Ives Law Office
entertainment/media law
FESTIVALS, MARKETS, FAIRS AND OTHER EVENTS
Note: I have not included deadlines or street addresses as they seem to change often—dates vary from year to year. Check with festival websites for exact dates and submission requirements.
Key Film/TV Markets
Sundance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
January 20-30, 2005
The number one
domestic marketplace for the independent film industry
www.sundance.org
NATPE
Las Vegas
January 25-27, 2005
Primary mid-year TV conference
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
February 10-20,
2005
World class film festival and market
ShoWest
Las Vegas
March 14-17, 2005
The primary gathering for U.S. film exhibitors and the Hollywood studios, which showcase upcoming product
www.showest.com
MIP-TV International Television Programme Market
MILIA World Interactive Content Forum
Cannes, France
April 11-15, 2005
Major global TV sales market
www.miptv.com
mipdoc
Cannes, France
April 9-10, 2005
Documentary market preceding mip-tv
www.mipdoc.com
Cannes International Film Festival
Cannes, France
May 12-23, 2004
The most
important festival of the year, and a major global market
www.festival-cannes.org
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy, France
June 7-12, 2004
Most prestigious market specifically for the animation industry
www.annecy.org
Banff Television Festival
Banff, Alberta, Canada
June 13-18, 2004
Important
TV event for North America
www.banff2004.com
Filmart
Hong Kong, China
June 23-25, 2004
Increasingly influential media market for the Pacific rim. NOTE: moving to March 22-April 6, 2005 as revamped Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005 incorporating Filmart, film & tv festival, and film financing forum. Goal is to become the “Cannes of the East”.
Contact: Eugene Wong
ph. 852 2584 4305
fx. 852 2824 0249
SIGGRAPH
Los Angeles Convention Center
August 8-12, 2004
Conference, festival and Exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques
www.siggraph.org/s2004
Venice International Film Festival
Venice
September 1-11, 2004
Europe’s largest and most prestigious Fall film festival
www.labiennale.org/en/cinema
Toronto International Film
Festival
Toronto
September 9-18, 2004
North America’s largest film festival, but also an
increasingly key market
www.bell.ca/filmfest
mipcom
Cannes, France
October 4-8, 2004
Major autumn audiovisual marketplace
MIFED
Milan, Italy
October 12-16, 2004
Up until now, the pre-eminent Fall global film and TV market in Europe
www.mifed.com
American Film Market (AFM)
Santa Monica CA
November 3-10, 2004
Formerly the first major global film market of the year, leading up to Cannes; now bigger than ever and moved to October, competing with MIFED.
www.afma.com
International Documentary
Filmfestival Amsterdam
Amsterdam
The most important global documentary market
November 18-28,
2004
www.idfa.nl
Key Film Festivals
JANUARY
Palm Springs International
Film Festival
Palm Springs, California
Jan. 8-19, 2004
International features
info@psfilmfest.org
www.psfilmfest.org
Contact: Rhea Lewis-Woodson
ph 760-322-2930
fx 760-322-4087
Sundance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
January 20-30, 2005
Independent and
international features, documentaries and shorts [see Key Markets]
programming@sundance.org
ph 310-360-1981
fx 310-360-1969
Slamdance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
January 22-29, 2005
Features, shorts and documentaries; the alternative to Sundance
mail@slamdance.com
http://www.slamdance.com
Contact:
ph 323-466-1786
fx 323-466-1784
FIPA (Festival
International de Programmes Audiovisuels)
Biarritz, France
[Jan. 20-25, 2004]
Television festival
infofipa@fipa.tm.fr
www.fipa.tm.fr
Contact: Yamina Benguigui
ph. +33 (1)
44.89.99.99
fx. +33 (1) 44.89.99.60
Rotterdam International
Film Festival
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Jan. 26-Feb. 6, 2005
International features, docs, and shorts
tiger@filmfestivalrotterdam.com
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Contact: Rene van der Giessen
ph. +31 (10) 890
9090
fx. +31 (10) 890 9091
Sarasota Film Festival
Sarasota, Florida
January 28-February 6, 2005
Features and shorts
Contact: Mark Marvell
www.sarasotafilmfestival.com
ph.
