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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Clermont-Ferrand, France, Europe

29 Jan, 2021 - 06 Feb, 2021

Academy Award ® Qualifying European Film Award Qualifying FIAPF

Keywords

short, academy award qualifying, EFA-qualifying

Category

Short

Genre

Documentary, Animation, Experimental

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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Clermont-Ferrand, France, Europe

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General Information

founded

1937

edition

42nd

organizers

Eric Roux

President and Treasurer of "Sauve qui peut le court métrage"

Sarah Momesso

Co-coordination and member of the National selection committee

Tim Redford

Coordination of the International Competition

Laurent Crouzeix

Film programming

Stéphane Souillat

Coordination of national competition

Fabien De Macedo

General coordination of the festival

Contact details

Sauve qui peut le court métrage

La Jetée; 6 Place Michel-de-L'Hospital

Clermont-FerrandFrance 63058

info@clermont-filmfest.org

+33 (0)4 73 91 65 73

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Audience

160000 people

Venues

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Maison de la Culture 71 Boulevard François Mitterrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France 63000 Show me on the map
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Press Office 25 Avenue de la Libération, Clermont-Ferrand, France 63000 Show me on the map
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Short Film Market Gymnase Jean & Honoré Fleury - rue Abbé-de-l’Épée, Clermont-Ferrand, France 63000 Show me on the map
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L’Atelier - École éphémère de cinéma 4 Boulevard Trudaine, , Clermont-Ferrand, France 63000 Show me on the map

About the festival

Today, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is the world's largest film festival dedicated to short films. In term of audience and professional presence, it is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes.
The festival is at the heart of many activities and missions conducted all year long by the collective Sauve qui peut le court métrage. The association employs 18 permanents, all based in Auvergne, where a whole dynamic around cinema has been created.

The 2020 edition recorded more than 172,566 entries and welcomed more than 3,600 professionals.

About

Today, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival is the world's largest film festival dedicated to short films. In term of audience and professional presence, it is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes.
The festival is at the heart of many activities and missions conducted all year long by the collective Sauve qui peut le court métrage. The association employs 18 permanents, all based in Auvergne, where a whole dynamic around cinema has been created.

The 2020 edition recorded more than 172,566 entries and welcomed more than 3,600 professionals.

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Awards & Winners

2020

Best Comedy "Fernand Raynaut" Award (Winner)

Raout Pacha (2019)  Director(s): Aurélie Reinhorn

PROCIREP Short Film Producer award (Winner)

Sheep, Wolf and a Cup of Tea... (2019)  Director(s): Marion Lacourt

Grand Prix (Winner)

Da Yie (2019)  Director(s): Anthony Nti

Special Jury Prize (Winner)

All the Fires the Fire (2019)  Director(s): Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis

Audience Prize (Winner)

The Present (2019)  Director(s): Farah Nabulsi

Best Animation Film Award (Winner)

Pulsión (2019)  Director(s): Pedro Casavecchia

Best Documentary Film Award (Winner)

Quebramar (2019)  Director(s): Cris Lyra

Best European Film Award (Winner)

Invisível Herói (2019)  Director(s): Cristèle Alves Meira

Grand Prix (Winner)

Olla (2019)  Director(s): Ariane Labed

Special Jury Prize (Winner)

Clean with Me (After Dark) (2019)  Director(s): Gabrielle Stemmer

Audience Prize (Winner)

Memorable (2019)  Director(s): Bruno Collet

Best Actress - Adami Award (Winner)

Miss Chazelles (2019)  - Megan Northam Director(s): Thomas Vernay Winner(s): Megan Northam

Best Actor - Adami Award (Winner)

The Loyal Man (2020)  - Lawrence Valin Director(s): Lawrence Valin Winner(s): Lawrence Valin

Grand Prix (Winner)

Ráfagas de vida salvaje (2019)  Director(s): Jorge Cantos

Special Jury Prize (Winner)

Freeze Frame (2019)  Director(s): Soetkin Verstegen

Audience Prize (Winner)

California on Fire (2018)  Director(s): Jeff Frost

Terms and rules

Rules

  • May compete films completed after October 1st, 2019.
  • Films of 40 minutes or less are eligible.
  • Any type of film (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental) can be submitted to the selection committee.
  • Industrial or commercial films are not accepted.

Participants must enter their films via the online submission website www.shortfilmdepot.com
The following material must be attached to the online submission:

  • 1 still from the film (either colour or black and white depending on the film – no poster, no pictures of film set or crew), which can be used in any publication;
  • 1 photo of the director(s);
  • 1 list/transcript of the dialogue in the original version and a French or an English translation;
  • 1 uploaded video file of the film.

Selection Media Type: Online screener
Screening Media Type: DCP

Audio language: original
Subtitles language: English, French

Premiere Requirements: No premiere requirement

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Categories and fees

National Competition

National Competition
Entry fees
Regular (5th July, 2020) €0
Late (15th October, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Requirements: Films completed after: October 1st 2019 Maximum running time: 59 minutes Origin: France as main country of production Festival screening format: DCP

Lab Competition
Entry fees
Regular (5th July, 2020) €0
Late (15th October, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

No application for this competition is necessary since the films will be chosen from those submitted to two competitions above. The Lab Selection Committee will select the films for the Lab Competition from a pre-selection proposed by the Committees of the International and National Competition.

International Competition
Entry fees
Regular (5th July, 2020) €0
Late (5th October, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Requirements: Films completed after: October 1st 2019 Maximum running time: 40 minutes Origin: All countries (except France) Festival screening format: DCP

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