The Wrexham Science Film Festival is looking for short films between 30 seconds and 10 minutes based on the theme of science. The deadline for entering your short films is the 20th March 2007. To find out more information about the film festival and the Wrexham Science Festival please visit http://www.scifilm.co.uk
The Vail Film Festival announced today that it is currently accepting 2008 entries in the following categories: Feature, Documentary, Short, Action and Student Films. The (RED)TM Short Film Category is also making its debut at the 2008 Vail Film Festival. The category represents a brand new partnership between the Vail Film Festival and (RED), a brand created by Bono and Bobby Shriver to engage the private sector and consumer power in raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa. The
The Aubagne Interational Film Festival supports the young cinematographic creation and the musical creation. It organizes two competitions:
* Feature films: first and second works of any cinematographic genre (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation), having imperatively an original music, are accepted.
* Short films: first, second and third works running less than 30 minutes of any cinematographic genres (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation) are accepted as long as the film presents an original music or a particular treatment of the sound.
The Streaming Festival is a progressive film festival that takes place exclusively on the internet. Films are streamed full screen with high image quality.
The Streaming Festival presents carefully selected independent films to a worldwide audience. Film-makers and viewers from all over the world can join in and share without any costs for tickets, subscription fees or travel costs.
The festival encourages the development of media technologies with a special emphasis on streaming media. The festival wants to create a platform for audiovisual art.
The Tokyo International Anime Fair (known as "TAF") is the world's largest anime exhibition. Held every spring at Tokyo Big Sight, the exhibition features a "trade fair" with booth exhibits by anime-related companies, "events" including spectacular stage performances and theater movie showings/displays, and the "Tokyo Anime Awards" in which outstanding anime works are presented with awards. Every year the exhibition attracts the attention of people throughout the world for its extensive program.
Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is Asia's leading international film and television market. Running in conjunction with the Entertainment Expo, from March 20-27, FILMART, now in its ninth year, provides a business-to-business platform where movie and television professionals, producers and distributors from around the world show products, network and negotiate deals. FILMART will take place at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more information, visit www.hkfilmart.com/hkfilmart.
The European Independent Film Festival 2007 (ECU Film Festival) offers independent European filmmakers the opportunity to have their films screened alongside independent films from around the world. Non-European filmmakers are encouraged to submit films and compete against the very best European independent films with four foreign film categories open to filmmakers from the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Sub-Continent.
BrainCamp East is an intimate two-day gathering of senior executives and creators involved in the production, licensing, marketing and sale of kids' entertainment products. Introduced in 1997, BrainCamp attracts some of the most interesting and influential people in the children's entertainment industry, both as speakers and attendees. The focus is on creating and marketing entertainment product to children. BrainCamp provides networking and deal making opportunities. For additional information, or to register, contact (212) 545-9559 or visit www.BrainCamp.com.
BOBTV Africa, is an international content convention where everything that has to do with film and TV is brought under one roof. It is a one-stop shop for selling and buying films for broudcast or distribution; a platform for training and discourse; an exhibition of TV programs, broadcast equipment, films etc; a fantastic platform for networking and business.
For 14 years, the South by Southwest Film Festival has highlighted the best in new independent film. The SXSW Film Conference will take place at the Austin Convention Center. The conference features four days of panels, workshops, mini-meetings, mentoring sessions and hands-on sessions. For more information, contact SXSW at tel: (512) 467-7979; e-mail: sxsw@sxsw.com or Web: www.sxsw.com.
The 24th annual Miami International Film Festival brings the best of world cinema to South Florida and plays a leading role in maintaining and further enriching its film culture. MIFF uses the unique geographical and cultural position of Miami to be a premiere venue for the exhibition of international and U.S. films, with a special focus on Ibero-American cinema. Both juried and audience awards are given in Documentary and Dramatic categories.
New York International Children's Film Festival was formed to encourage the creation and dissemination of passionate, intelligent, compelling film productions for ages 3-18. NYICFF was founded in 1997 and is the largest festival of film for children and teens in North America. The festival presents high quality programming while pushing the boundaries of style, genre and subject matter to help redefine what is meant by "film for kids."
"Tricky Women" is specifically dedicated to animation made by women. The international competition with the "Tricky Women Award of the City of Vienna" constitutes the main part of the festival. Country focuses, retrospectives, curated programs, lectures and discussions offer the chance to look at animated films from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. For more information, visit www.culture2culture.at.
