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Cinematexas International Short Film + Video + New Media Festival
Festival/event TOWN: Austin, Texas
1998 festival/event DATES: September 16-20
1997 festival/event DATES: September 25-28
Festival HEAD OFFICE address:
CMA 6.118, Department of Radio-TV-Film
University of Texas at Austin
town: Austin
country: USA
post code: 78712
office telephone: 512-471-6497
office fax: 512-471-4077
office e-mail address:
cinematx@uts.cc.utexas.edu
website:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~cinematx
name of festival DIRECTOR: Bryan Poyser
name of festival COORDINATOR: Jen Proctor
Deadline for entry: July 17, 1998
* market? no
* competition? yes Name of major award:
There are about 20 awards, including Narrative, Documentary,
Animation,
No-Budget, Screenplay, Acting, Alternative Value of award:
Last
year's Narrative
awards received $1000 in processing and printing services
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Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF '98)
Festival/event TOWN: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1998 festival/event DATES: September 25 to October 11, 1998
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: Suite 410 - 1008 Homer Street
town: Vancouver, BC
country: Canada
post code: V6B 2X1
office telephone: 604-685-0260
office fax: 604-688-8221
office e-mail address:
viff@viff.org
website:
http://www.viff.org/viff
name of festival DIRECTOR: Alan Franey
name of festival PROGRAMMER: PoChu AuYeung (Ms.)
* market? - Trade Forum
* competition?- yes
* deadline for entry - July 4 for Canadian films, July 31 for
International Name of major award: 5 major awards;The Alcan Dragons & Tigers
Award for Young Cinema - $5,000.00 The National Film Board Award for Best
Documentary Feature - $1,500.00 The National Film Board Award for Best
Animation - $1,000.00 The Telefilm Canada Awards - Best New Western Canadian
Feature Film Director - $10,000 - Best New Short Film Director - $5,000
Rogers Award for the Best Canadian Screen Play - High end computer system
The list of this year's winners is available on our website.
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The Third Tortured Artists Film Festival
Event Town: Tacoma, WA USA
Dates: Sept. 8 - 13, 1998
Head Office: 728A Pacific Ave. Tacoma, WA 98402
Phones: Toll Free in US.......1-888-20-CLUB-7
Outside US.......1-253-627-5932
Fax: 1-253-627-1525
E-mail:
TacomaFilm@aol.com Website:
http://WWW.CLUBSEVEN.COM
Director: James Hume
Programmer: Kristen Revis
Deadline for Entries: July 17, 1998
Competition: YES
Name of Awards: Reel & Barbed Wire Trophies / Stylish custom
designed trophies presented at an Academy Awards style shindig. The Alan
Smithee Award / honorary award of acknowledgment.
List of last years 1997 winners:
Reel & Barbed Wire Awards
Puppet Show.......Jeffery Aguirre.......New York, NY
Why I Hate Italians.......Jay Gable.......Grandview,
NY Tao of the
Dumpster.......David Linstrom.......Los Angeles, CA Rant.......Mary
Siceloff.......Los Angeles, CA Kid New Year & Billboard.......Michael Dante
Dimartino.......Los Angeles, CA Goiter Boy.......John Webb.......Atlanta, GA
Don't Run Johnny.......Tom E.
Brown.......San Francisco, CA Chekhov's Gun.......Matt Nix &
Victor
Fannucchi.......Los angeles, CA
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Toronto International Film Festival
10 - 19 September 1998
2 Carlton St, Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1J3, Canada
Tel: +1-416-967 7371
Fax: +1-416 967 9477
e-mail:
tiffg@torfilmfest.ca
website:
http://www.bell.ca/filmfest
Audience Award
Air Canada People's Choice Award
Previous winner: The Hanging Garden (Thom Fitzgerald)
Entry deadline: Canadian: 15 May 1998; Internationa: 26 June
1998
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The Gladys Crane Mountain Plains Film Festival
Festival/event TOWN: Laramie, WY
1997 festival/event DATES: Sept. 12-14, 1997
1998 festival/event DATES: Sept. 18-20, 1998
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: Dept. of Theatre and Dance, PO
Box
3951
town: Laramie, WY
country: USA
post code: 82071-3951
office telephone: 307-766-2199 or 307-766-2160
office fax: 307-766-2197
office e-mail address:
hwoods@uwyo.edu
website:
http://www.uwyo.edu/a&s/th&d/UWFilmFestival.html
name of festival DIRECTOR: Dr. Rebecca Hilliker
name of festival PROGRAMMER: Harry Woods
* market? no
* competition? yes
* deadline for entry: June 1st, 1998
Name of major award: Best of Festival and Best in each
Category
Value of award: Plaque
Last winning film: (This is first competitive year.)
