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Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
January
Jan. 13	Golden Globes - Winners	variety.com/goldenglobes	www.goldenglobes.org/	Los Angeles
Jan. 17-27	Sundance Film Festival	variety.com/sundance	www.sundance.org/festival/	Park City, Utah
Jan. 3-14	Palm Springs Int'l Film Fest	variety.com/festivalcentral	www.psfilmfest.org/index.aspx	Various locations in Palm Springs, Ca
Jan. 22	Academy Awards - Oscar - Nominees	variety.com/oscars	www.oscars.org	Kodak Theater
Jan. 26	DGA Awards	variety.com/dga	www.dga.org/	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles
Jan. 27	SAG Awards	variety.com/sag	www.sagawards.org/	Shrine Auditorium

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
February
Feb. 1	PGA Awards	variety.com/pga	www.producersguild.org/pg/	Beverly Hilton
Feb. 5	ICG Publicist Awards	variety.com/icgpublicist	www.cameraguild.com/	Beverly Hilton
Feb. 7-17	Berlin Film Festival	variety.com/berlin	www.berlinale.de/en/	Various locations in Berlin
Feb. 8	Annie Awards	variety.com/annie	www.annieawards.org/	Royce Hall
Feb. 9	WGA Awards	variety.com/wga	www.wga.org/
Feb. 10	BAFTA Awards	variety.com/bafta	www.bafta.org/	Royal Opera House (London)
Feb. 10	Grammys	variety.com/grammys	www.grammy.com/	Staples Center
Feb. 10	Visual Effects Society Awards	variety.com/ves	www.visualeffectssociety.com	Kodak Grand Ballroom
Feb. 14	NAACP Image Awards	variety.com/naacp	www.naacpimageawards.net/	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Feb. 16	Art Directors Guild Awards	variety.com/adg	www.artdirectors.org/incEngine/	Beverly Hilton
Feb. 17	ACE Eddie Awards	variety.com/ace	www.ace-filmeditors.org	Beverly Hilton
Feb. 18-22	Game Developers Conference	variety.com/gdc	www.gdconf.com/	Moscone Center (San Francisco)
Feb. 23	Independent Spirit Awards - Winners	variety.com/spirit	www.filmindependent.org/ spiritawards/	Beach Tent in Santa Monica
Feb. 24	Academy Awards - Oscar - Winners	variety.com/oscars	www.oscar.com/	Kodak Theatre

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
March
March 7-11	SXSW (music and film)	variety.com/sxsw	http://sxsw.com/	Various locations in Austin
March 7-15	Guadalajara International Film Festival	variety.com/guadalajara	www.guadalajaracinemafest.com/ english	Various Locations in Guadalajara
March 10-13	ShoWest	variety.com/showest	www.showest.com/filmexpo	Bally's & Paris (Las Vegas)
Mar. 17, Apr. 26	GLAAD Media Awards	variety.com/glaad	www.glaad.org/mediaawards	Marriott Marquis (NYC), Kodak Theatre (LA), Marriott (SF)
March 29	Kids' Choice Awards	variety.com/kidschoiceawards	www.nick.com/shows/specials/kca	Los Angeles

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
April
April 7-11	Mip	variety.com/mip	www.miptv.com/	Palais Des Festivals (France)
April 11-17	NAB	variety.com/nab	http://www.nabshow.com/	Las Vegas Convention Center
April 18-20	Comic-Con NY	variety.com/comiccon	www.nycomiccon.com	Jacob Javits Center (NYC)
April 23-May 4	Tribeca Film Festival	variety.com/tribeca	www.tribecafilmfestival.org/	Various locations in NYC
April 24 - May 8	San Francisco Film Festival	variety.com/sffs	www.sffs.org/	Various Locations in SF
April 25-27	Coachella	variety.com/coachella	www.coachella.com/	Empire Polo Field, Indio Ca

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
May
May	Upfronts	variety.com/upfronts
May 13	Tony Awards Nominees	variety.com/tony	www.tonyawards.com
May 14-25	Cannes Film Festival	variety.com/cannes	www.festival-cannes.fr/en	Palais Des Festivals (France)

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
June
June 8-12	Monte Carlo Television Festival	variety.com/montecarlo	www.tvfestival.com/	Various locations in Monte Carlo
June 9-13	Shanghai Television Festival	variety.com/shanghaitvfestival	www.stvf.com/engArticle/	Shanghai
June 11-15	Maui Film Festival	variety.com/maui	www.mauifilmfestival.com/	Wailea Arts & Cultural Center
June 12	AFI Life Achievement Award: Warren Beatty	coming soon: variety.com/afilifetimeachievement	www.afi.com/	Los Angeles
June 12-15	Bonnaroo	coming soon: variety.com/bonnaroo	www.bonnaroo.com/	Farm in Manchester, Tn
June 15	Tony Awards Winners	variety.com/tonys	www.tonyawards.com	Radio City Music Hall (NYC)
June 19-29	Los Angeles Film Festival	variety.com/losangelesfilmfestival	www.lafilmfest.com/	Westwood Village
June 20	Daytime Emmys	variety.com/daytimeemmys	www.emmys.tv/awards/	Kodak Theatre
TBD	WIF Crystal / Lucy Awards / Honorees	variety.com/wif	www.wif.org/

