International Film Festivals

3rd July 2010

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American Film Market

November 3-10 2010
email: afm@ifta-online.org
www.americanfilmmarket.com/
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Amsterdam-International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA)

November 18-28 2010
email: info@idfa.nl
www.idfa.nl

Amiens International Film Festival

November 12-21 2010
email: contact@filmfestamiens.org
www.filmfestamiens.org
A comprehensive festival in northern France showing shorts, animation and documentaries.

The Austin Film Festival, Inc.

CONFERENCE: October 21-24 2010
FESTIVAL: October 21-28 2010
email: info@austinfilm.com
www.austinfilmfestival.com
Dedicated to furthering the art, craft, and business of screenwriting and filmmaking by providing unique, year-round cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation, and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships.

Bergen International Film Festival

October 20-27 2010
email: biff@biff.no
www.biff.no
The 10th anniversary of BIFF will present about 135 films from all over the world.
Berlin Internationale Filmfestspiele
February 11-21 2010
email: info@berlinale.de
www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html

19th Brisbane International Film Festival

November 04-14 2010
email: biff@biff.com.au
www.stgeorgebiff.com.au
St.George Bank BIFF provides a focus for film culture in Queensland by showcasing the best and most interesting cinema from around the world. Each year St.George Bank BIFF draws film enthusiasts to view an entertaining mix of local and international films, retrospectives and colourful events that embrace the vibrant art of filmmaking.

Since the first festival in 1992, more than 375,000 film-goers have immersed themselves in the BIFF experience. St.George Bank BIFF has become a well-renowned Australian festival, launching films like The Full Monty, The Usual Suspects, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, Feeling Sexy, Gettin' Square, In America, A Prairie Home Companion, Fay Grim, Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? and An Education.

Past retrospectives have included tributes to Abel Ferrara, Agnès Varda, Dennis Hopper, Hiroshi Shimizu, Jackie Chan, Jacques Demy, Jean Cocteau, Joseph Losey, Larry Cohen, Roman Polanski, Seijun Suzuki, Stanley Kubrick, Tsui Hark, Yasujiro Ozu, Luis Buñuel, Olivier Assayas, Shoot Shoot Shoot - The First Decade of the London Film-Makers' Co-operative and A Lens on the Beat Generation.

Buenos Aires Festival

April 06-17 2011
email: prensa@bafici.gob.ar
www.bafici.gob.ar/home/
The thirteenth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI ) took place from Wednesday 6th to Sunday April 17, 2010 , with headquarters in the Abasto Hoyts cinema complex , and rooms of different neighborhoods of Buenos Aires City . Its programming will include exhibition and world premieres and short films and international Argentine official competitions , retrospectives and thematic sections.

BUFF Film Festival

March 15-20 2011
email: info@buff.se
www.buff.se
BUFF, the International Children and Young People's Film Festival in Malmö, was founded in 1984 and is a non-profit organization. The aim was, and still is, to screen good films for children and young people as well as adults. A meeting place for people working with children, young people and film.

BUFF strives to open the possibilities for more influences from Europe and the rest of the world by showing films that might never be screened otherwise. In the cinema we get to meet different cultures, hear foreign languages and tag along on endless adventures. BUFF considers children and young people to be the most exciting resource we´ve got, our future.

Since 1995, BUFF is an official Swedish film festival, an assignment given by the Swedish Film Institute. About 100 films are shown during the six days of the festival, with screenings both day and night. BUFF arranges seminars and discussions for teachers, film-makers and cultural workers aiming to inspire the children and youth film.

Cairo International Film Festival

May 12 - 23 2010
email: info@cairofilmfest.com
www.cairofilmfest.org/
The festival is organised by the General Union of Arab Artists and is the oldest film festival in the Middle East, whose aim is to promote the Egyptian, Arab and African film industry.

Cannes International Film Festival

May 11-22 2011
email: festival@festival-cannes.fr
www.festival-cannes.com/en.html

Cape Winelands Film Festival

March 17-27 2010
email: directors@films-for-africa.co.za
www.films-for-africa.co.za/

Cartagena International Film Festival

February 26- March 6 2010
email:info@festicinecartagena.org
www.festicinecartagena.org

Chicago International Film Festival

October 7-21 2010
email: info@chicagofilmfestival.com
www.chicagofilmfestival.com
The Chicago International Film Festival is among the oldest competitive events in North America. It spotlights the latest work by established International directors and newcomers, showcasing over 100 features and more than 40 short films during the festival.

Cinekid Festival

October 20-29 2010
email: info@cinekid.nl
www.cinekid.nl
Cinekid Festival is an annual Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children that is held in Amsterdam.

Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

January 29 - February 6 2010
email: info@clermont-filmfest.com
www.clermont-filmfest.com

Copenhagen Film Festivals

BUSTER September 10-20 2010
CPH:DOX November 5-14 2010
CPH:PIX April 15-25 2010
email: info@cphpix.dk - buster@buster.dk - info@cphdox.dk
www.cphfilmfestival.dk
Copenhagen Film Festivals is the Danish capital's festival powerhouse, with the country's three major international film festivals: CPH:PIX - the new feature film festival launched in 2009 after the merger of the Copenhagen International Film festival and the NatFilm Festival; BUSTER - the international film festival for children and youth launched in 2000. CPH:DOX - the international documentary film festival launched in 2004.

Cork Film Festival

November 7-14 2010
email: info@corkfilmfest.org
www.corkfilmfest.org
Cork Film Festival is Ireland's oldest film festival. Now in its 55th year, the eclectic programme includes World Cinema, documentary panorama and Irish showcase stands.

Cottibus Film Festival

Festival of East European Cinema
November 2-7 2010
email: info@filmfestivalcottbus.de
www.filmfestivalcottbus.de
With an upcoming 20th anniversary, FilmFestival Cottbus has developed as the world's leading festival of East European Cinema.

FirstGlance Film festivals International

October 14-17 2010 Philadelphia
April 2011 Hollywood
email: wropro1@msn.com
www.firstglancefilms.com

FirstGlance Film festivals began in 1996 in the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. It started as a small theatre company in Philadelphia that wanted to help fellow filmmakers get their projects shown in a public venue for others to enjoy. Its mission was a one time weekend to show projects that might otherwise not be seen by moviegoers in the Philadelphia area. With a rented video projector and a bunch of large screen TVs, they had a successful weekend showing about 20 projects to about 150 people. After the event they received multiple calls and emails from filmmakers and attendees. The FirstGlance Film Festival was born. FirstGlance decided to move forward and make its festival an annual event. With filmmaker interest, their sister festival opened in Burbank California in 2000 to a similar audience in a 35 seat screening room and has also become a growing annual event.
To date, FirstGlance has produced twenty two festivals, shown over 1100 award winning films to over 26,000 attendees and has grown to 250 seat venues with state of the art projection capabilities.
In addition to producing their award winning bi-coastal film festivals, FirstGlance has year round activities that include Feature & Short Screenplay Competitions, On-line Film Competitions, Show Us Your Shorts Screenings, Short Film Productions, and Online Distribution.