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The next Festival, the 4th Belize International Film Festival, will be held around the end of June, the beginning of July 2008. Exact dates will be announced later.

Letter from Festival Director

"February 2005 marks the third successive year of the Belize International Film Festival and the inauguration of the PALAPA Center for Audiovisual support and Development. Palapa is a not for profit company with the mandate of providing training opportunities to Belizean audiovisual industry professionals and our youth as well as that of being the umbrella organization for future festivals..".[more]

Film Categories presented in this Festival:

Official Selection

Caribbean Filmmakers

Made in Belize

Central American / Southern Mexico

Film Schools - EICTV

Special Presentations

2005 Invited Guests

María Lourdes Cortés Pacheco
Director, CINERGIA (Fund for Audiovisual support in Central America and Cuba)
Director, Film and Television School, Veritas University, Costa Rica
Estrella Hendrickson
Director, School of Informatics, Escuela Internacion de Cine y Television, Cuba
José Luis Herguedas Piernas
Producer, Hidden Truths (screening in Festival)

Rohit Jagessar
Writer and Director of “Guiana 1838” (screening at Festival)

Rosana Lacayo
Director, Hidden Truths (screening at Festival)
Secretary, ANCI

Mickey Nivelli (aka Harbans Kumar)
Director, “The Right and The Wrong” (screening at Festival)

Manu Savani
President, Gala Entertainment Corp., Orange, California U.S.A.

Caterina Sgueglia
Professional Hairdresser and make-up artist
Festival Seminar Presenter: “Creating Movie Magic with Make-Up”
Albert Xavier
Director, For Her, A Different Man & Red Passport (screening at Festival)
Festival Production Workshop Presenter: “How to Make a Film with Little or no Budget ”

2005 Presenting Institutions

Asociación Nicaragüense de Cinematografía (ANCI)
CINERGIA
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV)

BELIZE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2005 AWARD WINNERS

"GUIANA 1838" the first feature film by Guyanese director, Rohit Jagessar - a historic docu-drama depicting the slavery of indentured Indian servants on their arrival to the Caribbean - was the overwhelming choice by Belizean Audiences to receive the Conchshell Award for the Best Feature Film in the OFFICIAL SELECTION category for the 2005 Belize International Film Festival during the Closing Ceremonies for the Belize International Film Festival on Monday evening, February 28, 2005 at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts in Belize City....[more]

Press Release February 3, 2005
Press Release October 27, 2004

Workshops / Seminars

PRODUCTION WORKSHOP: "Shooting a Short Film with Little or No Budget"
TRADE SEMINAR: “Creating Movie Magic with Make-Up”

Presentations

CARIBBEAN RETROSPECTIVE: “How the First West Indian Movie was made”
FILMMAKERS ROUNDTABLE: “Distributing Independent Films”
VISITING FILM SCHOOLS: “Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión”

“Film in Central America & the possibilities of CINERGIA”

“A History of Nicaraguan Cinema”
DAY 1: Monday, February 21
DAY 2: Tuesday, February 22
DAY 3: Wednesday, February 23
DAY 4: Thursday, February 24
DAY 5: Friday, February 25
DAY 6: Saturday, February 26
DAY 7: Sunday, February 27
DAY 8: Monday, February 28

Click on the following links to fill out the relevant forms.
Be sure to review the Rules & Regulations.

2005 Film Entry Form
2005 Screenplay Entry Form
Rules & Regulations


FESTIVAL PASS (with photo ID) - $75.00

Privileges include:
- Access to all screenings at the Bliss during Festival Dates including Opening Night and Closing Night Ceremonies & Films.

- Access to Complimentary Continental Breakfast, Sunday, Feb. 27th between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m, Palm Court, Bliss Center for Performing Arts.

Register for Festival Pass at:
Festival Secretariat at 5755 Moguel St., Belize City (223-5797) or by emailing biffsecretariat@yahoo.com



SINGLE TICKET - $10.00

Valid for One entry Only
N.B. Tickets are not marked for specific films this year. They can be bought in advance and used for any screening except the Opening and Closing Night Film. They cannot, however, be used more than once.

 
Buy Single Tickets at:
Festival Secretariat, 5755 Moguel St., Belize City (223-5797)
Bliss Box Office, Southern Foreshore, Belize City (227-2110 / 2458)
during regular working hours beginning Tuesday, Feb. 8th, 2005
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