Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
September 6–13
LA Shorts Fest is dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the short film. Through a variety of yearlong activities, LA Shorts Fest educates, entertains and honors those who have mastered the craft. Entering its ninth year, LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world and one of the few recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. Last year's festival garnered over 1,100 film entries and drew more than 10,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment executives. Through film screenings and panel discussions our filmmakers have an opportunity to interact with their peers, to network with the industry and to entertain audiences.
Arclight, Hollywood, CA.
www.lashortsfest.com
Focus Digital and Wireless Imaging Summit
September 8
PMA® is the trade association of photo imaging retailers, software and hardware makers, and commercial and processors worldwide whose goal is to help its members expand their consumer, commercial and industrial markets and increase their profitability. Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA.
http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/focus
Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity Fall Blitz Build
September 10–24
Launched in 2000 with a 20 house "blitz build," Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity was founded by Screenwriter/Director Randall Wallace (Braveheart, We Were Soldiers) to involve the entertainment industry in Habitat for Humanity's mission. Actors, screenwriters, and agents are among the thousands of volunteers who have helped to fund and build 150 homes for families in need around the world from Los Angeles to New York and Armenia to South Africa.
www.hollywoodforhabitat.com
MadCat Film 9 International Film Festival
September 13–27
MadCat is a highly acclaimed international festival that exhibits independent and experimental films and videos directed by women from around the globe. The Festival emphasizes work that is inventive and visionary. MadCat takes place each September in the Bay Area. Berkeley, CA.
www.madcatfilmfestival.org
CMJ FilmFest
September 14–17
The 11th Annual CMJ FilmFest presents the very best in cutting edge features and shorts from around the world to the screens of New York's legendary CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ FilmFest 2005 runs from September 14-17 at various venues throughout Manhattan. Featuring advance screenings and premieres of both independent and major studio releases, CMJ FilmFest guarantees that the CMJ nation gets to preview the hottest new films. Various Venues, New York, NY.
www.cmj.com
27th Annual IFP Market
September 19–23
The IFP Market is a week-long showcase, held each autumn in New York, for new features, works-in-progress, shorts, and scripts. For independent filmmakers, it is the only market in the U.S. where one can present new film and television work-in-development directly to the film industry in a selective and professional atmosphere. For the film industry, it is a vital exhibition and discovery forum for new talent and a place to discover new films before they hit the festival circuit. Various Venues, New York, NY.
www.ifp.org
New York Cine Equipment Show
September 20–21
American Cinematographer is pleased to announce the premiere of The New York Cine Equipment Show, which will focus on all aspects of motion-picture equipment, services and postproduction.
The New York Cine Equipment Show will include the Production Equipment Rental Association (PERA) New York event, and special events will include seminars conducted by members of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
The New York Hilton Hotel, New York, NY.
www.nyces.org
National Geographic All Roads Film Festival
September 22–25
All Roads is a National Geographic initiative supporting films by and about indigenous groups and under-represented minority culture filmmakers. The All Roads Film Festival is a multimedia event comprised of cutting-edge film, videos, live music, photography, and art from cultures around the world. It offers audience members an opportunity to immerse themselves in a cultural experience that is both insightful and deeply personal. Los Angeles, CA.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads/
WIN Awards 2005
September 26
In 1993, Women's Image Network, (WIN), incorporated as a 501C3 non-profit corporation to initiate societal change, to see women attain economic and social parity and to "Foster A World Where Everyone WINs". Each year, WIN produces The WIN Awards to honor individuals and media makers in film, television and advertising who dispel stereotypes of women. Los Angeles, CA.
HDFEST New York
September 30–October 1
Goldcrest Post Screening Room, New York, New York.
www.hdfest.com
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