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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
The last extensive study of German short film was published in 2006, with films from 2003 and 2004 as its basis. At that time, about 2,000 short films were being… 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
Alltägliche Szenen des menschlichen Zusammenlebens surreal inszeniert, fast schon eine Art performative Installation zwischen Traum und Wirklichkeit – so wirken die aneinander gereihten bizarren Sequenzen in Susann Maria Hempels Film WIE IST DIE WELT SO STILLE (2012). 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
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
In 2014, Oberhausen turns 60 – the oldest short film festival in the world was founded in 1954 as the “West German Educational Film Festival”. From the founding ideal of… 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
Impatiently we hop from channel to channel when the programmes on TV do not spark our immediate interest. We have long become zappers and surfers with attention spans so short… 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