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World Film Festivals - April 2008

MIFF announces full slate!

April 30th 2008 19:18
Apr 30, 2008

Just six months after its first funding announcements, the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund has confirmed a slate of 12 films, with a six-film line-up for MIFF 2008 and a further six for MIFF 2009


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The Australian top ten this week

April 30th 2008 07:06


RANK - TITLE - WEEKS IN -THIS WEEK - TOTAL


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Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) Scores Four Entries

April 28th 2008 05:40
at Cannes!!!


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NAFA SHOWFEST at Bondi!

April 23rd 2008 07:14
NAFA, (Networking Action for Filmmakers & Actors) have been around the Sydney scene for quite a number of years now building up a large following of locally based artists involved in the film industry. Twice a year they hold a festival of shorts films produced by the members themselves. This month NAFA will be screening its first festival for 2008. And when you lok at some of the names involved, this is definitely not just for fun anfd games. Max Cullen, Mark Treverrow are just two of the talented actors that appear in this years festival. So head down to Bondi Junction April 28 for a fun and enjoyable evning and maybe even do a little bit of networking!

SHOWFEST!
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2008 KIT DENTON FELLOWSHIP

April 22nd 2008 06:51
Applications are now open for the 2008 $25,000 Kit Denton Fellowship, presented by the Australian Writers' Foundation (AWF) with the generous support of Zapruders' Other Films.

The Kit Denton Fellowship, named in honour of the late father of media personality Andrew Denton, is to reward courage and excellence in performance writing and allows a writer to develop a project to be ready to present to market


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MULTICULTURAL MENTORSHIP FILMS SCREENING

April 21st 2008 06:50
Chauvel Cinema 5.00pm [sharp] – 6.00pm May 13
For the last year four filmmakers have worked with industry mentors to produce new films.
Each year Metro Screen runs the Multicultural Mentorship program giving four diverse filmmakers the opportunity to produce their short film. Each filmmaker is provided with equipment, post-production facilities a $2,000 budget and an industry mentor


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Aussies scouted to film in Venezualan feature

April 19th 2008 07:26
The ruthless world of the Venezuelan slums and the football fields of Caracas are the settings for Rohan Jones and Marcel Rasquin’s debut feature Hermano (Brotherhood).

Hermano tells the story of sixteen-year-old Daniel, a brilliantly talented football player, and his struggle to give his family a better life


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Animal Logic to recieve Funding for 300.

April 18th 2008 15:23
NSW Premier Morris Iemma is providing Sydney based effects company Animal Logic with an incentive package that will help boost the company’s staff to 600 people.This announcement comes one month after the NSW Government announced it would cut excessive fees and slash red tape affecting filmmaking to encourage more production in the state.

While paying a visit to Fox Studios, Iemma announced the assistance package would be used to by Animal Logic to help create 300 new jobs, ensure that a series of feature length animation projects would be animated in Sydney, and help establish a training program to grow industry skills.The Premier also confirmed that Animal Logic would partner with Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow to produce animated feature Guardians of Ga’Hoole, which will be directed by Watchmen director Zack Snyder. Animal Logic previously worked with Snyder on his film 300


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Aussies in overseas festivals

April 18th 2008 07:19
Australia’s success on the international festival circuit is continuing with the selection of two films into the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, which has announced its 2008 program.

Chainsaw (d: Dennis Tupicoff) has been selected to screen in the International Competition, while Lucille (d: Tali Gal-on) will screen in the Children’s and Youth Film Competition


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Home Event Refugee Film Festival – call for entries

April 17th 2008 18:14
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 04, 2008
START: Jun 19, 2008 END: Jun 19, 2008
WHERE: Congregation Uniting Church, Sydney NSW


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Do you have a short film idea of your own? (LINK)

April 17th 2008 06:57
Would you like a chance to get it made? If so, John Jameson Productions has launched a competition for you. All you have to do is, in 200 words or less, describe your idea for a short film with an unexpected ending. A panel of film industry professionals will be choosing 8 finalists and eventually 3 winners. The 3 screenplays will then be put into production with a $20,000 budget each. Entries close April 30th!

There are two rounds of judging. All the initial 200 word entries will be read by a group of professional script-readers, writers, directors or producers. They will gradually get the list down to eight finalists. The final eight screenplays will be judged by a panel of well-known industry professionals. No experience necessary, just a good idea with an unexpected ending in less than 200 words. Oh, and you must be over 18


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EX-PATS OVERSEAS

April 16th 2008 18:45
BRABOYS hit LA .

The Abberton boys and entourage have hit the US media circuit since arriving in LA last week with a multitude of media interviews in the leadup to the US premiere of their award winning documentary BRA BOYS. But it seems that trouble seems to seek out the Aussie surfers wherever they go with Koby Abberton denying he assaulted a man outside a Hawaiin club on March 8


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2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO CLOSE WITH

April 16th 2008 06:32
WACHOWSKI BROTHERS' SPEED RACER

Film Starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox to Screen Closing Night, May 3, 2008, in New York City


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FESTIVAL LISTINGS UP TO 21/04/08

April 15th 2008 18:03
Here is a list and contact details of some of the festivals starting this week around the world. Apologies for those that have already started.Let me know if any of the links dont work and I will endeavour to fix them.