941-364-9514
fx. 941-364-8411
Gerardmer International
Fantasy Film Festival
Gerardmer, France
[January 28-February 1, 2004]
International features: sci-fi, horror, fantasy and thriller
Contact: Jerome Lasserre
jlasserre@le-public-systeme.fr
www.gerardmer-fantasticart.com
ph. +33 3 29.60.98.21
fx. +33 3 29.60.98.14
Miami International Film
Festival
Miami, Florida
February 4-13, 2005
International features, docs and shorts (with a special focus on Iberoamerican films)
Contact:
www.miamifilmfestival.com
ph. 305-237-3456
fx. 305-237-7344
Santa Barbara International
Film Festival
Santa Barbara, California
January 28-February 6, 2005
Features and shorts
Contact: Candace Schermerhorn
www.sbfilmfestival.org
ph. 805-963-0023
fx. 805-962-2524
FEBRUARY
Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
February 10-20, 2005
International features, docs and shorts
[see Key Markets]
Contact: Werner Gondolf
ph. +
49 (30) 2592 0444
fx. + 49 (30) 2592 0499
Out Far! Phoenix International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Phoenix, Arizona
[Feb. 13-15, 2004]
Gay and lesbian features and shorts
Contact: Amy Ettinger
www.OutFar.org
ph. 602-410-1074
fx. 425-928-1074
Portland International Film
Festival
Portland, Oregon
[Feb. 13-28, 2004]
Features, docs and shorts
Contact: Bill Foster
ph. 503-221-1156
fx. 503-294-0874
Anima: Brussels Cartoon and Animation Festival
Brussels, Belgium
February 3-15, 2005
Animation
Contact: Francoise Cathala
ph. +32
(2) 534 4125
fx. +32 (2) 534 2279
Jameson Dublin
International Film Festival
Dublin, Ireland
[Feb. 19-29, 2004]
Independent and international features and docs
ph. +
353 (1) 661 6216
fx. + 353 (1) 661 4418
Santa Monica Film Festival
Santa Monica, California
[Feb. 19-22, 2004]
Independent features
Contact: Michael Cain
www.smff.com
ph. 310- 264-4274
fx. 310-264-4220
MARCH
New Directors, New Films Festival
New York, NY
[March 24-April 4, 2004]
Prestigious Lincoln Center fest of first time indie and foreign features and docs
Contact: Sara Bensman
ph. 212-875-5638
fx. 212-875-5636
Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, California
[March 3-14, 2004]
Features, shorts, Latino and Pacific Rim films, writers/screenplays
Contact: Mike Rabehl
ph. 408-995-5033
fx. 408-995-5713
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Aspen, Colorado
[March 3-7, 2004]
Comedy features, shorts, and student films
Contact: Kevin Haasarud
ph. 310-201-9595
fx. 310-201-9558
Cinema Novo Festival
Brugge, Belgium
March 10-20, 2005
Int’l features, African, Asian, and Latin American shorts
Contact:
ph. +32 (50) 34 3 54
fx. +32 (50) 34 92 23
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San Diego, California
[March 11-24, 2004]
Latino (English, Spanish and Portuguese language) features and shorts
Contact: Ethan van Thillo
ph. 619-230-1938
fx. 619-230-1937
Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film
Brussels, Belgium
March 11-26, 2005
Sci-fi/fantasy, horror/thrillers, animation features and shorts
Contact: Georges Delmote
ph. +32 (2) 201 1713
fx. +32 (2) 201 1469
South By Southwest
Austin, Texas
March 11-15, 2005
Independent features, docs and shorts; followed by one of year’s top music festivals
Contact: Matt Dentler
www.sxsw.com
ph. 512-467-7979
fx. 512-451-0754
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, Ohio
March 10-20, 2005
Popular indie fest: docs, features, gay & lesbian, family, Pan-African and East European
Contact: William Guentzler
ph. 216-623-3456
fx.
216-623-0103
New England Film & Video Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
Cancelled
Indie features, shorts, New England-made films
Contact: Sandra Sullivan
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong, China
[March 22-April 6, 2004]
Indie, int’l. and animated features and shorts, docs, retrospectives
Contact: Peter Tsi
ph.
