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The Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF), founded by Brenda Sherwood, is an annual festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held in June at Annex-Yorkville area venues, including the Bloor Cinema, the University of Toronto, and the Isabel Bader Theatre among others. It holds accreditation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and is a recognized qualifying event for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) short film awards. This means that award-winners at the festival are eligible to win Oscars, Genies, and BAFTAs.^[1] In 2012, the festival received 4,768 submissions from 113 countries, and it is currently the largest short film festival in North America.^[2]^[3] The festival has been described in the Canadian Encyclopedia as "a popular and productive meeting place for audiences, filmmakers, buyers and sellers interested in the art and commerce of making movies in short form"^[4], and this is reflected in the Short Films Big Ideas Symposium, which features master classes and panel discussions focused on professional development for those involved in the industry. Each year the festival offers a celebrity program, which has, in the past, featured films with such notable celebrities as Scott Thompson, Judi Dench, David Duchovny, Michael  Fassbender, Max von Sydow, Natalie Portman, Dick Van Dyke, Don Cheadle, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Gérard Depardieu, Stephen Fry, and Anthony Hopkins, among others. The festival has also had films screen by many notable directors and celebrities, including Errol Morris, Spike Jonze, Rachel Weisz, Talmage Cooley, Courteney Cox, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.^[5] ^[6] In addition to the annual screenings in June, the festival also runs a monthly screening series called A World of Shorts.

History

The WSFF was founded in 1994 and operated independently under Brenda Sherwood's direction, until 2000 when it was acquired by the CFC. When the CFC bought the festival, she was replaced as festival director by Shane Smith, but continued to serve on the festival advisory committee for 2001.^[7] Since 2001 the WSFF has seen its attendance and submissions more than double to over 15,000 and 4,200 respectively. The WSFF also hosts the largest digital marketplace for short films in North America. The current festival director is Eileen Arandiga.

Previous Award Winners

Audience Choice

2012 - Unravel, directed by Meghna Gupta, India, UK
2011 – The Gruffalo, directed by Jakob Schuh & Max Lang, UK, Germany
2010 – Luxury (Luksus), directed by Jaroslaw Sztandera, Poland
2009 – Paul Rondin Is… Paul Rondin (Paul Rondin est… Paul Rondin), directed by Frédéric Vin, France
2008 – Out of Spjald (Vaek fra Spjald), directed by Thomas Glud & Lars Wass, Denmark
2007 – It's My Turn Now, directed by Jorgen Hjerdt, Sweden
2006 – The Legend of the Scarecrow, directed by Marco Bezas, Spain
2005 – Invulnerable, directed by Alvaro Pastor, Spain
2004 – Creature Comforts, Cats or Dogs?, animated by Richard Goleszowski, UK
2003 – The School, directed by Jonathan Hayes, Ontario
2002 – Three Sisters on Moon Lake, directed by Julie Kwan, Canada
2001 – Dual Citizen, directed by Christy Garland, Canada

Best Emerging Canadian Filmmaker

2010 – J.B. Sugar for Wood If, Canada
2009 – Aparna Kapur for Amma, Canada
2008 – Audrey Cummings for Burgeon and Fade, Ontaro
2007 – Nicolas Roy for Sunday, Canada
2006 – Maxime Giroux for Red (Le rouge au sol), Quebec
2006 – Chris Nash for Day of John, Ontario
2005 – Jeffrey St. Jules for The Sadness of Johnson Jo Jangles, Ontario

