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PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL, USA April 3 to 10, 2014

11/12/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 14th Annual Phoenix Film Festival (PFF), a celebration dedicated to creating a welcoming and invigorating experience for its visiting filmmakers and cineastes. Offering a broad array of incredible stories, mind-expanding workshops, and on-site festival parties that last well into the evening, PFF is fueled by dedicated volunteers and by a deep love for independent voices. All festival events take place in and around the state-of-the-art Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theater, making eight days of networking a breeze.

PFF proudly offers capacity crowds and just the sort of enthusiastic audiences every great filmmaker deserves. All domestic features at the festival enjoy three screenings during opening weekend, and all international features enjoy two. Feature filmmakers participating in the festival also receive round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations and are invited to participate in the festival's high school film education programs, a slew of workshops and Q&As designed to nurture and shape a new generation of creativity and film appreciation.

The festival welcomes great cinema across a broad variety of competitive categories, including Narrative Features, World Cinema Shorts, Documentaries, and more. There's even a Screenplay Search category, exclusively for great, unproduced scripts by talented writers. In each category of PFF competition, artists compete for the festival's coveted Copper Wing trophy. The greatest reward offered by PFF, however, is the experience of the festival itself. Just take it from Chris Eska, director of last year's PFF award-winning film, The Retrieval : "PFF is one of the best-run festivals I've been to anywhere in the world. It's extremely professional but is still full of personal touches and the friendliest team you could ever hope to meet."

   

UPCOMING DEADLINE
November 26, 2013 - Late Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
PFF supports and develops the artistic appreciation, educational opportunities, and growth of independent film within and outside of Arizona. The Foundation's primary functions through its programs are to promote the exhibition of independent films and to conduct educational programs that teach the art of independent filmmaking.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Last year's PFF marked world premieres of extraordinary films including the darkly comic Favor, the crime drama Down and Dangerous, and the Nashville-fueled music documentary Music City USA. In 2009, PFF was the launch-pad for Official Rejection, Paul Osborne's critically acclaimed exploration of the too-often cutthroat nature of the film festival circuit.

PFF combines an abiding adoration of filmic storytelling with an unshakable reputation for excellence, fun, and terrific networking opportunities. Submit today and join in on the experience!

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17th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur November 5-10 2013

11/5/2013

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The long days of short films are here:
Tomorrow sees the start of 17th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur

The festival is about to begin: starting tomorrow, Tuesday, everything in and around the Casino Theatre will be about short films. The visitors of Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, the short film festival of Switzerland, can expect exciting competition programmes, carefully curated special programmes and a supporting programme for the industry and general public.

At the 17th edition, competition programmes will once again run side by side with diverse special programmes. The International Competition has an impressive thematic range and an exceptionally large number of submissions from non-European countries. The Swiss Competition "CHurzfilm" shows that Switzerland continues to have a lively short film scene, which increasingly deals with topics beyond the folkloric. The special programmes as always aim to place topics in a broader cultural context. "Film history is just as important as contemporary films, social issues, a close look at institutions or retrospectives on filmmakers and artists", says John Canciani, the festival's artistic director. The focus of this year's special programmes is on "Independent Cinema USA", a compilation of films far away from Hollywood. In addition, Kurzfilmtage will look at Cuba, deal with religious and spiritual rituals in two programme blocks, present the project "Strange Days" together with Vienna Independent Shorts and Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg, invite you to late-night and deadly midnight screenings, show a programme for football lovers at the Schützenwiese stadium, and offer children and youths specially tailored programmes.

The first edition for the new management team
The new artistic director John Canciani and administrative director Remo Longhi are looking forward to their first edition of the festival in their new roles with confidence: "We can count on an experienced team that is made up of motivated people with plenty of know-how," says Remo Longhi. In addition to the tried and tested approaches of the past 16 years, the two have also embarked on a few new initiatives: together with Villa Sträuli and the knoerle & baettig contemporary gallery, Kurzfilmtage is for the first time hosting an "Artist in Residence": the Cuban artist Humberto Díaz has been in Winterthur since mid-September, and he will be a member of the festival jury as well as exhibit his art here. As a part of the "Art and Cinema" project, there will also be an exhibition by the photographer Luca Zanier and a video installation by Alexandra Navratil. And even in the area of sustainability, the festival is taking a new approach: the festival now covers 100% of its electricity needs with solar-generated power and is thereby contributing to renewable energy production (certified by Stadtwerk Winterthur).

