Short films in the spotlight at the 65th Festival de Cannes
Whereas the Official Selection for feature films will be presented on Thursday 19 April, the Official Selection for short films is being unveiled in an exclusive preview.
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided over by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, will reward the best films from the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection.
Short Films Competition
Competing for the 2012 Short Film Palme d’or, ten films have been selected from among the 4,500 films that were submitted to the selection committee. For the first time, both a Syrian and a Puerto Rican film-maker are participating in the competition, which also welcomes a French artist best known in the world of music: rapper Hamé from the group La Rumeur.
| Alvaro APONTE-CENTENO | MI SANTA MIRADA (MY HOLLY GAZE) |
Puerto Rico | 15′ | ||||
| Eicke BETTINGA | GASP | Germany | 15′ | ||||
| Mohamed BOUROKBA (aka Hamé) |
CE CHEMIN DEVANT MOI (THIS PATH AHEAD) |
France | 15′ | ||||
| Bassam CHEKHES |
FALASTEIN, SANDOUK AL INTEZAR (WAITING FOR P.O. BOX) |
Syria | 15′ | ||||
| Grainger DAVID | THE CHAIR | United States | 12′ | ||||
| Zia MANDVIWALLA | NIGHT SHIFT | New-Zealand | 14′ | ||||
| Chloé ROBICHAUD | CHEF DE MEUTE (HERD LEADER) |
Canada | 13′ | ||||
| Michael SPICCIA | YARDBIRD | Australia | 13′ | ||||
| Emilie VERHAMME | COCKAIGNE | Belgium |
13′ |
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| L.Rezan YESILBAS | SESSIZ-BE DENG (SILENT) |
Turkey | 14′ | ||||
The Cinéfondation Selection
Fifteen films have been selected out of more than 1,700 submissions from 320 film schools across the globe. For the first time, a Lebanese school features in the selection, which covers fiction and animation and highlights films sharing the same film-making ambition and the expression of a very personal vision.
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Pascale ABOU JAMRA ALBA, Lebanon |
DERRIÈRE MOI LES OLIVIERS (Behind Me Olive Trees) |
20’ | |
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Shoichi AKINO Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan |
RIYOUSHI (The Barber) |
39’ | |
| Arthur CAHN La Fémis, France |
LES RAVISSEMENTS (The Raptures) |
50’ | |
| Morten HELGELAND The Animation Workshop, Denmark |
SLUG INVASION |
6’ | |
| Michal HOGENAUER FAMU, Czech Republic |
TAMBYLLES | 58’ | |
| Leni HUYGHE Sint-Lukas Brussels, Belgium |
MATTEUS | 18’ | |
| Cristi IFTIME UNATC, Romania |
TABĂRA DIN RĂZOARE (The Camp in Razoare) |
22’ | |
| Taisia IGUMENTSEVA VGIK, Russia |
DOROGA NA (The Road to) |
32’ | |
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Piero MESSINA Centro Sperimentale Di Cinematografia, |
TERRA (Land) |
23’ | |
| Miguel Angel MOULET EICTV, Cuba |
LOS ANFITRIONES (The Hosts) |
16’ | |
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Meryl O’CONNOR UCLA, USA |
THE BALLAD OF FINN + YETI | 18’ | |
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Timothy RECKART NFTS, United-Kingdom |
HEAD OVER HEELS | 10’ | |
| Matthew James REILLY NYU, USA |
ABIGAIL | 17’ | |
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Eti TSICKO TAU, Israël |
RESEN (Dog Leash) |
26’ | |
| Eduardo WILLIAMS UCINE, Argentina |
PUDE VER UN PUMA (Could See a Puma) |
17’ | |
► The complete 2012 Official Selection
► Films presented at Cannes Classics
