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Santa Barbara Film Festival Is A Great Place For Hollywood And Independent Films
Do you ever wonder why the best film festivals are all held at really great locations? Its to attract big Hollywood Players and the big money sponsors to the event. Lets face it, if you hold a film festival in an ugly industrial section of a major city, no big names are going to show up. But if your film festival is being held in a scenic and cozy little city on the Central California coast, just North of Los Angeles then chances are all the big names and sponsors will show up in droves. Such is the case with the Santa Barbara Film Festival which will take place from January 23 to February 4, 2008.
The people who are in charge of the Santa Barbara Film Festival are not bashful about flaunting big Hollywood names. Almost every page of their website has photos of celebrities or mentions the fact that many big names will be attending. The page that shows highlights from the 2007 event has pictures of Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Helen Mirren accepting or presenting awards. When they listed on the sponsor page the types of people that will be attending, celebrities is number one on the list. There is a slogan on the home page that reads WHERE THE SUN GOES DOWN, THE STARS COME OUT! And they are not talking about the kind of stars that Galileo was looking at when he invented the telescope. Read the rest of this entry »
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Los Angeles Film Festival – A Quick Review
If visiting a film festival is on your wish list – the place should undoubtedly be the Los Angeles Film Festival. Touted as the most happening festivals amongst the others in the circuit, the LA Film Festival is here again to make you drool over it!
This year the festival begins from June 17th to 27th of the same month. Passes will be on sale from 1st of June, 2010. You can also find the passes at the Official Website of the festival. It is a one-of-its kind festival in the world where the best films belonging to each genre are screened. Moreover, you will find only that kind of film buffs here that you always wanted.
Films shown are segregated into the following:
• Premiers
• Classics
• Musicals
• Spanish movies under the heading “En Espanol”
• Ford Screenings
• Summer Screenings Read the rest of this entry »
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French Film Festivals
People take a lot of interest in French cinema. French film festivals are a great way to showcase the brilliance of French cinema to the world. French film festivals are held at several places. Here are the most important festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival: this renowned Festival is held in May every year. This is the most important French Film Festival. It continues for 12 days at a stretch and film stars from all over the world are honored with invitation for this grand event. More than 30,000 film personalities attend this festival.
- Amongst the invitees, not only do the film stars attend this event but everyone including the producers, directors, and distributers attend this event. Celebrities walk the red carpet at the Cannes Festival. Some 20 films are selected to be judged and therefore the best director, the best actor and the best actress are decided.
The films that are shown are not open to the public. But there are events where common people can take part.
HISTORY OF FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL:
The film festival started with the cannes festival 64 years ago, in the year 1946. The 2nd year of its commencement, 16 different countries participated. A jury is appointed every year. The heads of the jury appoints the other members of the panel. Together they choose films that have excelled in their quality and honor in the form of awards and appreciation are bestowed on the films. The 1st time it was held in 1946, it was an enormous success. Its popularity has increased thereafter.
In the year 1955, the Golden Palm was introduced in these Festivals. It was a big event in its history. Read the rest of this entry »
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