Due to political major changes following new government elections in Papeete, the Tahiti capital, the Tahiti Film Festival has been postponed.

Online submission have been extended to adapt to this new schedule.

After a first postponment, we are sorry to announce that the Tahiti Film Festival's new date have not yet been decided between the organizers and the new Tahiti government. Temptative date are either November 2007 or March 2008.

Either way, online submission will be accepted till August 30 2007.

More information on the schedule as soon as the final festival date has been decided.

Participate to the Tahiti Online Film Festival, submit your romantic short and win a trip for 2 to Tahiti!

More than 15.000 $ in prize value

Check the details on the Tahiti Online Film Festival videoblog.

See how to register your film in 3 easy and free steps.

Read it here

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1. Create your account on fest21.com
Register here on fest21.com

2. Join the Tahiti Online Film Festival Group
Go on the Tahiti Online Film Festival Group page and on the left column, click subscribe under the Tahiti Online Film Festival Group header.

3. Upload your film
Use the left column menu option "create content" "video" to upload your film (max length 10 minutes).
As described on the help page:
Video can be of any format. Upload from your disk. Up to 500 Mb of videos. Video will be converted automaticaly to a flash format as used for existing videos published (See home page for example). You can use the following formats (max upload size 150MB):
- flv: flash
- mpg or mp4: MPEG
- asf, wmv: Windows Media
- mov: Quicktime
- avi: standard audio/video
- 3gp: video phones

When uploading your film and inputing title, description..., check the box to include it in the Tahiti Online Film Festival Group content.

4. (optional) Increase your chances but providing more info on yourself, your film, your projects
Fill the description field of your account, the about... Add a few posts, images to describe yourself and your film...

If you need help, check the help page or contact us.

Online competition starts November 11, 2006

The theme of the competition is romantic short films.

Participation is free.

Each participant is to open a free videoblog account on www.Fest21.com and register to the Tahiti Online Film Festival group on fest21.com.

Formats
- Maximum length: 10 minutes. All formats accepted : avi, mov, mpeg, flv, mp4, wmv, asf, 3gp.
- Multiple film submission is authorized.
- Language: original language or (readable) subtitles in either English or French.
- Films have to be uploaded on the videoblog with the simple "create content" / "video" option.

Online Festival dates:
- Submission extended to April 30, 2007,
- Online vote: May 2007 til May 26 2007,
- The winners will be officialy announced at the end of the Cannes Film Festival , May 27 2007.

Prizes will be offered by The Tahiti Film Festival and its partners*
More than 15.000 $ in prize value **

First prize
- A one week trip for 2 to Tahiti including flight and hotel (ARV of 7.500 $) at the winners choice during the 2nd semester of 2007 or during the 2007 Tahiti Film Festival.
- Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com (ARV of 2.800 $)

Second prize
- A round trip ticket from LA to Paris or Paris to LA (ARV 900$)
- Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com (ARV 1.500$)

Third to fifth prize
- One black pearl and leather bracelet (ARV 300 $)
- Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com (ARV 500$)

* Fest21.com & Filmfestivals.com liability is restricted to the prizes on their website Filmfestivals.com and fest21.com.

** See detailed prizes information.

Films submitted
The submissions must be original short films with rights owned by the submitter or with proper authorization to submit. Proof of ownership will be asked before prize are awarded.

Language: original language or (readable) subtitles in either English or French.

No R rated movies, no sex, violence or hate, no racial or religious insults… are allowed.

Airline
Flight on Tahiti Air:
Booking restrictions apply and due to capacity controlled seating, flexibility of travel dates may be necessary. This is especially true during the busy travel season from mid-June through early September, and in all holiday seasons.
Departure and return from only one of the following airports:
Paris - NYC - LAX - Tokyo - Osaka - Sydney - Auckland

Hotel
Booking restrictions apply and reservations are subject to availability.
Included is a 7 day trip including 5 nights / 6 days, breakfast not included.

Taxes not included
Airport and hotel taxes are not included.

Local transport not included
Flight include international trip from the above mentioned airports to Papeete (Tahiti) but not the intra islands transportation.

Promotion packages on fest21.com & Filmfestivals.com
All winners will be presented and promoted on a special Tahiti Online Film Festival editorial coverage.

First prize
Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com includes 6 months presence on filmmaker showcase, 4 eblasts in Filmfestivals.com weekly newsletter (reach 40.000 movie pros), 1 eblast in special newsletter to festival organizers worldwide.

Second prize
Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com includes 3 months presence on filmmaker showcase, 2 eblasts in Filmfestivals.com weekly newsletter (reach 40.000 movie pros), 1 eblast in special newsletter to festival organizers worldwide.