Supporting programmes for everyone: industry meets public
Kurzfilmtage is a festival for both the industry and the general public – and as a result both can expect a comprehensive supporting programme. At the "Producers' Day 2013", for instance, members of the industry can discuss "The Value of a Short Film", and new Swiss talents will convene for the 6th Swiss Film School Day. Here, the five top Bachelor's courses in Switzerland will showcase their latest short film productions. These screenings are also open to audiences outside the film industry, free of charge. In addition, the public can also enjoy panel discussions on the special programmes "Independent Cinema USA" and "Cuba", film talks with the film archivist Dennis Nyback and the curator Jed Repfogel (a must for 16mm lovers!) as well as with Armando Capó Ramos. The champion filmmaker of the New York gay community, Tom Kalin, will hold a master class, and the artist collective Urban-Think Tank of ETH Zurich will transform the cinema into an auditorium with an unconventional lecture on architecture. At the latest by nightfall, the industry and the public will meet in the Lounge in the Casino Theatre, where music and dance will be offered every night – sometimes together with a film-retro-quiz, sometimes accompanied by DJs. Across all days of the festival, the organisers expect around 16,000 admissions.

All information and ticket sales can be found on:
www.kurzfilmtage.ch
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FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL Maitland-April 4 to 13, 2014

11/5/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 23rd Annual Florida Film Festival, an Academy-qualifying celebration of some of the brightest talents in cinema, hosted within one of America's most beloved travel destinations. A stone's throw away from Orlando and DisneyWorld, the festival offers stellar cinematic experiences for the whole family and has been touted by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the "20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World" and by Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide as one of the 10 best film festivals in the world.

Each year, the Florida Film Festival nabs extraordinary guests from across the industry. Heavyweights including Oliver Stone, Robert Wise, Christopher Walken, and Glenn Close have all mixed and mingled with festival attendees and participated in eye-opening forums, panels, and galas. Just as important, the festival is no stranger to launching careers -- before earning Oscar nominations for writing and directing Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin screened two projects at the Florida Film Festival and took home the coveted Special Jury Award for his efforts.

Filmmakers with narrative or documentary projects in competition at the festival will be granted up to six nights of hotel hospitality and round-trip airfare. Two nights of hotel hospitality will be extended to all other attending filmmakers. The winners of the festival's Live-Action Short and Animated Short categories will automatically earn eligibility for consideration at the Academy Awards.

   

UPCOMING DEADLINES
November 8, 2013 -- Earlybird Deadline
November 15, 2013 -- Late Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
An oasis for both film lovers and filmmakers in the Southeast, the Florida Film Festival is an annual showcase for the best in American independent and foreign cinema.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
In addition to its American Independent Film Competition for features, documentaries, shorts, and animation, the Florida Film Festival features an International Showcase, an array of Spotlight Films (projects that have already secured distribution), Midnight Movies, Student Works, tributes, panels and seminars, and late-night parties that take full advantage of Florida's dynamic social scene.

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FIRSTGLANCE FILM FEST Los Angeles, California - USA March 22 to 24, 2014

11/3/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 14th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival Los Angeles, an exciting potential career-enhancer for professional, first-time, and student filmmakers from every corner of the globe. Whether championing studio-produced cinema or some of the best independent projects on the festival circuit, FirstGlance offers just the sort of fantastic venues and enthused audiences every filmmaker loves. Since the festival benefits from a strong record of securing theatrical and Video On Demand (VOD) distribution for its celebrated features and shorts, the sky is the limit for any talented filmmaker who earns distinction at FirstGlance.

This year, the festival is rewarding every last one of its entrants with more than $125 USD in perks. Additionally, each Official Selection at FirstGlance receives a complimentary All Access Pass and perks valued at $100. In the past seven years, more than 90% of features selected for screenings at FirstGlance have gone on to secure distribution through cinemas, cable, Pay-Per-View, or VOD. The project honored by the festival's Best of Fest Feature Film recognition earns an opportunity for VOD distribution to 100 million homes nationwide.

With all of these opportunities for visibility and success, it's little wonder why MovieMaker magazine has placed FirstGlance among its list of "25 Best Film Festival Investments" on four separate occasions. Time magazine agrees, touting FirstGlance as a unique "festival for the rest of us."

   

UPCOMING DEADLINE
November 14, 2013 - Late Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
FirstGlance is a casual, competitive event for professional, first-time, and student filmmakers from across the globe.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
In addition to its annual Hollywood festival (launched in 2000), FirstGlance has hosted an annual festival in Philadelphia since 1996. FirstGlance also programs a month-long online short film contest for content unable to be programmed in the festival, with prizes valued at over $2,000 and the opportunity to premiere at its sister festival in Philadelphia.

This year's Hollywood celebration will unfold at LA Live, a premiere destination in downtown Los Angeles that offers the very best in screening venues, restaurants, shopping outlets, and even the famed Grammy museum. Submit your best work to FirstGlance today, and let the Hollywood industry take a close look at you!

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