The indieWIRE Guide to Film Festivals: August ‘09

by indieWIRE (January 1, 2009)
The indieWIRE Guide to Film Festivals: August ‘09
Outside Sarajevo's National Theater, 2008. Photo by Brian Brooks/indieWIRE.

The following is a list of August 2009 film festivals, with links to iW coverage. This page will be updated throughout the year so check back here for updated links and coverage.

AUGUST

Rhode Island International Film Festival
August 4-9, 2009
Submission Deadline: Regular: May 15, 2009; Late: June 1, 2009; Extended Deadline: June 15, 2009
Official Site

Sarajevo Film Festival
August 12-20, 2009
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Official Site
Talk of Naturalism and Artifice Stirs Fest (8/20/08)
At Annual Fest in Bosnia: Honestly Owning It; A Great City and Maybe a Short Window… (8/23/08)

International Film Festival Locarno
TBA
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009
Official Site

posted on January 1, 2009
Films to Snag
AFI Fest
AFI Fest '09
BROKEN EMBRACES
A Film By Almodovar, Starring Penelope Cruz
Opens New York 11/20, Opens Los Angeles 12/11
Opens additional cities 12/25
Where is it opening by you?
www.sonyclassics.com/brokenembraces/dates.html
"Astonishing! A Masterpiece!"
Jeffrey Lyons, KNBC Weekend Today
"Cruz with Almodovar makes BROKEN EMBRACES soar!"
Richard Corliss, TIME
Written and Directed by Pedro Almodovar
www.brokenembracesmovie.com
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