Today, marketing and selling digital or digitised films online no longer poses any major technical problems, as filmmakers can draw on their experience with video and submission platforms. Tools for… Read More
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News on Super 8 film
Although Super 8 plays a very minor role today now that the amateur film market has long since been swept up in the wave of digitisation, there is still a… Read More
25 years of Metrópolis
In our fast-paced times, it’s an unusual occurrence when a television show is able to celebrate its 25th anniversary. And when it’s a cultural programme – as in the case… Read More
B-Side gives up business
B-Side forced to close after five successful years when investors withdraw support About one year ago, we mentioned here on shortfilm.de the new business idea hatched by the Austin-based film… Read More
Bjørn Melhus
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – Bjørn Melhus doesn’t want to be forced to decide between Black Box and White Cube Bjørn Melhus is one of Germany’s best-known short-film makers… Read More
Arabshorts.net
Arabshorts.net – a platform for short films from Arab countries Since December 2009 the Goethe Institute in Cairo has been presenting young filmmakers from the Arab world on the website… Read More
Review of award-winning short films in 2009 – a brief appraisal
Prompted by 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 published here two… Read More
Domino-Effekte und große Unterschiede (03/10)
Domino-Effekte und große Unterschiede – das 32. Festival International du Court Métrage Clermont-Ferrand 140.000 Besucher, 6.500 eingereichte Filme und 3.000 Akkreditierte machen das Festival International du Court-Métrage in Clermont-Ferrand am… Read More
Public Relations – Film Festivals for Filmmakers
For most filmmakers, short film festivals and events represent the only opportunity they have to present their films to an audience. Any further exploitation of their work (such as TV,… Read More
Best practice benchmarks for film festivals
Not all too long ago, short film festivals were few and far between. Their organizational form and mode of operation was pretty much the same all over the world. Festivals… Read More
European media funding
New questions on European media funding In our Topic article in September 2009 on the European MEDIA funding programme, we also mentioned support for film festivals. We referred there to… Read More
Die Kunst, Filme zu zeigen (09/09)
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Lola Randl
The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side Elke and Iris are old friends who have lost track of each other somewhat over the years. Both are fast approaching… Read More
The MEDIA programme for Video on Demand projects – An excursion into European funding politics
The European Union has been granting funding for the digital distribution of audiovisual media since 2007 as part of its MEDIA Programme for the support of film and media. Projects… Read More
Chris Marker
Chris Marker, 88 years old, as newbie in Second Life On 29 July French filmmaker Chris Marker turned 88. As place of birth he likes to say the area around… Read More
Future Shorts – the international spread of an event model as franchise brand
This spring, a counter-statement posted on the German website of Future Shorts took public a conflict on the German short-film scene revolving around the practices of the Future Shorts initiative…. Read More
Video Paintings – Ambient Television zwischen Videokunst und Bildschirmschoner
In den 70er Jahren gründete Brian Eno das Label “Ambient”. Er prägte damit den Begriff der “ambient music” – elektronisch erzeugte, unaufdringliche Klangumgebungen für private und öffentliche Räume. In Ergänzung… Read More
Jörn Staeger
Films from the depths of the subconscious Pale green water washes over the camera lens, forming bubbles as it subsides. The lens seems to gasp for air several times before… Read More
Domino effect
Domino effect: Finance crisis sending waves through cultural sector Out of the American real estate crisis grew a finance crisis, which in turn has spawned a global economic crisis. By… Read More
Von ganz klein bis ganz groß
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Review of award-winning short films in 2008 – a brief appraisal
Prompted by the impression that just a handful of short films scoop up the lion’s share of awards and honours all over the world each year, we published here at… Read More
Financial crisis in the film industry
Financial crisis in the film industry – Internet as rescuer of indie film The financial crisis is now being felt in the film industry as well. While cinemas have not… Read More
Machinima: The Reappropriation of Computer Games for Filmmaking
“Carnage Software” Ego-shooters are digital, 3-D worlds full of terrorists and monsters in which the player only survives by killing as many opponents as possible. Depending on the default settings… Read More
The Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto 2008
The Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto 2008 or How I Tried to Sell My Film in Toronto In June 2008 the Worldwide Shortfilm Festival occurred for the 14th time in… Read More
Content quality in Web 2.0 – Advertising industry asks video hosters difficult questions
It’s almost touching to see how the up-and-coming Web 2.0 generation has recently been forced against its will to come to terms in its own naí¯ve way with the theme… Read More
Jan Peters
Pursuing the Accidental Storyline Jan Peters is a central figure on the German Super 8 film scene – even though, unlike many other cine-film enthusiasts, he is no purist when… Read More
Grimstad Short Film Festival
Grimstad Short Film Festival – A new beacon on the festival scene (under construction) In June 2007, the Norwegian short film festival in Grimstad celebrated 30 years of existence. This… Read More