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CinemaSalem:

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (PG-13 - 115 minutes) daily at 11:45, 2:05, 4:35, 7:00, and 9:30 (except for Monday, when the earliest show will move up to 11 am for the Moms and Babies).

Disney's UNDERDOG (PG - 90 minutes) opens on Friday will play every day at CinemaSalem at 11:30, 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, and 9:00.

HAIRSPRAY (PG - 107 minutes) will screen this week at 11:05, 1:45, 4:30, 7:05, and 9:45.

Further notices

In August, 2007, Boston-area archivists along with colleagues in dozens of locations around the world will host the fifth annual Home Movie Day, inviting the public to bring along their 8mm, Super-8 and 16mm films from years gone by for an open screening. The event will celebrate amateur film by bringing it back to life on the movie screen for audiences who may no longer have the equipment needed to view these filmic time capsules. This year, on August 18th, there will be a Home Movie Day event held at the Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex Street in downtown Beverly. Film drop-off will happen from 11am-12, and the screening will run from noon until 3pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Film archivists Liz Coffey (who hails from Beverly), of the Harvard Film Archive, and Albert Steg, of Zampano's Playhouse, will be on hand to inspect films submitted for the screening, and to advise attendees on appropriate strategies for conserving and viewing their home movies. Films found to be in suitable condition will be projected for the general audience, who will be treated to an afternoon of vivid personal, community and cultural histories, often enlivened by commentary from the owner of the films, observations from the gallery, or a musical soundtrack provided by organizers.

For more info on Home Movie Day visit www.homemovieday.com

Hope for Uganda

Can you please help us spread hope with the promotion of this new short documentary,
Hope for Uganda about recovering child soldiers in Northern Uganda? This heartbreaking, true story was shot in December, 2006, and is featured in three short videos.

We are promoting the Hope for Uganda Documentary, because we sincerely want to get the word out to make a difference in the lives of Northern Ugandans recovering from the horrors of war.

For their sake, join us in raising awareness, and spread the word. The videos are also featured at
Seven Lampstand's MySpace Page

or at

www.youtube.com/sevenlampstands

 

Festivals

www.filmaka.com - A new website

This is an online competition where you can submit your short films, videos, commercials, animations, video art...and much, much more! Its a
monthly contest based on a particular theme. Make a film not more than
3 minutes. First 15 winners would get a $500 cash prize and $1000 for a
follow up film plus also can win a Feature film contract with famous
filmmakers.

Please Note that membership is free for aspiring film
students all over the world.

For more information on the Film Festival of Boston

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/04/22/its_fun_to_be_5?mode=PF

you can contact me at:- kiranfilms1@gmail.com for more details.

you can see the clips of our winner by click here:-
http://www.filmaka.com/watchvideo.asp?id=480

 

THRILLER! CHILLER! 2 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Thriller! Chiller! is West Michigan’s original, alternative film festival. Last year, our fans braved snowstorms, construction and even missed the Tiger's playoffs to enjoy some really exciting independent horror and thriller cinema.

Thriller! Chiller! is back and has expanded to honor the tradition of all great independent genre cinema. Our favorite films are horror, sci-fi and action, sometimes mixed with comedy and sometimes a bit of drama. More importantly, our favorite films aren't represented at most film festivals.

We will play genre movies and be proud of it. We will encourage audience participation. We’ll have fun, scary, thrilling and even offensive movies for your enjoyment. No need to hide it. We’re allfriends here.

Have fun at a film festival again. Come to a festival where you can still call a film a movie

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
visit www.thrillerchiller.com for details

THRILLER! CHILLER! 2
October 25 - 27, 2007
Wealthy Theatre - Grand Rapids, MI

Boston Film Festival

Event Dates: 09/14/07?09/21/07

Submission Deadline: 07/20/07

Event Venue: AMC Loews Boston Common Theatre

Event Location: Boston, MA

Description: Accepting Features, shorts, documentaries, animated features and animated shorts for consideration.

Cash award for Jury's pick for Best Independent Feature Film.

Evening Filmmaker Receptions. Panel Discussions. The 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient will be renowned Producer Jerry Weintruab, Oceans Thirteen.

The BFF has gained prominence as an urban celebration festival that attracts cutting- edge directors, notable films, talent, and distributors.

We present an outstanding schedule of independent films, premiere exceptional Hollywood films, and present stimulating filmmaker panel discussions.

