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York International Film Festival, March 2004.
York International Film Festival is now celebrating its fourth
year - and is looking for exceptional material to screen in the
March 2004 edition, though some of you may know the event by a different
name.
Until summer 2003, the festival had been known as York Independent
Film Festival, and YIFF is still dedicated to independent film.
However, as the quality of entries has risen so dramatically over
the past four years, we felt that the public needed to know in no
uncertain terms that the films we show are among the most original,
entertaining and innovative in the world, gathered from every corner
of the planet. We've had films winning BAFTAs and acheiving national
broadcast after being shown at YIFF in the past!
So what else has changed apart from the name? We've now moved our
website to www.yiff.co.uk (update your bookmarks if you still have
our old address!), and introduced a new competetive category for
films originating from Yorkshire alongside the usual awards for
best feature, short, animation, documentary, short-short and the
audience vote. We're assembling a new judging panel, featuring regular
contributors to the national newsstand film magazine HOTDOG and
the man behind Leeds International Film Festival, with more to be
announced. We're hooking up with other major events, too - Short
Circuits touring festival and the Birds Eye View womens film festival.
And what has stayed the same? YIFF is still run by a team of dedicated
volunteers, many of whom throw their own money as well as time into
the festival in a bid to reach as many people and include as many
films as possible. YIFF is still held at City Screen cinema, by
the riverside in the very heart of the City of York. YIFF still
maintains complete independence from any controlling organisation,
political considerations, hype machines and marketing when selecting
films. We show what we feel deserves to be shown to the public,
and what we think the public deserves a chance to see. YIFF still
exists to bridge the gap between indie film maker and audience in
an under served area. YIFF still aims to support the film makers
to the utmost of our ability.
YIFF still needs YOU.
If you have an outstanding film, contact us before the 1st of December
2003. The entry forms are on our website (www.yiff.co.uk), or can
be emailed to you (requests to ian@yiff.co.uk please). If you have
limited funds and can't afford our entry fee then please ask for
a copy of our Assisted Place application. Thanks to the support
of York Student Cinema and Picture House Cinemas we have funding
for a limited number of free and assisted entries. We need to receive
your assisted place applications by the 30th of November 2003!
For more information, go to www.yiff.co.uk,
email info@yiff.co.uk or see
our entry on filmfestivals.com Please note that we have a STRICTLY
LIMITED number of free and assisted-entry places for films, distributed
on a first come, first served basis. Email us for more information
on this!
Filmfestivals.com's link to York International Film Festival
:
http://www.filmfestivals.com/servlet/JSCRun?obj=Fiche&CfgPath=ffs&Cfg=search.cfg&id=1458
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York International Film Festival
c/o City Screen
13-17 Coney Street
YO1 9QL York
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1904 431280
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Website:
www.yiff.co.uk
E-mail: Justen Hyde
jrh118@york.ac.uk
Link to Filmfestivals.com :
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