The 2005, Media Summit New York is an international conference on motion pictures, television, cable & satellite, broadband, wireless, publishing, radio, magazines, news & print media, advertising and marketing. This year

This is the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The 2005 Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition allows fledgling writers the chance to break into the industry. All 20 finalists are invited to the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Improv on July 28, 2005. Prizes include $10,000 in cash, $8,000 in prizes and the opportunity to have your script read by executives at more than 200 production companies. Four of last year's finalists were optioned following the awards ceremony. In February 2004, Warner Bros. purchased one of the 2003 Script Pimp Winner's, SLAMMIN', for six-figures. This annual competition has been widely lauded as one of the most writer-friendly and accessible contests around. For more information, visit www.scriptpimp.com.

Hosted by the Sundance Institute, the 2005 Sundance Film Festival will screen a total of 120 feature films, including 87 world premieres, nine North American premieres and 19 U.S. premieres. As the premier showcase for American independent film, and an important new platform for international independent film, the festival screens films that embody risk-taking, diversity and aesthetic innovation. For more information, visit www.sundance.org.

The Telluride Film Festival is one of the premiere independent film festivals in the U.S. The event is open to professional and nonprofessional filmmakers working in all aesthetic disciplines; documentary, narrative, animation, experimental, etc. Features and shorts, of all styles and lengths are eligible for consideration, provided that they are new works and will remain unseen by the public until the current Labor Day weekend. Selected short films will play either with a feature or as part of three specially selected programs of "Student Prints," "Great Expectations" and "Calling Cards" featuring works by emerging artists. For complete information and an entry application, visit www.telluridefilmfestival.org/entry.html or call (603)433-9202, fax (603)433-9206, e-mail info@telluridefilmfestival.org, or by mail at 379 State Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshie 03801.

The 2005 VES-VFX Festival will include a cocktail party and silent auction featuring items of visual effects significance up for bid to raise money for the eight-year-old non-profit organization.

Please note that the following schedule is subject to change:

Friday, June 24
1:00 pm

Women's Image Network produces The WIN Awards to honor media-makers who create films, commercials and television that either feature female leads or are created, directed and/or are written by a woman. Former WIN Award recipients include: Linda Wolf, Jane Campion, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Lange, Pierce Brosnan, Lauren Graham, Lauren Shuler Donner, Lauren Bacall, Tom Wilkinson, Ryan Phillipe, Lynn Redgrave, Jennifer Garner, Lily Tomlin, David E. Kelley, Robert Downey Jr., Lesli Linka Glatter, Gavin Scott and Luke Wilson, to name a few. For more information, visit www.thewinawards.com.

The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, now in its 58th 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.

Zeitgeist International Film Festival 2005 Entry Deadline: April 30, 2005. Showdates: June13, July 11, and Aug 8, 2005. (Three different shows.) Tired of paying just to have your project looked at? We are too. That is why we DON'T charge a submission fee. ZIFF is a SEVEN-year-old San Francisco film festival held in the great outdoor patio at the Zeitgeist bar. We have been showing cutting edge, low budget, ultra independent films for seven years and now we want yours. We seek short films/videos (under 15 minutes) in any category /genre that will hold the attention of the average bar patron. Formats: 16mm, vhs, mini-dv, DVD (region 1). Preview on VHS (NTSC) or DVD. Entry Fee: NO ENTRY FEE Entry forms and information: www.overcookedcinema.com Or contact B Berzins at b@overcookedcinema.com.com

The Angelus Student Film Festival cultivates and honors future filmmakers as they explore and create works that respect the dignity of the human person. Angelus Award winning films reflect values such as redemption, spirtuality, dignity, tolerance, equality, diversity, hope and triumph of the human spirit.

Family Theater Productions created the Angelus Awards in 1996 to showcase and award emerging filmmakers and encourage them to continue creating visionary projects that honor the fundamental dignity of the human person.

Visit http://www.angelus.org for more information.