The Bravo!FACT Award for Best Canadian Short

2012 - Edmond Was a Donkey (Edmond était un âne) directed by Franck Dion, Canada, France
2011 – Cold Blood (Sand froid), directed by Martin Thibaudeau, Canada
2010 – Fishes (Les poissons), directed by Jean Malek, Canada
2009 – Land of Men (Terre des hommes), directed by Ky Nam Le Duc, Canada
2008 – Can You Wave Bye Bye, directed by Sarah Galea-Davis, Canada
2007 – After All (Après tout), directed by Alexis Fortier, Quebec
2006 – Noise, directed by Greg Spottiswood, Ontario
2005 – Through My Thick Glasses, directed by Pjotr Sapegin, Quebec
2004 – Ryan, directed by Chris Landreth, Ontario
2003 – The Truth About Head, directed by Dale Heslip, Ontario
2002 – Remembrance, directed by Stephanie Morgenstern, Canada
2001 – Killing Time, directed by Tara Johns, Quebec

The Deluxe Award for Best Live-Action Short

2012 - The Factory (A fábrica) directed by Aly Muritiba, Brazil
2011 – Aglaée, directed by Rudi Rosenberg, France
2010 – Over the Fence (Viiko Ennen Vappua), directed by Hamy Ramezan, Finland
2009 – My Name is Dominic (Tos les enfants sappelent Dominique), directed by Nicolas Silhol, France
2008 – Manon on the Asphalt (Manon sur le bitume), directed by Elizabeth Marre & Olivier Pont, France
2007 – Soft, directed by Simon Ellis, UK
2006 – Bawke, directed by Hisham Zaman, Norway
2005 – Before I Go, directed by Heiko Hahn, Germany
2004 – Wasp, directed by Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom
2003 – Squash, directed by Lionel Bailliu, France
2002 – Bamboleho, directed by Luis Prieto, Spain
2001 – To See a Boat in Sail, directed by Anja Breien, Norway

The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Short

2012 - Thibaut Duverneix for Gravity of Center, Canada
2011 – Ian Lagarde for Nowhere Elsewhere (Au milieu de nulle part ailleurs), Canada
2010 – Maya Bankovic for Slip, Canada
2009 – Miroslaw Baszak for The Water, directed by Kevin Drew, Canada
2008 – Brendan Steacy for The Answer Key
2007 – Phillipe Roy for After All (Après tout), Quebec
2006 – Tess Girard for Benediction, Ontario
2005 – James Cooper for Lepidultrous, Ontario
2004 – Nicolas Roy for Leo, Quebec
2003 – Rosa Zacharie for Clearing Skies (Une eclaircie sur le fleuve), Quebec
2002 – Lara Fitzgerald for Scenes from Childhood, Canada

Best Animated Short

2012 - The Maker, directed by Christopher Kezelos, Australia
2011 – The Tannery, directed by Iain Gardner, UK
2010 – The Silence Beneath the Bark (Les silence sous l'ecorce), directed by Joanna Lurie, France
2009 – Slaves (Slavar), directed by Hanna Heilborn & David Aronowitsch, Sweden & Denmark
2008 – Boar Attack, directed by Jay White, Canada
2007 – Madame Tutli-Putli, directed by Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis, Canada
2006 – The Danish Poet, directed by Torill Kove, Canada/Norway
2005 – The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, directed by Anthony Lucas, Australia
2004 – Harvie Krumpet, directed by Adam Elliot, Australia
2003 – Fast Film, directed by Virgil Widrich, Austria/Luxembourg
2002 – Home Road Movies, directed by Robert Bradbrook, UK
2001 – The Man with the Beautiful Eyes, directed by Jonathan Hodgson, UK

The Panasonic Award for Best Documentary Short

2012 - Eighty Eight, directed by Sebastian Feehan, Josh Bamford, UK

Best Experimental Short

2012 - Gravity of Center, directed by Thibaut Duverneix, Canada
2011 – The Death of an Insect (Erään Hyönteisen Tuho), directed by Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen, Finland
2010 – Slip, directed by Chelsea MacMullan, Canada
2009 – Danse Macabre, directed by Pedro Pires, Canada
2008 – Roastbeef, directed by François Bégin & Miryam Bouchard, Canada
2007 – The Nautical Education, directed by Christian Laurence, Canada
2006 – Film Noir, directed by Osbert Parker, UK
2005 – Spacer, directed by Guy Roland, British Columbia
2004 – The Paper Wall, directed by Nicholas & Sheila Pye, Quebec
2003 – Islands, directed by Richard Fung, Ontario
2002 – Eve, directed by Britt Randle, Canada
2001 – Copy Shop, directed by Virgil Widrich, Austria

