Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey FICMTY (Mex) || 28.08.2016 Mejor Cortometraje Mexicano Animación: AERONAUTAS, León Fernández, Mex Mención del Jurado Mexicano Animación: EL JARDÍN DE LAS DELICIAS, Alejandro García… Read More
Magazine
Das norwegische Videokunstarchiv – Projektabschluss und Ausblick
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Best practice – Digital screening copies for festivals and cinemas
The digitization of cinema initially aroused hopes that short films would be able to make their way to the big screen much faster and at lower cost – without sacrificing… Read More
User behaviour regarding the reception of (challenging) short films on the internet
Due to the numerous possibilities for uploading and watching films on the internet, the number of short films released on online platforms continues to soar. That is hardly surprising as… Read More
Short Filmmakers and Video Artists at the Biennale di Venezia 2017
Few months ago, the International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia closed its doors. Still, the preparations for the next edition are already under way. Bit by bit the… Read More
Jan Soldat
When writing about the depiction of pain in the world, Susan Sontag once spoke about “regarding”. In “Regarding the Pain of Others”, she focused thematically on reactions to images, the responsibility when seeing, as well as on philosophical positions on a realpolitik geographical map. Read More
April 2016
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-16, New Delhi (India)|| 30.04.2016 Best Film – Jury: MARGARET, Manan Singh Katohora, USA Best Film: THE SMELL, Kamrul Ahsan Lenin, Bangladesh Best Film (Student)… Read More
March 2016
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt (D) || 30.03.2016 Lichter Art Award: B-ROLL WITH ANDRE, James N Kienitz Wilkins, USA Festival international de films de femmes, Créteil (F) || 27.03.2016 Meilleur Court-Métrage Francophone:… Read More
Do-It-Yourself: Biologisch nachhaltige Filmchemie!
1995 hat Dr. Scott Williams vom Rochester Institute of Technology ein vielbeachtetes Rezept veröffentlicht, mit der Schwarz-Weiß-Filme in einer Lösung, die auf Kaffee basiert, entwickelt werden können. Auf dieses Rezept… Read More
Ute Aurand
Her films possess a particular consistency: They are comprised of light and colour, even when black/white. The camera feels surfaces and allows us to share in their texture and materiality, take pleasure in them, perceive them differently. Read More
Review of award-winning short films in 2015 – a brief appraisal
After getting the impression at some point that just a handful of short films scoop up the lion’s share of awards and honours each year all over the world, we… Read More
CPH:DOX fällt 2016 aus – Fusionen und Festivalverschiebungen in Kopenhagen
Das Kinderfilmfestival BUSTER und das Festival CPH PIX haben bekannt gegeben, dass sie dieses Jahr fusionieren. BUSTER wurde vor fünfzehn Jahren gegründet und ist inzwischen das größte Filmfestival für Kinder… Read More
February 2016
Kontrast – Bayreuther Kurzfilmfestival (D) || 28.02.2016 Sonderpreis der Jury: Coup de Grace, Pascal Glatz, CH Publikumspreis: Er und sie, Marco Gadge, D 2. Publikumspreis: Schwimmstunde, Katja Benrath, D 3…. Read More
Ausstellung „ICH“ in der Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
In der Themenausstellung „ICH“ zeigt die Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt vom 10. März bis 29. Mai 2016 ironische, spielerische und dekonstruktive Selbstporträts zeitgenössischer Künstlerinnen und Künstler. Zu sehen sind 40 internationale… Read More
January 2016
Premiers Plans, Festival d’Angers (F) || 31.01.2016 Grand Prix du Jury Courts Metrages Europeens: CÓRKA, Tomasz Wolski, PL Grand Prix du Jury Courts Metrages Français: L’ÎLES JAUNE, Léa Musius &… Read More
Dezember 2015
Camerimage, Torun (PL) || 21.12.2015 Student Etudes Competition Winner: AMERYKA, Aleksandra Terpinska, PL Documentary Shorts Grand Prix: A TALE OF LOVE, Madness and Death, Mijael Busos, Chile Documentary Shorts Special… Read More
shortfilm.de is back
Over the last months things have been quiet around our online short film magazine. Now just in time for Christmas we are happy to present, just like a little present… Read More
Izabela Plucińska
Izabela Plucińska uses modelling clay to create detailed worlds that are as magical in appearance as they are down-to-earth. Worlds that come alive on the big screen in short animated… Read More
I shoot selfies, therefore I am!
In comparison with the German version, entire passages have been omitted from the English version, marked with ellipses (…). Please note that this is an “abridged version”. The term… Read More
Rosa Barba: spaces for species (and pieces)
Rosa Barba is one of the most respected film artists of her generation, worldwide. Her work has received numerous awards and featured in countless solo and group exhibitions, both nationally… Read More
October 2015
Kurzundschön, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (D) || 28.10.2015 Bester Kurzspielfilm: Die Jacke, Patrick Vollrath, A Bester Experimentalfilm: Approaching the Puddel, Sebastian Gimmel, D Bester Animationsfilm: Cachorro Loko, Igor Shin Moromisato,… Read More
September 2015
KROK International Animated Film Festival, MV “St. Petersburg” (Ukraine) || 28.09.2015 Grand Prix: Brutus, Svetlana Filippova, RU Special Alexander Tatarskiy Prize : We Can’t Live Without Cosmos, Konstantin Bronzit, RU… Read More
Till Nowak
Ein kauziger alter Mann steht auf dem Balkon. Die Aussicht ist trist, der Rauch unzähliger Fabrikschlote verdunkelt den Himmel. Fürsorglich wässert der Mann eine einzelne Blume, die in einem rostigen Kasten den schlechten Bedingungen trotzt. Read More
Film history
Film history: Association L’Abominable publishes a catalogue of works L’Abominable is a non-profit organization that has been operating a very special film lab outside Paris for nearly 20 years. Filmmakers… Read More
Review of award-winning short films in 2014 – a brief appraisal
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
Which Funding and Support Does Short Film Need?
Several years have already passed since the “right” funding and support for short film was discussed under this motto during the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. And the answer still… Read More