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FilmFestivals.com
FilmFestivals.com (an M21 Editions company) hosts the number one portal site for festivals and film news .
It has recently launched it's blog platform fest21.com which hosts more than 1.000 blogs (and growing at a 25% monthly rate)
Fest21.com host video blogs from major festivals and filmmakers interested in the festival circuit.

Filmfestivals.com’s mission is to be the premiere online entertainment destination dedicated to showcasing film festivals around the world and fostering new film and filmmaking talent.

Contact info

New York Office 212 202 49 77 NEW European Headquarters +331 72 74 71 79 Fax +331 72 74 73 79

FilmFestivals Press Releases
FilmFestivals Entertainment Group recent announcements.

Recent press releases
English and french Version

Partnership with Cannes Market 2007 renewed for the 6th time
Partnership with SATIS 2005-2006
Partnership in the launch of SIL 2005 Salon du Son del 'Image et de la Lumière

Antipolis Digital Media Cluster launches at SATIS show
Hollywood European Awards Sponsorhip
Partnership with Cannes Market renewed for the 3rd time
Partnership with Moving Pictures International
New deal for 2004 to open the chinese mobile market



Some recent Press Articles  about us


M21 Editions launch of eBook PacK
2010 Le Futur virtuel a book by Malo Girod de l'Ain

Mediaman Interview of Bruno Chatelin
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C.A.M.P. Counsellors: Bruno Chatelin... 05/2004
Fortune Magazine interview on festival growth in the US
Filmfestivals: too many of them? 02/10/2004
Hollywood Awards 06/2004
Culture & Management -07/15
Los Angeles Times
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06/22 2002
Moving Pictures
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Moving Pictures - 05/14
Cannes Market News - 05/17
The Business of Film - 05/17
The Reporter - 05/17
Moving Pictures - 05/18


HISTORY (pre-history !)

The company was founded in 1995 begab its festival involvement with the production of a CD-Rom on the Cannes Film Festival and the creation of their first official website. This successful experience developed into a focus on film festivals all over the world. Filmfestivals.com was registered on July 26, 1995. Yes, you read it right, 95!

1996 - coverage of the major international film festivals in partnership with Moving Pictures International, a British film industry magazine.
1997 - creation of the worldwide festival directory and a monthly bulletin board
1998 - Expanded to include films reviews, pertinent articles…
1999 - Launched the film and festival databases, a weekly news edition and services to festival organizers and filmmakers.
2000 - Launch of pro site and new version of french and Internatonal sites.
2001 - Launch of the film interactive experience at Sundance. Company has built a catalogue of 50 films and 150 shorts.
2002 - Launch of the Festival Circuit.
2003 - Launch of the Buyers Lounge for Cannes Market
2004 - Partners with Hollywood Europan Awards to promote european film through Hollywood European Award
Partnership with Cannes, Los Angeles Festival, Karlovy Vary, Venice, IFP Market, MIFED...
2005 - Partners with 2005 Cannes Market to promote the Short Film Digital Avenue showcase and panel on convergence and new media digital rights management. Partnership with Cannes,Satis, SIL 2005 Roma Independent Film Festival, Dubai...
2006 - Filmfestivals and M21 Editions launch www.fest21.com at Cannes new video blog platform for festival, film professionnals and film fans at large. Free storage of 500M allow for blog streaming at state of the art conditions.
2007 - M21 Editions introduces the first digital library bundle, including an e-Book reader and a selection of 24 books dedicatd to prospective management and technology.

FilmFestivals.com achieved a record audience in may 2003 with 9 million pages and 890 000 visitors, aimed at both movie buffs and professionals, focusing on film festivals and motion picture events. The site content is bilingual, English and French. Average audience in 2005-2006 is 3 M pages a month with 400 000 unique visitors in average.
Last October 6th record for a single day with 335 000 pages viewed.
fest21.com audience is growing extremely fast, the audience has doubled from august (50 000 unique vistors) to November (110 000 unique vistors)

TEAM
The filmfestivals.com team has 5 staffers and a large network of correspondants.