Director of winning film: NA
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Fantastisk Film Festival
Festival/event TOWN: Lund / Malmoe
1998 festival/event DATES: September 16 - 20
1997 festival/event DATES: September 11 - 14
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: Box 1693
town: Lund
country: Sweden
post code: S-221 01
office telephone: +46-(0)46-12 00 01
office fax: +46-(0)40-97 14 85
office e-mail address:
info@fff.se
website:
http://www.fff.se
name of festival DIRECTOR: Magnus Paulsson
name of festival PROGRAMMER: Pidde Andersson
Deadline for entry: August 8
* market? No
* competition? Yes
Name of major award: The Jury's Grand Prize
Value of award: Prestige
Last winning film: Face/Off
Director of winning film: John Woo
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Open Film Festival (OFF)
Festival/event TOWN:BUDAPEST (Hungary)
1998 festival/event DATES:18-20 september
1997 festival/event DATES:15-17 may
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: c/o Film Academy
town:Budapest
country:Hungary
post code:1088
office telephone:(+36-1) 2153968, (+36-1) 3407057
office fax:(+36-1) 1171052
office e-mail address:
off@mail.datanet.hu
website:
http://www.datanet.hu/~off
name of festival DIRECTOR:Buk Miklos, Sardi Daniel name of festival
PROGRAMMER:
Deadline for entry 30 JUNE
* market? /no
* competition? /no
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Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax, Canada)
18-26 September 1998
c/o CBC 5600 Sackville St, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3E9, Canada (PO BOX
36139 B3J 3S9)
Tel: +1-902 422 3456
Fax: +1-902 422 4006
e-mail:
festival@atlanticfilm.com
website:
http://www.atlanticfilm.com
Festival director: Gordon Whittaker
Festival programmer: Lia Rinaldo
Market and Competition
Best film or video 60 mins or over ($2,500)
Previous winner: The Hanging Garden (Thom Fitgerald), The Sweet Hereafter
(Atom Egoyan)
Best Atlantic short film or video ($10,000)
Previous winner: Terminal Lunch (Scott Simpson)
Entry deadline: June 5th 1998
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Cinefest, Sudbury's International Film Festival
Festival/event TOWN: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
1998 festival/event DATES: Sept. 22-27
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: 40 Elm St. suite 218
town: Sudbury
country: Canada
post code: P3C 1S8
office telephone: 705-688-1234
office fax: 705-688-1351
office e-mail address:
cinefest@vianet.on.ca
website:
http://www.cinefest.com
name of festival DIRECTOR: Tammy Frick
name of festival PROGRAMMER:
Deadline for entry July 22
* market? no
* competition? yes
Name of major awards: Best International (audience selection no cash value)
Best Canadian ($5,000), Best Ontario ($5,000), Best Short ($1,000)
Last winning film:
Ma vie en rose (International), THE HANGING GARDEN (Best Canadian), CUBE
(Best Ontario), ZIE 37 STAGEN (Best Short) Director of winning film:
Alain Berliner (Ma vie en rose), Thom Fitzgerald (THE HANGING GARDEN),
Vincenzo Natali (CUBE), Sylvain Guy (ZIE 37 STAGEN).
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Milwaukee International Independent Film Festival
Festival/Event town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1998 Festival Dates: September 24 - 27, 1998
1997 Festival Dates: None (this is our first annual city run festival)
Festival Head Office address: 2825 N. Prospect Ave.
Town : Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Country: USA
postcode: 53211
Office telephone: 414-332-9487
Office fax: same
Office e-mail:
mcwu@concentric.net
website:
http://www.execpc.com/~spkeasy/MIIFF.html
Name of festival DIRECTOR: Brian J. McGuire
Name of festival PROGRAMMER: T. Patrick McGuire
Deadline for entry: July 31, 1998
* market: NO
* competition: YES
Name of Major award: Best Feature ($5,000)
Best Foreign ($5,000)
Audience ($5,000)
Best Documentary ($5,000)
Best Short ($3,000)
Screenplay ($2,000)
Last winning film: NONE
Director of winning film: NONE
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The 8th Oslo Films from the South Festival 1998
Festival/event TOWN: Oslo
1998 festival/event DATES: september 25 - october 4
1997 festival/event DATES: september 26 - october 5
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: Dronningensgt. 16
town: Oslo
country: Norway
post code: 0152
Festival director: Dag Asbjornsen
Festival manager: Lasse Skagen
office telephone: 47 22 822481/80
office fax: 47 22 822489
office e-mail address:
filmsor@filmenshus.no
website:
http://www.filmsor.filmenshus.no
name of festival DIRECTOR: Dag Asbjornsen
name of festival PROGRAMMER: Åse Meyer
Deadline for entry august 1st 1998
* market?
