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Category: Short Film News
The Silence By Farnoosh Samadi & Ali Asgari Wins Multiple Oscar Qualifying Film Festival Awards
Joint directors Farnoosh Samadi and Ali Asgari’s must-see live action short film The Silence has been selected for over 400 film festivals around the world and won many prestigious film awards, including Oscar-qualifying awards at Leeds International Film Festival and Hamptons International Film Festival. The film stars Fatma Alakus, Cahide Ozel and Valentina Carnelutti and… Continue reading The Silence By Farnoosh Samadi & Ali Asgari Wins Multiple Oscar Qualifying Film Festival Awards
Andrea Harkin’s ‘The Party’ Nominated For BAFTA Award
‘The Party’ has considerable talent behind it; written by actor Conor MacNeill (The Fall), directed by Andrea Harkin (BBC’s Clique), and produced by Farah Abushwesha (Irreplaceable You) and Emmet Fleming (Out of Here) it is now nominated for the Best British Short Film BAFTA award. This riveting film received the Award of Excellence from Global Shorts Competition, was the winner of Cork Film Festival Nomination for the European Film Academy award and was invited to screen at a number of prestigious film festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest.
‘Legal Smuggling with Christine Choy’ Selected By The Prestigious Sundance Film Festival
Brothers Noah and Lewie Kloster’s debut animation film Legal Smuggling with Christine Choy has been selected for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival under documentary short films. This exciting short film features Academy Award nominated filmmaker Christine Choy, as she undergoes an adventure of wild proportions when she accidentally illegally smuggles cigarettes.
Kristof Deák’s award winning film ‘Sing’ nominated for an Academy Award
The heartfelt drama Sing nominated for a 2017 Academy Award
Award Winning Short Film ‘Sing’ Shortlisted For Academy Awards 2017
The heartfelt drama Sing is based on a true story; a young girl is forced to either stand up against a corrupt system or fit quietly into it. Dealing with themes of ambition, rejection and solidarity, this powerful film was created and directed by Kristof Deák and has been receiving critical and audience acclaim, winning numerous prestigious film awards, including at two Oscar-qualifying film festivals.
Lluís Quílez’s Short Film Graffiti Wins Oscar Qualifying Santa Barbara Film Festival
The post-apocalyptic drama Graffiti deals with the universal themes of isolation and loneliness through the eyes of one character, in a world where every day is exactly the same until a mysterious person makes contact.
Juanjo GiméNez’s Short Film Timecode Receives over Fifty Film Awards and Prestigious Awards Season Accolades
Juanjo Giménez’s beautiful short film Timecode has been making its mark in the film world, winning a multitude of film festivals, including the Palme d’Or for the Best Short Film at the well-respected Festival de Cannes. Not only has this award winning film been nominated for Best Short Film at the Goya Awards (the Spanish Academy Awards), it has been shortlisted, along with 9 other films for the Academy Awards and has been nominated for the European Academy Awards.