The Deluxe Award for Best Performance in a Live-Action Short

2012 - My Sweetheart (Mon amoureux), Miss Ming, France
2011 – Fathermotherchild (Vatermutterkind), Aline Kolditz and Lea Kolditz
2010 – A Parachute Falling in Siberia, Noni Hazlehurst, Anthony Phelan, Australia
2008 – Death of Shula, Yosef Corman-Korman, Israel

Screenplay Giveaway

2012 - Static, Tanya Lemke
2010 – Geoffrey Redknap
2009 – She Said Lenny, Kate Hewlett
2008 – Big Head, Dylan Akio Smith
2007 – The Bridge, Lindsey Connell
2006 – Funky Prairie Boy, Michael Schultz
2005 – Naoko Kumagai
2004 – Scarlett Runners, Teresa M. Hannigan
2003 – Gold, Armen J. Kazazian
2001 – Masterpiece Monday, Glenn Forbes

Funding Forum Pitch Prize

2007 – Where Do White Canadians Go/The Wondrous Mind of Delroy Kincaid, Powys Dewhurst; Belonging, Elizabeth Lazebnik
2001 – Firster's Dungeon, Sophie Hargest

External links

CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival website

References

^ Hickman, Angela. "The Worldwide Short Film Festival gets ready to roll out the red carpet" The National Post, Toronto, 11 May 2011
^ Droganes, Constance. "Rachel Weisz makes directorial debut at T.O. festival". ctv.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse. "Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn't matter with these films". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
^ Handling, Piers. "Canadian Film Centre". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^ Slotek, Jim. "Short and sweet: Worldwide Short Film Festival long on (celebrity) talent". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse. "Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn't matter with these films". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
^ "THE CANADIAN FILM CENTRE'S WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (6/6-10/01)". The Free Library. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

[1] Hickman, Angela. "The Worldwide Short Film Festival gets ready to roll out the red carpet" The National Post, Toronto, 11 May 2011

[2] Droganes, Constance. "Rachel Weisz makes directorial debut at T.O. festival". ctv.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[3] Kinos-Goodin, Jesse. "Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn't matter with these films". Retrieved 14 June 2012.

[4] Handling, Piers. "Canadian Film Centre". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[5] Slotek, Jim. "Short and sweet: Worldwide Short Film Festival long on (celebrity) talent". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[6] Kinos-Goodin, Jesse. "Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn't matter with these films". Retrieved 14 June 2012.

[7] "THE CANADIAN FILM CENTRE'S WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (6/6-10/01)". The Free Library. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

