31st International Wildlife Film Festival - Missoula, Montana - The Changing Planet: A Global Evolution in Media & Conservation

IWFF 2008 Dates May 10-17
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 7
Festival Schedule Now Online at www.wildlifefilms.org

The International Wildlife Film Festival is the premier film venue that celebrates wildlife and natural history programming from a global perspective. Our focus is on media and conservation.

As an international film and conservation symposium for filmmakers, broadcasters, scientists, conservation leaders, educators, students and others, IWFF provides a unique opportunity for the sharing of ideas and the development of proactive projects that impact what happens to our planet.

IWFF is also a unique opportunity to engage public audiences, to learn about trends in filmmaking --- technology, cinematography and wildlife production as well as to participate in dynamic seminars and workshops that focus on wildlife, conservation and the natural world.

IWFF is a major community event and celebration where over 10,000 film enthusiasts and 5,000 area youth attend film screenings and public discussions with filmmakers and where filmmakers have the rare opportunity to watch audience reactions to their films.

The International Wildlife Film Festival is both a Filmmaker's Festival, as one of the most important wildlife film events in the world and a Community festival for Missoula and all of Montana. Often called the Sundance of the wildlife film genre, IWFF is known worldwide for its welcoming atmosphere, as a learning and networking opportunity for filmmakers, and as an important venue that enables conservation and film projects to flourish in an intimate and creative environment.

In 2008, IWFF will honor two special individuals with the IWFF Lifetime Achievement Award. These individuals are: Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, of the Wildlife Conservation Society, for his lifelong conservation efforts to save wild cats and their habitat around the world & Hardy Jones, award-winning filmmaker who has devoted his life to marine conservation, awareness and education.

Contact Info:
Janet Rose - Executive Director/Festival Director
Margaret Gainer: Assistant Festival Coordinator
Jazz Rowell: Education/Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator
IWFF - International Wildlife Media Center
718 S. Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana USA
Tel: 406.728.9380
Mobile: 406.880.0683
Email: iwff@wildlifefilms.org
Web: http://www.wildlifefilms.org

EcoVision 2008 - International Festival of Environment & Cinema - Palermo, June 5-10, 2008

Hoping we shall please you, the entries to participate at the new edition of EcoVisionFestival 2008 edition are till open. The regulations and entry form are available on-line at our website www.ecovisionfestival.com, in the Download section. Also in the new edition, the Jury will award to the Best Film of all categories the prestigious: Great Prize Best Film “EcoVision Festival 2008” and, moreover, other three cash Prizes for the Films judged meritorious

Festival staff will offer hospitality to one representative of the selected film (director, producer or main character) for two days if resident in Italy, for three days if resident in one of the European Union countries, for four days if resident in a non-European Union country; the Festival Committee will participate in part to the travelling and transfer expenses of the participants.

complete documents, such as provided in the regulations.

Irene Chiazzese
irenechiazzese@ecovisionfestival.com

OGGETTO: NUOVA DEAD LINE PER IL “SOLE E LUNA”DOC FEST/NEW DEADLINE FOR “SOLE E LUNA”DOC FEST

Dear friends and colleagues,

The Mediterranean and Islamic International Documentary Festival that is going to take place in Palermo from the 20th to the 27th of July 2007.

Rubino Rubini

“SOLE E LUNA” DOC FEST
c/o DOC FEST
Via Tarvisio 2
00198 Roma
TEL. +39 06 8840341
FAX: +39 06 8840345
e-mail: info@soleelunadocfest.com
sito web: www.soleelunadocfest.com

Wildscreen 2008

To receive a nomination for any of the Panda Awards is a major achievement. In addition to the worldwide recognition and prestige of being a finalist there are many other benefits:

all films entered will be given a full listing in the Wildscreen Festival Directory the essential listings guide for the wildlife media industry
all films entered will be featured on the Wildscreen Festival website
all films entered will be available for viewing in the film library throughout the Festival
all finalist films will be screened and promoted during the Festival
all finalist films will be featured during the Awards ceremony, the highlight of the Wildscreen Festival, attended by over 650 industry professionals
all finalist filmmakers will be invited to speak at special screenings of their films during Wildscreen

Key dates
28th March 2008 - Deadline for film entries
11th July 2008 - Early bird delegate registration deadline
29th August 2008 - Registration deadline

Sunday 19th October 2008 - Friday 24th October 2008 Festival takes place in Bristol, UK

Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival

Toronto, Canada, October 22-26, 2008

Attention Filmmakers: Call for Submissions now open!

