The Short Films Selections at the 72nd Festival de Cannes
The Short Films Selections 2019 © FDC
Following the announcement of the Official Selection of the 72nd Festival de Cannes, held on Thursday, April, 18th at 11am, discover the Short Films in Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection 2019.
Presided by Claire Denis, the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury will award films both from the Short Films Competition and the Cinéfondation after their deliberations.
THE 2019 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION
This year, the selection committee has viewed 4240 short films.
The 2019 Short Films Competition comprises 11 films (9 works of fictions, 1 documentary and 1 animation), from Albania, Argentina, France, Finland, Greece, Israel, Ukraine, Sweden and USA.
These films are all in the running for the 2019 Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by President of the Jury, Claire Denis, at the Closing Ceremony of the 72nd Festival de Cannes on Saturday, May 25th.
|
Erenik BEQIRI |
THE VAN |
Albania, France |
15' |
| Dekel BERENSON | ANNA | Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom |
15’ |
| Vanessa DUMONT Nicolas DAVENEL |
THE JUMP |
France | 12’ |
| Vasilis KEKATOS | THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE SKY | Greece / France | 9’ |
| Teemu NIKKI | ALL INCLUSIVE | Finland | 15’ |
| Elin ÖVERGAARD |
INGEN LYSSNAR |
Sweden | 14’ |
| Agnès PATRON |
AND THEN THE BEAR |
France | 14' |
| Yona ROZENKIER | PARPARIM (BUTTERFLIES) |
Israel | 7’ |
| Agustina SAN MARTIN | MONSTRUO DIOS (MONSTER GOD) |
Argentina | 10' |
| Chloë SEVIGNY | WHITE ECHO | USA | 15' |
| Federico Luis TACHELLA | LA SIESTA (THE NAP) |
Argentina | 14' |
THE 2019 SELECTION CINEFONDATION
For its 22nd edition, the Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 17 films (14 live-action and 3 animated films), from among the 2,000 submitted by schools all over the world. The important presence of Central and Eastern Europe highlights the vitality of filmmaking education in these countries. Six of the selected shorts come from schools taking part for the first time.
The Jury will hand over the three Cinéfondation prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on Thursday 23rd May, in the Palais des Festivals Buñuel Theatre.
| Wisam AL JAFARI | AMBIENCE | Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture Palestine |
15’ |
|
Louise COURVOISIER |
MANO A MANO |
CinéFabrique |
23’ |
| Ondřej ERBAN |
STO DVACET OSM TISÍC |
FAMU Czech Republic |
16’ |
Kenya GILLESPIE |
JEREMIAH | The University of Texas at Austin USA |
10’ |
| Martin GONDA | PURA VIDA | FTF VŠMU – Film and Television Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts Slovakia |
30’ |
| Shoki LIN | ADAM | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore |
19’ |
| Yarden LIPSHITZ LOUZ | NETEK (RIFT) |
Sapir College Israel |
21’ |
David MCSHANE |
SOLAR PLEXUS | NFTS United Kingdom |
9’ |
| Antonio MESSANA |
ROSSO: LA VERA STORIA FALSA DEL PESCATORE CLEMENTE |
La Fémis |
28’ |
| Katalin MOLDOVAI | AHOGY EDDIG (AS UP TO NOW) |
Budapest Metropolitan University (METU) Hungary |
24’ |
| Martin MONK | FAVORITEN (FAVOURITES) |
Filmakademie Wien Austria |
18’ |
| Leszek MOZGA | ROADKILL | University of the Arts London (UAL) United Kingdom |
8’ |
| Barbara RUPIK | DUSZYCZKA (THE LITTLE SOUL) |
PWSFTviT Poland |
9’ |
| Richard VAN |
HIẾU |
CalArts USA |
24’ |
| Flo VAN DEUREN | BAMBOE |
RITCS Belgium |
19’ |
| Olesya YAKOVLEVA | SLOZHNOPODCHINENNOE (COMPLEX SUBJECT) |
St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television Russia |
26’ |
| YEON Jegwang | REONGHEE (ALIEN) |
Korea National University of Arts South Korea |
15’ |
