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Special Events
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July 4, 2008
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Monthy at Cinema Paradiso
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July 5, 2008
FAB! Films for Kids!
This month featuring Environmental Films
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July 8, 2008
WLRN Film and Literary Club
This month featuring , film historian Rob Davis presenting the 1952 classic "Carrie"
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July 9, 2008
South Pacific FREE Member Event
Film, Food, and a chance to sample and select Cinema Paradiso's new signature drink!
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July 20, 2008
Peace is Every Step
Reception, Film, and discussion
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July 21, 2008
Cinema Verite
Monthly classic film screening and discussion
Next Up.....
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July 24, 2008
7th Annual Perrier French Film Festival
FLIFF invites you to take a journey to France, from the comfort of our plush, stadium style seating at Cinema Paradiso, at the 7TH Annual Perrier French Film Festival lifts off July 24 - July 27, 2008.
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July 25, 2008
Cashetta: Queen of Magic!
Monthly at Cinema Paradiso
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August 8, 2008
The Miami International Short Film Festival
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Ongoing
Kuantum's New Age Film Festival
An event dedicated to clarify through Science all of those happenings in life we cannot find any explanation to.
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August 23, 2008
Saturday Summer Serials
3 action packed classic serials featured weekly at Cinema Paradiso
Featuring:
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September 13, 2008
ADVISE AND CONSENT
Film and Discussion
SPECIAL GUESTS: Advise and Consent star Don Murray and film scholar and Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch will introduce the screening and discuss the fascinating story of the film's production.
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Professional Film Submission Rules and Regulations
DATES
Professional Early Deadline: June 1, 2008
Professional Final Deadline: July 1, 2008
Professional Withoutabox Extended Deadline: August 1, 2008
Festival Dates: October 17 - November 9, 2008
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
Full Length Features / Documentaries / Shorts
FILMS MUST NOT HAVE PLAYED IN FLORIDA PREVIOUS TO OUR SCREENING.
Of the 60-75 features in the festival, twelve to fifteen will be invited into the main competition. All Documentaries and Shorts will be eligible for awards in their respective categories. Feature films will be considered for the Director, Actor, Actress, World Trade Center of Uruguay Award, and Special Jury Prizes as well as the Audience Award.
PRINT FORMATS
FLIFF accepts 35mm, Beta, Beta SP, DVD, Mini DV, and VHS. Films must be in English or original language with English subtitles.
ENTRY FEE (fee must accompany entry and is non-refundable)
$40 U.S. - Professional Features and Documentaries
$30 U.S. - Professional Shorts
Withoutabox Extended Deadline Sept. 30
ENTRY SUBMISSION (Materials will not be returned)
All entries must be submitted with the following:
DVD (no PAL) or VHS cassette (NTSC)
Completed entry form
U.S. $ Appropriate fee in U.S. currency (non-refundable)
Make sure your DVD is not scratched and mail correctly to avoid damage to it.
Click the image below to begin the submission process via Withoutabox.
Or to download a paper submission form; CLICK HERE
ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS
Once an entry has been reviewed and accepted by the Festival for competition, the filmmaker will be contacted as early as July 1. All invited professional entries will be notified by September 10 and posted on FLIFF.com. We do not send out rejection letters, therefore to find out the status of your film, please email brofilm@aol.com with subject line: STATUS OF FILM, and state film's TITLE and CATEGORY. Upon notification the festival will require 10 hard copies of press kits for each feature or documentary complete with:
Three color photos representative of your film. For each SHORT, one color photo is required. ALL PHOTOS SHOULD BE SENT AS ATTACHED (NOT IMBEDDED) JPEGS.
One photo of the director
Three color slide transparencies (if available)
Four posters (if available)
One Betacam SP NTSC videotape of excerpts (for TV) (if available)
Production notes including: Synopsis, cast/crew list, bios of primary stars, director & producer(s)
Fifty info sheets (if available)
Your signature on entry form authorizes us to show clips on television for marketing and/or news programs. All above material must be received by August 20.
PROGRAM GUIDE INFORMATION
The Festival Program is inserted into 250,000 Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Friday Editions. Furthermore the program is mailed around the world to other festivals, distributors and producers.
ADVANCE PRESS SCREENINGS
Press screenings begin as early as August.
Press must begin screening at least 8 weeks in advance to run film reviews during the festival and to consider interviews. If you want reviews and if you prefer theatrical screenings, please be prepared to ship within a 6 week period beginning in August. 35mm prints that must be returned and shipped again for the festival showing will be at the expense of the filmmaker. We also have the capability to theatrically screen on DVD and VHS (NTSC) if it is of top quality (made from the original print).
Advance theatrical press screenings will not be scheduled until we have received the print of your film.
SHIPPING
All features and documentaries must be received by October 3. You are responsible for shipping to the Festival and the Festival will return the print at our cost. The Festival reserves the right to retain any award winners until the final day of the Festival. All other films will be returned the day following their final screening.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
The Festival has numerous travel partners including hotel, rental car and airlines. Special discounts are available. Please contact our Travel Relations Coordinator for more information at 954-760-9898
QUESTIONS
If you still have questions after reading our regulations, you may email Bonnie Adams at brofilm@aol.com
DISTRIBUTION
In addition to the Film Festival itself, FLlFF distributes films throughout the year under Cinema Paradiso Releasing. This limited arm provides films to art houses, other film festivals, colleges, and universities throughout the U.S. Many films screen from one to two weeks at FLIFF's Cinema Paradiso, a 200 seat, state of the art facility projecting 35mm, 16mm and all video formats. Interested filmmakers should contact Gregory von Hausch at gregvon@aol.com
For additional information on film submissions please email Submissions@fliff.com
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