Action/Cut Short Film Competition is unique industry-driven shorts competition. The event showcases indie filmmakers and their work from across the world, discover the next generation of great filmmakers, recognize the most talented with cash, multiple sponsor awards, and career services and open access doors to the Hollywood film industry. The early deadline is March 15, 2005. For more information, visit www.actioncut.com.
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films Moo(n) by Leigh Hodgkinson; The Man Without a Shadow (Lhomme sans ombre) by Georges Schwizgebel, The Birthday (Syntymv/em>) directed by Kari Juusonen, Handshake directed by Patrick Smith and Through My Thick Glasses (travers mes grosses lunettes) directed by Pjotr Sapegin. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Miami International Short Film Festival 2005Miami, Florida, USAOctober 24-29, 2005Deadline: September 30, 2005
Miami International Short Film Festivals goal is to bring films to an atmosphere where people can experience cultures from around the world. The festival, dedicated to promote the short film genre, showcases films that run from one to 20 minutes long. Awards are presented in a variety of categories, such as narrative, documentary, experimental, animation and best local Miami production.
Glitch Fest 2005Montreal, Quebec, CanadaNovember 2005Deadline: August 1, 2005
The Glitch Fest, is comprised of short films of three to 10 minutes in length and in all categories: French or English, from Quebec or elsewhere, be they parodies, fake publicities, dramas, horror films, press reports, animations, trash, etc., so long as the short films are interesting and innovative.
Short Film Contest "Another Look" World Wide WebDecember 31, 2005Deadline: October 3, 2005
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films Flatlife by Jonas Geirnart, Snip by Steven Woloshen, Pita by Mike Hollands, Bear Hunt by Vance Reeser and Everybody Else Has Had More Sex Than Me by Bernard Derriman. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films & Film Market Palm Springs, California, USASeptember 20 - 26, 2005Deadline: June 24, 2005
2005 Austin Film FestivalAustin, Texas, USAOctober 20-27, 2005Deadline: July 15, 2005
Hamburg Children's Short Film Festival is an offshoot of the International Short Film Festival. The event invites children and young adolescents, 4-14, to experience a week full of entertaining and thrilling short movies. A jury made up entirely of children has been given the job of deciding which short film will win the Mo&Friese Award worth 1,250 euros and which films will receive a special mention. The seven jury members, ages, 11-14, come from different parts of Hamburg. The awards ceremony is set to take place in the zeise kinos on June 12, beginning at 3:00 pm.
Created in 2003, the Transdimensional Short Film Festival is an opportunity for filmmakers to show their films to an audience and network with their peers. Categories this year include animation, narrative, documentary and sci-fi. Short films/videos must be under 15 minutes to qualify. Films will be judged by a panel of industry professionals, which includes include FAMILY GUY's Alex Borstein, ZAPPED! writer Bruce Rubin, and JEOPARDY writer Jules Minton.
fmx, in Stuttgart, Germany, has emerged as the leading DCC conference in Europe. And later this week, Digital Eye columnist Peter Plantec reports on some of the latest trends from the April 05 edition, including the growing outsourcing problem and how companies are refining their tools and workflows to increase productivity and reduce costs the same theme that emerged from NAB2005.
Magma - International Short Films Festival 05Acireale, ItalySeptember 15-17, 2005Deadline: June 10, 2005
VIII International Short Film Festival of Barcelona MECAL 2005Barcelona, SpainSeptember 10-18, 2005Deadline: June 30, 2005
MECAL 2005 is international and contains three principal sections: short films, documentaries and obliquas section. Entries can have originated from 16mm. or 35mm film, digital or Betacam, but must be converted to DVD, VHS-NTSC or PAL for submission. For more information, visit www.mecalbcn.org.
Transdimensional Short Film Festival 2005Beverly Hills, California, USAJune 3, 2005Deadline: June 1, 2005
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Learn Self Defense by Chris Harding, The Old Crocodile (Toshi Wo Totta Wani) by Koji Yamamura, Sheol by Rub Mler, The Tooth by Nathan Stone and Egg by Behn Zeitlin. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
n 2005 Filmfest Dresden entered its 17th year. Focusing on short films, the festival promotes a film category which is mostly disregarded by cinemas and television. Since its beginning in 1989, Filmfest Dresden has developed into one of the major short film festivals in Germany - and with a total amount of
Las Cittadella del Corto International Short Film FestivalBracciano and Trevignano, ItalyJuly 7-11, 2005Deadline: April 30, 2005
The 11th edition of the Las Cittadella del Corto International Short Film Festival will highlight the best in short cinema from around the world. More than 50,000 euros worth of prizes will be awarded. For more information, visit www.cittadelladelcorto.it.
Cartoons on the Bays festival director Alfio Bastiancich has announced the 40 short listed titles, which have been chosen to compete for the Pulcinella Awards this year.
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Command Z by Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli, Prowlies at the River by Adam Phillips, Still I Remain (like a fish out of water) by Tom Gibbons, Woman in the Attic by Chansoo Kim and Patricia Grey by Anne Koizumi. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
When Brad Bird came to Pixar to shake things up with THE INCREDIBLES, he also wanted to raise the bar for DVDs as well, bringing a video camera in tow all through production. Judging from the some of the supplemental material on the fabulous two-disc COLLECTORS EDITION that streets today (Walt Disney Home Ent., $29.99), there were plenty of friendly creative fights. Brad was a great documentarian, DVD producer Ann Brilz told AWN. He wanted to record the experience warts and all. Gathering the material with Brad was an honest, candid look at the production.
Taylor Jessen previews all the Oscar nominated shorts, highlighting the wide array of styles and origins among the nominees.
2nd Annual Billyburg Short Film FestivalWilliamsburg, Virginia, USAMay 20-21, 2005Deadline: March 1, 2005
Billyburg Short Film Festival highlights the best in various media including narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, commercials and music videos.
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Guard Dog by Bill Plympton, Fallen Art by Tomek Baginski, The Revolution of the Crabs by Arthur De Pins, 9 by Shane Acker and Its the Cat by Mark Kausler. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
In what ranks as the fastest move from theaters to DVD for a Disney/Pixar movie, THE INCREDIBLES (which has grossed more than $257 million domestically) will hits stores March 15. The special two-disc Collectors Edition (Buena Vista Home Ent, $29.99, presented in both widescreen and fullscreen) will be packed with plenty of bonus goodies, including the all-new short, JACK-JACK ATTACK.
HypeFest Screenplay Competition 2005Hollywood, California, USAJuly 29-31, 2005Deadline: April 1, 2005
