The FILMINUTE 2006 JURY

• John Ketchum, Head of Filminute 2006 Jury; Executive Director, Filminute.
• Ekow Eshun, Artistic Director, Institute of Contemporary Arts (London)
• Craig Davis, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Worldwide
• Raul Galvez, Founder of the Toronto International Latin Film Festival.
• Santa Maddalena Foundation, under the leadership of Beatrice Monti della Corte von Rezzori, will occupy 2 of the 7 seats on the Filminute 2006 jury. One vote will be from the literature side, the other from the film side. Input to the Santa Maddalena vote will come from the Foundation's Board of Directors, Selection Committee, Board of Advisors and Fellows. This input will include Oscar, Pulitzer, and Booker Prize winners. Santa Maddalena luminaries include: Bernardo Bertolucci, Volker Schlöndorff, Colm Toibin, Michael Cunningham, Zadie Smith, Isabella Rossellini.
• Sabaa Quao, Executive Director, Filminute

121.ro article

With 6 out of the 27 shortlisted films being Romanian productions or co-productions, the response to Filminute in Romania has been passionate.

A feature article appears this week at OneToOne (www.121.ro). The article is in Romanian however some highlights from the article loosely translate as follows:

• A festival to which all countries can participate without borders or difficult acceptance conditions!

• The accessibility of these one-minute films is truly a good idea. You can watch and rewatch your favourite films. You can comment and vote for the films that are dear to you. Everything on one site and with a mechanism you can easily learn!

• Filminute is truly an exceptional project worth watching and debating! If you have a moment of pause or relaxation or a good disposition and you want to spend it in an excellent way, I invite you to give your opinion about www.filminute.com

Head of Jury

I’m honoured to head up the jury for this inaugural Filminute International One-Minute Film Festival. My fellow jurors represent voices from the forefront of contemporary art, film, literature and advertising. I look forward to their insights and input determining which films stand out from an impressive shortlist of 27.

Audiences will be entertained, amazed, and inspired by the selection of films on the Filminute 2006 shortlist. These chosen submissions represent the best of a very contemporary and relevant one-minute format.

John Ketchum, Executive Director, Filminute®
Head of Jury

DailyCandy.com "The Weekend Guide"

SEE: Filminute
What: Screen and vote for your favorite one-minute films in this jazzy festival.
Why: Gone in 60 seconds.
When: Thru Sept. 30.
Where: Online at filminute.com.
* DailyCandy.com, Everywhere Edition, "The Weekend Guide." Retrieved September 7, 2006, from http://www.dailycandy.com/article.jsp?ArticleId=27026&city=4

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27 CONGRATULATIONS

THE FILMINUTE 2006 SHORTLIST

AERIAL PHOTOS
DIRECTOR: Studio Amoeba
UK / CANADA

BLACK SHIRTED MEN
DIRECTOR: Marinos Papadantonakis
GREECE

BREATH
DIRECTOR: Ina Pirk
GERMANY

BUSH GHOST
DIRECTOR: Seth Scriver
CANADA

CHARLIE
DIRECTOR: Rob Hickling
CANADA

THE CLOSEST THING TO TIME TRAVEL
DIRECTOR: Mark Tapio Kines
USA

CLOWN HEARTED
DIRECTOR: Andrew Matthews
UK

CROSSING
DIRECTOR: Catalin Leescu
ROMANIA

CUCKOO AND ICE CREAM
DIRECTOR: Laureen Vonnegut
USA / ROMANIA

FORTIFICATION
DIRECTOR: Elena Wen
USA

FRONT
DIRECTOR: John Riley
UK / ROMANIA

THE FUTURE BOX
DIRECTOR: Morgan Christie
AUSTRALIA

HAMBURG, 24. APRIL 2006
DIRECTOR: Daniel Günter Schwarz
GERMANY

THE HUMAN CORAL
DIRECTOR: Michelle Coomber
UK

IN ONE MINUTE
DIRECTOR: Sandra Kunze
GERMANY

INDIFFERENCE
DIRECTOR: Matei Branea
ROMANIA

IT COULD BE
DIRECTOR: Wayne Campbell
UK

LINE
DIRECTOR: Anton Groves
UK / ROMANIA

LOOSE ENDS
DIRECTOR: Julian Grey
CANADA

MENAGE À TROIS
DIRECTOR: Dominik Friebel
GERMANY

MENDIP LODGE 01
DIRECTOR: Ben Woodcock
UK

MENDIP LODGE 02
DIRECTOR: Ben Woodcock
UK

NEXT MESSAGE
DIRECTORS: Thelon Oeming and Craig Kirkham
CANADA

REPRESSION IN MODERN CHINA
DIRECTOR: Zale Dalen
CHINA / CANADA

SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT
DIRECTORS: Elena Mircea and Mark Nava
ROMANIA / USA

TRAVEL DIARY – TAIPEI
DIRECTOR: Keng-Ming Liu
USA

XPLOSION
DIRECTOR: Craig Kirkham
CANADA / UK

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