Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
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Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand
39th edition
Feb 03 - Feb 11, 2018
Estimated
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Documentary, Narrative fiction
Film length Short
Mission / description
DEADLINES 2016:
July 6, 2015 for films completed in 2014 (after July 1, 2014) and October 5, 2015 for films completed in 2015.
The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival has become t…he world's premier cinema event dedicated to short films. It is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes in terms of audience and professional attendance. It is at the heart of many all-year-round activities and missions conducted from La Jetée by the collective team of Sauve qui peut le court métrage. Its permanent staff of 17 all live in the Auvergne region, where a lively environment has developed around filmmaking. full text
Festival website www.clermont-filmfest.com
Rating Summary
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Clermont-Ferrand it's one of the biggest Short film festivals. I enjoyed the screenings and the quality of the films, especially the experimental section. You have to wait in huge ques before every screening. But there is a really nice vibe from the people. The festival is not so warm to the guests but it has the greatest market.
The most impressive thing in Clermont was probably the huge attendance, never seen anywhere else. Every session, every day, the houses were packed, including the main 1.400 seats theatre. Watching my film there was quite an experience.
The market works very well, but it is advisable to arrange the appointments in advance, before the festival, otherwise there are few chances to talk to anyone.
The festival organizes a public meeting with the press the day after the screening in the main theatre.
I missed a bit an official meeting point inside the building, a cafeteria or something. The unofficial meeting point became the brasserie just in front of the festival building, a bit too small. Nice atmosphere, though.
Taxis in Clermont just don't work. Big problems at night and the last day day I nearly missed the train: I arranged the pick up at the hotel the day before, and the morning the taxi didn't show up. Be very careful!
FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
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Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand
39th edition
Feb 03 - Feb 11, 2018
Estimated
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Documentary, Narrative fiction
Film length Short
Mission / description
DEADLINES 2016:
July 6, 2015 for films completed in 2014 (after July 1, 2014) and October 5, 2015 for films completed in 2015.
The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival has become t…he world's premier cinema event dedicated to short films. It is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes in terms of audience and professional attendance. It is at the heart of many all-year-round activities and missions conducted from La Jetée by the collective team of Sauve qui peut le court métrage. Its permanent staff of 17 all live in the Auvergne region, where a lively environment has developed around filmmaking. full text
Festival website www.clermont-filmfest.com
Rating Summary
One-on-One
Clermont-Ferrand it's one of the biggest Short film festivals. I enjoyed the screenings and the quality of the films, especially the experimental section. You have to wait in huge ques before every screening. But there is a really nice vibe from the people. The festival is not so warm to the guests but it has the greatest market.
The most impressive thing in Clermont was probably the huge attendance, never seen anywhere else. Every session, every day, the houses were packed, including the main 1.400 seats theatre. Watching my film there was quite an experience. The market works very well, but it is advisable to arrange the appointments in advance, before the festival, otherwise there are few chances to talk to anyone. The festival organizes a public meeting with the press the day after the screening in the main theatre. I missed a bit an official meeting point inside the building, a cafeteria or something. The unofficial meeting point became the brasserie just in front of the festival building, a bit too small. Nice atmosphere, though. Taxis in Clermont just don't work. Big problems at night and the last day day I nearly missed the train: I arranged the pick up at the hotel the day before, and the morning the taxi didn't show up. Be very careful!