Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, now celebrating its ninth consecutive year at the forefront of the European film festival calendar, is delighted to announce its first call for entries in 2007. The festival, renowned for its not-for-profit status and its championing of emerging young talent, has grown dramatically each year with last year seeing more than 2,000 entries from filmmakers around the world.

This year sees the addition of a Documentary category, complementing the five original categories: Short Film, Newcomer, Title Sequences & Idents, Music Video and Animation.

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Awards for the Best Director in each category will be presented on Thursday Aug. 2. For more info, visit www.sohoshorts.com/.