[/caption] Das kleine, aber feine Festival “Experiments in Cinema” in Albuquerque (New Mexico) findet dieses Jahr nicht vor Ort statt und zeigt deshalb ausnahmsweise sein Programm frei zugänglich im… Read More
[/caption] Die Online-Künstlergemeinschaft 6×6 project eröffnet am 11. Mai mit einem Kurzfilm-Screening im Kunstraum Horse & Pony (Berlin-Neukölln) unter dem Namen Xanadu einen neuen Spielort für Videokunst und Kurzfilme. … Read More
[/caption] Derzeit ist auf Video Brasil Online die Bewegtbild-Ausstellung “Unravelling Stories” zu sehen. Thematisch geht es, der feministischen Bildtheorie Griselda Pollock folgend, um konzeptionelle und formale Strategien Geschichte zu hinterfragen,… Read More
[/caption] Am 6. April eröffnete das Internationale Sámi-Film-Institut seine neuen Ton- und Postproduktionsstudios “Duottar” in Guovdageaidnu, im nördlichen Teil von Sápmi, Norwegen. “Duottar” (sám für Tundra) befindet sich… Read More
[/caption] Am 15. März veröffentlichte das Forscherkollektiv Tracking Exposed[1] den von der Mozilla-Foundation finanzierten Bericht “TikTok content restriction in Russia”[2]. Dem Bericht zufolge hat die in vorauseilendem Gehorsam gegenüber dem… Read More
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
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
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
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. On the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival, currently back on location for the first time, MyFrenchFilmFestival is offering a Cannes… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The US-American crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark collects on a list binding agreements from film distributors and festivals to waive for a limited period of time guidelines that exclude films that… Read More
The internationally positioned online festival “We are One” yesterday announced the program planning for its streamings from 29 May to 7 June. More than 100 films from 35 countries will… Read More
The Zagreb Film Festival in cooperation with the Croatian Audiovisual Center has founded the streaming platform croatian.film to make Croatian short film more visible. The bilingual platform offers a… Read More
The French production and distribution company mk2 offers a curated selection of films in its own online magazine TROISCOULEURS in the section “Festival à la Maison”, which is available online… Read More
