TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN THE CORNWALL FILM FESTIVAL TEAM

Festival Director and Festival Coordinator required

Cornwall Film Festival is a vibrant Festival focusing on Cornish filmmaking, offering local and national premieres, master classes, workshops, discussions and parties for everyone from the enthusiast to the professional. The Festival runs from 12th - 15th November 2009 across two venues offering the opportunity to see Cornish Filmmaking at it's best.

The Festival requires a Director and a Festival Coordinator to organise the 2009 Cornwall Film Festival and beyond.

Festival Director - £8,000 for a 5-month freelance contract for services starting August 1st 2009

Festival Co-ordinator - £4,000 for a 12-month (part-time) contract employment starting August 1st 2009

For a full job description please visit the festival website: www.cornwallfilmfestival.com
or contact admin at:
info@cornwallfilmfestival.com
01209 204655

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter highlighting particular relevant experience to:
The Cornwall Film Festival
The Old Grammar School
West Park
Redruth
TR15 3AJ
Email info@cornwallfilmfestival.com
by Tuesday 21st July 2009

Film Festival Finds Shelter Under Phoenix's Wings

An exciting new venue will give Cornish filmmakers a fantastic opportunity to see their films on the ‘big screen’, in front of a packed cinema audience, as part of the Cornwall Film Festival 2009, which takes place 12th - 15th November. 

The Cornwall Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of Cornish and International filmmaking, offering local and national premieres that are open to everyone, from the enthusiast to the professional. A variety of seminar programmes, professional development workshops, master classes and parties provide the opportunity to network with local filmmakers as well as with the UK’s leading industry professionals.

The Festival is an annual event and has grown year on year to include an expanding range of exciting screenings and events. In previous years the main Festival events have been spread across several venues in Falmouth, including the Princess Pavilions and The National Maritime Museum. With the audience numbers increasing by more than five times since its inception in 2002 and the number of film submissions rising yearly it has been necessary to find a new venue able to accommodate the growing festival.

Falmouth’s new cinema, The Phoenix, is a state of the art five-screen cinema, including two traditional-style auditoriums where the Cornwall Film Festival 2009 will hold the main festival screenings.  Three "luxurious" screens with leather armchairs and sofas will host an assortment of networking events, discussions and lectures, professional development workshops and special screenings.

The move to a new venue with specialised facilities will centralise the Cornwall Film Festival and enable it to build on the success of previous years.  It is an exciting prospect for the festival to be held in a real cinema and is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the wealth of talent in the local film industry on the big screen. The festival expects to attract even larger audiences this year for what is set to be the best Cornwall Film Festival yet.

The Cornwall Film Festival 2009 takes place 12^th – 15^th November at The Phoenix Cinema, Falmouth.  We are currently calling for film submissions. To enter your film check out the submissions page on the Festival website: www.cornwallfilmfestival.com.

Cornwall Film Festival 2009 Calls for Entries

Cornish filmmakers have an exciting opportunity to have their films showcased on the big screen at Falmouth’s new cinema, The Phoenix, as part of Cornwall Film Festival 2009, which takes place 12th - 15th November.

The Cornwall Film Festival is an annual celebration of Cornish and international filmmaking, offering local and national premieres.  A programme of professional development workshops, lectures and parties also provides the opportunity to network with the UK’s leading industry professionals.

The venue for the Cornwall Film Festival 2009, The Phoenix, is a state of the art 5 screen cinema operated by the Merlin Cinemas chain and includes luxury licensed screens and a Cafe/Bar.

The Cornwall Film Festival is currently calling for film submissions. To enter your film for free, submit via the Festival website www.cornwallfilmfestival.com by the Early bird Deadline: 14 July. The Final Deadline for entries is 11 August.

This year the Festival introduces two new Jury Awards for Cornish short films that will replace the audience awards for Best Film of the Festival and Best Student Film of the Festival. The jury will include leading UK media industry professionals.

The Another Country International Short Film Award returns for its second year to celebrate films of all genres made in towns, villages and rural communities across the world. There is a cash prize of £1000 for the winning film from award sponsors University College Falmouth.

Board Shorts awards and prizes will also be presented to the best international surf/skate/snowboarding short films. Board Shorts 2009 will be held at Carnmarth Hotel in Newquay on Saturday 7 November.

Screen Actions, the Festival run by and for young people also returns on 12 November.   To find out how to get involved in the festival and how to submit your film go to www.screenactions.com.

Cornish Films and Board Shorts Entry Deadlines:

6pm Tuesday 14th July 2009 - Earlybird Deadline: Free Entry

6pm Tuesday 28th July 2009 - Regular Deadline: £10 Fee

6pm Tuesday 11th August 2009 - Late Deadline: £25 Fee

ANOTHER COUNTRY Entry Deadlines:

6pm Tuesday 30th June 2009 - Earlybird Deadline: £20 Fee

6pm Tuesday 14th July 2009 - Regular Deadline: £25 Fee

6pm Tuesday 28th July 2009 - Late Deadline: £35 Fee

Screen Actions Entry Deadline:

6pm Tuesday 14th July 2009 - Final Deadline: Free

 

2008 Schedule

We are currently adding our 2008 screenings and events to our online schedule. Please bare with us, hopefully the schedule will be complete by the end of the week!

We are currently adding our 2008 screenings and events to our online schedule, please bare with us. By the end of this week the full 2008 Schedule should be complete.

£1,000 Cash Prize for International Short Film Award

This year’s Cornwall Film Festival sees the launch of the Another Country International Short Film Award, which will celebrate exciting and diverse filmmaking from the world’s towns and rural areas. There is a cash prize of £1,000 for the winning film.

Board Shorts, the Cornwall Film Festival’s not-to-be-missed extreme sports film event open to international entries for the first this year! Film critic Mark Kermode will be hosting a panel of judges and awarding prizes to the best talent. Enter before 15th July for free!

Deadlines:
July 15th Free for Board Shorts, Normal Fee for Another Country
July 29th Late Fee for Board Shorts and Another Country

Go to our website www.cornwallfilmfestival.com for more information and to submit your film.

The Cornwall Film Festival 2008 is very pleased to welcome Danielle Jenkin as Festival Director. Danielle has returned to her native Cornwall from London, where she has been working for Channel 4. Danielle intends to make the most of her industry contacts, to ensure that this year's Festival is the place for new talent to get discovered!

Plans are already underway for Board Shorts 2008, our not-to-be-missed annual suft/skate film event, which promises to be bigger than ever! We’ve booked a marquee with a capacity for 800 people at the Sandsifter Bar in Hayle, there’ll be live music and everyone can let their hair down as it’s the weekend after the main Festival. Film critic Mark Kermode has already confirmed he’ll be coming!