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DV UPDATE support, voice notations and a graphics layer. Synced video viewed directly by clients from the Web eliminates the need to forward or FTP files. The user simply enters the URL location of a media file and all participants in the session can watch and review the movie. Session participants also can make notes or timecode-based annotations (called markers) directly to the shared media for all to see (and add to) in real time. In addition to QuickTime, syncVUEpro can handle Windows Media and MXF files (via a Telestream plug-in); upon completion, markers can be exported to industry-popular NLEs. Available now, syncVUEpro starts at $199.95 for a singleseat license. www.syncvue.com FEST CIRCUIT MAKE THE ROUNDS FIVE TOP EVENTS FOR THE ASPIRING INDIE’S CALENDAR. EVENT AMERICAN FILM MARKET 2007 (AFM) VENUE TAGLINE Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 31Nov. 7 “Eight days of dealmaking, screenings, seminars, networking and parties,” hosted by the Independent Film and Television Alliance PROGRAM Attendees include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, global press and industry service providers. AFM also partners with the American Film Institute’s AFI FEST, running concurrently in Los Angeles (see below). Features international competitions of new films from emerging filmmakers, as well as global showcases of the latest work from film masters and nightly red-carpet premieres. This year’s program was still TBA at press time. AFI FEST 2006 showcased 111 features and 36 shorts, both a mix of narratives and docs. FEES Industry badges start at $250. AFM also hosts free “Public Previews” of films for all entertainment industry members and Santa Monica residents. DEADLINE No deadline, but pre-paid badges or tickets cannot be returned after Oct. 19 or during the event. If you register for an Industry Badge by Oct. 12, you will receive two free seminar passes. www.americanfilmmarket.com AFI FEST 2007 Los Angeles, Nov. 1-11 www.afi.com/afifest L.A.’s longest-running film festival, a 20-year-old descendant of the city’s venerated FILMEX event Pass prices start at $95, with tickets for individual films available as well. XPROVE Created by a trio of video vets (including DV’s own Frank Capria), Xprove offers an online review and approval solution without software installations or long-term licenses. Users can open an account in minutes, setting up companies and projects that clients log into using their email address. Clients can comment on and approve QuickTime clips, as well as trade Windows Media files with the account holder—all on a secure Web page. Optimized for common browsers, the site design remains free of clutter. Optional e-mails alert project members when new clips and files are available. Xprove offers four tiers— Free, Lite, Standard and Pro— which vary in storage and bandwidth limits, as well as the number of active projects allowed. Monthly plans range from free to $39.95. www.xprove.com — T.K. Final deadline for film submission was July 16. Passes are available online starting Sept. 5, with tickets going on sale online and by phone Oct. 12. The festival’s onsite “Rooftop Village” (at the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood) opens for ticket/pass sales and will call Oct. 26. Short film entries must arrive in Sundance’s L.A. office by Sept. 7 (features: Sept. 14). Late submission for shorts is Sept. 21 (features: Sept. 28). Package registration for attendance begins Sept. 24. SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Park City, Utah, Jan. 17-27, ’08 festival.sundance.org “The premier showcase for U.S. and international independent film” Presenting 125 dramatic and documentary featurelength indies, along with as many as 90 shorts. Jury and audience competitions for features, with jury awards for shorts. Official entry fee is $35 for shorts and $50 for features— discounted for early submission, and stepped up by $25 for late entries. SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Park City, Utah, Jan. 17-25, ’08 www.slamdance.com/ filmmaker/ Showcasing the work of “the most talented emerging filmmakers,” just up the street from Sundance’s media circus The 2008 program will include competitions for features and docs, as well as special screenings, animated shorts, gallery shorts, “anarchy” shorts screened online and “$99 specials” (produced in 99 days for $99). Spanning narrative and documentary features and shorts, with animated and experimental shorts and music videos to boot. The 2007 festival hosted 240 films. Final deadline All entries must be fee is $45 for postmarked by shorts and $60 Oct. 9. for features. SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW) www.sxsw.com Austin, The film complement Texas, March to one of North 7-15, ’08 America’s largest live music showcases Shorts cost $25 and features $35 to enter before Nov. 16, after which the fees rise to $35 and $45. Final deadline: Dec. 7. Compiled by Terence Keegan. To have a film festival or event listed, e-mail information to tkeegan@nbmedia.com 16 dv october 2007 www.dv.com http://www.americanfilmmarket.com http://www.americanfilmmarket.com http://www.afi.com/afifest http://www.afi.com/afifest http://www.syncvue.com http://festival.sundance.org http://festival.sundance.org http://www.slamdance.com/filmmaker http://www.slamdance.com/filmmaker http://www.slamdance.com/filmmaker http://www.sxsw.com http://www.sxsw.com http://www.xprove.com http://www.dv.com

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