Cinequest has risen to be one of the top 10 film festivals in the world. Cinequest is Northern California's premier motion picture institute that produces: Cinequest Film Festival, a soul-stirring and personable discovery festival of international films and digital forums for movie lovers, Maverick film artists and students; Cinequest Online, a premier Maverick film discovery and delivery site; Cinequest Digital Studio; Youthquest; and Cinequest Screenwriting Competition.
The 10th Annual East Lansing Children's Film Festival, one of the premiere children's festivals in the Midwest, is dedicated to showcasing films from around the globe that enrich, inspire and entertain children of all ages without violent or exploitative subject matter. Last year over 100 films were shown from 19 different countries. The festival takes place on the campus of MSU, along with local theater venues. Film programs are based according to age categories ranging from 2-5 years through high school audiences. Go to www.elcff.com or withoutabox.com for details for entries.
Held midway between the annual International Conference on the Arts in Society, the event will work in collaboration with New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and its Center for Art and Public Policy to hold the Symposium On The Arts In Society. Similar to its full annual conferences, this mid-year Arts Symposium will address a range of critically important themes relating to the arts, and will run in conjunction with dates of The Armory Show International Art Fair.
Cinema Today is Asia's first international exhibition for the complete cinema and television industry. The event will showcase products and services covering all the segments of cinema and television from production to projection and broadcasting. Cinema Today will take place at the Chennai Trade Centre and is supported by India's major cinema and TV associations, National Film Development Corp. and Chambers of Commerce. For more information, visit www.cinematoday.in.
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is a premier venue for nonfiction film in the American West. The competitive event is open to nonfiction films and videos of all genres, subject matter, lengths and production dates. Films and videos with release dates prior to Sept. 1, 2005 are eligible for entry, but will screen out of competition if selected. Awards and cash prizes will be given for Best Documentary Feature (over 50 minutes), Best Documentary Short (15-50 minutes), Best Mini-Doc (under 15 minutes) and best documentary about the American West (the "Big Sky Award").
The BBFF 2007 festival will run Feb. 9-17, 2007. The theme for BBFF 2007 is "looking to the future" and the festival aims to explore the possibilities of filmmaking and related technology. In tune with the theme, BBFF is particularly looking for entries from films full of animation or visual effects or which are high definition.
The seventh annual DIY Convention: Do It Yourself In Film, Music and Books features live music performances, special showcases, film screenings, parties and an extensive lineup of panels and keynote speakers focusing on creating, promoting, protecting and distributing independent film, music, books and other digital media.
This year, the event is producing several special lunchtime showcases in conjunction Bug Music and CDBaby. DIY Music Festival entrants and special guests will be featured at the events, which are open to DIY Convention VIP ticket holders.
The 2007 Media Summit New York is the definitive international conference for media, entertainment and technology leaders. The event is presented by The McGraw-Hill Companies, co-sponsored by BusinessWeek and Standard & Poor
Hosted by the Sundance Institute, the Sundance Film Festival will screen approximately 120 feature films, including world, North American and 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 13th Slamdance Film Festival will be held January 18-27, 2007 in Park City Utah. Our focus is on first time filmmakers. The festival has separate juried awards for animation, documentary, experimental, narrative, and short films. Slamdance can exhibit mini-Dv, DV-cam, Digi-Beta, and 35mm. The early entry fee for a short is $25, $45 for the final deadline. Features are $40 if submitted early, $60 thereafter.Early Deadline: August 28th. Final Deadline: October 10th ShortsOctober 16th FeaturesVisit www.slamdance.com to fill out an application.
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) will hold its 2007 Conference & Exhibition at the Mandalay Bay Resort.
NATPE is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms across all mature and emerging media platforms.
NATPE develops and nurtures opportunities, both commercial and educational, for the buying, selling and sharing of content and ideas. For more information, visit www.natpe.org/conference.
Now in its 44th year, the NATPE Conference & Exhibition is the world's first and America's largest marketplace solely dedicated to television content. More than 8,000 top media executives from 76 countries participate in three days of exhibition, featuring more than 350 globally recognized exhibiting companies and 600 representatives of consumer and trade press from around the globe.
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