The Short Films Selections at the 70th Festival de Cannes
Cinefondation and Short Films Selection © RR
The announcement of the 2017 Official Selection will begin with the short films Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection, in the run-up to the press conference for the 69th Festival de Cannes, to be held on Thursday 14th April.
Following their deliberations, the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided by Cristian Mungiu, will decide on the best films both from the Short Films Competition and the Cinéfondation.
THE SHORT FILMS COMPETITION 2017
This year, the selection committee received 4,843 short films. The 2017 Short Films Competition comprises 9 films (8 works of fictions and 1 animation), from Finland, France, United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece, Iran, USA, Poland, China, Colombia and Sweden.
These films are all in the running for the 2017 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Cristian Mungiu, President of the Jury, at the official award ceremony of the 70th Festival de Cannes on 28th May.
CANNES COURT METRAGE
| Teppo AIRAKSINEN |
KATTO (The Ceiling) |
Finland | 15' |
| Lucrèce ANDREAE |
PÉPÉ LE MORSE - animation (Grandpa Walrus) |
France | 14' |
| Mahdi FLEIFEL | A DROWNING MAN | United Kingdom, Denmark, Grece | 15' |
| Alireza GHASEMI | LUNCH TIME | Iran | 15' |
| Fiona GODIVIER | ACROSS MY LAND | USA | 15' |
| Grzegorz MOŁDA |
KONIEC WIDZENIA (Time to go) |
Poland | 15' |
| QIU Yang |
XIAO CHENG ER YUE (A Gentle Night) |
China | 15' |
| Andrés RAMIREZ PULIDO | DAMIANA | Colombia | 15' |
| Julia THELIN |
PUSH IT |
Sweden | 8' |
THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 2017
To mark its 20th year, the Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 16 films (14 works of fiction and 2 animations), from among the 2,600 works submitted this year by film schools from all over the world. Fourteen countries from three continents are represented. Four of the films selected come from schools taking part for the first time.
The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on Friday 26th May in the Buñuel Theatre.
THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION
| Yuval AHARONI |
BEN MAMSHICH (Heritage) |
Steve Tisch School of Film & Television, Tel Aviv University Israel |
25' |
| Bahman ARK |
HEYVAN (Animal) |
Iranian National School of Cinema Iran |
15' |
| Michal BLAŠKO |
ATLANTÍDA, 2003 (Atlantis, 2003) |
FTF VŠMU Slovakia |
30' |
| Stijn BOUMA | LEJLA | Sarajevo Film Academy Bosnia-Herzegovina |
22' |
| Eduardo BRANDÃO PINTO |
VAZIO DO LADO DE FORA (Empty on the Outside) |
Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil |
22' |
| Aya IGASHI | TOKERU | Toho Gakuen Film Techniques Training College Japan |
45' |
| Payal KAPADIA | AFTERNOON CLOUDS | Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) India |
13' |
| Léa KRAWCZYK |
À PERDRE HALEINE |
La Poudrière France |
4' |
| Marian MATHIAS |
GIVE UP THE GHOST |
NYU Tisch School of the Arts USA |
13' |
| Valentina MAUREL |
PAUL EST LÀ (Paul is Here) |
INSAS Belgium |
24' |
| Imge ÖZBILGE | CAMOUFLAGE | KASK Belgium |
6' |
| Roberto PORTA |
PEQUEÑO MANIFIESTO EN CONTRA DEL CINE SOLEMNE (Little Manifesto Against Solemn Cinema) |
Universidad del Cine (FUC) Argentina |
14' |
| Rory STEWART | WILD HORSES | NFTS UK |
26' |
| Áron SZENTPÉTERI |
LÁTHATATLANUL (Invisibly) |
Színház-és Filmművészeti Egyetem Hungaria |
32' |
| Tommaso USBERTI | DEUX ÉGARÉS SONT MORTS |
La Fémis France |
27' |
| WANG Yi-Ling |
YIN SHIAN BIEN JIAN GON LU (Towards the Sun) |
National Taiwan University of Arts Taiwan |
28' |