Contact Information:

Address: 9B Hamilton Place
Contact Location: Boston, MA 02108
Website: www.bostonfilmfestival.org
Email: info@bostonfilmfestival.org
Phone: 617.523.8388

Call for Entries for the 2007 RI International Horror Film Festival

Don't miss your chance to participate in one of New England's most popular genre Festivals. The deadline for submissions is August 15th (postmark date). This year's Horror Fest launches October 18th. for more information on the Rhode Island International Film Festival (It will run from August 7 - 2) and how to submit for the Horror Film Festival go to here.

THE ACE FILM FESTIVAL is dedicated to bringing together the best hands in filmmaking from around the country for an annual event celebrating the American Cinematic Experience. The festival chose to target domestic-made pieces in an effort to strengthen and promote pride in American independent cinema. This festival is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated events on the industry calendar. Tickets on sale now at www.acefest.com! Contact: Tom O'Malley, Programming Director, 646/457-9641, info@acefest.com.

Call for Entries - 4TH ANNUAL BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL: Submissions are now being accepted for the 4th Annual Big Apple Film Festival, taking place November 14-17 at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. The festival screens a variety of specially selected films from the New York City independent film community, as well as additional selections from across the country and around the world. The festival includes New York City premieres, interactive panel discussions with industry professionals from the New York City film community, honorary award presentations to individuals who have played an influential role in independent filmmaking in the New York City area, networking parties and events, as well as a closing night awards ceremony in which awards will be presented for achievement in filmmaking. For more information and to submit a film go to www.bigapplefilmfestival.com.

CAROLINA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL celebrates three decades of showcasing emerging filmmakers. The CFVF invite independent and student filmmakers to submit their works for our 2008 festival. We accept works from both student and independent filmmakers, divided by experience into the following categories: narrative, Documentary, experimental/animation, North Carolina, and high school. For rules and more information about submitting your film to next year’s festival, please visit our website or www.withoutabox.com/login/1075. Early Deadline: September 30, 2007 Final Deadline: November 15, 2007 North Carolina and student filmmakers enjoy reduced entry fees.

THE FAUX FILM FESTIVAL is the only film festival of its kind in the world! Send your faux trailers, faux commercials, spoofs, satires, music parodies and mockumentaries. Join the festival for its third un-faux-gettable year at the historic Hollywood Theatre! Don't miss the faux! Visit www.fauxfilm.com for more "infaux."

Just a couple of weeks to go until the FILMSTOCK doors close for entries. The deadline is August 16th (long live the King) and for those of you on Withoutabox.com, you get a little longer. Good-looking, eight-year-old festival with GSOH looking for relationship with soulful shorts, features and docs. Likes days at the cinema, good food and long talks into the night. Does that sound like you and your film? Come see how they do things at Filmstock. www.filmstock.co.uk.

The fifth annual MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, will take place September 20-30, 2007. The festival is a showcase and competition of premier fiction and documentary films from around the globe and features the Midwest Filmmaker Competition, an annual competition for films and filmmakers from the 12-state Midwest region. Shorts and features are eligible for Jury and Audience Awards. Cash prizes will be awarded for Best Feature and Best Short. “The level of audience interest and attendance at MIFF was amazing. The technical aspects were flawless. The overall program is extraordinary.” - The Life of Reilly director Frank Anderson. For more information, visit http://www.milwaukeefilmfest.org.

Since the NH FILM FESTIVAL's debut in 2001 as the NH Film Expo, it has grown in leaps and bounds. These days, heavy hitters such as Avid and Regal Cinemas provide sponsorship, while industry leaders from Emerging Pictures, Film Threat and Philly Fests participate on panels and in workshops. Alumni film credits include national distribution, Academy Award nominations and screenings at major festivals worldwide. For more information about the upcoming event, check out www.nhfilmfestival.com or email nicole@nhfilmfestival.com. The seventh annual NHFF will take place October 11th-14th 2007.

The second annual A NIGHT OF HORROR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is now accepting feature films, shorts and music videos. Taking place in Sydney, Australia (April 2-6, 2008), the festival promotes the work of independent horror filmmakers. Winning films ? chosen by a jury of film and media professionals ? share ie in several thousand dollars worth of cash and prizes. People magazine hailed the 2007 festival “ghoulish gold for all tastes”. Showtime Movie News asserts, “If your taste runs into the darker side of life then you don’t want to miss A Night of Horror Film Festival”. Earlybird deadline: August 3. Details: http://www.anightofhorror.com.

