards is where the best and brightest film and television talent and programs in British Columbia will be honored for their work. The event believes that honoring and rewarding individuals for their efforts goes a long way towards fostering a strong future for British Columbia film and television. The deadline for films completed between January 2003 and June 2003 is January 16, and films completed between July 2003 and December 2003 is January 30. For more information, visit http://www.leoawards.com/index.php.

"The Biggest Little Film Festival in Cananda" takes place annually 2nd week of November in Canada's Alpine City. What started out as an extreme sport film festival has now matured into an independent film celebration. The famed after parties sell out each year. Live music and multiple venues give this festival an irresistable party atmosphere. Calls for entries go out each August. No charge to enter films to the Festival. Grand Prize each year is $1000 cash to the film receiving the most audience votes. Other prizes for categories including best slide show, best independent film and best action film. For more information check the site www.rosslandfilmfestival.com

Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for children presents the best of international and Canadian films for children and youth aged 4-18 including shorts, features, documentaries, live-action and animation. Sprockets is a competitive festival and is pleased to host a number of guests including filmmakers, programmers and buyers each year. Sprockets promotes contacts between industry professionals to assist in the development of the role cinema plays in the education and enrichment of young people. Sprockets Awards include two audience awards: one for favorite feature and one for favorite animation, and three young people's jury awards, two for feature films and one for short films. There is no fee to submit work. The festival also screens work created by students grades 3 through 12. Submissionsare viewed by a panel of experts and finalists have their films screened during Sprockets. For more information, visit http://www.bell.ca/sprockets.

The 2004 World of Comedy International Film Festival celebrates its second year at Toronto

The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, now in it's 57th year, is the longest running festival of its kind in Canada. Over the years, the festival has garnered an esteemed reputation as one of the country's top film and video festivals; a reputation that attracts outstanding entries and personalities from across Canada. Established in 1947 as the Yorkton Film Council, the first festival was held in 1950, making it Canada's first Short Film & Video Festival. The very first Golden Sheaf Award was introduced in 1958 and was presented to the most outstanding film entry in the festival. The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival has undergone many changes since the first festival and is now celebrating more than 56 years of great shorts and currently presents Golden Sheaf Awards in 17 genre categories, 10 craft awards categories, cash and specialty awards. The festival is held every spring and includes: Canada's Golden Sheaf Awards, mini cinema, workshops and social events. For more information contact the festival at 49 Smith Street East, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada S3N 0H4; tel.: (306) 782-7077; fax: (306) 782-1550; e-mail: info@yorktonshortfilm.org; or Web: www.yorktonshortfilm.org.

Stop motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen is coming to Toronto for a book signing tour and discussion with Mark Askwith from the Space TV Station. The even will take place at Innis Town Hall, UofT 2 Sussex Ave. Buy your tickets at TAIS for $7.00 each, very limited seating. TAIS members receive a 10% discount at Pages books (256 Queen St. W). For more information, visit http://www.awn.com/tais.

Giggleshorts is the largest comedy short film festival in the world. Last year Gigglehsorts presented more than 200 short comedy , films, animations, spoofs, ads, etc. Send in your animation comedy shorts and also see Giggleshorts Website www.giggleshorts.com for info on being on Giggleshorts tv. The show hosted by cavegirls who represent the comedy shorts.

No entry fee before the deadline of July 31st. Formats, prefer mini dv and dvd, but vhs is acceptable for the festival.

Giggleshorts ...the Audience is laughing

The 23rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival encourages the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema, to foster the art of cinema, to facilitate the meeting in British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia and Canada. More than 150,000 people attended 500 screenings of more than 300 films from more than 50 countries. In 2003 there were a record 261 feature and mid-length films, plus 85 shorts.

The broad spectrum of fiction and nonfiction films from around the world is divided into the following sections:

* Cinema of Our Time