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FICTION + DOCU
JANUARY - MARCH
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Berlinʼs EFM.
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Slamdance
18th – 24th January 2013
Running in parallel with the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Slamdanceʼs
self-proclaimed ʻanarchicʼ festival aims to bring the underdog independent
films to Park City. Increasingly the festival is being recognized as the ʻindie-erʼ
festival of the two. The 2011 edition will feature Superheroes (Michael
Barnett), Atrocious (Fernando Barreda Luna), Silver Tongues (Simon Arthur)
and The Beast Pageant (Albert Bimey/Jon Mosses).
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South by Southwest (Film), 11th – 20th Film, Music and Interactive
Conferences
8th – 17th March 2013
In recent years SXSW film strand has become one of the most important film
events in the world. Combining 250 films, over 2,000 meticulously selected
gigs, and the interactive conference which launched Twitter in 2007, South
Byʼs selection focuses on north American indies, music docs and anything out
of the ordinary.
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APRIL - JUNE
Aspen FilmFest
10-15 April 2012
One of the oldest film festivals in the USA and on the Oscar Qualifying List.
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Cannes Film Festival
15th – 26th May 2013
The king of festivals, Cannes is the most important date in filmmakersʼ
calendar. Attracting hundreds of parties, glamour, yachts and celebrities, it
also runs in parallel with a number of other festivals all serving under the
same banner. Expect champagne, tuxedos, lots of business cards, business
and lots of bullshit. The festival includes the Cannes Short Film Corner and
Producers Network alongside the below strands.
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Palm Springs Shortfest and Film Market
18th – 24th June 2013
Palm Springs Shortfest is the most important short film festival in North
America. Combined with the Film Market, it offers a chance for debut
filmmakers to be discovered and an important stepping stone in the short film
circuit, alongside Clermond Ferrand and Cannes Short Film Corner.
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JULY - SEP
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Norwegian International Film Festival Haügesund
15th – 22rd August 2013
The unlikely location for Norwayʼs leading state funded festival, Haügesundʼs
sleepy town comes alive every August for the masses of international
delegates and press, with many filmmakers scouting through the books of
commissioners in attendance. Mainly focused on festival circuit films, the
festival does however also host its own co-production forum and competitive
awards The Amanda Awards.
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Toronto International Film Festival
5th – 15th September 2013
Formerly named the ʻFestival of Festivalsʼ, Toronto was set up to promote
tourism in downtown Toronto, showcasing only the best films from other
festivals. When the festival rebranded in 1984 it had already grown a
significant audience following, and with a huge inwards investment from both
the government and various foundations, managed to cement a year-round
facility the Bell Lightbox in 2010. Particularly since the early ʼ90′s Toronto has
become an equally important festival to Cannes, running screenings in over
300 venues. Both its festival screenings and market screenings have proved
equally as important a launching ground for films, and Toronto has become
one of the few unmissable film festivals in world.
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growing which gained international prominence in 2008 when Roman
Polanski was arrested in Switzerland when attending the festival. The
programme has turned a few heads, but is predominantly covered by press
for the quality of guests, rather than for introducing any new films to the circuit.
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through several partnerships based between South Africa and London based
onedotzero.
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Cannes/festival circuit films, the festival is an important publicity generating
festival primarily for the Illinois region and gains a strong following of North
American despite its timing over the busiest festival weeks in the calendar.
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whilst the largest Film Market is reserved by Ventana Sur in Argentina. Sao
Pauloʼs increasing funding levels has made it one of the worldʼs premiere
showcases of the new releases of the year.
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MIFF
November
Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation
Films (MIFF), is a festival organised in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) by the
'Films Division', Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It
was established in 1990, and focuses on documentary, short and animation
films.
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always includes a much more daring programme than its new rival Zurich
whilst cherishing new talent through a wealth of short film programmes.
Readily one of the most diverse festival programmes around, Tous Ecrans
has also steadily embraced new media platforms.
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catering specifically for encouraging co-productions through the Cairo Film
Connection.
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DOCU ONLY FESTS
Cinema du Réel
21st March – 31st March 2013
One of Franceʼs largest documentary showcases held every year in Paris, the
Cinema du Reel (not to be confused with Genevaʼs Vision du Réel) screens
about 200 relatively unseen.
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MipTV
8th – 11th April 2013
Itʼs easy to get confused with all the MIP conferences held in Cannes every
year, but they are definitely one of the best known and attended largely due to
their extensive marketing worldwide. Specifically aimed at television MipTV is
also a stop for a decent number of sales agents selling directly to television
but also as a meeting stop for discussing upcoming productions.
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - April 12-15, 2012 Set in the
historic town of Durham, North Carolina, the Full Frame Festival is staged in
venues within a four-block radius, so there it's easy to get from one event to
another, and there is a lot of opportunity for interaction and community-
building between filmmakers, film industry professionals and the general
public. An ongoing project of the Center for Documentary Studies, the Full
Frame Festival is a central resource for young and established documentary
filmmakers.
Visions Du Reel
April 19-26, 2013
Changing to new management in 1995, Visions du Réel quickly became the
important “must-see” event for documentary films. The festival opens its doors
to a variety of interpretations of documentary films, or cinema du réel, with
experimental films, essays, family films, major reports, historical inquiries, and
epic or fragmentary stories.
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Hot Docs
25th April – 5th May 2013
The worldʼs most important documentary festival, Hot Docs in Toronto
screens the whoʼs who of the documentary releases of the year. Hot Docs has
kept clear from steering into the television realm, which has kept it leaps
ahead of its closest rivals IDFA and Leipzig. Its huge international delegation,
conference and market makes this the Cannes of the documentary world.
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DOXA Vancouver
3rd – 12th May 2013
Overlapping Hot Docs by a couple days, DOXAʼs selection in recent years
has included both a number of Hot Docs re-runs, but has also offered some of
the most original and carefully curated films of the year which has garnered
the festival particular focus from distributors from around the world.
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BritDoc
June
A kind of English cousin to True/False, BritDoc is often compared to its
American relative in terms of fun, intimacy and opportunities for connecting
with others. Plus, it has a pitching forum, although bear in mind that it is
exclusively reserved for Brit filmmakers. Only 10 international films are
screened, but worth attending even if you don't have a film in the festival as
the pitching forum draws a stellar line-up of major international doc players
and there's none of the crush that greets them in Amsterdam. Plus, there's
the summer camp vibe - staying in the Oxford dorms, eating in the Harry
Potter dining hall and drinking late into the morning at the on campus bar.
Working out some funding issues and newcomer kinks (this will be its 3rd
year), but hard to beat on lots of levels.
DocuWeeks
TBC August 2013
Over the last 15 years International Documentary Associationʼs DocuWeeks
has quickly gained momentum as one of the worldʼs best steps into the Oscar
race. Splitting its two week runs in both Academy Award qualifying LA and NY
for a lucky 15odd documentaries, some of this yearʼs selected Oscar
contenders include Waste Land and This Way Of Life.
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stories. Films are selected each year because of their ability to stimulate
discussion about documentary film as an art form, as catalyst for social
change and as expressions of independent voices.
Leipzig
October 29 – November 4, 2012
Founded in 1955, Leipzig is one of the oldest Documentary Festivals around.
It has become the central meeting point for German documentary film with a
widespread international presence. To help German and international
producers with networking, the event offers them access to potential project
financers and television program editors.
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CPH:Dox
November 1-11, 2012
This 10 day long festival is the largest of its kind in Scandinavia. Entertaining
participants with art exhibitions, concerts, and professional seminars, the main
attraction includes the 200+ selection of documentary films from all over the
world.
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