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Encounters Short Film Festival 2007

Encounters Short Film Festival 2007 21-25 November 2007, Bristol

The 13th annual Encounters Short Film Festival takes place in Bristol from Wednesday 21 November to Sunday 25 November, after launching on Sunday 18 November with a 30th birthday party for Morph, the little clay man who set the Bristol-based Aardman Animations on the path to Oscar-winning success.

More than 250 films and around 50 related events will be staged at Watershed and other Bristol Harbour-side venues while Encounters 2007 is underway, including

• a pre-release screening of the full-length animated feature PERSEPOLIS [http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/] that was the toast of the Cannes Film Festival;

• visits by celebrated directors such as Frank Cottrell Boyce (sharing his Desert Island Flicks), Richard Eyre (interviewed by Mark Kermode), Damien O’Donnell and Royston Tan [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848892/]

• a Film School [http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/pages/whatson/filmschool.php] on producing, with Lenny Crooks, Michael Kuhn and Al Clark as tutors + Kodak’s ever popular Stop By Shoot Film workshop and an intro to film editing from Doghouse;

• the unveiling of the UK’s nominations for the first ever all-time top 10 of British shorts;

• showcases of films from Canada, Singapore and the South West

• a cinematography masterclass with Balazs Bolygo, whose credits include LIFE ON MARS

• a major animation symposium [http://www.encountersfestival.org.uk/pages/whatson/industryday.php], comparing and contrasting international approaches to animation training and asking whether UK training is keep pace with what the global industry needs

• EA Games Zone + sessions on gaming, special effects and what’s new in mobile contentertainment

• themed screenings of new films from over 40 countries, and a Gala Awards Night featuring the the presentation of £20,000-plus worth of prizes and awards.

For more info and delegate pass bookings, visit www.encounters-festival.org.uk. To book tickets for one-off events, contact the Watershed Box Office, at 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX or by phone: 0117 927 5100.

Encounters is organized by Encounters Festival Ltd, with funding from Bristol City Council and South West Screen. The festival’s principal sponsors are Aardman Animations, Cartoon Network, EA Games and HP – Invent.

Author: beth at 13:12 on 19.11.07 Leave a comment

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