+852 2970 3300
fx. +852 2970 3011
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
London, UK
[March 24-April 7, 2004]
Gay and lesbian programming
Contact: Anna Dunwoodie
ph. +44 (20) 7815 1323
fx. +44 (20) 7633 0786
Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland
[March 25-April 2, 2004]
Features, shorts and writers/screenplays
Contact: Anne-Marie Murphy
ph.+44 (28) 9032 5913
fx. +44 (28) 9032 5911
Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Sonoma, California
March 30-April 3, 2005
Independent features, docs and shorts
Contact: Tiffany Naiman
ph. 707-933-2600
fx. 707-933-2601
APRIL
Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, Arizona
[April 1-4, 2004]
Features, shorts, writers/screenplays
Contact: Chris LaMont
ph. 602-373-3456
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
[April 2-17, 2004]
Features, shorts, Scandinavian films
Contact: Albert Milgrom
ph. 612-331-7563
fx. 612-378-7750
Tampa International Film Festival
Tampa, Florida
[April 3-13, 2004]
International features
Contact: Rob Tregenza
ph. 813-253-3333
fx. 813-253-6246
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
[April 6-May 2, 2004]
Features and shorts, music-related features/docs, writers/screenplays
Contact: Brian Gordon
info@nashvillefilmfestival.org
ph. 615-742-2500
fx. 615-742-1004
Cognac International Thriller Film Festival
Cognac, France
[April 8-11, 2004]
Thrillers, noir, shorts, in English and French
Contact: Jerome Lasserre
jlasserre@le-public-systeme.fr
ph. +33 (1) 4134 2033
fx. +33 (1) 4134 2077
Gen Art Film Festival
New York, NY
[April 14-20, 2004]
New N. American directors – features, shorts – 7 NY premieres/7 hip parties
Contact: Jeffrey Abramson
ph. 212-255-7300
fx. 212-255-7400
Palm Beach International Film Festival
West Palm Beach, Florida
[April 15-22, 2004]
Indie features, docs and shorts, large format films
Contact: Randi Emerman
ph. 561-218-1370
fx. 561-218-3818
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
[April 14-21, 2004]
Animation, horror, sci-fi, fantasy – features and shorts
Contact: Phil van Tongeren
ph. +31 (20) 679 4875
fx. +31 (20) 470 2696
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, California
[April 15-29, 2004]
International features and shorts
Contact: Hilary Hart
ph.
415-561-5022
fx. 415-561-5099
Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival
Champaign, Illinois
[April 21-25, 2004]
Features
Contact: Nate Kohn
ph. 706-542-4972
USA Film Festival
Dallas , Texas
[April 22-29, 2004]
Indie and int’l. features and shorts
Contact: Meg Gould
ph. 214-821-6300
fx. 214-821-6364
Hot Docs/Canadian International Documentary Festival
Toronto, Ontario
April 22-May 1, 2005
Documentary features and shorts
Contact: Rhonda Costas
ph. 416-203-2155, Ext. 2
fx.
416-203-0446
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Miami, Florida
April 22-May 1, 2005
Gay/Lesbian, Latino, Spanish language – features and shorts
Contact: Carol Coombes
ccoombes@miamigaylesbianfilm.com
ph. 305-534-9924
fx. 305-535-2377
San Diego International Film Festival
La Jolla, California
[April 23-25, 2004]
International and student features and shorts, docs, animation
Contact: Amy Thomas
ph. 858-822-3199
fx. 858-534-7665
Fant-Bilbao Fantastic Film Festival
Bilbao, Spain
[April 27-May 2, 2004]
Horror, sci-fi, fantasy; indie shorts; fantasy TV; retrospectives
Contact: Ernesto del Río
ph. +34 (944) 248 698
fx. +34 (944) 245 624
Independent Film Festival of Boston
Somerville, Massachusetts
April 29-May 2, 2004
Indie features and shorts
Contact: Jason Redmond
ph. 857-891-8693
Visual Communications Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
Los Angeles, California
[April 29-May 6, 2004]
Asian-American and international features and shorts
Contact: Abraham Ferrer
ph. 213-680-4462, Ext. 68
fx. 213-687-4848
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
Oberhausen, Germany
[April 29-May 4, 2004]
International shorts
Contact: Melanie Piguel
ph. +49 (208) 825 2652
fx. +49 (208) 825 5413
Israel Film Festival
LA, NY, Chicago and Miami
Israeli and Jewish features, docs, shorts, women’s films, English and Hebrew
2004: LA [April 29-May 13], NY Oct. 14-28, Chicago Nov. 3-14, Miami Dec. 2-12
Contact: Meir Fenigstein
ph. 323-966-4166
fx. 323-658-6346
MAY
Columbia University Film Festival
New York, Los Angeles
NYC May 1-7, 2004; LA June 2-3, 2004
Shorts by Columbia film students
Contact: Lydia Cavallo
ph. 212-854-1547
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, NY
[May 4-9, 2004]
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Peter Scarlet
festival@tribecafilmfestival.org
ph. 212-941-24
fx. 212-941-3939
Montreal Jewish Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
[May 6-13, 2004]
Jewish
films
Contact: Susan Alper
ph. 514-987-9795
fx. 514-987-9736
Rochester International Film Festival
Rochester, New York
[May 6-8, 2004]
Indie shorts and videos
Contact: Movies On A Shoestring, Inc.