COMPANY
Today the company is privately owned by M21 Editions, editor of themed communities, and publications on the new trends in new technologies, the majority of the shares owned by management. In April 2000, the company raised a first round of financing among large european Venture Capital companies.
Subsequently the investors have reinvested late 2001 and early 2003 in a third round to accelerate the development of the company. Legal mentions
www.filmfestivals.com

THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Malo Girod de l'Ain, CEO
The Company was founded in 1995 by Malo Girod de l'Ain, who created the first official website for Cannes International Film Festival and went on to develop the Internet's leading website for film festivals.

Previously, he was involved in the computer software industry for more than 10 years. He held VP and President positions in venture capital and software publishing companies and was a management and data processing consultant in New York and Paris. He holds a doctorate in engineering in addition to a law diploma.

 

EDITORIAL TEAM

Bruno Chatelin Managing Editor

LA correspondants
Keiko Beatie
Lynn Barker
John Shea
Mariam Arthur Festivals correspondents
Craig Parrish Festival ambassador
Dane Alan Smith Festival ambassador
Lisa Murray Festival ambassador in LA

European Contributors
Moira Sullivan Nordic Correspondent
Phillip Bergson European Festival Correspondent, FIPRESCI member
Alex Deleon European correspondant

Laura Hodgson UK correspondent

French site Contributors
Olivier Delesse French correspondent
Rachel Huet French correspondent

North American Contributors
Ray Privett, Alissa Simon, Dominique Arel, Jeremy Platt, Susan Tavernetti, Gene Grant, Glen Helfand and the many FIPRESCI members

Asian Contributors
Fanfan Ko, Uma da Cunha, Sunil Masand
Rajendra Joshi
Jeremy Colson

European Markets
Ed Flaherty
Claus Mueller

West Coast correspondant
Jan Kaplan
Stephanie Ronnet

East Coast correspondant
Sandy Mandelberger

Fest21.com Blogs editor
Bruno Chatelin
Sandy Mandelberger
TORONTO FF:
www.fest21.com/blog/toronto_film_festiva
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MONTREAL WORLD FF: www.fest21.com/blog/montreal_world_film_festival
AWARDS WATCH:
www.awardswatch.fest21.com

FILM NEW YORK:
www.filmnewyork.fest21.com

COMING ATTRACTIONS: www.fest21.com/blog/coming_attractions
IN MEMORIAM:
www.fest21.com/In_Memoriam

Film New York
www.fest21.com/blog/filmnewyork

FilmFestivals network of reviewers includes the delegates and members of FIPRESCI which has an exclusive partnership deal with the company

Bruno Chatelin, COO Marketing Sales and Managing Editor
Bruno Chatelin was in charge of the launch of over 250 films during his tenure as Marketing Director and Managing Director for Columbia TriStar Films and Twentieth Century FOX. In 1995 he initiated and managed the joint venture between French major UGC and FOX and led it to the leading position in the french market. Mr. Chatelin brings experience in promotional strategies for interactive media. He has created two commercial websites for small-business entrepreneurs (individuals working from home, or companies with fewer than 10 people). He holds an MBA from HEC (École des hautes études commerciales). He is a voting member for Cesar academy, European Film Academy and co chair of Hollywood European Awards. He has served in a couple of festival juries. BIO

Henri Kong, VP Technology
Born in China and holding a doctors degree in telecommunications, Henri has worked for the past 15 years in the development of tools for the database industry and the Internet.

Helen Dobrensky, Director, Festival Marketing & Relations
Helen Dobrensky In charge of festival marketing and consulting


EMAIL

General information
info@filmfestivals.com

Editor
editor@filmfestivals.com

Site info or problems
webmaster@filmfestivals.com

Comments and suggestions
feedback@filmfestivals.com

Advertising
bruno@filmfestivals.com

Partnership
bruno@filmfestivals.com

Festival services
helen@filmfestivals.com

Film services
bruno@filmfestivals.com

Jobs, internships
jobs@filmfestivals.com

Press Release submissions
press@filmfestivals.com

 


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