IFP MSP, a nonprofit arts organization, presents Vincent Gallo's "The Brown Bunny" August 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Lagoon Theater in Minneapolis. Gallo, who stars in the film alongside Chloe Sevigny, will introduce the film and do a Q&A following the screening. Tickets are $10 (all proceeds to go to IFP MSP) and can be ordered on-line by emailing word@ifpmsp.org with credit card information or by calling 612-338-0871 Ext. 10. For further information visit here or here.

In August and September the American Cinematheque's Independent Film Showcase will host numerous L.A. premieries and sneak previews, including the following: "Bush's Brain" (August 12), "Until the Night" (August 26), "Los Angeles Plays Itself" (September 9), and the L.A. premiere of "Proteus" (September 23). Tickets are $9 general admission, $6 for members, and $8 for seniors and students. Call 323-466-FILM for more information.

The Northwest Film Center presents Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll's film "25 Watts," about 3 high school slackers on a Friday night, on August 13th and 14th at 7 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium in Portland, OR. Tickets are $7 general admission and $6 for members, students, and seniors. For more information see their website.

The Santa Monica Drive-In returns to the Santa Monica Pier August 3. Every Tuesday evening until October 5 films, including "Ghostbusters," "Star Wars," and "Ferris Bueller," will be screened to raise money for cancer relief. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free but tickets will be required for entry; those can be picked up between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at either Santa Monica Place Mall, 2nd Floor West, or the Visitor Kiosk at 1400 Ocean Avenue. Check out their website or call 310-458-8901 for more information.

The San Francisco International Film Festival announced its call for entries for the 48th annual event, scheduled to run April 21 – May 5, 2005. Narrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation, experimental, youth-produced works and television productions on film, video and digital media, which have been completed after January 1, 2004, may be submitted. For more information, visit their site.

The 2004 Caribbean International Film Festival (CIFF), scheduled for November 17 -21 in St. Thomas, has announced its call for entries. The final deadline for submissions is October 1, 2004. Potential applicants may obtain additional information and application forms by visiting their web site or send a SASE to Caribbean International Film Festival, 2850 Potomac Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA.

The New York Korean Film Festival will be held from August 13-19 at The ImaginAsian in New York, and from August 20-22 at Brooklyn Academy of Music Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn. The festival features 15 films from a variety of genres and, according to an official release, the title "Inner Turbulence" reflects "the filmmakers’ depictions of the internal crises and turmoil of their characters from the pressures of tradition and societal standards, and the change, growth,
and revolution, not only personal but cultural as well, which results." This year’s festival will also serve as the official launch of Media Bank, Inc., a new Korean film distribution and public relations company.

At the Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston, Bill Haney's "Gift of the Game" will be screened, followed by a Q&A with the director on August 10. In the film novelist Randy Wayne White and ex-baseball major leaguers Bill Lee and Jogn Warden travel to Cuba to revive the children's baseball league founded by Ernest Hemingway before Castro. More information can be found here.

The deadline to enter your film or screenplay into the Cinevue International Film Festival is August 30th. Films made after January, 2001 are eligible for the awards competition. Visit their site for further details.

The Indiefest Film Festival and Market, held from July 30th to August 8th at Chicago's Biograph Theatre, has announced their 2004 festival selections, which include more than 50 films from 10 countries. Robert Hall's "Lightning Bug" will open the festival and other selections include "Rick," "Danny Deckchair," and the premiere of Marty Sader's "Most High." For more information on the festival, go here.

The 2nd Annual HOWL Film Festival will run from August 18-24 as part of the 7-day HOWL Festival of East Village Arts. The festival opens on Wednesday, August 18th with a screening of Jerry Aronson’s 1973 biopic "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg." On August 19th, the new Ramones film, "End Of The Century," will premiere. Other screenings include William Gazecki’s "Invisible Ballots," "We Interrupt This Empire," and "POPaganda: The Art & Subversion of Ron English." For more information check out the festival's web site.

The 9th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival will run from July 21st to July 31st at the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY. The 11-day festival will include screenings of "Sunday on the Rocks," "Garden State," and "Swimming Upstream," among others. For a complete schedule go here.

Cinema Tropical is celebrating its third anniversary Tuesday, July 20th at 8 p.m. at 63 Gansevoort in New York City. Buy your tickets ($15 donation in advance at Cinema Tropical's offices at 611 Broadway, Suite 836 (at Houston), Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm. Tickets are $20 at the door. For more information call (212) 254-5474.

The 2nd annual Reel Venus Film Festival, which features film and video shorts by emerging and established women filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad, will run from July 20-22 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. The festival will kick off with two short screenings from Brooklyn-based independent directors Hima B. and Maria Clara. Visit the Reel Venus web site for more information.

The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced the schedule for their 2005 SXSW Summer Cinema Series. The 2nd annual series is an encore of films from the 2004 SXSW Film Festival and will run from August 3rd to September 19th at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown in Austin, TX. The series will kick off with a three-night engagement of the documentary "Barbecue: A Love Story," and continue each week with three-nights of the following features: "Bush's Brain," "Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story," "Last Man Standing," "Dear Pillow," "A Few Good Dykes," and "The Naked Feminist." Visit the SXSW web site for more information.

TVIFMF is accepting full length features, shorts, documentaries, animation and student films on 35mm and video/DVD formats are accepted. To be eligible, a film entry must have been completed in 2002, 2003 or 2004. All film entries must be submitted on VHS NTSC Videocassette to be considered for selection, entry forms & July deadlines are on the festival website. This is a competitive festival.

Now in it's 21st year. The deadline is August 30th. Enter your film or script now, and visit their site for additional details.

The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films & Short Film Market will be held from August 31 - September 6, 2004. The tenth annual Festival, to take place at the Camelot Theatre is the largest short film festival and market in North America. The deadline for all film entries into this year's Festival is July 23, 2004. The festival qualifies for Oscar consideration for films screened during the event. For more information, please visit their site.

The 11th Annual Slamdance Film Festival is now officially accepting short and feature film submissions in all genres for its 2005 edition. The festival will take place January 21 -28, 2005 in Park City, Utah. The 2004 festival received over 2600 submissions from all over the world. Selection is narrowed to under 20 features for both the main feature competition, which is strictly devoted to films without domestic theatrical distribution, from first-time feature directors, working with relatively low budgets, and the documentary competition.

Deadlines & Entry Fees
Early Deadline: August 27, 2004
Final Deadline:
October 11, 2004 (Short Films under 40 minutes)
October 18, 2004 (Feature Films)

For more information, visit their site.