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-The '''Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF)''', founded by Brenda Sherwood, is an annual [[Film festival|festival]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held in June at Annex-Yorkville area venues, including the [[Bloor Cinema]], the [[University of Toronto]], and the [[Isabel Bader Theatre]] among others. It holds accreditation with the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]], and is a recognized qualifying event for the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) short film awards. This means that award-winners at the festival are eligible to win [[Oscars]], [[Genies]], and [[BAFTAs]].<ref>Hickman, Angela. [http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/05/11/the-worldwide-short-film-festival-gets-ready-to-roll-out-the-red-carpet/ "The Worldwide Short Film Festival gets ready to roll out the red carpet"] [[The National Post]], Toronto, 11 May 2011</ref> In 2012, the festival received 4,768 submissions from 113 countries, and it is currently the largest short film festival in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Droganes|first=Constance|title=Rachel Weisz makes directorial debut at T.O. festival|url=http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20110530/short-film-festival-110531/|work=ctv.ca|publisher=CTV News|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref> The festival has been described in the [[Canadian Encyclopedia]] as "a popular and productive meeting place for audiences, filmmakers, buyers and sellers interested in the art and commerce of making movies in short form"<ref>{{cite web|last=Handling|first=Piers|title=Canadian Film Centre|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010262|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>, and this is reflected in the ''Short Films Big Ideas Symposium'', which features master classes and panel discussions focused on professional development for those involved in the industry. Each year the festival offers a celebrity program, which has, in the past, featured films with such notable celebrities as [[Scott Thompson]], [[Judi Dench]], [[David Duchovny]], [[Michael  Fassbender]], [[Max von Sydow]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Don Cheadle]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[Crispin Glover]], [[Gérard Depardieu|Gérard Depardieu]], [[Stephen Fry]], and [[Anthony Hopkins]], among others. The festival has also had films screen by many notable directors and celebrities, including [[Errol Morris]], [[Spike Jonze]], [[Rachel Weisz]], [[Talmage Cooley]], [[Courteney Cox]], and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Slotek|first=Jim|title=Short and sweet: Worldwide Short Film Festival long on (celebrity) talent|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/30/short-and-sweet|work=The Toronto Sun|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>
+The '''Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF)''', founded by Brenda Sherwood, is an annual [[Film festival|festival]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held in June at Annex-Yorkville area venues, including the [[Bloor Cinema]], the [[University of Toronto]], and the [[Isabel Bader Theatre]] among others. It holds accreditation with the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]], and is a recognized qualifying event for the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) short film awards. This means that award-winners at the festival are eligible to win [[Oscars]], [[Genies]], and [[BAFTAs]].<ref>Hickman, Angela. [http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/05/11/the-worldwide-short-film-festival-gets-ready-to-roll-out-the-red-carpet/ "The Worldwide Short Film Festival gets ready to roll out the red carpet"] [[The National Post]], Toronto, 11 May 2011</ref> In 2012, the festival received 4,768 submissions from 113 countries, and it is currently the largest short film festival in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Droganes|first=Constance|title=Rachel Weisz makes directorial debut at T.O. festival|url=http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20110530/short-film-festival-110531/|work=ctv.ca|publisher=CTV News|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kinos-Goodin|first=Jesse|title=Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn’t matter with these films|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/05/16/worldwide-short-film-festival-size-doesnt-matter-with-these-films/|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> The festival has been described in the [[Canadian Encyclopedia]] as "a popular and productive meeting place for audiences, filmmakers, buyers and sellers interested in the art and commerce of making movies in short form"<ref>{{cite web|last=Handling|first=Piers|title=Canadian Film Centre|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010262|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>, and this is reflected in the ''Short Films Big Ideas Symposium'', which features master classes and panel discussions focused on professional development for those involved in the industry. Each year the festival offers a celebrity program, which has, in the past, featured films with such notable celebrities as [[Scott Thompson]], [[Judi Dench]], [[David Duchovny]], [[Michael  Fassbender]], [[Max von Sydow]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Don Cheadle]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[John C. Reilly]], [[Crispin Glover]], [[Gérard Depardieu|Gérard Depardieu]], [[Stephen Fry]], and [[Anthony Hopkins]], among others. The festival has also had films screen by many notable directors and celebrities, including [[Errol Morris]], [[Spike Jonze]], [[Rachel Weisz]], [[Talmage Cooley]], [[Courteney Cox]], and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Slotek|first=Jim|title=Short and sweet: Worldwide Short Film Festival long on (celebrity) talent|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/30/short-and-sweet|work=The Toronto Sun|accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>
 <ref>{{cite web|last=Kinos-Goodin|first=Jesse|title=Worldwide Short Film Festival: Size doesn’t matter with these films|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/05/16/worldwide-short-film-festival-size-doesnt-matter-with-these-films/|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> In addition to the annual screenings in June, the festival also runs a monthly screening series called ''A World of Shorts''.