Tom Joad here, with an exclusive scoop from ol' Annette on topics I believe many of you independent and low-budget filmmakers out there will find very interesting... I mean - if you've got THE ONE… the movie of all movies - in your hands and you want the world to see it: start in Nashville Tennessee, where your film may win a shot at Oscar contention… yes, that's right - YOU can be a contender. Read on and learn the details as they are sprung by our beloved Annette.

Hey everyone! Annette Kellerman here with a fairly random report on some film festivals. No, not the fest you're thinking of- better yet, with this year's "festival fever" reaching its peak at Cannes, I thought it might be nice to post some info on some film festivals us non-jet-setters could actually attend.

Beginning June 7th and running through the 11th, Nashville, TN will be hosting its annual Nashville International Film Festival. No word yet on the official line-up, costs, and other details, but I would definitely encourage any geeks in the area to check this one out. An interesting note about the Nashville International Film Festival is that the winner of the audience award gets a week-long run of their film at Regal Cinemas in LA. In case you didn't know, a week long run in a major cinema in LA makes a film eligible for Academy consideration. Not a bad opportunity for struggling filmmakers, I'd say! Plus, the fact that such a fortunate fate is ultimately in the hands of the audience is super cool. You don't have to fly to France to play with the big kids!

Next on the list is the Method Independent Film Festival in Pasedena. The fest runs June 16th through the 23rd and will include such buzzed-about indie projects as THE VISIT, THE HIDING PLACE, THE STONE CUTTER, and GOAT ON FIRE AND SMILING FISH. The main release, list of celebs, and full line up will be announced in the Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter on Monday, HOWEVER I'll give the entire list at the end of this post! (YAY! Annette has a scoop!)

So, there you go. A small reminder that you don't have to hop on the Concorde to participate in the industry and see some great flicks. Hopefully, some of you can check them out and send in reports like our lucky friends in France.

Until next time, Annette... OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - FEATURES

The Auteur Theory

Dog Story

The First of May

Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish

The Hiding Place

Jimmy Zip

Olé

Poor White Trash

Rollercoaster

Stanley's Gig

The Stonecutter

Sweet Thing

Trash

The Wedding Cow (Die Hochzeitskuh)

What I Like About You

The Visit

The Young Unknowns

Brothers

Boundaries

Dominant Seventh

Escucha!

I Still Miss Someone

La Femme Ballon

Matt in Love

Men named Milo, Women Named Greta

Miss Supreme Queen

Mulligans!

Mutual Love Life

One Clean Move

Pendemonium

A Visit from the Sergeant Major with Unintended Consequences

William Psychspeare's The Taming of the Shrink