Comic-Con 2015, Summer NAMM, Melbourne International Film Festival,

Lollapalooza, are highlights in July's Global Media and Entertainment

Industry

RevelationPerthhaditsbeginningsin1997inthebasementbackroomoftheGreenwichClub,awellregardedPerthjazzvenue.Thefestivalwasstartedupto
showcaseideas"atpoint"incontemporaryindependentfilmandtofindaplacefortheminthecinemaenvironmentofthetime.Today,the2015festivalwhich
runsthroughJuly12includesover120internationalfilmspresentedatcinemas,galleries,cafesandbarsacrossPerth.Revelationalsoincludesanacademic
component(introducedin2012),industrydiscussionsessions,liveperformances,masterclasses,visualartexhibitionsandotherhybridactivitygeneratedbythe
eventorindependentcurators.

Revelationseeksoutindependentlycuratedorinitiatedprogramsandideasandactivelyoffersprofessionalassistancefordevelopmentandmentoring
opportunities.Itseesover500filmssubmittedforselectionfromlocalandinternationalfilmmakersandfeaturesworldandAustralianpremierefilmsofallgenres.
RevelationPerthFestivalplacesgreatemphasisonexperimentalanddocumentaryfilms.In2014RevelationintroducedthemonthlyAustralianRevelations
programsetuptoexplorethebestinnewandarchivalAustralianCinema.

Overits18years,RevelationcontinuestoactivelyadvocateforAustralianscreenculturepracticeinwhatisthoughttobeaconservativeviewingenvironment.It
maintainsanethicalpartnershipagenda,eveninaresourceandminingbasedeconomy,hasclearsights,andhasastrongsocialjusticeprogramatitscore.A
foundingsponsor,REVelationMagazine,isregardedasapurveyorofcounterandyouthcultureintheregion,earningaplaceinthecountrywithitsreadershipas
oneofthecountry'smoreprogressivepublications.

TheGalwayFilmFleadhisasixdayinternationalfilmeventheldeveryJulythatwelcomessubmittingfilmmakingfromaroundtheworld.Nowinits26thyear,
theenduringmissionoftheGalwayFilmFleadhremainstobringtogetheraudiencesandfilmmakerstosharethecinematicexperience.TheFleadhsaudienceis
usuallydrawnfromthegeneralcinemagoingpublic,filmbuffs,studentfilmmakers,industryprofessionalsandinvitedguests.ThisyearsfestivalconcludesJuly
12.InadditiontoitscentralprogramofthebestinIrishandworldcinematheFleadhalsopresents:Masterclasses,PublicInterviews,Debates,Workshops,
SeminarsalongsideotherindustryeventswhichtakeplaceaspartoftheGalwayFilmFair.Honoredguestsfromthepasthaveincluded:IsabelleHuppert,Scott
Alexander,LarryKaraszewski,VenturaPons,MartinSheen,AmandaPlummer,DavidMackenzie,GillDennis,StephenDaldry,SirRonaldHarwood,Lee
Unkrich,DarlaKAnderson,BrendanGleeson,AnjelicaHuston,MichaelFassbender,ChristopherHampton,TedHope,RedmondMorris,JonJost,PeterOToole,
JessicaLange,BillPullman,AlexGibney,JeremyIrons,VolkerSchloendorff,andsomanyothers.

Originallygettingitsstartin1979astheGoldenStateComicBookConvention,ComicConhassince
evolvedintoamultigenreentertainmentandcomicconventiontakingplaceannually.Onceonlyexclusively
showcasingcomicbooksandsciencefiction/fantasyrelatedfilmandtelevisionarts,theconventionnow
includesalargerrangeofpopcultureandentertainmentelementsacrossmostallgenres.Thisyear,
ComicConInternationalsPreviewNightwillbeheldJuly8.TheremainingComicConschedulewill
commencefromJuly912.

