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Made
in Miami Film & Video Festival
Where: Miami, Florida
When: January 14-25, 2004(last known date)
Background: Spotlighting the talent, locations, and professionalism
found in the magic city of Miami, the Made In Miami Film &
Video Festival recognizes creativity, social contribution and
artistic integrity in independent feature film, film shorts,
television programming, documentaries and music video production
among a broad spectrum of languages and cultures.
Tel: 305.751.7001
Email: madeinmiami@hotmail.com
Web: www.madeinmiami.org
Magnolia Independent Film Festival
Where: Starkville, Mississippi
When: February 15-17, 2006
Background: The Magnolia Independent Film Festival is a celebration
of the spirit, the honesty, and the vision of independent filmmaking,
and a lot of fun.
Tel: (662) 494-5836
Fax: (662) 494-9900
Email: ron@magfilmfest.com
Web: www.magfilmfest.com
Maine Jewish Film Festival
Where: Portland, Maine
When: March 18-26, 2006
Background: Grants including one from the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, sponsorships from local business
and organizations, and individual donors help to put on the
Maine Jewish Film Festival.
Tel: 207-831-7495
Fax: 661-760-8148
Email: filmfest@mjff.org
Web: www.mjff.org
Making Scenes Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Where: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
When: October 20-23, 2003(last known date)
Background: Making Scenes Festival provides an opportunity for
not only gays and lesbians, but also film buffs and gay-positive
people to view culture-specific films and videos, which have
been locally curated.
Tel: 613.566.2113
Email: scenes@magma.ca
Web: www.makingscenes.ca/english.htm
Mania Fest
Where: Venice, CA
When: September 19-21, 2003(last known date)
Background: Celebrates the work of science fiction, fantasy,
and horror screenwriters & filmmakers. Along with Cinescape
Magazine, the festival events will include panels with leading
industry genre filmmakers, as well as a competition.
Email: festivaldirector@mania.com
Web: www.maniafest.com
Margaret Mead Film Festival
Where: New York, New York
When: November 8-12, 2006
Background: The Mead Festival showcases the best of international
documentary
cinema.
Tel: 212.496.3411
Fax: 212.769.5006
Email: meadfest@amnh.org
Web: www.amnh.org
Maui Film Festival
Where: Maui, Hawaii
When: June 13-17, 2007
Background: Located primarily at the Wailea Resort, the Maui
Film Festival at Wailea proudly presents five days and nights
of under-the-stars Film Premieres and Special Screenings at
three state-of-the-art outdoor "theaters": the Celestial
Cinema; Maui Digital SkyDome; and the SandDance Theater. Additional
Festival screenings (35mm) are also held at the Maui Arts &
Cultural Center's 1,000+ seat Castle Theater, and the beautifully
refurbished 250+ seat McCoy Theater (digital cinema projection)
Tel: 808-579-9244
Email: mff@mauifilmfestival.com
Web: www.mauifilmfestival.com
Media Co-op Digital Film Festival
Where: Memphis, TN
When: June 2006
Background: "digital democracy 2003"...no categories
or genre's, just really good films from real people who make
films because they have to in order to communicate...one community,
5 days, 4 filmmaker grants
Email: festival@mediaco-op.org
Web: www.mediaco-op.org
Memphis Black Writers Conference & Southern Film
Festival
Where: Memphis, Tennessee
When: April 21-23, 2006
Background: The Memphis Black Writers Conference & Southern
Film Festival features: Authors and Actors Panels, Poetry Readings,
Children's Story Time, Young Writers Workshops, Art Exhibits,
and an International Film Festival.
Tel: (901) 795-7309
Fax: (901) 795-7040
Email: lwayne@angelfire.com
Web: http://lawrence.wayne.tripod.com/vipmemphis/id19.html
Memphis International Film Festival
Where: Memphis, Tennessee
When: March 31-26, 2006
Background: Now in its 5th year, the MIFF is a competitive 4-day
festival that features a diverse mix of local and global films
bringing independent filmmakers, producers, directors, writers
and other industry professionals to Memphis each year. We invite
you to join us each year on the last weekend of March for the
Memphis International Film Festival.
Tel: (901) 626-9685
Email: filmmick2000@yahoo.com
Web: www.memphisfilmforum.org
Method Fest Film Festival
Where: Calabasas, California
When: March 31-April 7, 2006
Background: Named for the "Stanislavski Method' which brought
truth and realism to the world of acting, The Method Fest is
the only major film festival in the U.S. that pays homage to
the actor. The Method Fest is truly The Actor's Film Festival,
a festival of discovery, seeking breakout acting performances
of emerging stars and established actors in story-driven independent
films. Starting in Pasadena, CA, the festival has made its home
in Burbank and settling now Calabasas.
Email: don@methodfest.com
Web: www.methodfest.com
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Where: Miami, Florida
When: April 27-May 6, 2007
Background: The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, a critically
acclaimed event, is held in the world-renowned historic South
Beach neighborhood and features films by, about and of interest
to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.
Tel: (305) 534-9924
Fax: (305) 535-2377
Email: info@mglff.com
Web: www.mglff.com
Miami International Film Festival
Where: Miami, Florida
When: March 2-11, 2007
Background: The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) brings
the best of world cinema to South Florida and plays a leading
role in maintaining and further enriching its film culture.
MIFF uses the unique geographical and cultural position of Miami
to be a premiere venue for the exhibition of international and
US films, with a special focus on Iberoamerican cinema. Both
juried and audience awards are given in Documentary and Dramatic
categories.
