2005 Fact Sheet
With over 21,145 participants,
(10% more than the 2004), historic downtown Providence
was invaded August 9-14 for the ninth Annual Rhode Island
International Film Festival. 204 filmmakers, cast and
crew from around the world came to exhibit their films,
meet with distributors and compete for the Festival’s
top prizes. The Festival is accredited by the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifier for
Oscar in the Best Short (Live Action) category. Sony
Corporation sponsorship provided an Opening Night World
Premiere screening with the latest High Definition projection
technology. The Festival was cited by Chris Gore in
“The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 3rd
edition (2004), as one of the Best International
and Short Festivals in the United States and
"One of the most exciting new festivals to come
along, Rhode Island International Film Festival aggressively
supports its filmmakers."
Some of the interesting facts and statistics compiled
about RIIFF:
• The Festival is accredited by the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifying festival
for the Academy Award for Best Short (Live Action).
Only 47 festivals out of over 1,950 worldwide share
this honor. RIIFF is the only AA affiliated Festival
in New England.
• 1: RIIFF is the only Film Festival in the USA
with an affiliation with and nomination capability for
the Grammy Awards.
• 21,145: Record number of participants during
the entire festival run.
• 2.8 million: number of hits on the RIIFF website
with a daily average of 7,621
.
• 9: Number of sell-outs; including 3 sell-outs
for the World Premiere of Cherry Arnold’s documentary
“Buddy.”
• 282: Record number of films screened over the
six-day course of the festival.
• 1,224: Number of room nights for the Festival.
• 202: Number of filmmakers and celebrities registered
at the Festival.
• 1: RIIFF HUMANITARIAN AWARD to actor, Danny
Trejo.
• 1: CRYSTAL IMAGE AWARD to actor/director, Michael
Showalter.
• 1: CREATIVE VISION AWARD to German director,
Rosa von Praunheim.
• 1: RIIFF is the only Film Festival in the United
States with a Grammy Award affiliation providing nominations
for best score and best composer.
• 2: Oscar nominations and one win for 2005 films
that had their premieres at RIIFF: “The Last Farm”
from Iceland; and “The Son and the Moon”
from USA (which won the Oscar for Best Animated Short).
• 5: RIIFF is the only festival in the United
States that is a truly statewide festival with film
screenings in five communities: Providence, Westerly,
Kingston, Newport, Cranston, and Bristol.
• 221: Number of screenplay applications.
• 1,547: Number of Films entered in competition
to the Festival.
• 45: Number of World Premieres presented during
the Festival.
• 38: Number of United States Premieres presented
during the Festival.
• 14: Number of countries represented by attending
filmmakers: India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Spain,
Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Ireland,
Sweden, France, Israel and Canada.
• 122: Staff and volunteers working on the Festival.
• 65: Number of countries represented in competition
at the Festival.
• 34: Number of states represented in competition
at the Festival.
• 32: Number of educational programs and special
events presented by RIIFF: KidsEye™ Summer Filmmaking
Camp; KidsEye™ International Film Festival; ScriptBiz™;
22nd Annual “Black Ships” Japanese Film
Festival; Rhode Island Horror Film Festival; RIIFF’s
Annual Screenplay Competition; Wordplay™ Screenplay
Reading; Opening and Closing Night Galas; Between Takes™
Afternoon Industry Forums; Closing Awards Ceremonies;
Cinema Cafe; Annual RIIFF’s Sponsor’s Reception;
Creative Impulse Awards; 5 Filmmaker Mixer and Receptions;
Human Rights Watch Film Festival; Waterfire VIP Reception;
RIIFF’s Silent Film Series, RIIFF Best of Festival
Series; Cinema Rhode Island screenings; Friends of the
Columbus Theatre Events; A Conversation with Michael
Showalter; RIIFF/Flickers Internship Program; First
Look Series; You Be the Judge Nights; Rhode Island Film
& Media Arts Alliance; Roving Eye Documentary Film
Festival (introduction); and the Jubilé Franco-Américain.
• 27: Number of venues throughout Rhode Island
where films were screened and festival events took place.
• 10: Number of special niche sidebars and programs:
Providence Jewish Film Festival; Providence (Homegrown)
Film Festival; Providence Gay & Lesbian Film Festival;
Women in Cinema; New Director’s Showcase; Cutting
Edge Cinema; Providence World Film Festival; From the
North Country —Canadian Showcase; KidsEye™
International Film Festival, and the New England Student
Film Festival Showcase.
• Sony Corporation provided an Opening Night World
Premiere screening with the latest High Definition projection
technology along with use of HD 24 fps camera equipment
for the master class on production.
RIIFF, PO Box 162, Newport, RI 02840 •
401-86-4445 • info@film-festival.org
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