European Film Academy Short Film 2012
Short films allow for creative experiments and provocation and invite artists to play with cinematic styles – for many filmmakers the starting point of their career. It is important for the European Film Academy to support and promote young and talented newcomers and to celebrate this variety in European film culture.
The short film initiative is organised by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions in co-operation with a series of film festivals throughout Europe . At each of these 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.
The members of the European Film Academy will get to watch all nominated films and it is they who will vote for the overall winner, who will be presented at the European Film Awards Ceremony.
How to submit…
To be considered for a nomination, a short film has to screen in competition at any of the participating festivals (see list). Eligible are directors born in Europe or with a European passport* whose films do not exceed a running time of 30 min. and match the genre regulations of the respective festival. At each of these, a jury selects a single nomination for the European Film Academy Short Film 2012. The nominated films are then submitted to the EFA members who elect the winner.
* European, in the sense of the European Film Academy, means both EU and non-EU, and shall include Israeli and Palestinian.
European Film Academy Short Film 2012
The following short films are nominated for the European Film Awards 2012:
Ghent Short Film Nominee
DEMAIN, ÇA SERA BIEN
by Pauline Gay
France, 16 min., fiction
Valladolid Short Film Nominee
SUPERMAN, SPIDERMAN SAU BATMAN (Superman, Spiderman or Batman)
by Tudor Giurgiu
Romania, 11 min., fiction
Cork Short Film Nominee
TWO HEARTS
by Darren Thornton
Ireland, 17 min., fiction
Bristol Short Film Nominee
MITEN MARJOJA POIMITAAN (How To Pick Berries)
by Elina Talvensaari
Finland, 18 min., documentary
Angers Short Film Nominee
L’AMBASSADEUR ET MOI
by Jan Czarlewski
Switzerland, 15 min., documentary
Rotterdam Short Film Nominee
IM FREIEN (In the Open)
by Albert Sackl
Austria, 23 min., experimental
Berlin Short Film Nominee
VILAINE FILLE MAUVAIS GARÇON (Two Ships)
by Justine Triet
France, 30 min., fiction
Tampere Short Film Nominee
CSICSKA (Beast)
by Attila Till
Hungary, 20 min., fiction
Cracow Short Film Nominee
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Grimstad Short Film Nominee
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Sarajevo Short Film Nominee
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Vila do Conde Short Film Nominee
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Locarno Short Film Nominee
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Venice Short Film Nominee
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Drama Short Film Nominee
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