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Moondance News & Announcements
July, 2007 |
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The 2007 Moondance International Film Festival
is scheduled to be held at
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CITY WALK
Hollywood, California
Friday through Sunday
SEPTEMBER 7, 8 9, 2007
Moondance info at:
www.moondancefilmfestival.com |
 FOUR WAYS TO GET MOONDANCE 2007 TICKETS |
1. MAIL-IN PRE-REGISTER FOR ALL EVENTS & FILM SCREENINGS:
http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com/19-Registration.html
2. PRE-REGISTER ONLINE FOR ALL EVENTS & FILM SCREENINGS:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=139302
3. PURCHASE TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS & FILM SCREENINGS AT THE FESTIVAL REGISTRATION TABLES IN CITYWALK THEATERS LOBBY (starting at noon on Thursday, September 6)
4. PURCHASE TICKETS IN PERSON FOR MOONDANCE FILM SCREENINGS AT THE CITYWALK THEATERS BOX OFFICE (starting September 1)
Come experience the best in independent world cinema, as well as our world-class workshops and pitch panels with Hollywood experts! Don't forget to attend the great networking parties each evening, too!
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| MOONDANCE NEWS |
ScreenplayContests.com is currently taking nominations for the 2007 Screenplay Contest of the Year. ONLY writers will vote for the winner!
· Nominations accepted from writers ONLY!
· You must have entered the contest you are nominating.
· Please tell us why you feel the nominated contest should be considered for the award.
· Email nominations to: Cherubfilm@aol.com - make sure to include your name.
· Nomination deadline: August 15, 2007
· All nominations will be verified.
www.ScreenplayContests.com
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| MOONDANCE SPONSORS |
MOONDANCE IS SEEKING SPONSORS FOR THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
As a sponsor, your company may advertise in the print program, have flyers placed on the free literature tables during the festival event, hang a banner at the venue, and may sit on a panel, and/or present a workshop. Your company may also want to consider sponsoring a prize, a film program, a party, or some other element of the festival of interest. Click for more info:
SPONSOR INFO
ADVERTISING INFO
2006 FESTIVAL PHOTOS
Please check out our online sponsor pages,
and contact Joseph Binning:
events@moondancefilmfestival.com
(with MOONDANCE on the subject line, please!)
MERMAID7SEAS PRODUCTIONS, FILM, SCRIPT & STORY CONSULTATION:
Mermaid7seas Productions offers script & story-reading services, critiques, full coverage, script notes, and edits to all filmmakers and screenwriters. An advantage of this low-cost critique service is that we will help you prepare your film and/or screenplay before sending it to producers, agents, managers, distributors and others. Mermaid7seas Productions also produces the Moondance International Film Festival annually, and offers unique film festival consultation services. Information, prices & application form available here: www.mermaid7seas.com. * Mermaid7seas Productions also produces the Moondance International Film Festival annually!
Long-time corporate sponsors of Moondance are: FINAL DRAFT, CELESTIAL SEASONINGS, WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (West), and Francis Ford Coppola's ZOETROPE ALL-STORY literary magazine.
INKTIP.COM: You don't have to be in Hollywood to break into Hollywood! Showcase your scripts on www.InkTip.com, the only site where an average of 3 scripts are optioned a week! For details, see www.InkTip.com.
Subscribe now to the newest and brightest film industry magazine, MOVIESCOPE: www.moviescopemag.com
MOVIEBYTES.COM: The top online guide to film festivals for screenwriters:
www.moviebytes.com
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| ABOUT MOONDANCE |
THE MOVIE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!
Moondance International Film Festival's primary goal is to present films and scripts which have the power to raise awareness about vital social issues, educating writers and filmmakers, as well as our film festival audiences, and inspiring them to take positive action. Through meaningful films, we begin to realize that our routine perspectives can give way to new ways of seeing the world, ourselves and others. Moondance believes in the unique power of the world entertainment media to create great social and environmental change. Our goal is to deliver compelling entertainment that will inspire and encourage people to actively get involved in the issues that affect all of us.
THE FILM FESTIVAL: The Moondance International Film Festival, popularly known as the "American Cannes", is one of the premier venues for the exhibition and promotion of feature and short films in the US, and one of the leading indie film festivals in the world. Dedicated to celebrating and sharing with international audiences the absolute best in the world of films and screenplays, film scores, and some 25 other genres, the festival features special presentations, retrospectives, workshops, pitch panels, a gala awards reception and ceremony, and many of the world''s top indie film screenings.