president@rochesterfilmfest.org
ph. 585-234-7411
Cannes International Film Festival (Festival de Cannes)
Cannes, France
[May 12-23, 2004]
International features, docs and shorts
/ 3 sections: Competition, Out of Competition,
Un Certain Regard [the Big One – see Key Markets]
Contact:
ph. +33 (1) 4561 6600
fx. +33 (1) 4561 9760
Directors Fortnight (Quinzaine des Realisateurs)
Cannes, France
May 13-23, 2004
International features, docs and shorts; technically a sidebar, but a big part of Cannes
Contact: Stephane Delorme
sdelorme@quinzaine-realisateurs.com
www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com
ph. +33 (1) 44.89.99.99
fx. +33 (1) 44.89.99.60
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Toronto, Ontario
[May 13-23, 2004]
Gay and Lesbian features and shorts
Contact: Kathleen Mullen
ph. 416-977-6847
fx. 416-977-8025
Istanbul International Film Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
May 17-June 4, 2004
International features and docs
Contact: Hulya Ucansu
www.istfest.org
ph. +90 (212) 334 0721
fx. +90 (212) 334 0702
Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, Washington
May 20-June 13, 2004
International features and shorts
Contact: Brian Blue
ph. 206-464-5830
fx. 206-264-7919
Dubrovnik International Film Festival
Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 27-30, 2004
International features, docs and shorts
Contact: Ziggy Mrkich
ph. 310-903-0483
Cracow Film Festival
Cracow, Poland
May 28-June 1, 2004
Shorts
Contact: Krzysztof Gierat
ph. +48 (12) 427 14 72
fx. +48 (12) 267 23 40
JUNE
Lake Placid International Film Festival
Lake Placid, NY
June 2-6, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts, animation, Canadian films, writers/screenplays,
Contact: Bob Dillon
ph. 518-523-3456
fx. 518-523-4746
NewFest: New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
New York, NY
June 3-13, 2004
Gay and Lesbian films
Contact: Basil Tsiokos
ph. 212-571-2170
fx. 212) 571-2179
Short Shorts Film Festival
Tokyo and other cities in Japan
June 3-August 1, 2004
International narrative, documentary and animated shorts
Contact: Katy O’Connell, Pacific Voice Co.
ph. 310-656-9767
fx. 310-451-4845
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy, France
June 7-12, 2004
Animated features, shorts and TV programs
Contact: Laurent Million
ph. +33 (0)4 50 10
09 00
fx. +33 (0)4 50 10 09 70
Festival Of European Co-Productions
Sofia, Bulgaria
June 7-13, 2004
Feature and short co-productions between at least 2 European countries
Contact: Irina Kanousheva
ph. +359 (2) 987 40 96
fx. +359 (2) 987 36 26
Newport International Film Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
June 8-13, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Beth Janson
programming@newportfilmfestival.com
ph. 401-846-9100
fx. 401-846-6665
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
Hamburg, Germany
June 9-14, 2004
International shorts
Contact: Astrid Kuehl
ph. +49 (40) 3910 6323
fx. +49 (40) 3910 6320
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
San Francisco, California
June 10-27, 2004
Gay and Lesbian programming
Contact: Michael Lumpkin
ph. 415-703-8650
fx. 415-861-1404
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
June 11-20, 2004
Indie features and shorts
Contact: Lorna Wilson
ph. 404-352-4225
fx. 404-352-0173
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
June 11-25
International features and shorts
Contact: Jenny Neighbour
ph. +61 (2) 9280 0511
fx. +61 (2) 9280 1520
Durban International Film Festival
Durban, South Africa
June 14-26, 2004
International features, docs and shorts, including African films
Contact: Peter Rorvik
ph. +27 (31) 260 2506
fx. +27 (31) 260 3074
Maui Film Festival
Maui, Hawaii
June 16-20, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts, Pacific and surfing films
Contact: Barry Rivers
ph. 808-579-9244
fx. 808-579-9552
Nantucket Film Festival
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
June 16-20, 2004
Indie/international features, docs and shorts, New England features, writers/screenplays
