[Filmfestivalresearch] seeking list of short filmfestivals/festivals with shorts category

Eija Niskanen eija at helsinkicineaasia.fi
Sat Aug 10 22:25:10 CEST 2013


Does short film mean in this case:
- short fiction
- short documentary
- short animation
- short mixed/experimental
- music video

Eija


2013/8/10 Greg DeCuir <gdecuir at yahoo.com>

>
> All:
>
> Not quite sure why the top 3 festivals for shorts in this list are 3 of
> the largest and most successful mainstream feature-length film festivals in
> the world. Does that mean that by default they do everything better than
> everyone else, regardless of format or genre? Beyond that, it doesn't seem
> too feasible to attempt an accurate list of all the short film festivals in
> the world, plus all the festivals in the world that have a shorts category.
> Most of the lists we are referencing are extremely fragmented and in some
> instances have not been updated in five or more years.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Greg de Cuir, Jr
> Selector/Programmer, Alternative Film/Video Belgrade
> http://www.alternativefilmvideo.org/
>
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> Subject: [Filmfestivalresearch] seeking list of short
> filmfestivals/festivals with shorts category
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>
> This is great!  Thanks Tyrone.
>
> I give presentations around the world about how young filmmakers can work
> the festivals to their career advantage.
>
> Here is some data I have collected and it might help (Keep my in mind for
> any panels or classes, I am looking for paying gigs.  I do Talent Campus,
> Deutsche Welle, Chapman University, Woodbury University, UCLA Extension
> among others - mainly at festivals but not always:
>
>
>
>
> 5 Top Festivals for Shorts (But not the only ones!)
>
> 1.Cannes Fest(s) and Shorts Corner. May 9 ­ 19, 2013
> http://www.cannescourtmetrage.com/uploads/albums/BrochureCCM_12.pdfAlso
> during the Cannes Film Festival, the Cinefondation
> <http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/cinefoundation.html> has a shorts
> competition.
> 2.Sundance FF.  January 17 ­ 27, 2013
> http://www.sundance.org/festival/ or see the winners
> <
> http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/sundance/debutante-hunters-wins-yahoo-sundan
> ce-2012-shorts-competition-172532156.html> 2012
> 3. Berlin Fest and Talent Campus. February 7 ­ 17, 2013
> http://www.berlinale.de <http://www.berlinale.de/>
> 4. Clermont Ferrand Fest and Market. February 1 ­ 9, 2013
> http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=129
> 5. Oberhausen Fest and Market.  May 2 ­ 7, 2013
> http://www.kurzfilmtage.de/index.php?id=2147&L=2
>
> Chile has its Santiago Shorts Film Festival de Chile
> <
> http://www.filmfestivalworld.com/festival/Chilean_Intl_Short_Film_Festival
> /> as Mexico has Expresión en Corto <http://www.expresionencorto.com/>.
> These are not only for Spanish language films and are important industry
> events.
>
> New short film festivals are sprouting up like Zone Horror CUT! Short
> Film Competition <http://www.zonehorror.tv/cut.php> which gives a £2,000
> award.
>
> There is also the Filminute Festival <http://www.filminute.com/>.  Film
> Independent¹s Los Angeles Film Festival
> <
> http://www.filmindependent.org/content/2010-los-angeles-film-festival-subm
> ission-guidelines> takes shorts which then qualify them for Academy Award
> nominations, as does LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film
> Festival).
>
>
> Here are other good sources about shorts, whether spaces for them,
> distributors, or buyers:
>
> €100 short film festivals
> http://www.raindance.org/worlds-top-short-film-festivals/
>
> €Short films cover a whole range of categories ­ animated, documentary,
> experimental, live action, musical, travelogue, fashion, to name a few,
> and they allow experiments with cinematic styles and format at the
> starting point in careers.
>
> €Research the types of festivals which reach your type of audience
> demographic.
>
> €British Council Festival Directory lists 1495 Festivals.
> http://film.britishcouncil.org/festivals-directory
>
> €Withoutabox lists more than 5,000.
> https://www.withoutabox.com <https://www.withoutabox.com/>
>
> €OpenFilm http://www.openfilm.com/film-festivals/
>
> Hope this is useful!
>
> Sydney Levine
>
> P.S. Does someone have a good list of festivals for documentaries??
>
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> On 8/3/13 5:25 AM, "Classic Media Entertainment" <info at cmefilms.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Hi All
> >
> >UFFO, The Universal Film and Festival Organization has a pretty good list
> >of
> >all kinds of film festivals (including shorts), only difference is that
> >these festivals are members of the UFFO organization and all festival
> >members have adopted the UFFO remit of "Best Business Practices" for film
> >festivals. These festivals are all over the world and are demonstrating
> >transparency to the wider community. www.uffo.org UFFO is entirely non
> >profit and free to join, the organization also has a magazine that covers
> >all aspects of film festivals worldwide.www.ufmag.biz
> >
> >We would welcome any input to the magazine and welcome new members of
> >UFFO .
> >The list of festivals are on our web site
> >
> >Kind Regards
> >Tyrone D Murphy
> >CEO - Universal Film & Festival Organization - www.uffo.org (203
> >International Film Festivals)
> >Editor - Universal Film Magazine - www.ufmag.biz (going out to 3.7 M in
> >over
> >100 countries free)
> >Editor ­ Movie Money Magazine - www.moviemonyemag.com (all about film
> >funding)
> >BAFTA - Management Committee Member - www.bafta.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-------Original Message-------
> >
> >From: Matt Lloyd
> >Date: 03/08/2013 12:01:30
> >To: Laura MacGregor
> >Cc: filmfestivalresearch at listcultures.org
> >Subject: Re: [Filmfestivalresearch] seeking list of short
> >filmfestivals/festivals with shorts category
> >
> >Hi Laura
> >
> >The British Council Festivals Directory is a good resource - not shorts
> >specific, but kept up-to-date and probably as comprehensive as any other
> >festivals list:
> >
> >http://film.britishcouncil.org/festivals-directory
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >Matt Lloyd
> >Director
> >Glasgow Short Film Festival
> >13-16 February 2014
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 3 Aug 2013, at 06:39, Laura MacGregor wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> This is Laura MacGregor in Tokyo. I am currently writing a report on the
> >Shortshorts Film Festival and Asia (Tokyo) and would like to find a list
> >of
> >short film festivals/festivals with a shorts category that is fairly
> >comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date.
> >>
> >> So far I have a fairly accurate-looking list from: http://www.raindance
> >org/worlds-top-short-film-festivals/
> >> but it is not complete or up-to-date.
> >>
> >> If someone could suggest a better source/list, I would be grateful.
> >>
> >> Thanking you in advance,
> >>
> >> Laura MacGregor
> >>
> >>
> >> Laura MacGregor
> >> Professor of English, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Centre,
> >Chuo-to 715
> >> Gakushuin University Mejiro 1-5-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8588 laura
> >macgregor at gakushuin.ac.jp
> >> 03-3986-0221 ext. 5686
> >>
> >>
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