Third to fifth prize
Promotion package on fest21.com and Filmfestivals.com includes 2 eblasts in Filmfestivals.com weekly newsletter (reach 40.000 movie pros), 1 eblast in special newsletter to festival organizers worldwide.

Online fest dates
The organizers have the right, in case of unsuficient submissions, to posptone the submission deadline.

First ever film festival to take place on a deserted island in the Bora Bora Lagoon, French Polynesia, showcasing romance films from around the world

With a reputation as one of the most romantic places in the world, Bora Bora will be home to the first annual Tahiti Film Festival for romance films. The week long Festival premieres on December 2, 2006 on a deserted island in the Bora Bora lagoon, with outdoor screenings every night under the stars on a giant inflatable screen set up on the beach.

Twelve full-length feature films will be competing for most outstanding romantic movie of the year.
MOVIES IN COMPETITION:
• Les Filles du Botanistes (France)
• Lovelorn (Turkey)
• I could never be your woman (USA)
• David & Layla (Irak/Kurdistan/UK/USA)
• The Promise (China/USA)
• Cidade Baixa (Brazil)
• L'Audition (Canada)
• Kontakt (Macedonia/Germany)
• Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (France)
• Water (India/Canada)
• O Maior Amor Do Mundo (Brazil)
• Pollen (Tahiti)

The Tahitian Minister of Culture, Mr Tauhiti Nena, and Bora Bora’s Mayor, Mr Gaston Tang-Song will be organizing out of competition screenings in Papeete and Bora Bora during the weeklong festival.

MOVIES OUT OF COMPETITION:
• Retrospective on Director Jacques Demy’s work:
- Lola 1961, 85 min
- La Baie des anges 1963, 89 min
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg 1964, 91 min
- Les Demoiselles de Rochefort 1967, 120 min
- Peau d’âne 1970, 89 min
- L’Evénement le plus important depuis que l’homme a marché sur la lune 1973, 94 min
- Le Sabotier du Val de Loire 1955, 26 min
- Le Bel Indifférent 1957, 29 min
- Ars 1959, 18 min
- La Luxure 1962, 14 min

• The Thomas Crown Affair
• Modigliani
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
• Tabu (1931)

The main sponsors of the Festival are:

The Presidency of French Polynesia, the Tahiti Ministry of Culture, Bora Bora City Hall, the Bora Bora Tourism Committee, and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles are supporting the event produced by Passions Productions.

The Tahiti Film Festival is sponsored by : Air Tahiti (official domestic airline), Air Tahiti Nui (official international airline), Dessange (official hairdresser), Ecrans de Nuit, Europcar, Fest21.com, GIE Tahiti Tourisme, Hotel Bora Bora, L’Oréal, Pearl Resorts, Tahiti Home Cinema, Transit Sat Nui.

The Minister of Culture, eager to encourage Polynesian residents’ involvment in the Tahiti Film Festival, is producing a series of cultural events during the week of the festival. Among them:

• A Jury of eight students will be giving the People’s Voice Award to the most romantic movie. A special trophy is being created by art students in Tahiti. Jury’s Godmother: Mareva Georges (Miss Tahiti)
• A Contemporary Art Exhibit will take place in Bora Bora during the Festival.
• Animation and games centered around cinema and romance are being set with local media.

Probably the most coveted destination in the world, and definitely one of the most exquisite ones, Bora Bora will be attracting high profile guests from all around the world for its first year Festival.

Among the jury members (October 25th):

• Pierce BROSNAN (James Bond - The Thomas Crown Affair - Mrs Doubtfire)
• Natasha HENDSTRIDGE (Species – The Mutant)
• Christopher MC DONALD (Requiem for a Dream - Nurse Betty - Batman Beyond)
• PITOF (Director: Catwoman, Vidocq – Special Effects: Alien - Jeanne d'Arc - Les Visiteurs - La Cité des Enfants Perdus)
• Bai LING (Red Corner - Anna and the King - Taxi 3)
• Elsa ZYLBERSTEIN (Modigliani - Pourquoi pas le Brésil - J'invente Rien)

The first annual Tahiti Film Festival in Bora Bora with two categories:
- 12 full-length feature films

The Tahiti Online Film Festival
- A parallel virtual film festival transporting millions of visitors to Tahiti to experience the Festival and create their own “Off-Festival.‿ Two categories:

The Internet shorts film competition open to professionales & non-professionals around the world is announced online during the Cannes Film festival.

The festival will be held:
Saturday, December 2 to Saturday, December 9, 2006

The Online competition is :
- submission till December 31, 2006
- Vote from January to February 12, 2007
- Awards during Valentine's day, February 14, 2007.

in Bora Bora - Tahiti, French Polynesia

Come to see great films, join us at the bar:

or to have a swim...