MOONDANCE BENEFITS: Here''s what you can get by participating in the Moondance: promotion and exposure of your work on an international level; a forum in which to share your knowledge, experience and talents with your peers; an opportunity to network with professional movers and shakers from Hollywood; learn something new and valuable; and get some great pointers on advancing your own entertainment industry career, in this professional, world-class forum. Moondancers are part of an amazing community; a unique collaboration of multi-talented writers and filmmakers.
OUR OBJECTIVE for this competition and film festival is to promote and encourage independent filmmakers, screenwriters and playwrights, and the best work in films, screenplays, stageplays, TV scripts, radioplays, film scores, lyrics, librettos, musical videos, & short stories, and to preserve and promote excellence in filmmaking, writing, and to advance the proper recognition of the writer's unique contribution to the art of film and television.
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY FORUM: Moondance provides a forum in which those creative, talented & dedicated artists can have the opportunity for their work to be viewed and accepted by the powers that be, within the international film and entertainment community. The Moondance film festival offers everyone a unique opportunity to come together with other writers, directors and producers to create new opportunities, develop tools for success and forge new alliances within the international film and entertainment industry.
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS attendees and competition entrants at Moondance film festivals have come from Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Northern Ireland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St. Kitts/Nevis, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, UK (including from Ireland, Scotland & Wales), Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, and other countries.
OUR MISSION: Moondance promotes, encourages, educates and rewards non-violent conflict resolution in writing, the theatre arts & film. Moondance also promises to raise awareness of the invaluable contributions of women to the entertainment community, and to encourage environmental conservation & protection.
OUR REPUTATION: We are eager to continue to be one of the most important film festivals in the world by being innovative, risk-taking, and open to new thinking, new concepts, new talent, and new ways of telling stories.
OUR VISION: The long-term vision of the Moondance International Film Festival is to preserve and revitalize our intangible heritage, cultivate creative diversity, develop an intercultural dialogue, and stimulate this creative resource in screenwriting and film. Our mission is to present a vibrant and growing collection of films, screenplays, short stories, stageplays and other writings, which are an ideal means for communication across perceived boundaries of race, culture, age and gender.
FIRST-LOOK OPPORTUNITIES: Many top-of-the-line film and television production companies, based in L.A. and internationally, ask to be notified of the Moondance winners and finalists each year, before the winners are publicly announced, to guarantee their companies get a first look at the scripts & films. Moondance gets calls from other important production companies throughout the year, and we make sure the winners' and finalists' work and contact information is available to all legitimate, interested parties.
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE SCREENPLAYS: If you would like to submit your screenplay in Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Africaans, or French to the Moondance competition, please contact Elizabeth English at: director@moondancefilmfestival.com, with MIFF FOREIGN LANGUAGE in the subject line, and you will receive special instructions for sending your Moondance screenplay submission to one of our professional readers. Foreign-language scripts are judged equally with English-language scripts and there is no extra fee for this service.
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| MOONDANCERS WRITE US |
You may recall my script from last year's Moondance screenwriting competition. It won the Spirit of Moondance Award for the short script category. One year later, I am pleased to say that the short film is now complete.-- Shannan Keenan
Moondance finalists and semi-finalists have responded with nice e-mails, thanking us for selecting their work. Take a look at some of the excerpts from those happy folks at: http://moondancefilmfestival.com/50-ThankUs.html |
| THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY |
- To paraphrase P. G. Wodehouse: The fascination of shooting as a sport (or in war) depends almost wholly upon whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
- If the bees disappeared off the face of the Earth, mankind would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more plants, no more animals; no more people. - Albert Einstein
- There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. - The Dalai Lama
- It is more important to deserve the applause of the audience than to obtain it. - Author unknown
- There shall be eternal sunshine in the grateful heart. - Celia Thaxter, American poet
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Please forward this newsletter to friends & colleagues!
And, Come Join the Moondance!
Best regards,
Elizabeth English, Executive Director
Moondance International Film Festival
http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com
Moondance Film Festival, LLC | 970 9th Street | Boulder, Colorado 80302 | USA
Elizabeth English, Executive Director | T: 303-545-0202
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