KID Robot and the World of Tomorrow
Wired News - USA
... star with Risky Business . In Avnet's hands, Conran's little indie film morphed into a major motion picture. Avnet signed Jude Law ... <http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.05/conran.html?tw=wn_tophead_5>

MUSIC Films in Music City; The 35th Nashville Film Festival Indie Wire - USA ... Piggie," "Salt," "Hair High," "Screaming Men") to sneaks of the hottest indie titles that ... expanded since its debut in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration ... <http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_040507nash.html>

THE Moore Disney Debacle Made Simple
morons.org - USA
... your film, you wanker. They don't get any kickbacks from me. Sorry, Michael; they did tell me a year ago that they intended to block distribution, but I really ... <http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=2&id=4961>

LANDMARK Shuffle; Tribeca Buzz and Party Reports; Big Names at ...
Indie Wire - USA
... DEAL FOR "SOLSTICE" NEAR: Word on Greenwich Ave is that a theatrical distribution deal for "Winter Solstice," the debut feature film from writer-director Josh ... <http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_040507buzz.html>

' Super Size Me '
CBS News - USA
... US cities, including Houston, the "Fattest City" in America ... And through his film, he also explored school ... A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of ... <link>

THE Other Nicholson
Film Stew - Hollywood,CA,USA
... and Parker Posey has graduated to You’ve Got Mail and Laws of Attraction, a void has been created in the role of the “go to” independent film actress. ... <link>

HBO & THE NY INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL Announce Latino ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- HBO has teamed up with THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (NYILFF) to find the next hot Latino Filmmaker. ... <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040507/nyf090_1.html>

NEW York film festival right in your mailbox
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
Like other small films, Raja, a drama set in Morocco and selected by the prestigious New York and Toronto film festivals, opened initially in just two ... <http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/8583157.htm>

STAGE Stars Hawke, Mirren, Braff Highlight Los Angeles Film ...
Playbill.com - New York,NY,USA
... Helen Mirren and "Shakespeare in the Park" alum Zach Braff and Natalie Portman will be featured in the selections at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival. ... <http://www.playbill.com/news/article/86019.html>

MOORE'S 9/11 film sparks firestorm
Independent Online - South Africa
Los Angeles - Controversy over Michael Moore's upcoming documentary Fahrenheit 9 ... some interest in the film, a consideration ... be easier for an indie entity like ... <link>

THE House That Tarantino Built
Oxford Student - Oxford,UK
... conventions. However, Hollywood has deftly used Tarantino as a 'trojan horse' with which to subvert independent film. Quentin Tarantino's ... <http://www.oxfordstudent.com/2004-05-06/features/6>

BOB ! Whoopi ! . . . Archbishop Tutu ?
Christian Science Monitor - USA
... In a city this varied, multiculturalism is a major plus ... m participating as a juror in the "New York, New York" section of ... by a wide assortment of new filmmakers ... <http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0506/p11s02-almo.html>

20TH TV Starts Thrifty, 'Sleek' Prod'n Branch
Back Stage - New York,NY,USA
... spring into action early next month with offices in West Los Angeles, already has ... the model of sibling Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox's indie film banner. ... <link>

HIP-HOP Steals The Scene At Tribeca Film Festival
SOHH - Jersey City,USA
The 2004 Tribeca Film Festival is underway in New York City and once again, Hip Hop is making a strong presence on the scene. Last ... <http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=5816>

MEDIA that Matters Film Festival Premiere: May 18
Youth Media Network - New York,NY,USA
... Culture-Jamming, Sustainable Agriculture, Civil Liberties – these topics and more are tackled by MediaRights' fourth annual Media That Matters Film Festival. ... <http://www.listenup.org/newsblog/archives/000421.html>

DIVERSIFYING American Cinema: Industry Voices Tackle the Topic Indie Wire - USA The genesis of this article was a recent SXSW panel discussion on the "state of independent film" that included panelists Michael Barker from Sony Classics ... <link>

REPRESENTING a New Business Model
Film Stew - Hollywood,CA,USA
... the site is aimed squarely at film and TV ... users rather than fan sites and industry outsiders, D ... is technically administered out of New York City and marketed ... <http://www.filmstew.com/Content/DailyNews/Details.asp?ContentID=8612&Pg=1>

REPUBLICANS Lure the Arts to Politics and Protests
New York Times - USA
... the various groups, Alexandra Tager, who rents art to the film industry when she ... he is the former director of special events for New York City's Department of ... <link>

TALKING Indie Biz at Avignon/New York Festival
Indie Wire - USA
... The panel discussed a number of topics on independent film distribution, running the gamut from the initial release to sustaining publicity. ... <http://www.indiewire.com/onthescene/onthescene_040504avi.html>

