Local film enthusiasts are being given the chance to show their creativity on a European level.

Short films allow for creative experiments and let artists play with cinematic styles

The Malta Film Commission is urging local producers and directors to submit entries in the Short Film category of a number of film festivals taking place throughout Europe in the coming months.

This would give them a chance to get a nomination in the short film category of the 25th edition of the European Film Awards ceremony, taking place in Malta on December 1.

Short films allow for creative experiments and let artists play with cinematic styles. Many film-makers start their career with short films.

At each of these European festivals, an independent jury presents one of the European short films in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards.

Eligible to take part are directors born in Europe or with a European passport, whose films are produced in 2011 or 2012 and do not exceed 30 minutes.

So far, four nominees have been announced. The remaining 11 nominees will be selected by juries of festivals in Angers, Rotterdam, Tampere, Krakow, Grimstad, Vila do Conde, Sarajevo, Locarno, Venice and Drama.

When the cycle is complete in September, the nominees will be presented to the EFA members.

The 2,500 members of the film academy – including Europe’s finest directors, producers, distributors, writers, and actors – screen the nominees and elect the overall winner.

The festivals still open for participation are 10:
Premiers Plans – Festival d’Angers (France): www.premiersplans.org
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands): www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Tampere Film Festival (Finland): www.tamperefilmfestival.fi
Krakow Film Festival (Poland): www.kff.com.pl
Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad: www.kortfilmfestivalen.no
Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival (Portugal): http://festival.curtas.pt
Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina): www.sff.ba
Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland): www.pardolive.ch
Venice International Film Festival (Italy): www.labiennale.org/en/cinema
International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece): www.dramafilmfestival.gr

www.europeanfilmacademy.org

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