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The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival 2011 in Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto

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 2011, the festival received 4,200 submissions from 80 countries, and it is currently the largest short film festival in North America.[2] 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"[3], 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 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.[4] 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.[5] 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

  • 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

Best Canadian Short

  • 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

Best Live-Action Short

  • 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

Best Cinematography in a Canadian Short

  • 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

  • 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

Best Experimental Short

  • 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

Best Performance in a Live Action Short

  • 2011 – Aline Kolditz and Lea Kolditz as Mieke in Fathermotherchild (Vatermutterkind)
  • 2010 – A Parachute Falling in Siberia, Noni Hazlehurst, Anthony Phelan, Australia
  • 2008 – Death of Shula, Yosef Corman-Korman, Israel

Screenplay Giveaway

  • 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

References

  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. ^ Handling, Piers. "Canadian Film Centre". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ Slotek, Jim. "Short and sweet: Worldwide Short Film Festival long on (celebrity) talent". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ^ "THE CANADIAN FILM CENTRE'S WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (6/6-10/01)". The Free Library. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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