Contact: Jill Goode
ph. 212-708-1278
fx. 212-654-4784
Provincetown Film Festival
Provincetown (Cape Cod), Massachusetts
June 16-20, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts, gay & lesbian programming
Contact: Connie White
connie@beaconcinema.com, info@ptownfilmfest.org
ph. 508-487-FILM
IFP Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
June 17-26, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Doug Jones
ph. 310-432-1200
fx. 310-432-1203
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow, Russia
June 18-27, 2004
International features
Contact:
ph. +7 (095) 917 2486
fx. +7 (095) 916 0107
New York Asian Film Festival
New York NY
June 18-27, 2004
International and Asian features and shorts
Contact: Paul Kazee
ph. 718-399-6359
Sunny Side Of The Doc
Marseille, France
June 19-22, 2004
Industry buying/selling event for showcasing international docs and docs in progress
Contact: Dominique Germain, Managing Director
ph. +33 (0)4 95 04 44 80
Boston International Film Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
June 24-27, 2004
International features, docs and shorts
Contact: Erica Morales
ph. 781-935-0871
Munich International Film Festival
Munich, Germany
June 26-July 3, 2004
International and German features, docs and TV programs, kids films
Contact: Andreas Strohl
festivalleitung@filmfest-muenchen.de
www.filmfest-muenchen.de
ph. +49 (89) 38 19 04 0
fx. +49 (89) 38 19 04 2
JULY
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
July 2-10, 2004
International features, docs, shorts, Czech section, films of Cannes, Berlin and Venice
Contact: Eva Zaoralova
www.kviff.com
ph. +420 (2) 2141 1011
fx. +420 (2) 2141 1033
Galway Film Fleadh
Galway, Ireland
July 6-11, 2004
International features, docs and shorts
Contact: Miriam Allen
ph. +353 (91) 751 655
fx. +353 (91) 735 831
Jerusalem International Film Festival
Jerusalem
July 8-17, 2004
International and Israeli Features, docs and shorts
Contact: Leah Van Leer
ph. +972 (2) 565 4333
fx. +972 (2) 565 4334
Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
July 8-19, 2004
Gay & Lesbian programming, writers and screenplays
Contact: Kirsten Schaffer
ph. 213-480-7088
fx. 213-480-7099
Auckland International Film Festival
Auckland, New Zealand
July 9-25, 2004
International features, docs and shorts, all genres
Contact: Bill Gosden
ph. +64 (4) 385 0162
fx. +64 (4) 801 7304
Comedia Film Festival: Just For Laughs/Juste Pour Rire
Montreal, Quebec
July 15-25, 2004
Comedy features and shorts, live performances
Contact: Jodi Lieberman
ph. 514-845-3155
fx. 514-845-4140
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
July 23-31, 2004
Latino, Spanish and Portuguese features, docs and shorts
Contact: Marlene Dermer
ph. 323-469-9066
fx. 323-469-9067
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
July 28-August 8, 2004
International and Australian features, docs and shorts
Contact: Poppy Bervanakis
miff@melbournefilmfestival.com.au
ph. +61 (3) 9417 2011
fx. +61 (3) 9417 3804
Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole (Cape Cod), Massachusetts
July 31-August 8, 2004
Indie features and shorts
Contact: J.C. Bouvier
info@woodsholefilmfestival.org
ph. 508-495-3456
fx. 508-495-3456
AUGUST
Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno, Switzerland
August 4-14, 2004
International and Swiss features and shorts, video section
Contact: Tiziana Finzi
ph.
+41 (91) 756 21 21
fx. +41 (91) 756 21 49
Vancouver Queer Film and Video Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia
August 6-15, 2004
Gay and Lesbian programming
Contact: Michael Barrett
ph. 604-844-1615
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, Rhode Island
August 10-15, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts, Rhode Island horror films, writers and screenplays
Contact: George T. Marshall
info@film-festival.org
www.RIFilmFest.org
ph. 401-861-4445
fx. 401-847-7590
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 18-29, 2004
International features, docs and shorts
Contact: Nicola Pierson
ph. +44 (131) 228 4051
fx.
