Film Update

Dear Friends of AIFF:
A couple of updates for your information:
Film Submissions as of Thursday, March 13:
10 Hard copies submitted to PO Box 2 as non-competitive entries
4 additional via e-mail contacts contacts as future submissions

Other films discussed with filmmakers, Production Companies & Directors as potential films: Horror Feature by Paul D'Agnese (late March, 2008)
Italian film from Ft. Lauderdale Int FF via Greg Von Hauch
Sunshine State from Production Company via Mitch Harbeson contact
Lonely Hearts (Travolta movie filmed in part here) Todd Robinson Mitch Harbeson's contact
Recount (Kevin Spacey) from HBO as special free screening?
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking also Mitch's contact
Magnolia Pictures recent release via Danielle McCarthy Documentary of Gullah/Geechee Nation via Chieftess Queen Quet
The Beach Lady by Erica McCarthy (in production)
A Richard Widmark classic -TBDA
Victor Nunez film-Victor is presently filming on location in the SW USA
Spanish film by Miriam Colon (Puerto Rican actress) Brazilian classic for Santa Maria Screenings
Lone Star & Honeydripper (in Promo dist.) by John Sayles
In Marjorie's Wake, doc by production company via Teri Sopp Canadian French Production of Fernandina Beach Travel Film via TDC/Kevin McCarthy
3 animated films from Out of Our Minds Studios in Winston-Salem, NC
1 or 2 films from Isabella Rossellini1 or
2 Reprise shorts from Jay Rosenblatt
AIFF Montages from Ann Fontaine, Dave D'Ardenne and Rich Conner (Commercial for AIFF)
Off the Roads of Morocco by Walter Hunt AIFF Production Presentation

Sub-total: 25 + Possible additions Plus any additional submitted films between now and May 3, 2008 for review by committees & maybe some unknown surprises!!


Next AIFF Sneak Preview
Saturday April 5, 2008
7 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale for $10 Beginning on Friday, March 14, 2008 for Sneak Preview at FB Women's Club-Jean LaFitte Blvd.(Behind FB Recreation Center)

screening of MILDRED PIERCE-1945 Academy Award winner JOAN CRAWFORD plus Tribute to Richard Widmark by Ann Fontaine, Fly Away, animated short --AIFF premier from Out of Our Minds Studios, and Rich Conner's AIFF Public Service Promo Reprise: Fernandina Beach Scrimp Festival 1960s Shrimp Boat Races. AIFF Founding Members admitted for free. Only one night screening! 1940s Fashion & dress suggested for film-goers. Zoot Suits permitted and Snoozes allowed !!B.Y.O.B. Tickets on sale at both Chamber locations, Alexander's at Palmetto Walk The UPS Store-Sadler Road, Last Fight Out and Susi's in Downtown Fernandina Beach. "See you at the Flicks" Tony McAdoo 904. 335. 1110 AIFF HOTLINE

Patrick J. Keogh - Nassau County Planning Board

Congratulations to AIFF Board Member Patrick J. Keogh for being appointed to the Nassau County Planning Board by the Nassau County Commissioners. Glad to have friends in high places, but don't even think about spending less time with your old friends working with the Film Festival.

Best Regards,
The AIFF Executive Committee

AIFF GALA and other events

Dear Friends,
We are planning the AIFF Gala Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Florida House Inn$ 25 per person-- AIFF Founding Members admitted for free.

Join us at our next Planning meeting: Monday, April 7, 2008 at 10 am at the FHI to help in our plans! Invite a friend to join us. See you at the Flicks!

Our next Sneak Preview:
April 5, 2008 at the FB Woman's Club
Tickets $ 10 Go on sale next week. Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.
Film Noir: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, Ann Blythe, and Butterfly McQueen in Mildred Pierce!

Dear Friends of AIFF:

A few items of interest to pass along. This is a great website that you should follow, ifyou haven't already does so. Not sure, yet everyonecan get into it thru our AIFF log-in process. ** See new note at bottom** Also Congratulations to Susan Goldman for hernew position with the Arts Council. Check out the article about Magnolia Pictures...maybe we canobtain this new film "Bigger, Stronger Faster" from them for September?


ALL are welcome. We may have an out-of-town visitor
...Greg Von Hauch, from Ft. Lauderdale International FF who is interested in helping us. He has offered to us our first International film, one from Italy-- Il Cielo Cade (The Sky is Falling) to put in the festival !!

Hope to see you there!!

Thanks, p.s. Great News! Just got off the phone with Indiewire's advertiser contact. They have offered us 3 Press Releases on their Website ($ 900 value) for an In-Trade ad in our Festival Catalogue !!!
Their readership is approx. 35,000 worldwide on the internet !!
New task for Che Normandin, but a good one!

Tony

Newsletter from the Office of the Governor

Hey Guys,

Check out the 5th article in Friday's Newsletter from the Office of the Governor!
Good work Che!! Tony

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Subject: News & Events- Governor's Office of Film & Entertainment
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:08:17 -0500
From: Film1@eog.myflorida.com
news:


AMELIA ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL (AIFF) HAS EXTENDED THEIR INVITATION TO SUBMIT FILMS THROUGH MAY 3, 2008

AIFF calls for Film Festival film submissions starting February 1, 2008 with a May 3, 2008 deadline.

A total of over $5,000.00 in judged awards will be presented in 11 categories including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Student Film, Best Non-English Film, Best Comedy/Farce, and Best Film About Amelia Island or of Local Interest to Northeast Florida & Southeast Georgia.

Click here to print the entry form: http://www.ameliaislandfilmfestival.org/images/FilmSubmissionForm.pdf
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The festival will take place from September 25, 2008 until October 1, 2008.

For more information, email: tmcadoo_ameliaislandff@hotmail.com or write:

Amelia Island Film Festival
P.O. Box 504,
Fernandina Beach, FL
32035-0504
Phone: 904-335-1110

www.ameliaislandfilmfestival.org