Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma presents its 37th annual event October 8 to 19. With nearly 250 films in every conceivable format, several North American and world premieres, and one of the most enjoyable festival experiences anywhere, the FNC is more accessible than ever. Films from some sixty countries including shorts and feature-length films, documentary and fiction, animation, retrospectives, tributes, exhibits, industry meetings and special events 11 full days to satisfy the most di...

Cinematic peak quality within the festivalAn extraordinarily high quality of films was the outstanding characteristic trait of this year’s Ludwigsburg European Short Film Biennale. The Wüstenrot Foundations awarded a total of EUR 52,500.00 to seven films. The surprisingly good reception by the audience and the strong presence of European young talents additionally contributed to the success of the biannual short film festival.The Ludwigsburg audience was attracted by the quality of the films;...

Finally, after thrilling hours of counting numerous numbers on rating cards and heated discussion between the jury members, we are very proud to present the award winners of the 22nd Hamburg International Short Film Festival. Thanks to our supporters and sponsors, we were able to raise the prize money and there are even two new prizes this year (Werkleitz-Award, ZDFdokukanal-Award).Overall, 14 awards worth in total almost 30,000 Euros were assigned for outstanding short film productions from all...

INDIELISBOA 2006: PLAY and DU SOLEIL EN HIVER are the winnersAlicia Scherson’s feature wins Grand Prize “City of Lisbon” for Feature Film, and French short gets the Grand Prize for Short FilmCristi Puiu’s THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU receives Special MentionHere are the winners: Grand Prize “City of Lisbon” for Feature FilmPLAY, by Alicia Scherson Special MentionTHE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, by Cristi Puiu Grand Prize for Short FilmDU SOLEIL EN HIVER, Samuel Collardey Special Mention to a...