+44 (131) 229 5501
Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 20-28, 2004
International and Balkan features, docs and shorts, children’s programming
Contact: Izeta Gradevic
ph. +387 (33) 209 411
fx. +387 (33) 209 411
London International Animation Festival
London, England
August 24-29, 2004
International and local animation
Contact: Nag Vladermersky
ph. +44 (0) 207 7241 4991
Montreal World Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
August 26-September 6, 2004
International and Canadian features, docs and shorts
Contact: Danièle Cauchard
ph. 514-848-3883
fx. 514-848-3886
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Austin, Texas
August 26-September 6, 2004
Gay and Lesbian programming
Contact: Scott Dinger
ph. 512-458-1515
fx. 512-302-1088
SEPTEMBER
Venice International Film Festival
Venice, Italy
September 1-11, 2004
Prestigious international festival of features, documentaries and shorts [see Key Markets]
Contact: Marco Müller, Festival director
ph. +39 (041) 521 8878
fx. +39 (041) 522 7539
Telluride Film Festival
Telluride, Colorado
September 3-6, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Stella Pence
mail@telluridefilmfestival.org
ph. 603-433-9202
fx. 603-433-92
American Film Festival of Deauville
Deauville, France
September 3-12, 2004
American features and shorts – a key launching pad for American films in Europe
Contact: Jérôme Lasserre
jlasserre@le-public-systeme.fr
ph. +33 (1) 4134 2033
fx. +33 (1) 4134 2077
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
September 9-18, 2004
International and Canadian features, docs and shorts [see Key Markets]
Contact: Piers Handling, Noah Cowan, Co-Directors
ph. 416-967-7371
fx. 416-967-9477
Boston Film Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
September
10-19, 2004
Indie and international features, docs and shorts
Contact: Mark Diamond
ph. 617-331-9460
Athens International Film Festival
Athens, Greece
September 11-20, 2004
International features, docs, animation and shorts
Contact: Lefteris Adamidis
ph. +30 (21) 0606 1363
fx. +30 (21) 0601 4137
Film Fest New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
September 16-19, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Nina Adams
ph. 203-776-6789
fx. 203-776-4260
Helsinki International Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland
September 16-26, 2004
International and Scandinavian features and shorts, music, love and anarchy
Contact: Pekka Lanerva
ph. +358 (9) 6843 5233
fx. +358 (9) 6843 5232
San Sebastian Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain
September 17-25, 2004
International, Spanish and Latin American features and shorts
Contact: Mikel Olacirequi
ssiff@sansebastianfestival.com
ph. +31 (943) 481 212
fx.
+31 (943) 481 218
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Ottawa, Ontario
September 22-26, 2004
Animated features and shorts
Contact: Chris Robinson
ph. 613-232-8769
fx. 613-232-6315
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 23-October 7, 2004
International features, docs and shorts, Brazilian and Latin American showcases
Contact: Marcela França Mendes
ph. +55 (21) 2579 0352
fx. +55 (21) 2539 3580
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia
September 23-October 8, 2004
International and Canadian features, docs and shorts
Contact: PoChu AuYeung, Program Manager
www.viff.org
ph. 604-685-0260
fx. 604-688-8221
Calgary International Film Festival
Calgary, Alberta
September 24-October 3, 2004
International features, docs, family films and shorts
Contact: Andrew Eyck, Program Manager
ph. 403-283-1490
fx. 403-283-1498
Aspen Filmfest
Aspen, Colorado
September 29-October 3, 2004
Worldwide indie productions, docs and shorts
Contact: Terry Rigney, Program Administrator
ph. 970-925-6882
fx.
970-925-1967
San Diego Film Festival
San Diego, California
September 29-October 3, 2004
Indie features and shorts
Contact: Robin Laatz
ph. 619-582-2368
fx. 619-286-8324
Resfest Digital Film Festival
Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, many other cities
Fall 2004 [dates tba]
Global festival showcasing innovative new work including features, shorts, animation, music videos and performances, art and technology
Contact: Jonathan Wells
www.resfest.com
ph. 212-320-3677
Image+nation: Montreal International Queer Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec
September 2004 [date tba]
International gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered films and videos
Contact: Katharine Setzer
ph. 514-285-9466
fx. 514-285-1562
Docfest: New York International Documentary Festival
New York, NY
Fall 2004 [date tba]
New and classic international documentaries
Contact: Cory Wynne
ph. 212-668-1100
fx. 212-943-6396
OCTOBER
Raindance Film Festival
London, England (also Raindance East in England, Berlin, New York and Tokyo)
October 1-10, 2004
Indie features, docs, experimental, kids and shorts
Contact: Oli Harbottle
ph. +44 (20) 7287 3833
fx.