OnPreviewNight,AnteroGarcia,PeterCarlson,SusanKirtley,andJennAnyaProsserleadahandson
workshopforK12educatorstitled,"CreatingSuperheroesintheClassroom:AnInteractiveWorkshopfor
Teachers."Duringthisworkshoppanelistswillexplorehowcomicssupportstudentachievement.
Afterwards,ComicConandWarnerBros.TelevisioncontinuetheirannualPreviewNighttradition,with
exclusiveworldpremierescreeningsofthepilotepisodesoffouranticipatedseriesofthe201516
televisionseason:Supergirl,Blindspot,ContainmentandLucifer.Othermajoreventareasinthe
ComicConagendaare:anime,artshow,autographbooth,filmfestival,children'sfilmfestival,gamingarea
andlibrary,Masqueradecostumecompetitionandexhibitionhall,PortfolioReviewsessionswithmajor
companies,includingcomicpublishers,movieandTVstudios,videogamecompanies,andmore.

ComicConInternationalalsoproducestwootherconventions,WonderConandtheAlternativePressExpo(APE),bothheldinSanFrancisco.ComicConhasalso
awardeditsannualInkpotAwardonguestsandpersonsofinterestinthePopularArtsindustries,aswellasonmembersofComicConsBoardofDirectorsand
theConventionCommittee.ItisalsothehomeoftheWillEisnerSpiritofComicsRetailerAward(ontheeveningofJuly10,2015).ComicConisanonprofit
educationalorganizationdedicatedtocreatingawarenessof,andappreciationfor,comicsandrelatedpopularartforms,primarilythroughthepresentationof
conventionsandevents.

MusicIndustryDayoffersmusicians,audioprosandthosewhosimplylovemusicaccesstoSummerNAMM,themidyeargatheringhappeninginNashville,July
911,andfocusedonNAMM'sTop100Dealers.Networkwithindustryleaders,meetothermusicians,attendworkshopsanddemothemusicgearfrommorethan
1,000musicproductbrands.LivemusichappensthroughoutthedaywithperformancesbyDustinLynch,TonyLuccaandLouisaWendorff,tonameafew.Also

includedintheprogramofSummerNAMMsfinaldayisadmissiontothe32ndAnnualAmericanEagleAwards.TheNationalAssociationofMusicMerchants
ShowisatradeonlyeventnotopentothegeneralpublicandheldbiannuallyinAnaheiminJanuaryandJulyinNashville.

ThereareseveralspecialMusicIndustryDaysessionsthatformsomeoftheprogramofdedicatedactivitiesforMusicIndustryDay:TheFutureofAudio:
HarnessingthePowerofMIandNewTechnology,LeadershipinMusicSymposiumSongwriterFairTradePanel,10TipsforKillerGuitarTone,2020Vision:
TheFutureofMediaTechnology,RecreationalMusicMakingForum,OneonOne:AnInterviewWithHitSongwriterTomShapiro,A3EDeepDive:Windows
10forMusiciansandAudioDevelopers,2020Vision:TheFutureofLivePerformance,ThePedalSummit,MobileandMusicTechnologyforProduction+
Performance,12PRTipsforMusicians,MusicBusinessesandEveryoneElse,2020Vision:TheFutureofGuitarTechnology,InsidersWorldofHitSongwriting,
A3EDeepDive:MIandtheTechGiants,SocialMediaInsiderTips,2020Vision:TheFutureofSongwritingToolsandApplications.

ThisyearSummerNAMMfeaturesthe32ndAnnualAmericanEagleAwards,presentedbytheNationalMusicCouncilonMusicIndustryDay,July11,inthe
DavidsonBallroom.TheawardseventhonorsCharleyPride,KrisKristofferson,JimLauderdale,JimHalseyandShermanHalsey,andfeaturesaspecial
recognitionofMusicMakesUs,whichstrivestoseethatallkidsinNashvillehaveaccesstomusic.AndtocommemorateLesPaulspast100thbirthdayonJune
9,2015,theLesPaulFoundationhascreatedamobileexhibitwhichwillbestationedatthebackofHallBduringSummerNAMM2015.Throughoutthe
exhibitionspace,visitorswillviewcontentspecificinteractiveexperiencesthatfocusuponmusicandtechnologyaspectsoftheLesPaul'slegacy.TheLesPaul
100thBirthdayCelebrationwillalsobefeaturedinNAMM'sopeningsessionat
TECTracks,SummerNAMMsnewproaudioeducationprogram.

