Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
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| Location | Bristol, England |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Language | England |
| Website | www |
Encounters Film Festival is a short film, animation and VR festival in Bristol, England. Based in Bristol, Encounters runs a six-day festival in September and its main venues are Watershed and Arnolfini, on Bristol’s harbourside.
History
The festival began in 1995 as Brief Encounters, a one-off event. Animated Encounters was set up in 2001 to celebrate and showcase animation. In 2006 the two festivals united as the Encounters Short Film Festival.[1]
Since 2010 Encounters Festival has been a qualifying festival for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[2] and Best Animated Short, alongside the equivalent BAFTAs[3] categories. In 2011 Encounters Festival announced a new partnership with the European Film Academy Short Film Initiative, becoming a member of the 15 European festivals that present the nominations for the European Film Awards.
References
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (2006). "Encounters to host Ken Russell and Frank Cottrell Boyce". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "92nd Academy Awards Short Films Qualifying Festival List" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "British Short Film Qualifying Festivals List" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 18 February 2021.