+44 (20) 7439 2243
New York Film Festival
New York, New York
October 1-17, 2004
Prestigious festival of international and indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Sara Bensman
ph. 212-875-5638
fx. 212-875-5636
Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
October 5-16, 2004
International and regional features, docs, shorts, concerts and film soundtracks
Contact: Wim De Witte
ph. +32 (9) 242 8060
fx. +32 (9) 221 9074
Pusan International Film Festival
Pusan, South Korea
October 7-15, 2004
International and Asian features, experimental films, documentaries, shorts, animation
Contact: Hye-jin Jun
ph. +82 (51) 747 3010
fx. +82 (51) 747 3012
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley, California
October 7-17, 2004
Features, docs, shorts, new media and video
Contact: Zoë Elton
ph. 415-383-5256
fx. 415-383-8606
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian festival
Tampa, Florida
October 7-17, 2004
Gay and Lesbian features, docs, experimental films, shorts and animation
Contact: Keven Renken
ph. 813-879-4220
fx.
813-870-1499
Warsaw International Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland
October 7-18, 2004
International and Polish features and docs
Contact: Stefan Laudyn
ph. +48 (22) 621 4647
fx. + 48 (22) 621 6268
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago, Illinois
October 7-21, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Helen Gramates, Program Director
ph. 312-425-9400
fx. 312-425-0944
Hollywood Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
October 12-18, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Carlos de Abreu
hollyinfo@hollywoodnetwork.com
ph. 310-288-1882
fx. 310-288-0060
Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock, New York
October 13-17, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts, music and youth
Contact: Meira Blaustein, Director; Ryan Werner
info@woodstockfilmfestival.com
ph. 845-679-4265
fx. 509-479-5414
Bare Bones Script-2-Screen Film Festival
Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 14-17, 2004
Low budget features and shorts, writers and screenplays, writers workshops
Contact: Shironbutterfly Ray
ph. 918-391-1313
fx. 775-307-1545
Denver International Film Festival
Denver, Colorado
October 14-24, 2004
International/indie features, docs, experimental, animation, kids and shorts
Contact: Brit Withey
ph. 303-595-3456
fx 303-595-0956
New Hampshire Film Expo
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
October 15-17, 2004
Features, docs, animation, student, shorts
Contact: Chris Proulx
ph. 603-647-6439
Viennale: Vienna International Film Festival
Vienna, Austria
October 15-27, 2004
International features, docs, experimental and shorts
Contact: Eva Rotter
ph. +43 (1) 526 59 47
fx. +43 (1) 523 41 72
International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
Leipzig, Germany
October 19-24, 2004
Documentary and animated features and shorts
Contact: Gerd Werner Schnabel
ph. +49 (341) 980 3921
fx. +49 (341) 980 6141
Hamptons International Film Festival
East Hampton, New York
October 20-24, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Rajendra Roy
programming@hamptonsfilmfest.org
ph. 631-324-4600
fx. 631-324-5116
London Film Festival
London, England
October 20-November 4, 2004
International features and shorts
Contact: Sarah Lutton
ph. +44 (20) 7815 1322
fx. +44 (20) 7633 0786
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
October 20-November 14, 2004
Indie and international features, docs and shorts
Contact: Bonnie Leigh Adams
ph. 954-760-9898
fx. 954-760-9099
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
October 23-31, 2004
International, Asian and Japanese features, animation and shorts
Contact: Takashi Suzuki
ph. +81 (3) 3524 1081
fx. +81 (3) 3524 1087
Northampton Independent Film festival
Northampton, Massachusetts
October 27-31, 2004
Indie features, docs and shorts
Contact: Charlie Burke
ph. 413-548-8166
London Effects and Animation Festival (LEAF)
London, England
October 2004 [date tba]
Features, sci-fi & fantasy, animation and shorts
Contact: Sophie Trainor
www.digitalartsworld.co.uk [website may have changed]
ph. +44 (20) 8987 0941
fx. +44 (20) 8987 0949
NOVEMBER
AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
November 4-14, 2004
Indie/international features, docs and shorts
Contact: Natalie McMenemy
ph. 866-AFI-FEST
fx. 323-462-4049
Asian Film & Culture Festival (Festival Cinema & Cultures d’Asie)
Lyon, France
November 4-14, 2004
Asian features, animation, kids, video
Contact: Jean-Pierre Gimenez
ph. +33 (4) 7291 4373
fx.
