As we embark on the new year (without even having finished our look back at the old), it's time to preview the major film festivals on tap for the first half of 2007. While there may be sins of omission in this list (feel free to post others in the comments), it's a good starting point of the most important festivals of the year, particularly for folks interested in nonfiction:
January
Palm Springs January 4 -15
Sundance January 18 - 28, 2007
Rotterdam January 24 - February 4
Santa Barbara January 25 - February 4
February
Berlin February 8 - 18
Cinequest February 28 - March 11
March
True/False March 1 - 4
Miami March 2 - 11
SXSW March 9 - 17
Mar del Plata March 8 - 18
Cleveland March 15 - 25
Thessaloniki Documentary March 16 - 25
New Directors New Films March 21 - April 1
AFI Dallas March 22 - April 1
Chicago Docu March 30 - April 8
April
Philadelphia April 5 - 18
Full Frame April 12 - 15
Sarasota April 13 - 22
Hotdocs April 19 - 29
Tribeca April 25 - May 6
IFF Boston April 25 - 30
San Francisco April 26 - May 10
May
Emerging Talent May 12 -15
Cannes May 16 - 27
Seattle May 24 - June 17
June
Newport June 5 - 10
Cinevegas June 8 - 16
AFI Silverdocs June 12 - 17
Provincetown June 13 - 17
Los Angeles June 21 - July 1
This is very helpful, AJ. Off the top of my head, two ommissions pop out: Slamdance in January, Thessaloniki in March.
Posted by: Doug Block | January 03, 2007 at 06:34 AM
Updated with Thessaloniki. Thanks Doug!
Posted by: AJ Schnack | January 03, 2007 at 12:21 PM
anyone know about the Emerging Talent festival, such as submission details / deadlines / etc.... couldnt find it on their webiste -- thx
Posted by: tm | January 04, 2007 at 12:08 PM
I believe that for the first year, Emerging Talent is not accepting entries, but is instead relying on recommendations. However, I think if you contact them, particularly if you've screened at other festivals or have some kind of a track record, they would take a look at your film. That's just a guess, but I'd think it's not far from the truth.
Posted by: AJ Schnack | January 04, 2007 at 05:19 PM
"Me and Orson Welles"
This is all new to me, so any information on how best to expose these bastards for their wholesale plundering of my books about Orson Welles would be appreciated.
Unfortunately, our copyright laws makes such plundering not only possible but inevitable. So, while they may be able to get away with it in a court of "law," I would at least like to see these people brought before the court of public opinion.
many thanks, R. F.
Posted by: Richard France | April 26, 2008 at 01:20 PM