Monday, November 1, is the deadline for makers of eligible animated feature films to submit their entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 77th Academy Awards consideration.
Filmmakers must submit an entry form that includes the name of the intended award recipient and the signatures of all credited producers, executive producers and directors. Required supporting documentation includes a synopsis of the film, cast and credits list and scene stills. The deadline for submitting film prints is Thursday, November 18. For more information, visit their website.

"HBO Films and The Film Society of Lincoln Center are holding a nationwide competition that will provide college students with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to create a trailer to precede film screenings at one of the world’s most important cultural institutions.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which has screened the works of countless legendary filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, and Stanley Kubrick -- and which continues to showcase the work of celebrated and emerging filmmakers from all over the world -- will premiere the winning work in the Student Trailer Competition at its annual New Directors/New Films festival, co-presented by The Museum of Modern Art, late March 2005 in New York City. The winning trailer will showcase The Film Society of Lincoln Center as well as highlight its major annual festivals, programs and events. The winner will receive a check for $5,000 and a trip to New York for the trailer’s premiere, as well as a line credit at the end of the trailer, which will be shown before every Film Society screening for the next two years. HBO Films producers will professionally finish the trailer.

All entries are due by December 31, 2004, and should be submitted to Film Society/HBO Films Student Trailer Competition, PO Box 5076, Blair, NE 68009-5076. To submit an entry, film students should visit the FilmSociety website or the website to print and complete both an official entry form and a competition release form. A complete list of the official rules is also available on the sites.

Since 1988, NewFest: the annual New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, &
Transgender Film Festival has provided a comprehensive forums of international lesbian and gay film/video, and an important exhibition
platform for independent film/video makers. NewFest provides a professional
and public context for the presentation of innovative and challenging work
that reflects the broad range of practice and ideas found in contemporary
media. Submissions of films/videos by, about, or of interest to lesbians,
gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered people are now being accepted for
NewFest 2005, taking place June 2 - 12.

Submission Forms and Guidelines are available on the NewFest website or by emailing: info@newfest.org.

American Cinematheque presents
Nov 9th Buck Rogers Cast & Crew Reunion
Nov 10th 4th Annual FlickerFest a program of shorts made in camera using super 8mm film -- and not to be seen (even by the filmmakers) until the night of the festival.

» Continue reading "The Horror Continues NYC thru Nov 9th"

The films of Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963) have been almost imposible to see on local screens in recent years. UCLA Film & TV Archive

Nov 5th 725 Park Avenue @ 70th St, Fri Nov 5th, 7pm

World Premiere of Rediscovering the Map 30-minute documentary tracing the musical journey home of Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Tan Dun ("Hero", "Crouching Tiger"). Tan Dun & Guests in Attendance.

Opens Friday Oct 22nd
Nine crisp Autumn Days. 21 films.
$1.3 Million in Cash Prizes to Filmmakers.
Hollywood has entered the Heartland.

Bronx Academy of Dance and Music (BAAD!) presents
Award-winning documentary about the mothers of Amadou Diallo, Anthony Baez, and Gideon Busch. Winner of the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award aired on PBS's POV last summer.

Ocularis - Weekly Cinema at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn

Selected Latin American Documentaries. Discussions with Filmmakers after every screening.

Jim Jarmusch Retrospective at BAMcinematek NYC
November 11-19, 2004

8 features and 1 short from Jim Jarmusch star in this year's Next Wave Festival at BAM.

IFP/Los Angeles presents the 2004 Independent Producer Series. Six Mondays, Top Indie Professionals. Sam Kitt, Producer of "Love & Basketball" and "The Best Man" will serve as this year's moderator.

Oct 18 - Nov 1
at Makor Center of the 92nd St Y
35 West 67th Street
New York

This series features some of the most innovative and provocative films on American politics. Before heading to the polls on November 2nd, join Makor in this exploration of how cinema addresses our poligical system and mythologizes the presidency. Post-screening discussions offer a rare opportunity for Q&A with legendary filmmakers and presidential advisors.

Six Films created in 16 Days by award-winning talent.
Anthology Film Archives
Monday & Tuesday October 25-26, 2004
8:00pm & 9:30pm

Friday October 1 - Saturday October 30
at UCLA Film & TV Archive

Don't miss the last week of UCLA's tribute to Mexican Cinema. Included are a tribute to the "Golden Age" of the 1940s, politically charged films of the 1970s, the "New Wave" including Iñarritu, Cuaron, and Novaro, and shorts from emerging filmmakers. Films will be presented by special guests.

October 20, 23, 30, 2004 at Tribeca Cinemas 54 Varick St, NYC

This film series will focus on movies that highlight the process and craft of making theater as well as classic plays adapted for the screen.

Oct 22-23, 2004
The Filipino American Network of Chicago presents
The First Annual Chicago Filipino American Film Festival

Black Cats and Haunted Castles - Classics of Japanese Supernatural Cinema
October 29-31, 2004 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood
(6712 Hollywood Blvd b/n Highland and Las Plamas)

With the recent, astounding proliferatioin of Japanese horror and ghost films ("Ring", "Ju-On", Dark Water", etc) what better time than Halloween weekend to take a look at some of the Spine-tingling classics of Japanese Cinema?

October 17th at 7pm at Club Sierra 40th St at 9th Ave

Frasier Productions produced the East Village Short Film Festival earlier this year. The success of that event has led to bigger and better things - the Fall 2004 Short Film Screening and Music/Comedy Bash!

October 22-28, 2004 at Loews Theater (34th St b/n 8th & 9th Ave), NYC

HBO's Seventh Annual Frame by Frame Documentary Series brings thought-provoking documentaries to the big screen. Through "Mingle with the Maker"
Q&A's, Frame by Frame nurtures context and community exchange, offering a unique setting for audiences and filmmakers to discuss their work and the creativce process. AIVF is proud to be HBO's partner organization in New York.

World Premiere of Lina Wertmuller's Newest Film Opens Ninth Annual Series Featuring Ten U.S. Premieres. The San Francisco Film Society, The Italian Cultural Institute, and the Consulate General of Italy present New Italian Cinema (Nov 14-21) at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres. Tickets go on sale October 21st.

The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFB) today announced its official call for entries for the third annual event, to be held April 21-24, 2005. The Independent Film Festival of Boston was founded to showcase emerging filmmakers and to provide attendees with direct access to these artists in engaging and interactive environments. The Independent Film Festival of Boston invites filmmakers to submit films for screening and competition in every genre and format (features, documentaries and short films) and any length. For more information and requirements, please visit their website.