Viratech Corp. (VIRA)

[themuppitman]

Here is the list of the top film festivals in North America. The piss ant "Myrtle Beach" Film festival does not even register on the radar. The films that get distribution tend to win major festivals such as SUNDANCE and TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL. Those festivals clearly did not even accept SIIR as an entry. In fact being in the smaller shows insures it wont make a major festival because Sundance for example wont accept a movie unless it has not premiered elsewhere in North America. The DISTRIBUTORS and BUYERS go to major film festivals like Sundance, not small ones that no one outside of the region has heard of. In fact even movies that get accepted to Sundance, only a small percentage of those even get a significant buyer. The MOST an independent movie sold for last year was 5 MILLION and it WON at SUNDANCE. According to IMDB SIIR budget was $5 million. That means even if it had been the winner at Sundance it could have broken even. So Eade and crew has two choices, sell the movie at a loss and inform shareholders (tank the stock) or they can try and keep from avoiding that embarrassment by continuing to take it to every dog and pony show they can and string investors along. Which is what they are doing IMO. The movie will NEVER sell for more than the $5 million budget. And you can be sure private investors are first in line.

This is the ONLY egg in their basket. For them to sell another project, they would have to film it, edit it etc. which at the pace they do things would be years away, even if they have the money to shoot it now. According to Eade they don't even have the money to pay the dividends they owe. So they sell SIIR at a loss, then what? How long before the next shot of making any money? How are they going to raise more money if they do not make a profit on SIIR? Oh yeah, they can SELL SHARES.