TheFantasiaInternationalFilmFestivalinMontrealhasvariedprogrammingthat
placesanemphasisontheimaginativecinema"ofAsia,Europeandthe
Americas.Fantasiasprogramming,continuingintoearlyAugustfromamidJuly
start,isbrokendownintoseveralactivityareas.Fourdayswillcontainthe
Frontirespitchsession,aseriesofconferencesonthetopicsofpackaging,
financing,productionandpostproductionofindependentgenrefilms,various
meetingsessionsandnetworkingcocktails,workedintotheregularFantasia
scheduleofpublicscreeningsandparties.Twonewactivitieshavebeenaddedto
theevent:theMeetthePostProductionCompaniesnetworkingeventanda
WorksinProgresspresentationssession.Moredetailsonthiseventavailable
online.

TheFantasiaIndustryRendezVousbeginsduringthesecondweekendoftheFantasiaInternationalFilmFestival.TheRendezVousisanessentialareaforfilm
salesandindustrynetworkingopportunitiesfortheinternationalgenrefilmindustry.TheIndustryRendezVousfeaturestheFrontiresInternational
CoProductionMarket,aninternationalcoproductionmarketconnectingNorthAmericawithEuropeandAustralasiainanenvironmentspecificallyfocusedon
genrefilmproductionandfinancing.FrontiresisacollaborativeinitiativebetweenFantasia,BrusselsInternationalFantasticFilmFestival,andVisioninMotion.
TheRendezVousalsohostsinternationalbuyersandsalesagentslookingtoacquirefilmsfromFantasiasofficiallineup.

Inadditiontothecoproductionmarket,theIndustryRendezVoushavebeenhostingaFilmMarket,tosupportthesaleseffortsforthefeaturesthatarepartof
FantasiaInternationalFilmFestival'sprogramming.Salesagentsandproducersareprovidedwithaspecialopportunitytomeetwithprospectivebuyers.Anonsite
andonline(viaCinando)videoscreeningroomisofferedfortheirconvenience,aswellasanavailablerightslist.

SkipCityInternationalDCinemaFestivalisaninternationalcompetitivefilmfestivalwithafocusonfilmsshotandeditedjustfordigital.Sinceitsbeginningin
2004,theKawaguchibasedfestivalhasbeenheldannuallyseekinginnovativesubmissionsfromallovertheworldexploringnewrealmsofdigitalexpression.The
festivalaimistodiscoverthenextgenerationoffilmmakersandsupportthedevelopmentofnewkindsofaudiovisualcreativity.TheOpeningGalawillbethe
worldpremiereofChildrenofIron,Director,KokiFukuyama

RunningfromJuly1826,SkipCityfeaturesthreecompetitioncategories:FeatureLengthCompetition,whichacceptssubmissionsfromallovertheworld,Short
LengthCompetitionandAnimationCompetition,whichacceptsdomesticsubmissionsonly.Startingin2009,theSkipCityAwardhasbeenawardedtoJapanese
filmstosupporttheupandcomingJapanesefilmmakersandtheiractivitiesatSkipCity.TheShortLengthCompetitionandAnimationcompetitionhavebeen
limitedtoworksbyJapanesefilmmakersinordertoprovidesupportfortheregion'semergingtalent.

