Academy Announces Student Oscar Winners

Academy Announces Student Oscar Winners

Short Film News (SFN) - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named twelve students from eight U.S. colleges and universities as winners of 36th Annual Student Academy Awards. One student from Sweden also has been selected to receive this year's Honorary Foreign Film award.
World Off Film Awards Calls for Entries

World Off Film Awards Calls for Entries

Short Film News (SFN) -GRAND OFF World Off Film Awards invited filmmakers to submit their films for its third edition which will be held November 14 at Poland. The call for entries for GRAND OFF is open to independent filmmakers and film clubs, Academy Members, directors of our partner film festivals premiered after January 1st 2008, with up to 45 minutes of total running time.
NFB Short Film Competition in Cannes

NFB Short Film Competition in Cannes

Short Film News (SFN) -The 5th edition of NFB Online Short Film Competition is going to be held in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner. According to this report, YouTube is cooperating in holding this event and the winners are going to be selected by the votes of internet users.
Austria launching new Comedy Short Film Festival

Austria launching new Comedy Short Film Festival

Short Film News (SFN) -Austria launching 11/22 International Comedy Short Film Festival as the first time. This Festival has 3 World premiers, 9 European premiers, 41 Austrian premiers and 5 Viennese premiers.
55th Oberhausen Short Fest Announces Winners

55th Oberhausen Short Fest Announces Winners

Short Film News (SFN) -The winners of the 55th edition of International Short Film Festival Oberhausen were announced. The Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen went to Apichatpong Weerasethakul for A Letter to Uncle Boonmee from Thailand.
Opolskie Lamy Awards Winners Announced

Opolskie Lamy Awards Winners Announced

Short Film News (SFN) - Polish short film Luksus by Jarosław Sztandera won The prize for the best Student Film at 2009 Opolskie Lamy Festival in Poland. The prize for the best Amateur Film went to Michał Mroz for Happiness and Michał Mroz & Marta Szymanek for Marionettes.
EuroAsia Shorts Fest to Show 38 Films

EuroAsia Shorts Fest to Show 38 Films

Short Film News (SFN) - The 4th EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival will screen 38 short films from Europe, Asia and the United States on the themes of City/Urban Living, Beauty, Generation & Aging, Fears & Phobias, and Humor.
Cannes 2009 Reveals Short Film and Cinefondation Lineup

Cannes 2009 Reveals Short Film and Cinefondation Lineup

Short Film News (SFN) - Cannes Film Festival announced Short Film Competition and Cinefondation lineup for its 62nd edition, which include 26 short films. In Short Film Competition 9 films from New Zealand, Denmark, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Croatia, Latvia, Portugal,and UK will compete for Golden Palm award:
16th L'Alternativa Festival Calls for Entries

16th L'Alternativa Festival Calls for Entries

Short Film News (SFN) -L'Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival invited filmmakers to submit their films for its 16th edition which will run13-21 November at Spain. The event has three competitive sections: Fiction Feature, Documentary Feature and Shorts, duration should be up to 40 minutes.
Opolskie Lamy Festival Kicked off

Opolskie Lamy Festival Kicked off

Short Film News (SFN) -Opolskie Lamy International Short Film Festival opened today in Opole city in Poland. 28 selected films from different countries are going to participate in the International Competition which includes student Competition section and amateur section.
7 Short films at Cannes Critics Week

7 Short films at Cannes Critics Week

Short Film News (SFN) -The official selection for 48th Cannes Critics Week was announced on Friday. A reduced Critics Week lineup by organizers who for the first time decided to forego the traditional press conference and instead alerted folks by email with a video presentation by artistic director Jean-Christophe Berjon.