backup_festival, Weimar (D) Publikumspreis: ANÓMALA, Aitor Gutiérrez, ES Publikumspreis: THE HUNT, Michael Venus, D Publikumspreis: CHICKEN CUBE, Anna Penkner & Renate Pommering, D Hauptpreis: TRAFO, Paul Horn, A Lobende Erwähnungen… Read More
In keeping with our tradition, we provide here a review of the award-winning short films of the past year. Listing the winners invariably results in a kind of Hit Parade… Read More
Jeu de Paume exhibits Omer Fast The Parisian art centre Jeu de Paume is devoting an extensive solo exhibition to the filmmaker Omer Fast starting in October 2015. Featured will… Read More
UK: Animate Projects publishes new agenda Animate Projects has published its agenda for 2015 to 2016. The new programme is designed to support artists in producing their films and to… Read More
In the midst of complaints about the crisis of cinema, some new and alternative forms of film exhibition are in fact flourishing. Unfortunately, few studies or publications are available to… Read More
Le Jour le plus court: Short film day on 21 December goes international The 21st of December this year is the winter solstice. In Central Europe it will remain dark… Read More
African Metropolis – six short films from six African cities on tour and on DVD “African Metropolis” is a programme consisting of six short films from six major African cities…. Read More
Marketingidee: kurze Kiez-Filme im Internet Ein junges französisches Start-up-Unternehmen hat zunächst nur für Paris, seit 2014 auch für Berlin ein Video-Portal für außergewöhnliche Stadtteilfilme von unabhängigen Filmemachern online gestellt. Das… Read More
In the first part of the theme article on obsolescence, we examined strategies for preserving works stored on obsolete media. A device or product is obsolete when it is so… Read More
A new Super 8 camera – featuring digital support and 3D printed parts Logmar, a family business in Aalborg (Denmark), has been working on the design of cine film cameras… Read More
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts (A) Bester österreichischer Film: NOAMA, Christiana Perschon, A Bester österreichischer Film Lobende Erwähnung: ERLÖSUNG, Mark Gerstorfer, A Bester österreichischer Nachwuchsfilm: SCHWITZEN, Iris Blauensteiner, A Preis der… Read More
For the fourth year in a row, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) has conducted an extensive study on short film in France. Published in February… Read More
Wie in den Jahren zuvor liefern wir wieder einen Rückblick auf die Kurzfilmpreisträger des Vorjahres. Erfreulich ist, dass im Jahr 2013 die Zahl der Länder aus denen weltweit Kurzfilmpreisträger kamen,… Read More
Instead of television: Network Awesome curates YouTube videos According to the latest media usage report conducted by the Nielsen market research institute (New York), the number of US households that… Read More
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Habana (Cuba) Premio El Mégano: Camionero, Sebastián Miló, Cuba Premio Mediometraje o corto de ficción: La trucha, Luis Ernesto Doñas Gómez, Cuba Further awards… Read More
Hundreds of appeals have gone out in the past to participate in collective film projects, but this one is different. Or maybe not? The project is called “Your Views” and… Read More
Netzwerk Filmkultur NRW publishes opinion on the impact of digitization on film culture institutions Netzwerk Filmkultur NRW has published a paper titled “Filmkultur 2.0″ on how digitization is affecting the… Read More
Streaming Museum brings Björk’s Mutual Core to digital big screens worldwide After Björk’s new music video was launched on New York’s Times Square, the Streaming Museum organization sent it off… Read More
Re:Voir offers Super 8 cameras The Paris DVD and VHS video label Re:Voir is now offering Super 8 cameras plus accessories. They recommend Nizo cameras as most reliable. The cameras… Read More
XFR STN – Media restoration and archiving for everyone This summer, the gallery on the fifth floor of the New Museum in the Bowery (New York) is open for artists… Read More
New digital media are rendering their old analogue counterparts obsolete. Innovations have of course always resulted in the replacement of old technologies. But the current changeover from old to new… Read More
Ten years ago it was still unthinkable that a film festival could be held without analogue films. Today, the ratio of digital projections at feature film festivals is already between… Read More
Campaign to promote the BAFTA short film nominations in the UK Every year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards the best in British film – including… Read More
After getting the impression that just a handful of short films scoop up the lion’s share of awards and honours each year all over the world, we now publish an… Read More
A successful year in 2012 – artists’ film and video as reflected in art-market ratings Can artists’ importance, and ultimately the value of their works, be measured objectively? The German… Read More
Dubai International Film Festival (UAE) Muhr Arab Short Best Film: NOOR, Murray Bartlett, Egypt/USA Muhr Arab Short Best Director: THE CURSE, Fyzal Boulifa, UK Muhr Arab Short Special Prize: BEHIND… Read More
NISI MASA organizes European Short Pitch The MEDIA-sponsored European network for young filmmakers NISI MASA will host another European Short Pitch in 2013. Young filmmakers between 18 and 35 years… Read More
ARTE Kurzfilmwettbewerb “Der kürzeste Tag” 2011 wurde der 21. Dezember als kürzester Tag des Jahres auf Initiative des französischen Filmförderzentrums CNC erstmals zum nationalen Festtag des Kurzfilms ausgerufen. ARTE nahm… Read More
Copenhagen Art Festival: Lars von Trier oversees a total cinematic work of art In 2010, the Danish Arts Council held a competition for a major event on the topic of… Read More
Streaming video technologies are becoming increasingly important, not to mention useful, for filmmakers and video artists. Technical improvements and advances such as cloud computing, larger data storage capacities and better… Read More