EIFF is delighted to announce the screening of the first EIFF Short Film Challenge which will be held on Saturday 16th August at Filmhouse. The shortlisted films will be screened after which a guest Jury will be awarding winners of the challenge prizes.
EIFF Short Film Challenge is a brand new short film compeition launched by EIFF in 2014.
Twelve finalists have been selected by EIFF programmers and the shortlisted films will be screened at Filmhouse in Edinburgh later today. A specially selected jury will attend the screening and announce the winners at the end of the event.
Alongside the shortlisted films, we will be screening EIFF 2014 Short Film Award winners The Bigger Picture (Daisy Jacobs), Monkey Love Experiments (Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson) and My Stuffed Granny (Effie Pappa)
The winner of the Best Film Award will also receive an all expenses paid opportunity to attend Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival in Bristol in September 2014.
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is the UK’s longest running competitive short film and animation festival. It presents one of the world’s best-known showcases and meeting points for emerging talent, and seeks to promote the importance of short film as a means to develop the next generation of filmmakers and animators – See more at: www.encounters-festival.org.uk
The EIFF Short Film Challenge screening is a free ticketed event. To book tickets please see: www.filmhousecinema.com/
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