ACinemaKabukidoublefeaturesetforJuly23ispartofadoublebillwithNininFujiMusumefeaturingaperformancebyTamasaburoandShichinosuke,also
NihonFurisodeHajimefeaturinganactionsequenceperformedbyTamasaburoandKankuro.Inadditiontotheperformancesbehindthescenefootageswillbe
displayed.ShortfilmsfromthecompetitionprogramwillbescreenedattheSatellitescreeningsareawhichwillbeheldintwoadditionallocationsinSaitamaover
twodaysatKounosuCinemaandSainokuniSaitamaArtTheater.

TheAnimationCompetitionisanewcategorylaunchedin2014todisplayawiderangeofanimationworksthatincludeastopmotionanimationtoanart
animationpiececombiningmusicandvisuals,ahorrorstoryandothercontent.TheCompetitionisinadditiontoaJuly24AnimationScreeningthatfeatures
CrayonShinChan:Bravo!SamuraiBattle,Director,KeiichiHara,andStandByMeDoraemon,DirectorRyuichiYagiandTakashiYamazaki.

ForSkipCityscreenedFeatureLength,ShortLengthandAnimationCompetitions,thejuryconsistsoffilmindustryprofessionalsinandoutofJapan.Afterthe
preselectionprocess,thefinalistsarescreenedtobejudgedbythejuryduringthefestivalandtheawardsaregivenattheclosingceremony.Allthefinalistsare
screenedwith4Kdigitalcinemaprojectorsatthestateofthearttheatersduringthefestival.Theaudiencemembershaveopportunitiestointeractwithfilmmakers
fromallovertheworldaswellasthejurorsandotherfilmindustryprofessionals.

Establishedin1952,theMelbourneInternationalFilmFestival(MIFF)isoneoftheoldestfilmfestivalsintheworldandthemostsignificantscreeneventin
Australia.AniconicMelbourneevent,thefestivaltakesplaceannuallyintheheartofthecity,presentinganacclaimedscreeningprogramalongsideindustryand
celebratoryevents.FromJuly30throughAugust16MIFFshowcasescurrentcinemafromaroundtheworldaswellasretrospectives,tributesanddiscussion
programs.FromitsbeginningsMIFFhasalsobeencommittedtolocalfilmanditservesasaprimaryshowcaseplatformofnewAustraliancinemaaswellasbeing
avocalchampionofemergingandestablishedlocalfilmmakingtalent.Thefestivalalsohostsmanycelebratoryworldpremieresoflocalfilms.Aprofessional
series,MIFFAccelerator,providesfourdaysofworkshops,screenings,seminarsandnetworkingeventsonthebusinessandcreativeaspectsofthefilmindustry
bylocalandinternationalfilmprofessionalsfor1520shortfilmdirectorsseekingtomakethetransitiontofeaturefilmmaking.MIFFisanAcademyaccredited
festival.ThewinnersofthefollowingawardsareeligibletoentertheOscarscompetition:GrandPrix,BestFiction,BestAnimationandBestExperimental.

TheOpeningNightGalaandRedCarpetfeaturesAustralianpremiereofForceofDestiny,directedbyPaulCox,filmedinMelbourneandMumbai.Afterthe
screening,guestsareinvitedtococktailsipandminglewiththecastandcrewatHamerHall,wherethefestivitieswillcontinue,aidedbydrinks,canapsandgreat
music.MIFF2015isprogrammedtoscreen26featuresdirectfromCannes,includingawardwinnersThe

Lobster(JuryPrize)andTheAssassin(BestDirector,forHouHsiaohsien)inadditiontowellregardedentries,LoveandArabianNights.MIFFMembersand
mediaenjoyanexclusiveengagementonJuly7andthereafterticketsopeningforsaletothegeneralpubliconFriday10July.ThefeaturesselectionforMIFF2015
showcasesinternationalfestivalawardwinners,newfilmsfromoldfavouritesanddebutfeaturesfromfirsttimedirectors,aswellasstarvehicles.Theprogram
coverscomedy,futureLGBTIQclassics,romance,drama,literaryadaptationsaswellasourpreviouslyannouncedNextGenfilms,whichareaccessibleto
audiencesofallages.