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
July
July 10-20	Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival	variety.com/justforlaughs	http://www.hahaha.com/en/festival/10/	Various locations in Montreal
July 10-21	Outfest	variety.com/outfest	www.outfest.org/	Southern California
July 15-17	E3	variety.com/e3	www.e3expo.com/	LA Convention Center
July 24-27	Comic-Con	variety.com/comicon	www.comic-con.org/	Moscone Center (San Francisco)
TBD	Bangkok International Film Festival	variety.com/bangkokfilmfest	www.bangkokfilm.org/
TBD	TCA Awards	variety.com/tcaawards	http://tvcritics.org/
TBD	Imagen Awards	variety.com/imagen	www.imagen.org/

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
August
Aug. 1 - 3	Lollapalooza	coming soon: variety.com/lollapalooza	www.lollapalooza.com/	Grant Park (Chicago)
Aug. 6-16	Locarno Film Festival	variety.com/locarno	www.pardo.ch/index.jsp	Various locations in Locarno
Aug. 11-16	SIGGRAPH	variety.com/siggraph	www.siggraph.org/	Los Angeles Convention Center
Aug. 22-24	Edinburgh International TV Festival	variety.com/edinburghtvfest	www.mgeitf.co.uk/	Edinburgh International Conference Center
Aug. 27-Sept. 6	Venice Film Festival	variety.com/venice	www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/	Various locations in Venice
Aug. 29-Sept. 1	Telluride Film Festival	variety.com/telluride	www.telluridefilmfestival.com/	Various locations in Telluride
TBD	Montreal Film Festival	variety.com/montreal	www.ffm-montreal.org/
TBD	Deauville Film Festival	variety.com/deauville	http://festival-deauville.congres-deauville.com/

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
September
Sept. 4-7	Rome Film Festival	variety.com/romefilmfest	www.riff.tv/
Sept. 4-13	Toronto Film Festival	variety.com/toronto	www.tiffg.ca/
Sept. 18	CECI celebrates Israel's 60th Anniversary	variety.com/israel	www.ceci.org.il/eng/from_vision_to_reality.asp	Paramount Studios
Sept. 21	Emmys	variety.com/emmys	www.emmys.org
Sept. 25-Oct. 5	Zurich Film Festival	variety.com/zurichfilmfest	www.zurichfilmfestival.org/en/home/	Various locations in Zurich, Switzerland
TBD	Rio Di Janeiro International Film Festival	variety.com/riofilmfest	www.festivaldorio.com.br/site/	Various locations in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil
TBD	San Sebastian Film Festival	variety.com/sansebastian	www.sansebastianfestival.com	Various locations in San Sebastian, Spain

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
October
Oct. 2-10	Pusan Film Festival	variety.com/pusan	www.piff.org/eng/index.asp	Pusan, Korea
Oct. 13-16	ShowEast	variety.com/showeast	www.showest.com/filmexpo/showeast/	Orlando World Center Marriott
Oct. 13-17	Mipcom	variety.com/mipcom	www.mipcom.com/	Palais de Festivals Cannes, France
Oct. 30 - Nov. 9	AFI	variety.com/afi	www.afi.com
TBD	Tokyo International Film Festival	variety.com/tokyofilmfest	www.tiff-jp.net/en/	Various locations in Tokyo, Japan
TBD	Hollywood Movie Awards	variety.com/hollywoodmovieawards	www.hollywoodawards.com
TBD	American Black Film Festival	variety.com/americanblackfilmfest	www.abff.com/	South Beach, Fla
TBD	Hawaii International Film Festival	variety.com/hawaiifilmfest	www.hiff.org/

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
November
Nov. 5 - 12	American Film Market	variety.com/afm	www.ifta-online.org/afm/	Loews and Le Merigot Hotels in Santa Monica
TBD	U.S. Comedy Arts Festival	variety.com/comedyartsfestival	www.comedyfestival.com/

Event Date	2008 Events	Variety Quicklinks	Official Website	Location
December
Dec. 8	European Film Awards	variety.com/efa	www.europeanfilmacademy.org/
TBD	Golden Globe 2009 Nominees	variety.com/goldenglobes	www.goldenglobes.org
TBD	Grammy 2009 Nominees	variety.com/grammys	www.grammy.com