‘This years program is very colorful, diverse and different with 300 films from 40 countries around the world,‘ begins Katrin Küchler, FILMFEST DRESDEN‘s Co-Director. With prizes and awards worth €64,500, FILMFEST DRESDEN is not only well-known in the festival circuit, it’s also one of the most renowned short film festivals in Europe. As the exclusive […]
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4 Tips for Short Filmmakers to get into DC SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
‘This year we are having a big focus on Spanish films,’ begins Jon Gann, Festival Director of the 11th DC Shorts Film Festival. Turns out having a Spanish short film is a good way to get into the largest shorts festival on the US east coast. But of course that isn’t the only type of […]

The Importance of Short Film Festivals with SHORTS THAT ARE NOT PANTS
‘I think that short filmmakers don’t always get enough opportunities to show their work in front of an audience‘ was the belief behind Toronto film blogger, James McNally, starting Short That Art Not Pants. First he showed a program of shorts in his apartment to a small group of friends. Since the beginning of 2012 […]

SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WINTERTHUR
Today we spoke to John Canciani, Artistic Director of the 17th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WINTERTHUR DEADLINE • 31 July 2013 This is my first year as Artistic Director. It is a pretty democratic situation we have in Winterthur so everyone in the program is part of the strategy in which films are interesting for our festival […]

LA GUARIMBA FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Sara Fratini, Programmer of the 1st LA GUARIMBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 20 June 2013 Our only goal is, ‘the people to the cinema and the cinema to the people,’ because this is a town that doesn’t have any cinemas or movie theaters so we actually want to […]

GUANAJUATO
Today we spoke to Nina Rodriguez, Programmer of the 16th GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 1 May 2013 Every year we introduce something new and this year we are beginning a new residency program to help filmmakers get their films made, both from the region and internationally. We are trying to help filmmakers get feedback and […]

CIRCUITO OFF
Today we spoke to Alessandro Grandesso, Programmer of the 14th CIRCUITO OFF SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 18 April 2013 The main new feature this year is that we will be in the old center in the town of Venice. Last year we were in Lido. We will work with Palazzo Grassi which is quite great, quite […]

CURTAS VILA DO CONDE
Today we spoke to Miguel Dias, Director of the 21st CURTAS VILA DO CONDE FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 12 April 2013 I think we are quite, in a way, original. But what can I say; if you look at our program and the history of the films that have been selected, you will see that lots […]