RUSSELL Simmons Presents Def Filmmakers Screening Series
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... is reviewed for either direct distribution via SLMG distribution channels, or ... themed media content, including: fiction and non-fiction film, television, radio ... <link>

HOORAY For Bollywood
CBS News - USA
... The Indian film industry is the biggest in the world. ... who's not eating his food today to watch my film feels well-fed ... Even in New York City, Kahn is recognized. ... <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/30/sunday/main614964.shtml>

SUPPORT for film makers will extend to distribution
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Morris, the films minister, described as the "holy grail" a system that would link financial incentives for film production to distribution arrangements to ... <link>

'NIGHT of the Living Dead' director fights odds to perform his ...
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA
... Romero grew up in the Bronx, New York, and was a film buff in the pre-VCR era. ... But if he wanted to see his favorite, he had to go to a distribution house, rent ... <http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/8567763.htm>

CINRAM hopes big gamble on DVD is a long-term bet
The Globe and Mail - Canada
... for VHS and DVD manufacturing and distribution, sent shares to a record $29.25 (Canadian) on ... Film studios pocket about 50 per cent to 60 per cent of a title's ... <link>

JUDGE cuts board power to censor Ontario films
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada
... a gay pornographic video that hadn't been approved by the film Review Board ... and videos to the board for its approval prior to their distribution and exhibition ... <http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/05/01/442898.html>

READY for their close-up
The Globe and Mail - Canada
... They're seen at Sundance, get limited distribution in the United States and will ... This fascination or obsession of trying to break out a Canadian film in the ... <link>

TRYING to capture a legend
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
... Finally Dawson decided to produce an independent film funded by more than 140 private investors. Herrington, whose best-known film ... <http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories2004/golf/20040501020356.shtml>

STILL Making Sense of Tribeca? Indie Execs Weigh in on 3rd ...
Indie Wire - USA
... fest community), has clearly made an initial mark, giving a number of projects a platform at a time when diversity is a crucial issue facing independent film. ... <http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_040430trib.html>

SUPER Size Me's Premiere; Gay Marriage Doc at Tribeca; NewFest's ...
Indie Wire - USA
... INDIE INVASION AT THE NEW SCHOOL: The New School in New York is hosting a panel entitled "The Changing Definition of Independent Film" on Thursday at 6 pm in ... <http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_040430buzz.html>

GOING indie
Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA
... truly indie way to filmmaking: He did it all himself. It took him 21/2 years, from script to finish, but he did it, and now he's shopping "Spotless" at film ... <http://www.greeleytrib.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040430/ENTERTAIN/104300026>

TRACY and Hepburn II?
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Known as the queen of the indie film, Posey recently appeared in "A Mighty Wind" and "The House of Yes." Sheen, a British actor, was seen in "Underworld.". ... <http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/friday/108331755634372.xml>

BOLLYWOOD Ain't 'World Cinema'
AlterNet - USA
... Reservoir Dogs shot almost entirely in Los Angeles), Ye Dillagis ... artistic decisions made in a film from another ... the opening sequence of the indie classic Ghost ... <http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18563>

SKYY Vodka Named Official Vodka of the Tribeca Film Festival Business Wire (press release)

SPIELBERG'S 'Terminal' to open Venice Film Festival
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
VENICE, Italy -- Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, will open this year's Venice Film Festival. ... <http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/2539230>

LOCAL man wins film festival with "8 Mile" spoof
Shelby Township Source Newspapers - Shelby Township,MI,USA
... 15 Mile," a spoof on "8 Mile," the Eminem film about a Detroit rapper, recently won the top prize at the Michigan State University Student Film Festival. ... <http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2004/04/30/neighbors/neighbors1.txt>

SCHEDULE: Navigating the TriBeCa Film Festival
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
he Third TriBeCa Film Festival, with more than 200 features, documentaries and short films, as well as panel discussions and workshops, will run from tomorrow ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/movies/30BFEST.html>

ALL you need to know about Cannes
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... result. However, there's no doubt that winning the Palme massively boosts a film's profile in terms of attention and distribution. ... <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/04/30/bfcann30.xml>

PRODUCER'S job -- whatever it takes to get film made
Hollywood Reporter - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... Moore on board, it was easier now to see how the film could be ... financier, which was Intermedia (which knew from crunching the foreign distribution numbers that ... <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/columns/grove_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000500327>

INDEPENDENTLY minded will revel at Hub film festival
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
By Paul Sherman. The debut of the Independent Film Festival of Boston last year was enough to restore your faith in film festivals. ... <http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=407>

MICHELE Montas Talks About "The Agronomist," Haitian History, and ...
Indie Wire - USA
... At the beginning I remember when we were working on the film we had footage of slums. ... iW: You'd better get George Soros to finance it... ... <http://www.indiewire.com/people/people_040429montas.html>