Name Est. City State/Prov. Type Notes Website
ACE Film Festival 2006 New York City New York American Showcase of American independent film and media. Held annually in September. acefest.com
Ann Arbor Film Festival 1961 Ann Arbor Michigan International Longest-running film festival showcasing experimental and independent film in North America. Held annually in late March. aafilmfest.org
Bahamas International Film Festival 2004 Paradise Island The Bahamas International
bintlfilmfest.com
Calgary International Film Festival 2000 Calgary Alberta International Held annually for 10 days in late September or early October. calgaryfilm.com
California International Film Festival 1998 Livermore California International Held annually for 4 days in mid-April, in the Livermore Valley Wine Country . caindiefilmfest.org
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2001 Cedar Rapids Iowa Regional accepting international entries Held annually the first full non-Easter weekend in April. [1]
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 1983 Chicago Illinois International Largest fest of films for kids & youth in North America programming over 200 films from 40 countries annually. Held annually in late October for 10 days. cicff.org
Chicago International Film Festival 1965 Chicago Illinois International Held annually in October. chicagofilmfestival.org
Cleveland International Film Festival 1977 Cleveland Ohio International
clevelandfilm.org
Columbus International Film & Video Festival 1953 Columbus Ohio International North America's oldest film festival, held annually in November. As a competition festival, it is also known as The Chris Awards. www.chrisawards.org
Denver Film Festival 1978 Denver Colorado International Held annually in November. denverfilm.org
Dominican International Film Festival 2004 Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic International Held Annually in December for Spanish and Latin Independent Films. dominicaninternationalfilmfestival.com
Edmonton International Film Festival 1986 Edmonton Alberta International
edmontonfilmfest.com
Expresión en Corto International Film Festival 1997 San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato Guanajuato International Mexico's largest competitive film festival. expresionencorto.com
Fantasia Festival 1996 Montreal Quebec Special interest Devoted to fantasy, horror, martial arts and science fiction genres. fantasiafest.com
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 1971 Montreal Quebec International
nouveaucinema.ca
Florida Film Festival 1992 Maitland Florida International The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and a full array of educational forums, glamorous parties, and other special events. floridafilmfestival.com
Gotham Screen Film Festival & Screenplay Contest 2007 New York City New York International Showcase of new American and international cinema, with a competitive screenplay contest gothamscreen.com
Guadalajara International Film Festival 1988 Guadalajara Jalisco International
guadalajaracinemafest.com
Hamptons International Film Festival 1993 East Hampton New York International
hamptonsfilmfest.org
Hawaii International Film Festival 1981 Honolulu Hawaii International Held annually in the fall for two weeks. hiff.org
Havana Film Festival 1979 Havana Cuba Regional Held annually, focuses on Latin-American films. habanafilmfestival.com
Indianapolis International Film Festival 2004 Indianapolis Indiana International
indyfilmfest.org
Indie Spirit Film Festival 2008 Colorado Springs Colorado International
ifsoc.org
Jacksonville Film Festival 2003 Jacksonville Florida International Held annually for 4 days in mid-May. jacksonvillefilmfestival.com
Marfa Film Festival 2008 Marfa Texas Regional Born out of reception of There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men, both of which were filmed in the area marfafilmfestival.org
Magnolia Independent Film Festival 1997 Starkville Mississippi International and Regional Mississippi's first and oldest independent film festival. Held annually in February for one weekend. Short films, experimental films, and many special events in which filmmakers participate. [2]
Memphis International Film Festival 19XX Memphis Tennessee International and Regional Memphis' first and oldest independent film festival. Held annually in month for one weekend. Short films, experimental films, and many special events in which filmmakers participate. [3]
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival 2004 Mexico City Mexico International Also known as FICCO (Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo), it is hosted by Cinemex. ficco.com.mx
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival 1983 Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota International Held annually in the spring. mnfilmarts.org
Mods & Rockers Film Festival 1999 Los Angeles California Special interest Celebration of rock music culture films. modsandrockers.com
Montreal World Film Festival 1977 Montreal Quebec International
ffm-montreal.org
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest 2007 New Brunswick New Jersey International Only film festival in tri-state area dedicated to South Asian independent films. Features North American premieres and a select list of fresh and brilliant independent films by debut as well as established South Asian filmmakers or films on South Asian themes from all over the world [4]
New York Asian Film Festival 2002 New York City New York Special interest Features North American premieres and classic titles from Asian cinemas, especially horror, action and martial arts genres. subwaycinema.com
Newport Beach Film Festival 1999 Newport Beach California International Founded in 1999, the Newport Beach Film Festival has evolved into a prestigious multicultural event, attracting over 40,000 attendees to Orange County. www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
New York Film Festival 1962 New York City New York International One of North America's oldest film festivals. www.filmlinc.com
New York International Children's Film Festival 1997 New York City New York International One of the largest film festivals for kids in North America, held annually from late-February to mid-March. www.gkids.com
Palm Springs International Film Festival 1989 Palm Springs California International
www.psfilmfest.org
Rhode Island International Film Festival 1997 Providence Rhode Island International Held annually for 6 days during the second week of August www.RIFilmFest.org
Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival 1997 Champaign Illinois Special interest Founded by film critic Roger Ebert. ebertfest.com
Roxbury Film Festival 1998 Boston Massachusetts Special interest Showcase films that celebrate people of color. roxburyfilmfestival.org
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 1982 San Francisco California Special interest Dedicated to Asian and Asian-American films. asianamericanfilmfestival.org
San Francisco International Film Festival 1957 San Francisco California International
sffs.org
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 1985 Santa Barbara California International
sbfilmfestival.org
Seattle International Film Festival 1985 Seattle Washington International One of the largest film festivals in the United States. seattlefilm.org
Sonoma Valley Film Festival 1996 Sonoma California International Set in the heart of California wine country, one of the most prestigious of the smaller "destination" film festivals in the United States. sonomafilmfest.org
South by Southwest 1987 Austin Texas Special interest SXSW Film was added to the annual music festival in 1994, focusing on new directing talent. sxsw.com
Sundance Film Festival 1978 Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sundance Utah International Held annually in January, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the United States. institute.sundance.org
Tallgrass Film Festival 2003 Wichita Kansas International This four-day festival, held in October, accepts independent short and feature submissions from all over the world. tallgrassfilmfest.com
Tampa International Film Festival 2003 Tampa Florida International
tampafilmfest.com
Telluride Film Festival 1974 Telluride Colorado International Only 40 films are admitted each year. telluridefilmfestival.com
The Shortie Awards 2001 Washington DC International Recognizes original digital media productions created by student filmmakers, ages 7-18, and their teachers. mhznetworks.org
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2006 Toronto Ontario Special interest Showcases new horror, sci-fi, action and cult films from around the world. torontoafterdark.com
Toronto International Film Festival 1976 Toronto Ontario International The world's largest film festival open to the general public, it is held annually in September. torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 1997 Toronto Ontario Special Interest
http://www.reelasian.com/
Tribeca Film Festival 2002 New York City New York International Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. tribecafilmfestival.org
Traverse City Film Festival 2005 Traverse City Michigan International Annual festival co-founded by filmmaker Michael Moore. traversecityfilmfestival.org
Vancouver International Film Festival 1982 Vancouver British Columbia International Held annually for two weeks in late September and early October. viff.org
Vancouver Queer Film & Video Festival 1988 Vancouver British Columbia International Largest queer film festival in Western Canada. Held annually for eleven days in late August. outonscreen.com
Vancouver Asian Film Festival 1995 Vancouver British Columbia International Largest Asian film festival in Western Canada. Held annually for 4-5 days in November. www.vaff.org
WILDsound Film Festival 2003 Toronto Ontario International World's only Monthly Feedback Film Festival; held at the National Film Board of Canada every month. Official WILDsound Site
World of Comedy Film Festival 2003 Toronto Ontario Special interest Annual showcase of feature-length and short comedies from Canada and around the world. [5]
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 1961 Houston Texas Special interest Dedicated to the independent features and short films. worldfest.org