+33 (4) 7235 9011
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
November 3-14, 2004
International Jewish-themed features, docs and shorts
Contact: Kaj Wilson, Artistic Director
ph. 617-244-9899
fx. 617-244-9894
Cinemania
Montreal, Quebec
November 2004 [date tba]
Festival of French-language films
Contact: Colette Shaw
info@cinemaniafilmfestival.com
www.cinemaniafilmfestival.com
ph. 514-878-2882
fx. 514-878-0092
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 5-14, 2004
Contact: Andreas Steinmann
ph. +45 (3) 312 7505
fx. +45 (3) 312 7505
International Festival of Cinema and Technology
Los Angeles, California
November 2004 [date tba]
Features, sci fi, animation, digital cinema and shorts
Contact: I.
Alexander
admin@ifct.org
ph.
773-395-8264
Out On Film
Atlanta, Georgia
November 2004 [date tba]
Gay/lesbian/trans/bi features and shorts
Contact: Paul Marchant
ph. 404-352-4225
fx. 404-352-0173
Caribbean International Film Festival (formerly Bahamas One World Film Festival)
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 17-21, 2004
International features, docs, student films and shorts
Contact: Monica R. Cooper, Executive Director
info@caribbeaninternationalfilmfestival.com
www.caribbeaninternationalfilmfestival.com
ph. 888-272-1490
Torino Film Festival
Torino, Italy
November 12-20, 2004
International features and shorts
Contact: Luca Andreotti
www.torinofilmfest.org
ph. +39 (011) 56 23 309
fx. +39 (011) 56 29 796
Mix: New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival
New York, New York
November 17-21, 2004
Gay and lesbian features, experimental, docs and shorts
Contact: Larry Shea
ph. 212-742-8880
Regensburg Short Film Week
Regensburg, Germany
November 2004 [date tba]
International short films
Contact: Sandra Meyerhofer
info@regensburger-kurzfilmwoche.de
www.regensburger-kurzfilmwoche.de
ph. +49 (941) 56 09 01
fx. +49 (941) 56 07 16
Verzaubert International Queer Filmfestival
Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne and Berlin, Germany
November-December, 2004
International gay and lesbian features and shorts
Contact: Schorsch Mueller
Rosebud_Entertainment@t-online.de
www.verzaubertfilmfest.com
ph. +49 (30) 861 4532
fx. +49 (30) 861 4539
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November
Important
international festival of documentary features and shorts [see Key Markets]
Contact: Adriek van Nieuenhuyzen, Programme Coordinator
ph. +31 (20) 627 3329
fx. +31 (20) 638 5388
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany
November 18-27, 2004
International “Newcomer” features, docs and shorts
Contact:
Daniela Koetz
ifmh@mannheim-filmfestival.com
ph. +49 (621) 10 29 43
fx. +49 (621) 29 15 64
Oslo International Film Festival
Oslo, Norway
November 2004 [date tba]
International features, docs and shorts
Contact: Tommy Lordahl
ph. +47 2220 0766
fx.
+47 2220 1803
Shadow Festival
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 18-24, 2004
International documentary features and shorts
Contact: Stefan Mayakovsky
ph. +31 (20) 671 5982
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
November
International, Balkan and Greek features and shorts
Contact: Michel Demopoulos
ph.
+30 (21) 0645 3669
fx. +30 (21) 0644 8143
Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films
Bilbao, Spain
November 29-December 4, 2004
International docs and shorts
Contact:
ph. +34 (94) 424 8698
fx. +34 (94) 424 5624
Sitges
International Film Festival of Catalonia
Barcelona, Spain
November 25-December 4, 2004
International features and shorts with a focus on animation and fantasy
Contact:
ph. +34 (93) 419 3635
fx. +34 (93) 439 7380
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
New York (also Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami)
November 2004 [date tba]
Indie features and shorts
Contact: Stuart Alson
filmmfest@aol.com
www.nyfilmvideo.com
ph. 212-777-7100
fx. 212-387-0873
DECEMBER
European Film Awards
Barcelona, Spain
December 11, 2004
Awards and other programs to promote European filmmaking
Contact: Maria von Hörsten
ph. +49 (30) 887 1670
fx. +49 (30) 8871 6777
Still to come... Key Animation Festivals, Key Screenwriting Festivals, Key Animation/SFX Markets,
Key Book Markets/Fairs
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