HOW SHORT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE

The shortest day of the year is also a special day for short film. On December 21st, people in many different countries around the world celebrate the “short format”. The German edition of this special event, the SHORT FILM DAY, is taking place for the fourth time this year and setting on proven and new concepts. And anyone can participate and create their own short film event. Whether it be in a cinema or in more unusual locations like football stadiums, back courtyards, living rooms, phone booths or in refugee accommodations. The German Short Film Association, which organizes the German edition of the spectacle, counted over 200 events with more than 20,000 visitors in 2014. This year, young people will be in focus for the first time. The young initiative “We’ll Show You” gives 12 to 19-year-olds the opportunity to organize their own film event for the Short Film Day. Young talents can independently develop their own ideas, select the films, invite guests and carry out the event. Support is made available by the German Short Film Association in the form of comprehensive manuals. The three most fascinating, unusual and cleverest conceptual ideas will be awarded with 100 euros each. A new edition of last year’s success with the creative prize “The Lucky 8” and the cinema initiative “Three Friends” which supports cinemas in rural areas, will also be a part of this year’s events. The German State Minister for Culture and the Media, Monika Grütters, has already confirmed her patronage for the SHORT FILM DAY. More information is available at www.kurzfilmtag.com.

artwork courtesy of AG Kurzfilm