Who We Are
Planet in Focus, Canada’s most acclaimed international environmental film and video festival, showcases outstanding and compelling films and videos covering a broad range of environmental themes by Canadian and international filmmakers. Our mission is to screen and promote the use of film and video across Canada and internationally as a catalyst for public awareness, discussion, and appropriate action on the environmental, ecological and social health of the planet. Recognizing that the 'environment' is contested terrain, both as a biophysical entity and as a philosophical frame, Planet in Focus invites submissions in all genres that critically examine the concept of 'environment' and challenge current human/nature relations.

Festival Highlights
Green Market & Industry Centre: Filmmakers, producers, sales agents, buyers and programmers enjoy exclusive access to our business centre (and networking hub) and have full access to our film library which will consist of all 2008 submissions.

Green Pitch Competition: Submit your environmental film treatment for the chance to pitch your idea live and have the chance to win development funding for your project.

Panels, Industry Roundtables: Filmmakers take the spotlight with a series of lively discussions addressing a range of issues that specifically concern activist filmmaking.

Spotlight on Food: Special consideration will be given for food themed works in all genres.

Final deadline: June 20th, 2008

For guidelines and submission forms please visit

www.planetinfocus.org

Jackson Hole Symposium 2008 - Save the Date: September 23rd-25th

For years, filmmakers associated with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival have sought to build collaborative partnerships with non-broadcast distributors. Meeting that demand, this autumn the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science are delighted to announce the first-ever conference that brings content creators together with media execs from museums, parks, aquariums, zoos and other public institutions.

New technology has rapidly expanded the potential for institutional media. As digital media becomes more accessible, even the smallest of these institutions can identify relevant applications - and can afford to put them in place.

The media appetite of this important distribution pathway is as varied as it is broad. From high end, large format and 3-D programming, to gallery installations and interactive kiosks, to handheld videopodcast and web-distributed media, the Jackson Hole Symposium, slated for September 23rd to 25th, will explore the latest technology and visionary media applications as well as promote innovative opportunities for educational outreach in exhibits and on the web.

Registration opens in June, so Save the Dates, now! For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Corinne Mathieu. If you are interested in participating in the Symposium's Programming Committee please contact Lisa Samford.

Film Festival of Ménigoute

We are pleased to invite you to participate at the next International Film Festival of Ménigoute by registrating your recent production at the selection before 1st May 2008. We remind you that the Festival of Ménigoute shedules in public performances (about 1000 people attending each screening) 40 documentaries or so about nature, birds and wild animals, films never screened before in France being favoured. See our website and for further information about registration of films: http://www.menigoute-festival.org/anglais/anmovies.html

High Definition pictures will be in the limelight in Menigoute. One special day will be dedicated to HD documentaries. It will be organized with the partnership of CANON, this society offering a special HD award.
So if you are to participate, please contact us precising if you are filming with HD material. See entry form attached page n° 2

Looking forward to cooperating with you,
Marie-Dominique Couturier
In charge of international relations

Mdo-films@orange.fr
tél 33+(0)5 49 69 90 09
http://www.menigoute-festival.org

The 24th Festival International du Film Ornithologique will take place from 28 October to 2 November 2008 au 2 novembre 2008.

Our address :
Association MAINATE
BP 5
16 bis rue de St-Maixent
FR - 79340 MÉNIGOUTE

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival - January 9-11, 2009

Nevada City, CA

Deadline for submissions: Sept 30, 2008, on http://www.withoutabox.com/login/6049

Description: Presented by Patagonia, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the US. Supported through a massive grassroots effort, Wild & Scenic is a festival by activists, for activists. We screen the best environmental films that inspire people to re-examine their values and behaviors, providing a context to translate these individual commitments into social action for environmental change. Our intimate small town setting nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, is the perfect complement to the personal connections and networking opportunities that the festival offers to the artists, activists and community members advancing the global environmental movement. A favorite among filmmakers and film lovers alike, Wild and Scenic screens only the finest environmental and adventure films and hosts activists, celebrities, filmmakers, and speakers. The event also includes a variety of happenings in town: parties, wine tastings, café talks, book signings, and art shows.