YARAT, Future Shorts Film Festival announce summer season
Baku, September 3 (AZERTAC). YARAT Contemporary Art Space Organization and Future Shorts Film Festival announced the summer Season 2013.
The screening will take place on 14th of September 2013 at the Green Theatre.
In 10 years of showcasing electrifying short films and filmmakers from around the world in stunning venues, Future Shorts have built the world`s largest community for short film fans - from Finland to Mexico, via Mongolia and Kazakhstan: Future Shorts are screened on 6 continents, in 325 cities, in front of 40,000 short film enthusiasts yearly. And plans for the future don`t stop just there.
Future Shorts Founder and Director Fabien Riggall reflects on the past 10 years: ‘From the idea to offer a platform for both short filmmakers and short film lovers, Future Shorts has evolved into an emergent phenomenon, surpassing itself with every new season. We are proud to work with an increasing network of international screening partners, who are the heart of Future Shorts Festival: this outstanding global movement is fuelled by love, passion, ambition and a groundbreaking creative force. We can`t wait for the next 10 years’.
Future Shorts Festival connects - over 25,000 attended screenings during the Winter Season 2012-2013, in spaces as diverse as submarines, snowboarding huts, art galleries, ice cream parlours, cafes, exhibition spaces and bars. During a screening in Kazakhstan, one bold audience member took to propose during the screening, with his own short feature: Future Shorts - Future Love.
From April to June 2013, the Spring Season will feature 6 shorts films exploring the grief; the joy, and the memory of living and breaking with the familiar.
The Future Shorts Summer Season 2013 includes 6 critically acclaimed short films sourced from around the world: Boneshaker (USA; 2012) by Frances Bodomo - a portrait of the struggles of an African family lost in America; the award-winning La Huida (Spain; 2011) by Victor Carrey: a narrative puzzle, and the deconstruction of an event from a variety of prismatic viewpoints.
The Pirate of Love (Iceland; 2013) by Sara Gunnarsdottir, an animated feature about the outsider musician Daniel C.; The Hidden Smile (Spain; 2011) by Venture Durall which constructs a realistic tale on the values that flourish in a society formed by children; Irish Folk Furniture (Ireland; 2012) by Tony Donoghue, an animated documentary about traditional Irish furniture and winner at Sundance 2013 for Best Animation short film; and Volume (UK; 2012) by Mahalia Belo, about the mysterious disappearance of Georgina, from the perspective of her neighbour Sam.
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