Film Links

Chinsegut Conference on the Moving Image

March 27-30, 2003

The 28th Annual Chinsegut Conference on the Moving Image explores the Avant Guarde in Time Based Media. It is not a festival but a conference, designed to bring together peers for intensive viewing, networking, and discussion.

More information is available at the Conference website.

Tampa International Film Festival

April 5-8, 2003

Hosted by the University of Tampa, the Tampa International Film Festival - Cinema for a New World continues the celebration of cinema in Tampa, starting up on Saturday, April 5, the day the Hillsborough Community College - Ybor Festival of the Moving Image closes.

The Festival features three major films: "Cuckoo" (Russian) by Alexandr Rogozhkin, "Man of the Year" (Brazilian) by Jose Enrique Fonseca, and "Nights in Constantinople" (Cuban) by Orlando Rojas.

Films will be screened at the Reeves Theater at the University of Tampa, Channelside Cinema and IMAX, and the historic Tampa Theatre.

Additional screenings and ticket information is available at the Tampa International Film Festival website http://tampafilmfest.ut.edu.

Tambay Film Festival

April 25-28, 2003

Scheduled for April 25-28, 2003, the Tambay Film Festival, featuring documentaries, shorts, features and student films by independent filmmakers and video artists from the United States and around the world, has received a record number of submissions for the 2003 event.

In addition to free seminars and parties, this Festival offers an opportunity to be volunteer participants. More information is available at the Festival website http://www.tambayfilmfest.com.

Tampa Bay Latin Film Festival

April 25-27, 2003

The Latin Film Festival brings together the Anglo and Latin cultures to foster the appreciation and enjoyment of Latin American films.

The festival gives the community the opportunity to view award-winning international films. Spanish and Portuguese-language films have English subtitles.

For more information, please visit the festival's website at http://www.tampabaylatinamericanfilmfest.com.

Independent's Film Festival

July 4, 2003

Now in its ninth year, the Independent's Film Festival features the best of full length films, shorts, animations and documentaries by both professionals and students from around the world.

For more information, visit the Festival website at http://www.educationchannel.org/IFF/IFF.html.

Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

October 2003

Concluding its 13th year last October, the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival showcases films and filmmakers exploring alternative lifestyles.

"Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House", a moving tale of Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz, two working-class Jewish housewifes who left their husbands for each other, was selected as the recipient of the 2002 Audience Award by the more than 12,000 attendees of the Festival.

More information on the Festival is available at its website http://pridefilmfest.com.

Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival

February 28-March 3, 2003

The sixth annual Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival rolled into Tampa Theatre this year, bringing with it five new movies that touch on aspects of the Jewish experience from France to North Africa to Belgium to Wales, with several stops in between.

Channelside Film Festival

April 4-8, 2002

This festival's second annual event was held April 4-8, 2002. The festival presented over 60 documentaries, shorts, features and student films by independent filmmakers and video artists from around the world. Filmgoers came from around the country, with approximately 45 percent of the audience members being drawn from the Tampa area.