The end of an era – Netflix stops shipping DVDs
The success story of Netflix, now the world’s leading movie rental company, began in 1998 with a brilliant idea. One year after the introduction of the DVD as a storage… Read More
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News Short film by Jane Birkin (1946-2023)
In 1994, Jane Birkin contributed a short film to the AIDS prevention series “3000 scénarios contre un virus”. The two-minute 35mm film “Je t’aime moi non plus”, featuring her daughter-in-law… Read More
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News Short film as innovation format – new film created entirely with AI tools released
On June 26, production company Waymark released “The Frost,” a 12-minute short film created entirely with the help of AI tools that is nearly indistinguishable from non-machine-imaging films. … Read More
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News FilmFest: Relaunch of the submission platform of the French short film agency with FFPlay
The submission platform of the Agence du court métrage has been renewed and is now called FilmFest. The relaunch is accompanied by an interesting technical innovation. Filmfest has integrated the… Read More
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News Wairoa Māori Film Festival affected by floods
The premises of the annual Wairoa Māori Film Festival, held in June, were flooded by Cyclone Gabrielle. Both the festival center, a traditional community house (marae), the festival office,… Read More
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News Short-of-the-Week launches network platform for filmmakers
The creators of probably the oldest platform dedicated specifically to short films, “Short of the Week,” have launched a new platform called “Shortverse,” which offers a variety of ways to… Read More
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News ARTE Magazine Short Circuit: Focus on Distributing Shorts
The latest issue of the magazine Kurzschluss on ARTE is dedicated to the topic “Distribution Shorts”. In an interview Wouter Jansen talks about experiences and strategies of his distribution company… Read More
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News Rushlake Media: Goethe-on-Demand – streaming platform for German films abroad
Cologne-based film distributor Rushlake Media is responsible for the Goethe-Institut’s global VoD offering. On the Goethe on Demand platform, the German cultural institute presents online film programs, film festivals… Read More
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News UK: Regional Initiatives Promote the Transition from Short to feature-length Films
There are two regional film support programs in the UK that help short filmmakers make the transition to feature-length films. Both programs are supported by the British Film Institute… Read More
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News BFI short film program of pioneering women documentary filmmakers in cinemas – historical depictions cause irritation
In June, the Independent Cinema Office launched a short film tour called “The Camera Is Ours,” featuring films by pioneering British women from the 1930s to the 1960s. The films… Read More
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News Italian Short Film Center releases 10 short films for free screenings worldwide
The Italian Short Film Center, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is releasing ten short films that can be distributed free of charge for cinema… Read More
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Topic Film festivals now offer events and programmes year-round
One of the many recent upheavals in the film and festival world, in this case caused or presumably accelerated by the pandemic, involves the expansion of festival activities beyond the… Read More
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practical advice Filmfestivals ohne Einreichgebühren
[/caption]Seit 2017 veröffentlicht die Animationsfilmemacherin und Medienkünstlerin Tracy Miller-Robbins aus Cincinnati mit bewundernswerter Ausdauer auf ihrem Blog eine Auswahl von Film- und Medienkunstfestivals, die von FilmemacherInnen keine Einreichgebühren verlangen. … Read More
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Competitions News TikTok and Cannes Film Festival announce short film award
TikTok, the world’s largest social media platform for short films, announced on March 15 to be an official partner of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2022. To… Read More
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Background ARTE shows short films by video art pioneer David Hall
In its latest issue[1] , the short film magazine “Kurzschluss” on Arte focused on the theme of irritations and dedicated itself to the works of the British television and video… Read More
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practical advice Service for short films in France
In its service area for short films, UniFrance offers various directories and lists to support the distribution of short films. In addition to festival calendars, there is also a “Catalogue… Read More
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Awards Awards December 2021
K3: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Villach (A) || 18.12.2021 Short Film Award: SO THAT HUMANITY CAN SURVIVE, Teja Miholic, Slovenia Special Mention: CIVILIZATION, Christoph Schwarz, A Audience Award: HOME IS WHERE… Read More
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Topic Presenting film festivals online – an interview
How film festivals present themselves to viewers on the internet in lieu of, or in combination with, an actual on-site festival is a pressing topic in these days of a… Read More
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Awards Awards November 2021
Entrevues, Belfort (F) || 28.11.2021 Grand Prix: PERCHÉS, Guillaume Lillo, F Prix One+One: LE BOUG DOUG, Théo Jollet, F Prix du Public: AUCUN SIGNAL, Adrien Genoudet, F Foyle… Read More
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News Sixpackfilm sends Mara Mattuschka’s films on cinema tour
The non-commercial agency for Austrian avant-garde and experimental films has been offering an extensive tour program of films by Mara Mattuschka since mid-December. The five feature-length programs also include two… Read More
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Awards Awards October
Doclisboa, Lisboa (P) || 31.10.2021 Best Portuguese Short: DISTOPIA, Tiago Afonso, P Portuguese Authors Society Portuguese Competition Jury Award: HALF A LIGHT-YEAR, Leonardo Mouramateus, P Schools Award for Best… Read More
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Awards Awards September
Tirana International Film Festival (Albania) || 30.09.2021 Best Short Film: MENARCA, Lillah Halla, BR Best Live Action Short Film: TITAN, Valéry Carnoy, B Best Animation Short Film: HEART OF GOLD,… Read More
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Topic Paradigm Shifts in Festival Scene – Cooperations, Programme Exchanges, Networks
Dramatic changes are currently underway in the sense and purpose, as indeed the roles, that festivals assume. And my impression is that almost all the parameters long regarded as self-evident… Read More
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Awards Awards August
Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Gilching (D) || 31.08.2021 Goldenes Glühwürmchen: EIN OZEAN, Paul Scheufler, D Short Plus Award: ALA KACHUU, Maria Brendle, D VIDEO ART-Preis: ABSENT WOUND, Maryam Tafakory, D … Read More
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Report YouTube Shorts – 100 Millionen $ für 60 Sekunden Handyvideos
[/caption]In Reaktion auf die Popularität von Tiktok entwickelte YouTube als neues Format die YouTube Shorts. Wie bei der Konkurrenz sind dies vertikale Videos mit einer Laufzeit von maximal 60 Sekunden,… Read More
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Awards Awards July
Giffoni Film Festival, Salerno (I) || 31.07.2021 Miglior Cortometraggio Elements +3: FLY, Carlos Gómez-Mira Sagrado, ES Miglior Cortometraggio Elements +6: THE SCIENCE OF WISHES, Michelle Bado, Lebanon Miglior Cortometraggio… Read More
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Report 20 Jahre Autour-de-Minuit – Jubiläum in schwierigen Zeiten des Umbruchs
[/caption] Autour de Minuit, mit Sitz in Paris, ist eine der wichtigsten Produktions- und Vertriebsfirmen für Kurzfilme in Frankreich. Dieses Jahr feierte das Unternehmen sein zwanzigjähriges Bestehen. Gegründet wurde Autour… Read More
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News Festival Scope presents short films from the Cannes Quinzaine
The video-on-demand platform Festival Scope presents a selection of 7 short films from the Cannes Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2021. Among the films are: The coming-of-age drama WHEN NIGHT MEETS… Read More
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News Cannes Special Edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival screens films for free
Cannes Special Edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival screens films for free. On the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival, currently back on location for the first time, MyFrenchFilmFestival is offering a Cannes… Read More
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Awards Awards June 2021
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (USA) || 28.06.2021 Best of the Festival Award: UNFORGIVABLE, Marlén Viñayo, El Salvador Best Animated Short: STEP INTO THE RIVER, Weijia Ma, CN… Read More