LONDON/BUCHAREST/TORONTO,
September 6, 2012 – The 7th edition of Filminute, the international
one-minute film festival, officially launches this week. 15 countries are
represented among the festival’s 25 competing finalists.
The 15 countries represented
at Filminute 2012 are Argentina, Belgium (2), Brazil, Canada, France, Georgia,
Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands (2), Russian Federation (2), Sweden,
Turkey, UK (5), and USA (4). Five countries have made the shortlist for the
first time: Brazil, Georgia, Israel, Lithuania, and Sweden.
Of the 25 films in
competition, 6 are animations, and 2 are documentaries.
Filminute co-founder and Head of Jury John Ketchum has once again convened an international, experienced, contemporary, and witty jury: Sundance & Sarajevo award-winning Romanian film director, Radu Jude; Indian “Ad Guru” and award-winning film lyricist, Prasoon Joshi; FIPRESCI Vice President & Hungarian film critic, György Kárpáti; Shut Up! Cartoons producer and long-time Walt Disney Television Animation Senior Vice-President, Lenora Hume; and award-winning writer and superstar Twitter storyteller Arjun Basu.
The “Best Filminute” prize
and 5 commendations are awarded by Filminute’s jury. The public at large is
invited to view, share, comment upon and rate all 25 films. Each film fan is also
entitled to a single vote to put toward the film they feel is most deserving of
Filminute’s People’s Choice award.
“We expect social media to
continue to play an increasing role in the growth of the festival,” says Filminute
co-founder Sabaa Quao. “Not only can filmmakers take direct control over the
marketing of their film, the sharing and discussion of the film between the
filmmakers and their audiences is a natural marketing driver. Much of what a filmmaker
learns to do here is applicable to learning how to better market their feature
length projects.”
The 7th edition
of the festival also features a more accessible website and an expanded pool of
global media partners who will all be choosing their top picks from the
festival to screen for their audiences.
Every year, throughout the month of September, Filminute presents an extraordinary array of 25 films online for festival-goers around the world to enjoy and discuss. The Filminute winners and awards will be announced on October 9.
Every year, throughout the month of September, Filminute presents an extraordinary array of 25 films online for festival-goers around the world to enjoy and discuss. The Filminute winners and awards will be announced on October 9.
More information and full
details are available at www.filminute.com. You may follow
Filminute on Twitter at http://twitter.com/filminute.
On Facebook, follow the festival via http://www.facebook.com/filminute.
Welcome to Filminute 2012!
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Filminute press contacts:
John
Ketchum john.ketchum(-@-)filminute.com
Oana
Koulpy filminute2012(-@-)gmail.com
LIST OF THE 25
FILMS SHORTLISTED AT FILMINUTE 2012
Argentina
CIUDAD HELSING, Gustavo
Cordero
Belgium
HOL VS. RUS, Piet
Sonck
OEHOE, Ben
Gijsemans
Brazil
A LITTLE
UNCOMFORTABLE, Weyner Tristao
Canada
THE KEY, Randy Kelly,
France
COLLOQUE
SENTIMENTAL, Louise & Jeanne Traon
Georgia
LADY I, Tamta
Garbrichidze
Germany
INDIAN MYSTERY,
Christian Fischer
Israel
SCHNITZELS, Tal
Haring
Lithuania
CUT!, Jonas
Velutis
Netherlands
MACROMOUSE,
Nicolas Stamboulopoulos
SARINA, Tara
Fallaux & Stijn Ghijsen
Russian Federation
BROTHERS, Anton
Mironovich
TAKE A REST!, Natalia Mirzoyan
Sweden
BARGIRL, Renzo
& Hanna Anerod
Turkey
LIGHT, Munir Dogan
UK
A HERO’S TALE,
Nick Black
CANDY CRIME, Ben
Jacobson
CHOP CHOP, Ant
Blades
FLIP BOOK, Richard
Dunford
WILDEBEEST, Ant
Blades
USA
FOLKLORE, Charles
Yeager
M|W 9|11, James
Kelly
STILL HERE, Rafael
Morais & Vijessna Ferkic
THE END, Michael
Darling
