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Cannes 2012: Cinéfondation Announces Winning Short Films from Russia, U.S. and Cuba

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The Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury at Cannes, led by Jean-Pierre Dardenne ("The Kid with the Bike") has named its first, second and third place winners. Russian Taisia Igumentseva's "Doroga Na" ("The Road To") took the top prize...

By Sophia Savage
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May 25, 2012 11:58 AM
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Watch: Paul McCartney's Short 'My Valentine' Stars Portman & Depp; Screening with 'The Intouchables'

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Paul McCartney's debut short film (aka music video), "My Valentine," stars Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman and will screen in front of all showings of the Weinsteins' "The Intouchables," which opens this weekend.

By Sophia Savage
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May 25, 2012 11:49 AM
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Public Sundance ShortsLab Workshops Coming to New York, Los Angeles and Seattle

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The Sundance Institute is mounting public ShortsLab one-day filmmaking workshops to be held in New York, Seattle and Los Angeles. Get your tickets here and gain access and first-hand insight from filmmakers, Sundance staff and alumni, and industry pros in these panels and sessions.

By Sophia Savage
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May 24, 2012 12:23 PM
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Watch: Jennifer Garner and Alfred Molina Star in Rodrigo Garcia's Short Film 'Serena'

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Jennifer Garner stars with Alfred Molina in short film "Serena," posted below, from director Rodrigo Garcia ("Albert Nobbs," "In Treatment"). The twelve-minute short features Garner as a quietly deranged woman, desperately seeking attention from her priest by cataloguing a series of tormented confessions...

By Maggie Lange
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May 22, 2012 2:35 PM
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2012 Student Academy Awards Selects Foreign Winners

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected three international student film winners, from 51 entries representing 29 countries for the 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The student filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles to join U.S.-based Student Academy Award recipients for a week of industry activities.

By Maggie Lange
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May 11, 2012 4:17 PM
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HBO/New York Int'l Latino Film Festival Call for Entries for Short Film Competition

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HBO and the New York Int'l Latino Film Festival are accepting entries of original scripts for their annual Short Film Competition. The HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition will award $15,000 and mentoring for a grand prize winner to produce and direct an original-scripted short film that will later be screened at the New York Int'l Film Festival and possibly on HBO. Entries must be received by May 18, 2012. See entry restrictions below:

By Sophia Savage
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April 24, 2012 11:51 AM
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Tribeca 2012 Shorts Lineup includes Men-Hattan Program with Labute's 'Bff' and Burns' 'Doggy Bags'

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Tribeca announces the lineup for its 2012 shorts program. Of the sixty shorts (selected from 2,800 submitted films), twenty-six will be making their world premiere. The films will play in nine thematic programs - five narrative, three documentary and one experimental...

By Sophia Savage
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March 13, 2012 1:00 PM
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LACMA Hosts Young Directors Night, Showcasing Seven Short Films from L.A. Student Filmmakers

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LACMA hosted its eleventh annual Young Directors Night on Saturday evening, showcasing seven short films from student filmmakers around Los Angeles.

By Beth Hanna
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March 11, 2012 4:40 PM
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Louisiana Launches LA Film Prize Weekend, Wants to Spark an Indie Revolution

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Louisiana announces its inaugural LA Film Prize Festival Weekend and its $50,000 Grand Prize. The festival will run October 5-7 and will feature short films by anyone in the world - but shot within the Shreveport-Bossier area. The submission deadline is July 9; on August 9 twenty films will be selected to screen at the festival...

By Sophia Savage
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March 6, 2012 11:52 AM
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Video: Watch 'Frankenweenie' Trailer and Tim Burton's Career-Starting 1984 Original

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Tim Burton's animated "Frankenweenie" doesn't arrive until October 5, but check out the new trailer (as well as the original 1984 thirty minute live-action short film, which launched Burton's career), below. Last year, many cities (including LA and NY, at LACMA and MoMA respectively) were treated to a retrospective exhibition of Tim Burton's work, from his early sketches and notebooks to the costume worn by Johnny Depp in "Edward Scissorhands."