MAGMA Fest Wants Your Shorts
International Short Films Festival MAGMAAcireale, ItalySeptember 7 10, 2004Deadline: July 1, 2004
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Short Film Screening in Plymouth
Begins: May 10, 2004
Harry Tates bar in Union Street will be holding a short film screening. Plymouth Art College students, Darren Horne and Jason Tinsley short film, A BIRD'S EYE VIEW will be part of the presentation. The five-minute film combines live footage with stop motion animation and computer generated imagery, exploring the themes of balance and the boundaries between life and death, the spiritual and the physical.
Catch All the Oscar Nominated Shorts at the Academy Screening
Academy's Annual Short Films ScreeningBeverly Hills, California, USAMay 7, 2004
Cortoons Festival
Begins: May 3, 2004
Cortoons first international animated short film festival will be a celebration of animation shorts. The international competition hopes to bring greater awareness to short animated cinema. There are no entry fees. For more information, visit www.cortoons.it or e-mail info@cortoons.it.
Dreamcatcher Short Film Contest Calls for Entries
Dreamcatcher Short Film ContestSaint Joe, Arizona, USAFebruary 15, 2005Deadline: February 15, 2005
Zbig Rybczynski: It’s Sure Realistic
Anime expert Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including Android Kikaider, Initial D, King of Bandit Jing, Samurai Deeper Kyo and Heat Guy J.
Send Your Film to The Transdimensional Short Film Festival
Transdimensional Short Film Festival 2004Long Beach, California, USAMay 22, 2004Deadline: April 30, 2004
Inaugural Cortoons Festival Wants Your Films
Cortoons FestivalRome, ItalyMay 26 28, 2004Deadline: May 1, 2004
Cortoons first international animated short film festival will be a celebration of animation shorts. The international competition hopes to bring greater awareness to short animated cinema. There are no entry fees. For more information, visit www.cortoons.it or e-mail info@cortoons.it.
Fresh from the Festivals: March 2004’s Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Demitris Violin by Niki Yang, Live Bait by Sarah Brown, The Fine Art of Poisoning by Bill Domonkos, Story of the Kolobok by James Boekbinder and Model Prisoner by Katherin McInnis. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Florida Film Festival
Begins: March 5, 2004
One of the most respected regional film events in the nation, the Florida Film Festival was named one of the top 10 festivals in the world by festival guru Chris Gore in his 2001 edition of The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide. The Festival features an American Independent Competition with Grand Jury Awards for Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Animated Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, as well as Special Jury Awards, and Audience Awards for best Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Short Film, International Feature and International Short.
Manhattan Short Film Fest Gives Winners Feature Film Deal!
Manhattan Short Film FestivalNew York, New York, USASeptember 18, 2004Deadline: July 31, 2004
The Manhattan Short Film Festival is held in Union Square Park gathering New Yorkers to view a selection of short films from around the world, where the eventual winner is awarded all the necessary equipment to create a feature film. Selected films are displayed on three giant screens and are judged by filmmakers. For more information, visit www.Msfilmfest.com.
Fresh from the Festivals: February 2004’s Film Reviews — A Special More-Significant-Than-Usual Oscar® Edition
Special Oscar Edition! Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: The Hunger Artist by Tom Gibbons, Eternal Gaze by Sam Chen, Rockfish by Tim Miller, Nibbles by Chris Hinton, Destino by Dominique Monfrey, Gone Nutty by Carlos Saldanha. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Bent Image Lab Signs Director Yu
Director Lisa Yu, a rising talent with a unique sensibility for stop motion animation, is the latest addition to Portland-based animation/live action production studio Bent Image Lab's stable of directors. While stop motion animation is most often used in comedy or lighthearted applications, Yu's 2002 independent short, VESSEL WRESTLING, applied the technique to make a dramatic and thought-provoking film about passion and sex. The short's arresting imagery won her numerous accolades and awards, as well as the attention of the partners at Bent.
