In unserer neuen Rubrik Spotlight werden wir ab jetzt in loser Folge über aktuelle Entwicklungen, Festivals und die Kurzfilmszene in Ländern berichten, die sich stets etwas außerhalb der westlichen Wahrnehmung befinden, es sich gerade deshalb aber lohnt, einmal genau hinzuschauen. Read More
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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
Student Academy Awards – drei deutsche Preisträger
[/caption]Bei der 49. Verleihung der Student Academy Awards der Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wurden vierzehn Filme ausgezeichnet. In diesem Jahr wurden insgesamt 1 796 Beiträge von 614… Read More
Neuer Kurzfilmpreis bei den Nordischen Filmtagen Lübeck
[/caption]Als Ergänzung zum ‚Cinestar Preis‘ für den besten Kurzfilm aus der regionalen Sektion Filmforum haben nun auch die internationalen Kurzfilme bei den Nordischen Filmtagen die Chance auf einen Preis. Mit… Read More
Umfangreiche Retrospektive mit Kurzfilmen von John Smith
[/caption] Das Close-Up Film Center in London hat eine umfangreiche Retrospektive mit Filmen des britischen Kurzfilmemacher John Smith organisiert. In zehn wöchentlichen Programmen werden 50 Filme von Smith, der den… Read More
Sámi-Kurzfilme auf der Venedig Biennale – Zusammenarbeit mit Netflix
[/caption]Das Programm wird täglich an einem besonderen Ausstellungsort gezeigt: einem eigens dafür gebauten überdimensionalen Lávvu, dem traditionellen Stangenzelt der Sámi, mit einem 360-Grad-Leinwand auf der Insel Servolo in der Lagune… Read More
5 deutsche Kurzfilme für Student Academy Awards nominiert
[/caption]Dieses Jahr haben fünf Kurzfilme deutscher Filmschulen die Chance auf einen Studenten-Oscar. Nach Mitteilung der Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles sind folgende Finalists nominiert: … Read More
Country Queen – erste kenianische Kurzfilmserie mit deutscher Unterstützung fertiggestellt
[/caption]Ende 2017 trafen sich zehn kenianische Drehbuchautoren unter der Leitung der ausführenden Produzenten Peter Obrist, Waltraud Ehrardt und Ravi Karmalker zusammen mit dem Filmemacher und Produzenten Kamau wa Ndung’u in… Read More
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
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
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
Help for Ukraine from the film industry
Since the beginning of Putin’s war of aggression on Ukraine, there has been a very great solidarity with the people in Ukraine worldwide. Extensive relief actions were started immediately and… Read More
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
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
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
Black Maria Festival is now called Thomas Edison Film Festival – online program and tour announcement 2022
For its 40th anniversary, the Black Maria Film Festival has renamed itself the Thomas Edison Film Festival. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, the touring festival typically screens and discusses short… Read More
The Obamas produced short animated films for Netflix
Netflix announced June 2 that the Obamas have produced a 10-part series that will stream on the platform beginning on Independence Day, July 4. Titled “We the People” – the… Read More
Disney+ “Launchpad”: Short films as original content on demand
Announced in 2019, the Launchpad program is designed to serve as an entry point for emerging filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. It opens the opportunity to showcase their diverse perspectives… Read More
Cineuropa cooperates with Talking Shorts for short film coverage
In 2018, the online portal Cineuropa, by its own account the leading source of information on European audio-visual culture, abandoned its short film section without a sound[1]. Now, however, short… Read More
Norwegian online video art archive handed over to Nasjonalmuseet (Oslo)
In 2012, the organization PNEK (Production Network for Electronic Art) on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture launched the pilot project Norsk Videokunstarkivet for archiving Norwegian media art…. Read More
More festivals open VoD platforms for streaming independently from festival date
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF launched the kino.poff.ee platform in March, which operates year-round, offering films for a fee. Every month, a new selection of films from… Read More
Nippon Connection – New Database and Video on Demand
The film festival Nippon Connection (Frankfurt) published its own film database of Japanese film, which is publicly available. With around 2080 entries, NIPPON ARCHIVE contains all the films shown… Read More
New auteur shorts competition – “Corti d’autore” in Locarno
In some communities, there is still an assumption that the short film scene is mainly dominated by up-and-coming filmmakers. The short film section of the Locarno Film Festival, Pardi di domani, is taking the opposite step with a newly announced competition. In the new section “Corti d’autore”, short films by directors who are already internationally known will be invited in the future. Read More
Program of Berlinale Shorts Announced
March 1 sees the launch of the professional visitors’ event, the Berlinale’s industry online offer. Until March 5, only trade audiences can view selected competition entries from the various sections… Read More
Short Films on Demand – Locarno Shorts Weeks 2021
For the third time, not just since all film festivals went online, the Locarno Film Festival presents its Shorts Weeks. Until the end of February, short films from the program… Read More
Last chance: Before the end of Flashplayer, media artist Timo Kahlen unlocks Net Art animations
As announced in 2017, Adobe will stop distributing and updating its Flash Player at the end of this year. Internet browser vendors are following suit more or less simultaneously,… Read More
New lockdown forces November festivals to cancel, online variations or postponements
November has always been a busy festival month. Due to the Corona pandemic, several spring festivals had also postponed their editions until autumn.
The recent lockdown in Germany and other (European) countries, with the closing of cinemas and the cancellation of all events, now confronts these festivals with the decision to cancel completely, to switch to online versions or to postpone. Read More
No short films for young audiences at the 71st Berlinale 2021 – Open letter to the directors of Berlinale
In 2021 NO SHORT FILMS will be shown in the GENERATION section of the Berlin International Film Festival. The cancellation of an entire platform for the short form at the Berlinale signifies the failure to address both the audience and industry.
Together with more than 30 international organizations, AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association drafted an OPEN LETTER addressed to the festival directors. Read More
Successful prank: short film no. 1 in the American Box Office
YouTubern from Westhampton (Long Island, NY) succeeded in conquering the American box office charts with a short film and for one day became the No. 1 in national sales…. Read More
Videotage Hong Kong publishes manifesto and invites in Content Lab for a “New Normal
The non-profit organisation Videotage in Hong Kong invites people to reflect on the consequences of the pandemic for art and culture and to take action. Against the background of… Read More