* competition?
Name of major award: Oslo Films From the South Award
Value of award: guaranteed national distribution
Last winning film: "Labyrinth of dreams"
Director of winning film: Sogo Ishii
It is a competitive 3 continents festival with films from Asia,
Africa and Latin-America. In a period of 10 days about 50 features is
screened in 4 venues This year Sogo Iishi's "The labyrinth of drams" won
"The Oslo films from the South Award 1997" and is by that guaranteed a
commercial release in Norwegian Theatres. "Jury's special mention" went to
Tsai Ming-liangs "The River".
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Nordic Panorama.
(in Scandinavian language also: Nordisk Panorama)
Festival/event TOWN: Kiruna, Sweden
1998 festival/event DATES: Sept 30, 1998 - Oct 4,
1998
1997 festival/event DATES: Oct 15-19, 1997
This festival of Nordic brand tours each year to a
different Nordic
country
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: (not established yet)
conduced to the
Nordic
Liaison office for Short & Documentaries):
Filmkontakt Nord,
Skindergade 29
bfbenhavn country: Denmark post code: DK-1159
office telephone: +45 33 11 51 52
office fax: +45 33 11 21 52
office e-mail address:
filmnord@centrum.dk
website:
http://www.centrum.dk/filmnord/
name of festival DIRECTOR: Lars Bildt
lars.bildt@kurmifilm.se
name of festival PROGRAMMER:
Deadline for entry: May 15,1998
* market? yes
* competition? yes
Name of major award: Nordic Short Film Award,
Nordic Documentary
Award plus
mentions etc Value of award: DKK 25.000 each
widctlpar Last winning
film: Short
Film: SVENSK ROULETTE by Anders Gustafsson
Documentary: VISION MAN
by William
Long Director of winning film: see above
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Temecula Valley International Film Festival
Festival/event TOWN: Temecula, California
1997 festival/event DATES: Sept. 18 - 21, 1997
1998 festival/event DATES: Sept. 1998
Festival HEAD OFFICE address: Temecula Valley Film Council,
27645
Jefferson Ave., #304A,
town: Temecula, CA
country: USA
post code: 92590
office telephone: 909-699-6267
office fax: 909-308-1414
office e-mail address:
website:
http://www.msjcNewMedia.com/tvfilmfest
name of festival DIRECTOR: Jo Moulton
name of festival PROGRAMMER: Jo Moulton
* market? No
* competition? Yes
* deadline for entry July 31
Name of major award: Viewer's Choice Awards for best feature, short
and student film (student award sponsored by Blockbuster Entertainment)
Value of award:
$1000 each Last winning film: Feature - "Follow the Bitch," Short -
"Ghost Writer," Student (tie) - "Cookiepuss Rex" and "A Garden for Rio."
Director of winning film: Feature - Julian Stone, Short - Brian Strassman,
Students - Damon Leary, Wesleyan University, and Lance Mungia, Loyola
Marymount University Also note: Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented
to Carl Reiner. Also note: 13 filmmaking workshops to be led by industry
experts such as Michael Westmore (makeup), Carl Gottlieb (screenwriting),
James Frawley (directing), Bob Zilliox (set decoration), June Chandler
(acting).
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BIVI-H BIENAL DE VIDEO HUMORISTICO
Festival/event TOWN: Buenos Aires.
(Every 2 years)
1998 festival/event DATES: 26, 27 September
Festival HEAD OFFICE address:
Casilla de Correo 2007 (1000) Correo Central Buenos Aires,
Argentina. office telephone/ fax: +54 1 962 6360 E-mail:
kiwiproducciones@hotmail.com
website:
http://www.otokrause@interactive.com.ar
name of festival DIRECTOR: Adalberto Leibovich
name of festival PROGRAMMER: KIWIPRODUCCIONES Deadline for entry:
May 30 every two years.
* market? no
* competition? Yes (Only Shorts up to 20 min.)
Name of major award: The KIWI of the night.
The Public Award and special mentions.
Last winning film: Luna de Miel
Director of winning film: Rubens Lumiere
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Deauville Festival of American Films
September 1998
36 rue Pierret, F-92200 Neuilly, France
Tel: +33-1 46 40 5500
Fax: +33-1 46 40 5539
e-mail:
deauville@pobox.com
Festival director: Lionel Chouchan, Andre Halimi
Festival programmer: Daniel Benzaksin
Competition
Grand Prix 'Special Deauville'
Entry deadline: end of July 1998
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