Tel: 305.237.3456
Fax: 305.237.7344
Email: info@miamifilmfestival.com
Web: www.miamifilmfestival.com
Miami Latin Film Festival
Where: Miami, Florida
When: October 2-11, 2006
Background: The Miami Latin Film Festival takes place during
April. Besides promoting movies in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
and French, the Miami Latin Film Festival also fulfills an educational
function.
Tel: (305) 279-1809
Fax: (305) 279-1809
Email: jangulo@hispanicfilm.com
Web: www.hispanicfilm.com
Michigan Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Where: Madison Heights, Michigan
When: One weekend in September
Background: The festival screens films annually for an audience
of about 2,500 and bills itself as "the most exciting queer
cinema weekend this side of Lake Michigan."
Tel: 248.443.5029
Mill Valley Film Festival
Where: Mill Valley, California
When: October 5-15, 2006
Background:The Mill Valley Film Festival takes place at the
CinéArts Sequoia, in downtown Mill Valley; and at the
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, the California
Film Institute's year-round cinematheque.
Tel: 415.383.5256 ext.119
Fax: 415.383.8606
Email: info@cafilm.org
Web: http://cafilm.org/
Milwaukee Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
When: Two weekends in October
Background: Coordinated by Great Lakes Film And Video and the
University of Milwaukee Film Department, the festival screens
films mainly at UMW's Union Hall but also has an outdoor experimental
section as well, screening in the cold October air at a riverfront
park.
Milwaukee International Film Festival
Where: Milwaukee, WI
When: October 19-29, 2006
Background: Inaugural film festival will feature a diverse international
slate of films celebrating Milwaukee’s mosaic of ethnic
heritages as well as highlighting the Midwestern independent
filmmaker. Programming include undistributed international cinema,
Midwest Independent Film & Video Competition, experimental
films in The Underground series, and a retrospective of the
history of film festivals in 110 W/O.
Email: program@milwaukeefilmfest.org
Web: www.milwaukeefilmfest.org
Mini-DV Festival
Where: Raleigh Studios, Hollywood
When: December 6-10, 2006
Background: One of the first film festivals that is dedicated
to showcasing films shot in PURE DIGITAL format or on video.
Mini-DV Festivalis devoted to the "ART" of film making,
and the politics of what format it's in.
Tel: (877) 997-2957
Email: ffc@minidvfestival.com
Web: www.MiniDVfestival.com
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival
Where: Minneapolis, Minnesota
When: April 2-17, 2004(last known date)
Background: The festival boasts an intellectual feel along with
its stunningly diverse collection of films.
Tel: (612) 331-7563
Fax: 612.627.4111
Email: filmsoc@tc.umn.edu
Web: www.ufilm.org/ufilm/international_fest.htm
Montana Five Rivers Festival of Film
Where: Missoula, Montana
When: Late April and early May
Background: One of the newer festivals in the United States,
this is not a showcase of new films, but rather a showcase of
behind-the-scenes talent.
Tel: 406.777.0090
Fax: 406.777-1777
Email: filmfest@fiveriverfestival.org
Web: www.fiveriversfestival.org
Montreal/ New York International Nouveau Festival
Where: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; New York, New York; and Juan-les-Pins,
France
When: Montreal: 10 days in early June; New York: one week in
mid-June; Juan-les-Pins: one week in early July
Background: Taking place in three separates city, the festival
is most impressive in Montreal, where it occupies five indoor
and three outdoor screens.
Tel: 514.843.4725
Fax: 514.843.4631
Email: nouveaufestival@spherenet.com
Mountainfilm in Telluride
Where: Telluride, Colorado
When: May 26-29, 2006
Background: Each year, MOUNTAINFILM solicits and receives hundreds
of documentaries, shorts and features from around the world.
You'll see remarkable films in a beautiful town and all special
guests are available for discussions throughout the festival
weekend.
Tel: 970.728.4123
Fax: 970.728.6458
Email: info@mountainfilm.org
Web: www.mountainfilm.org
Movies on a Shoestring
Where: Rochester, New York
When: Four days in mid-May
Background: The only festival that takes the time and bother
to give detailed critiques of all films entered.
Tel: 716.271.2116
Fax: 716.473.4490
Email: moas@juno.com or pdoerin@frontier.net
Web: www.frontiernet.net/!pdoering/5MOAS/MOAS.html
Moving Pictures Film Festival
Where: Various spot in Canada
When: Late February to mid-May, depending on location
Background: The organizers of this festival declare only have
"high hopes, a few uncertainties, a borrowed van, a full
tank of gas, and some great movies in tow" as they tour
Canada screening such films as Kissed and The Sweeter
Hereafter where they may.
Tel: 604.685.8952
Fax: 604.688.8221
Web: www.multimedia.edu/~movepic/index.htm
Myhelani Annual Independent Film Festival
Where: Long Valley, New Jersey
When: March 5-7, 2004(last known date)
Background: One hour west of Manhattan, this award-winning Festival
seeks films that are high quality, insightful, and represent
a variety of issues, ideas, perspectives and cultures. New and
emerging filmmakers welcome. We accept features, shorts, documentaries
and animated works by filmmakers of all backgrounds, from anywhere
in the world.
Tel: 908.876.5959
Fax: 908.876.1112
Email: myhelan@att.net
Web: www.myhelan.org/Pages/filmfestentries.html
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