Annie & Boo Big Winner at 2004 Imagina Awards
Winners of the 2004 Imagina Awards, held Feb. 2-5 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, have been announced, with the German short, ANNIE & BOO, snagging four, including the Grand Prix. The jury panel, chaired by Stan Winston, consisted of Ornella Barreca, independent producer (Italy), Tom Jacomb, producer (Vanguard Animation - U.K.), Thomas Langmann (producer and actor, BLUEBERRY - France), Marc du Pontavice (ceo of Xilam Animation -- France) and William Sargent, (ceo of Framestore-cfc - U.K.).
AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for Feb. 5, 2004
This week in AWN's Forums our members are not immune from debating their feelings on the Super Bowl shenanigans. On a more animated note, bloggers write in about the European feature NOCTURNA and the possibility of INVADER ZIM DVDs. Moderator Larry L puts out his concern for how students will learn animation in the age of the computer. Others are posting advice on how to master the basics of drawing. While more people send in their short animation clips and talk about what there are doing to pay the bills currently.
26th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Begins: January 30, 2004
The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is dedicated to highlighting the best in short films from around the world. Competitions include the16th International competition with approximately 70 films in competition, the 26th French competition with approximately 70 films in competition, and The Lab
Fresh from the Festivals: January 2004’s Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Boys Night Out by Bert Klein and Teddy Newton, Ward 13 by Peter Cornwell, Boxed In by Will Becher, Cane Toad by Andrew Silke and David Clayton, and Oola Oop Der by Carolle-Shelley Abrams. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Enter Your Film In the Fast-Growing Worldwide Short Film Fest
Worldwide Short Film FestivalToronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 11-16, 2004Deadline: February 23, 2004
Flickerfest 2004
Begins: January 3, 2004
Now in its 13th year Flickerfest 2004, Australia's premier international short film festival will consist of a main competitive program, a short documentary competition, Australian competition. The event will also include a number of workshops, programs and forums. For more information contact tel: +61 (0)2 9365 6877; fax: +61 (0)2 9365 6899; e-mail: flickerfest@bigpond.com; or Web: www.flickerfest.com.au.
Fresh from the Festivals: December 2003’s Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Maanvis (Moonfish) by Isabel Bouttens, Im A Star! By Stefan Stratil, How To Cope With Death directed by Ignacio Ferregras, How Mermaids Breed directed by Joan Ashworth and Chainsmoker directed by Ulf Lundgren. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Puts Out Call
Internationale Kurzfilmtage OberhausenOberhausen, GermanyApril 29 - May 4, 2004Deadline: January 15, 2004
"Leuven Kort" Short Film Festival
Begins: November 30, 2003
The 9th edition of International Short Film Festival "Leuven Kort" is a celebration of short cinema. The festival holds an international competition for live-action short films and a non-competitive program for digifilm and music videos. Two prizes will be awarded in the live-action competition: the "Prize of the Audience" and the "Prize of the Jury.
8th I Castelli Animati
Begins: November 26, 2003
The I Castelli Animati Festival highlights animation in all its forms from commercials to features films. The international competition awards the following prizes: grand prize, special jury prize, best debut short film, best European short film, audience prize, Fabrizio Bellocchino prize, best Web animation and best non-narrative short film. The Italian competition will give a grand prize and special jury prize to the top Italian productions. The event includes exhibitions, retrospectives, conferences and screenings. This year
Fresh from the Festivals: November 2003’s Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: NSPCC Cartoon by Russell Brooke, A Pesar de Todo (In Spite of Everything) by Walter Tournier, Mickeys Buddy by Pete Paquette, Line of Life by Serge Avedikian, and Show and Tell by Mark Gravas. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Flyover Zone Short Film Festival
Begins: November 1, 2003
The conference also features IFP/Chicago's Flyover Zone Short Film Festival, which showcases short films of high artistic merit produced in the Flyover Zone in the categories of Student Films and Comedy, Dramatic, Non-Fiction and Experimental Shorts. The Flyover Zone is the name given to that area of the United States between New York and Los Angeles often viewed by industry executives from 35,000 feet above the earth. The Best of the Fest short film winner is awarded $300. The deadline for Flyover Zone Short Film Festival entries is October 3, 2003. For more information visit www.ifp.org.