SpecialeventsareinnoshortsupplyforthisMelbourne2015festival.Yolngudancer,musicianandperformerDavidGulpilil,oneofAustralia'sacclaimedactors,
willbeonhandforacelebratoryretrospectiveprogramwiththe2015MelbourneInternationalFilmFestivalpresentingaspecialprogramofGulpilil'sfilms.Many
ofGulpilil'smosticonicmovies,aswellassomeofhislesswellknown,littleseenoneswillbeshownandthefestivalwilltheactorhimselfforaspecialTalking
PictureseventDavidGulpililinconversationwithMargaretPomeranzonAugust1intheFestivalLounge.

ForthedurationofMIFF2015,aprogramof10speciallycreated35mmshortfilms,madebynotedexperimentalfilmmakersandaudiovisualartistsandtagged
VerticalCinema,attempttodemonstratearevisionoftraditionalcinemaformat:ofhorizontalscreen.display.Filmsareamixofabstractcinema,structural
experiments,foundfootageremixes,chemicalfilmexplorationsandlivelaseraction,allcreatedespeciallyforthisprogramtobeprojectedontoa10metrehigh,
verticallyhung,CinemaScopescreen.Also,inthefestivalsspecialeventslineup,FilmmakerMayaNewellandapanelofspecialguestsreflectuponpersonal
experiencesandresearchtoguideadiscussionofwhatfamilymeanstoyoungpeople.

LollapaloozatakesplaceeverysummerinhistoricGrantPark,Chicago,situatedbetweentheChicagoskylineandtheshoresofLakeMichigan,featuring
alternativerock,heavymetal,punkrockandhiphopbands,danceandcomedyperformancesandcraftbooths.Ithasalsoprovidedaplatformfornonprofitand
politicalgroupsandvariousvisualartists.Lollapalooza'sGreenStreetoffersavarietyofvendorsfeaturingart,craftitems,andapparelthatisallenvironmentally
responsible.

HeldonasingleweekendfromJuly31,alistingofheadlinersforthe2015Lollapaloozaincludes:ZebraKatz,JangleKroll,JessicaHernandez&TheDeltas,
ToroYMoi,GEazy,Metallica,AtarahValentine,ASAPRocky,DJMustard,MisterWives,Bassnectar,KidCudi,LordHuron,TheLonelyBiscuits,altJ,Paul
McCartney.InadditiontothedaytimeperformanceschedulethereisalsotheeveningaftershowperformanceswherevenueslikeMetro,HouseofBluesand
AragonwillhosttheLollapaloozaafterpartiesthroughtheweekendalongwith
chancestowinfreeticketstotheperformances.

TheKidzapaloozasegmentofthefestivaloffersparentsandkidstheopportunitytosee
familyfriendlymusiconitsownstageandvariousactivitiesincludingmusiccreation
sessions,artsandcraftsandmorealllocatedinaspeciallydesignatedareaofGrant
Park.Kidzapaloozastartsat11amandclosesat5pmduringeachdayoftheFest.

Lollapaloozawasconceivedandcreatedin1991byJane'sAddictionsingerPerry
Farrellasafarewelltourforhisband,ranannuallyuntil1997andwasrevivedin2003.
Fromitsinceptionthrough1997anditsrevivalin2003,thefestivaltouredNorth
America.In2004,thefestivalorganizersdecidedtoexpandthedatestotwodaysper
city,butsaggingticketsalesforcedthe2004tourtobecanceled.In2005,Farrelland
theWilliamMorrisAgencypartneredwithAustin,TexasbasedcompanyCapital
SportsEntertainment(nowC3Presents)andrevampedtheformatintotheweekend
destinationfestivalinGrantPark.

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FilmFestivalopensinHollywood,theSarajevoFilmFestivalisbackinSarajevo,CaliforniaAudioShowsetsupathreedayeventinMillbraeoutsideSan
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