Archive for the 'Festivals' Category

Curt Ficcions Fest Highlights Best Shorts From Spain

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

By Cafebabel.com The Academy of Spanish Cinema avoids digital and concentrates on 35mm for Curt Ficcions, one of the most prominent and prestigious Spanish short film festivals. The eleventh edition takes place in cinemas in February 2008. 21 finalists are selected months in advance. Full story here


‘Cirugia’ (’Surgery’), short film prize winner from 2006, the tenth edition of the Curt Ficcions festival

UK FILM COUNCIL FUNDED FILM WINS BEST BRIT AWARD AT ENCOUNTERS

By Businessofcinema.com
MUMBAI: The UK Film Council National Lottery funded short film Soft, written and directed by Simon Ellis has won the Best of British Award at Encounters, a film festival for short films.

Lifesize Pictures’ Rebecca Mark-Lawson, who manages all of the UK Film Council’s short film activities says, “The British films selected for Encounters illustrate the vibrancy and diversity of short filmmaking across the country. Simon is an exciting and accomplished story teller and with Soft, he is attracting the attention of the international film world.”