Head out to your nearest festival and enjoy


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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIALLY INTERNATIONAL.

April 15th 2008 06:01
The Sydney Film Festival is Australia's only film festival to have a FIAPF-accredited Official Competition*. From the 2008 festival onwards, 12 films from around the world will be selected to compete for a cash prize of $60,000. Festival Patron Dr George Miller (Director Happy Feet, Mad Max, Babe) and The Minister for the Arts, the Hon Frank Sartor launched the Official International Competition in September 2007.
The new prize will reward 'new directions in film', and will bring an additional 12 red-carpet gala premieres to the festival program line-up each year with many more international guests heading to Sydney to be part pf the new initiative.

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ReelDance International Dance on Screen

April 14th 2008 06:45
With the latest dance crazes sweeping the globe what with SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, SO and SO's GOT TALENT and other manic performances put there, its perfect timing for the Reel Dance Film Festival

2008 marks the 5thbiennial festival , which will tour Australia from the beginning of May until early August. To celebrate this electrifying celebration of dance, visit the official brand new website at www.reeldance.org.au which is being launched today


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The 9th annual Havana Film Festival New York! ON NOW!

April 14th 2008 06:32
If you are in NY at the moment then head over to the festival for the last week to check it out. With some of the best latin films still to screen you can’t miss out!! Head on out in New York to watch some premieres of Latin America’s most relevant fiction and documentary films.

Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY), now in its ninth year, has become a highly anticipated annual cultural experience. Selected this year by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs as an official Immigrant Heritage Week event, the festival introduces attendees to some of the most exciting, witty and reflective movies about and from Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. Programs at the primary screening venue in downtown Manhattan, Quad Cinema, are scheduled from April 11 to 17, with special events at various locations throughout the city from April 10th through 18th. The Festival will once again present the latest trends in Latin American and Latino filmmaking by bringing the work of actors, directors, and producers from 12 nations to the New York metropolitan area. In keeping with festival tradition, over ten filmmakers from throughout Latin America will make the journey to New York and participate in post-screening Q&A sessions and panels events stimulating dialogue with peers and festival attendees


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Ex-Pats Overseas.

April 10th 2008 04:55


Ryan Kwanten takes a bite out of cable.
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Ledger has last laugh.

April 9th 2008 05:06
It seems the late Heath Ledger continues to grab the spotlight almost 3 months after his unfortunate demise. Warner Brothers has released new images of the late actor from the soon to be released THE DARK NIGHT. Images featuring the late actor wielding a gun with the trademark evil grin are among a number of stills being used to promote the latest installment in the Batman franchise.

Featuring heavily in the trailer for the film while Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Christian Bale barely rating a mention it seems all the buzz is about a posthumous Oscar® nod for Ledger’s last complete role. But with Heath’s ‘Joker’ the main feature of the poster while the UK born actor Christian Bale who reprises his role as Batman misses out entirely there is talk of the studios cashing in on the accidental death of the Perth born actor


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German Film Festival hits Sydney

April 8th 2008 18:48
So Where is Fred? That seems to be the question on everyones lips in the lead up to the Annual German Film Festival running from April 16-27 at Sydney’s Chauvel Cinema in Paddington and Pakace Cinema Norton Street Leichardt.Under the guise of a new name, but still holding on to its status as one of the must attend festivals on the local Arts scene, this years festival looks set to captivate the hearts and minds of festival goers once again.

Following the incredible success throughout the globe of some of the finest examples of German cinema over the last 12 months including the likes of THE COUNTERFEITERS which took home this years Oscar® for Best Foreign Film interest in German made films seems to be at an all time high. And why shouldn’t it be


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Keanu King of the Streets in Sydney!

April 8th 2008 05:04
Keanu Reeves arrives in Sydney next Sunday in preparation for the red carpet premiere of his latest film STREET KINGS on April 15. Reeves plays a veteran LA cop who after being implicated in the execution style killing of another officer, sets out to find those responsible with the help of a junior detective (Chris Evans).

Forest Whitaker plays Ludlow’s Supervisor and is given the onerous task of keeping the veteran within the law while at the same time keeping at arms length Internal Affairs investigator Captain Biggs played by Hugh Laurie (House


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Box Office W/ending

April 7th 2008 17:13
Have added the UK Box this week but still havent worked out how to table all properly.And was only a basic top ten. Will endeavour to improve this next week.

Enjoy the movies


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Ex-Pats Overseas.

April 7th 2008 05:00
BRABOYS hit LA.

The Abberton boys and entourage have hit the US media circuit since arriving in LA last week with a multitude of media interviews in the lead up to the US premiere of their award winning documentary BRA BOYS. But it seems that trouble seems to seek out the Aussie surfers wherever they go with Koby Abberton denying he assaulted a man outside a Hawaiian club on March 8


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