Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Festival international du court-métrage
La Jetée
6, place Michel-de-l'Hospital
63058 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1
phone +33-4-73 91 65 73
fax +33-4-73 92 11 93
http://www.clermont-filmfest.com
email: info@clermont-filmfest.com
Director
There is no director. The festival is a collective organization.
Coordination International Competition
Tim Redford
Coordination Lab Competition
Calmin Borel
German Submissions
Julien Westermann
Year of Foundation 1979
Event Date from 29 January 2021 till 06 February 2021
Event Date
in Clermont-Ferrand, France
International Competition
Sections International Competition, National Competition, Lab Competition, School and Children Programs, Music Videos, Country and Thematic Focus, Film Market, Market Screenings, Euro Connection Co-Production Market
Category ShortTerms of Entry productions completed after 1 October 2019, up to 40 min, no advertising and industrial films, no premiere requirements, Euro Connection Co-Production Market: preselection through AG Kurzfilm
Genre Short Films, Animation, Children & Youth, Comedy, Documentary Films, Drama, Experimental, Family, Music
Subtitles
Format DCP
Registration Deadline For films completed in 2019 (after 1 October 2019): 5 July 2020
For films completed in 2020 (after 1 January 2020): 5 October 2020
Fees upload fee for obligatory use of submission platform http://www.shortfilmdepot.com
Attendance Figures 170,000
Participants of the Film Industry many important people responsible for short programs of European television companies; around 3,500 participants (90 distributors, 500 national and international festival scouts, 550 producers, 80 buyers etc.), approx. 500 various organizations (film schools, film commissions, short film agencies, advertising companies etc.)
Prizes/Awards Grand Prix, Jury Prize, Audience Award, Special Prizes
2021
International Competition
GOOD GERMAN WORK (KOLLEGEN) by Jannis Alexander Kiefer
MASEL TOV COCKTAIL by Arakdij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch
THE ONE WHO CROSSED THE SEA (DER ÜBERS MEER KAM) by Jonas Riemer
Lab Competition
DARK MATTER by Viktor Brim
JUST A GUY by Shoko Hara
LETTERS FROM SILIVRI by Adrian Figueroa (TR/DE)
MAD MIETER by M+M
Opening Ceremony & Celebration: 20 Years of Lab Competition
THE EXTERNAL WORLD by David OReilly
Young Audience
AVANT CARD by Stella Raith
TOBI AND THE TURBOBUS by Verena Fels, Marc Angele
European Short Film Audience Award
REVOLVO by Francy Fabritz
African Perspectives
SHEPHERDS by Teboho Edkins (ZA/FR/DE)
Euro Connection Co-Production Forum
TANAKA’S DIARY by Filip Jacobson (DE/PL)
Prizes for German films 2020
Special Jury Prize
FREEZE FRAME by Soetkin Verstegen (BE/DE/FI)
Number of Films Shown approx. 450 short films in all sections
Media Coverage very good local and some international media coverage; approx. 250 journalists from all medias
Specific Characteristics The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film. The jury nominates a short film from the international competition for the European Film Awards.Evaluation The festival is the world's premier address in the field of short film festivals and markets and it is the biggest of its kind in France. In terms of audience and professional attendance, it is the second festival in France (after Cannes). A growing number of deals are concluded in the commercially oriented market section, which was enlarged due to the great demand. A considerable number of professionals from international promotion bodies, short film agencies, production and distribution companies and networks, associations and technical industries share the big market space.
Services Directors of films in Competition are invited by the festival: hotel accommodation for the duration of the festival, food vouchers as well as a share of the travel costs (80 Euro).
