Tiburon International Film Festival

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Tibouron, United States March 19 - 27, 2009
Call for Entry Deadline: December 15, 2008
Festival Data:
- Established: 2001
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 8000
- Media Attendance: 20
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 50
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 3000
- Total Number of Films Screened: 270
- Total Screenings: 95
- Total Domestic Films Screened: 70
- Total Foreign Films Screened: 190
- # of Shorts Screened: 167
- # of Features Screened: 103
- Competitive
- Students Section
- Has Panels
- Has Seminars
- Workshops
Festival Website:
http:/ / www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/
Festival Description:

The Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual event, which seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world and its many cultures through the artistic medium of film, and through the top quality films from around the world. TIFF wishes to enhance tolerance between people of all backgrounds. Its goal is one of cultural enrichment and heightened cultural awareness, and to create a platform for the independent filmmakers to express their talent and vision from any nation. TIFF strongly believes in its motto: "Understanding the World through Film"®

TIFF screens films of all genres and awards films in the categories including Best of: Film, Director, Cinematographer, Short, Documentary, Screenplay, New Talent, Animation, Comedy, Children, Sports, Music, Humanitarian amongst others.
Film Submissions:
- Accepts direct submissions
- Submission formats: Beta-SP, 35mm, MiniDV
- Call for Entry: http:/ / tiburonfilmfestival.com/ submitFilm.php

Email:	info(at)TiburonFilmFestival.com
Phone:	(1) 415 381-4123
Fax:	(1) 415 388-4123
Mailing Address:	1680 Tiburon Blvd. Tibouron, California 94920 USA

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MAR 24 10:52AM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2008 Tiburon International Film Festival

Best Film: "The Yellow House"
directed by: Amor Hakkar [Algeria]

Best Director: Zoltan Kamondi for "Dolina" [Hungary]

Best Actor: Jan Decleir for "A Perfect Match" [Belgium]

Best Actress: Minnie Driver for "Take" [US]

Best Documentary: "Behind Forgotten Eyes" directed by:
Anthony Gilmore [US/Korea/Japan]

Best Cinematography: Lazlo Kovacs for "Torn from the Flag" [Hungary]

Humanitarian Award: "Welcome Europa"
directed by: Bruno Ulmer [France]

Best Musical: "The Samba Poet"
directed by: Ricardo Van Steen [Brazil]

Best Short: "Julieta"
directed by: Raul Antonio Caballero Carreto [Mexico]

Best Music Video: "Gone"
directed by: Andrew Watson [US]

Best Dance Short Film: "The Rain"
directed by: Pontus Lidberg [Sweden]

Best Animation: "One Night in a City"
directed by: Jan Baledj [Czech Republic]

Best Sports Film: "Row Hard, No Excuses"
directed by: Luke Wolbach [US]

Federico Fellini Award: Miaoyan Zhang for "Xiaolin Xiaoli" [China]

Orson Wells Award: "In the Name of the Son" directed by: Harun Mehmedinovic [US]

Best Experimental Film: "Agnieszka 2039"
directed by: Martin Gauvreau [UK]

Best Student Film: "The Vaudevillian"
directed by: Bryan Nest [US]

Best Comedy: "American Fork"
directed by: Chris Bowman [US]

Best Children’s Film: "The Flyboys"
directed by: Rocco DeVilliers [US]

Audience Choice Award: "Spine Tingler"
directed by: Jeffery Schwarz [US]
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MAR 11 01:51PM FFW Films Editor writes:

2008 TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Panel Discussions

"'HAL HICKEL' & PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN"

The Tiburon International Film Festival will present a panel discussion on Sunday, March 16 with guest Hal Hickel, Academy Award winning visual effects animator for Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, for a special presentation on the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and how visual effects create a new and illusion world for film audiences.

Venue: Playhouse Theater / 40 Main Street, Tiburon
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 @ 2:30PM
Price: General Admission $10; Students, Seniors, Children $7

"NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR ACQUISITION & DISTRIBUTION"

A special panel discussion on “New Technologies for Acquisitions and Distribution” moderated by Robert Render Harrison, an independent producer, photographer, Steadicam operator and writer for movie making magazines. The panel will feature leading industry specialists and topics will include the future of action movies on the big screen, the future of home theater, of truly independent distribution, and of digital acquisition for independent filmmakers.

Venue: George Lucas Theater (Kerner Optical) 90 Windward Way, San Rafael, CA
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 @ 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Price: $10; Free for students
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APR 11, 2007 06:27PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Tiburon International Film Festival

Best Film: “A White Ballad”
Directed by: Stefano Odoardi (Italy)

Best Director: “István Szabó” for: Relatives (Hungary)

Best Actor: Janne Virtanen for “Frozen City” (Finland)

Best Actress: Céline Bonnier for “Forgive Me” (Canada)

Best Documentary: “The Sermons of Sister Jane”
Directed by: Irving Saraf, Allie Light, Carol Monpere (US)

Humanitarian Award: “Rwanda. Through Us, Humanity...”
Directed by: Marie-France Collard (Belgium)

Best Musical Documentary: “Si Sos Brujo: A Tango Story”
Directed by: Caroline Neal (Argentine)

Best Short: “Hero by Nature”
Directed by: Roger Cantin (Canada)

Best Music Video: “King Without a Crown”
Directed by: P.R. Brown (US)

Best Animation: “Temerario”
Directed by: Carl Zitelmann (UK)

Best Sports Film: “Peel: The Peru Project”
Directed by: Wes Brown & T.J. Barrack

Federico Fellini Award: Brigit Moller for “Valerie” (Germany)

Orson Wells Award: Janghun Troy Choi, for “Blind Love” (US)

Best Experimental Film: “Quio: So Dazed”
Directed by: Christine Lang (Germany)

Best Student Film: “365 Boots on Ground”
Directed by: KC Wayland (US)

Best Comedy: “Romeo and Juliet Get Married”
Directed by: Bruno Barreto (Brazil)

Best Children’s Film: “The Tillamook Treasure”
Directed by: Jane Beaumont Hall (US)
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