Entries are now being accepted for THE OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL, Feb 18-24, 2008. Now in its third year, the festival sets out to deliver a fresh and innovative cinema experience through the exhibition of independent film and the growth of its film education program, and has become a staple of Omaha’s developing cultural identity. The Omaha Film Festival puts the filmmaker first, providing opportunities for filmmakers to foster relationships for future endeavors and supporting the filmmakers before and beyond the festival. Narrative feature, documentary, international, animated and short films are accepted as well as short and feature-length screenplays. Visit http://www.omahafilmfestival.org for more information.

THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (OIAF) is the premier animation festival in North America and an Academy Award-recognized festival. For five days every September Ottawa becomes the center of the animation world as animation fans, artists and industry executives descend on Canada's capital for animation screenings, workshops and parties. Other events include the Television Animation Conference, the world-famous Animators Picnic, Technology Forum and the Animarket Trade Show. This year's festival runs September 19-23, 2007. For more information, visit www.animationfestival.ca or call 613/232-8769.

THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS and its associated Film Market is ranked as one of North America’s largest. It is consistently noted as one of the most moviemaker-friendly and finest organized short film festivals in the world. Last year, three shorts from the Festival’s 2006 line-up went on to become Academy Award nominees. This year, 20 cash awards will be presented in eight competitive categories--over $70,000 in cash, film stock and production services will be awarded! This is an Academy-qualifying festival. Join the fest August 23?29, 2007 in beautiful Palm Springs. For more information, visit www.psfilmfest.org.

7th annual SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL & SCREENPLAY COMPETITION takes place October 12-21 at the prestigious Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 at Hollywood and Highland in the heart of Hollywood. Call for entries deadlines are approaching for new horror feature films, shorts and feature-length screenplays. Film submission deadlines: July 15th (early); August 15th (final). Screenplay submission deadlines: June 15th (early); July 15th (regular); August 15th (final). Winning screenplay receives $1,000 cash and Movie Magic software. Screamfest is sponsored by Boost Mobile and Write Brothers, Inc. For more info www.screamfestla.com or email screamfestla@aol.com.

THE SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & WORKSHOP announces its call for submissions for the 14th Annual festival, February 27 ? March 2, 2008. The five-day festival features more than 125 films, including features, documentaries, shorts and animation. Filmmakers and audiences from around the world have heralded Sedona’s festival as one of their favorites. The deadline for submissions to the Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop is Sept. 15, 2007, with an extended late entry deadline of Nov. 1, 2007. Visit www.sedonafilmfestival.com to download a film submission form or submit your entry through www.withoutabox.com. For more information, please call the festival office at 928/282-1177.

THE UNIVERSAL FILM FESTIVAL (UFF) is an annual entertainment event that gives independent filmmakers anopportunity to gain regional, national and international recognition. Films may be showcased through UFF affiliations in Los Angeles, New York and Kansas City. Applications are accepted from all over the world and in all genres of film. Submissions must be received no later than August 15, 2007 and be at least 25 minutes in length. The winner will receive a total of $25,000.00 in cash and prizes. Winners are selected by a judging panel of film industry professionals. For information visit: www.universalfilmfestival.com.

WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL - Now in its seventh year, the Whistler Film Festival is an action-packed celebration of film set in North America’s premier mountain resort. Showcasing 90+ films from Canada and around the globe, including premieres from top directors, and awarding $42,000+ in prizes and commissions, this premier event also features innovative industry programming including professional development, market and networking opportunities, invaluable networking and special events. Don't miss the action! Submission Deadlines: June 29 for early film submissions; July 13 for shorts; August 10 for features. Info: www.whistlerfilmfestival.com.

Technology

In the battle between the competing optical disc formats--HD DVD and Blu-ray, Blu-ray has a significant lead because Sony's PlayStation 3 console, which came preloaded with a Blu-ray player. Blockbuster said the only high-definition DVDs it would rent in its stores would be Blu-ray. However, HD DVD will be available on its Web site. Target's will sell a Sony Blu-ray player in its stores alongside Blu-ray discs. It doesn't sell HD DVD players in its stores, but it does sell a Toshiba HD DVD player on its Web site.

Some laser printers may be hazardous to your health due to potentially hazardous toner particles. While a list of the printers were not available yet, 17 out of 62 printers were classified as "high particle emitters."

Apple is relaeasing patches to fix a total of 45 vulnerabilities in a wide range of Mac OS X components.

A program called FairUse4M has now been updated to crack WMP11, a DRM program, running on Vista.

Final Cut Studio 2 gives you the tools to produce an entire HD production and will be available in May for $1,299. Registered users of the current version of Final Cut Studio can upgrade for $499, and registered users from any previous version of Final Cut Pro can upgrade for $699.

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