Short films screenings During the 18th CLAM – International Festival of Social Cinema in Catalonia witch will take place from September 23 to October 2 in Manresa, Narvacles and Sant Fruitós de Bages (in the Barcelona province), the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival introduces a carte blanche with two programmes. Programmes Monday September 26 at 6pm in Bages Centre(Manresa) Wednesday September 28 at 9pm […]
Film Fiji seeks to bring to our local big screen a handpicked list of award-winning international short films spanning fiction, animation, and documentaries, courtesy of Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, while highlighting former winners of Fiji’s Kula Film Awards. This Suva International Short Film Festival will expose our local talents, both current and upcoming, to the multiverse of possibilities in storytelling and production possibilities so […]
The organizers of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival firmly condemn the attacks on democracy in Ukraine and wish to express their unrestrained support to the Ukrainian people in the face of the current military aggression. Like the rest of the world, we are shocked to see war back in Europe. Ukraine deserves profound respect for its bravery and determination. We are of course […]
A Rail of Light Train Again by Peter Tscherkassky Her Violet Kiss by Bill Morrison A white screen. The festival is back in the theaters, and the pure light of the projector will once again illuminate the audience. It’s about time! With Train Again, Peter Tscherkassy re-enters the light by taking us back to the beginning, to a time when the Lumière brothers […]
Here Comes the Sun From left to right: L’Arrivée du soleil dans votre signe by Lisa Giacchero, À l’ombre l’après-midi by Marin Gérard, Anxious Body by Yoriko Mizushiri and Blanc Ninja byEsther Mysius & Camille Rouaud The 2022 National Competition with its 1,867 films is rich with the offerings of directors who share with us their visions of the world, from pragmatic to […]
What a Wonderful World We started out with 6200, and will end up with 77 short films to discover in this 2022 International Competition. 84 directors will offer just as many visions of the world around us. 55 countries are represented with just as many stories from elsewhere. Once again, the festival will give us the opportunity to travel to the other side […]
Editorial The 1990s already marked a great leap forward, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in Spanish short filmmaking, but the first 20 years of this new century have only increased and consolidated its constant evolution. Spanish productions have had an almost continuous presence in the leading world festivals, winning numerous awards (including a Palme d’Or in Cannes), and Spanish short films have been winning […]
Let’s get the party (re)started! L’artiste pose avec son œuvre / The artist and his masterpiece © SQPLCM, Camille Dampierre “This drawing shows first of all what we missed the most: not only discovering new films, but to do so in the company of thousands of new people for us to meet.” These are the words of Brecht Evens, the Belgian illustrator who […]