Following on from the huge success of last years Cornwall film festival, 2004 will offer another exciting weekend packed with great films, master classes, international premieres and special events. A chance to meet the film-makers and celebrate Cornish film and its influences, the festival will have something for everyone: feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, student work, art films, treats from the archives, low budget miracles and mainstream epics. A chance to explore the past, present and future of filmmaking in Cornwall. The Govynn Kernewek award is back, and bigger than before with a £5000 award for a new film in the Cornish language. They will be premiering the winning film from 2003 – ‘Kernow kick-ass kung fu kweens!’ The festival will take place from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 November at the Falmouth Arts Centre, with some workshops held at Falmouth College of Arts. Festival content will be announced as it’s confirmed throughout the year… How to get your film screened at the festival…..films of any length, in any genre, made between august 2003 and august 2004 are eligible to enter. Films entered must have one of the key creative team of writer, director or producer resident in Cornwall. The deadline for entries will be August 16th 2004. If you have a film that you would like to enter but which won’t be ready by then, please email or call before the deadline date, and they will try to include you. Visit www.cornwall-film-festival.co.uk for more information and an application form. What happened last year?…..the 2003 festival was a great success. Audience figures nearly tripled. The festival featured exclusive premieres of fantastic new films like Love Actually, Wondrous Oblivion, and Fubar, as well as a rare screening of old classic Johnny Frenchman. Speakers included legendary director Stephen Frears (oscar nominated for Dirty Pretty Things, High Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons etc), and producer Stephen Evans (Madness of King George, The Wings of a Dove, Twelfth Night etc). Over 80 new Cornish films were also screened, and offered the chance for audiences to take part in practical workshops and discussions. The Cornwall Film Festival is presented with the support of the Gulbenkian Foundation, Cornwall County Council, Falmouth Town Council, North Cornwall District Council and Falmouth College of Art. Many other sponsors are currently pledging their support. If you’d like to take part in the festival, become a sponsor or simply find out more, email festival director Laura Hardman at director@cornwallfilmfestival.com or call 01208 871 447 / 07734 220 317