**CERTIFICATION**

**302      OF THE SARBANES — OXLEY**

**ACT      OF 2002**

|   | 1. | I                have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Artfest International,                Inc. |
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|   | 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement                of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to                make the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                annual report; |
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|   | 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects                the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of                the                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report,                fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,                results                of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of December 31,                2002 and                for, the periods presented in this annual                report; |
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|   | 4. | The                registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a — 14 and 15d — 14) for the registrant                and have: |
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| a) |                        designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material                information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated                subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,                particularly during the period in which this annual report is being                prepared; |
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| b) |                        evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and                procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of                this                annual report (the “Evaluation Date”);                and |
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| c) |                        presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness                of                the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as                of the                Evaluation Date; |
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|   | 5. | The                  registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our                  most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit                  committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the                  equivalent functions): |
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| a) |                        all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal                controls which could adversely effect the registrant’s ability to record,                process, summarize and report financial data and have identified                for the                registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls;                and |
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| b) |                        any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal                controls; and |
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|   | 6. | The                registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual                report whether there were significant changes in internal controls                or in                other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent                to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective                actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material                weaknesses. |
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|                                    | **Artfest                International, Inc.** |
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| Dated:                December 29, 2005 | By:                                  | /s/ Joseph                Walsh, |
|                                    | Joseph                Walsh,                   |
|                                    | President&                  CEO            |