Director: Levon Minasian.
Thirteen years after the Armenian city of Leninakan was destroyed in an earthquake, Loussiné, a 13 year old orphan lives with her grandfather in a "domik" – a prefabricated small house. She is dumb, but a talented pianist. To prepare for an international competition, the Ministry of Culture lends her a beautiful piano. But when the instrument is delivered, it’s clear that the trailer where they live is too small to hold a piano…
In 2011, the 33rd edition of the festival will be taking place. Three competitions will showcase the works of bold, young international talents, thus bringing greater diversity to the short film scene - a basic principle that is the source of its uniqueness and vitality. A rich programme will also be found in the retrospectives and panoramas, for the enjoyment of all audiences.
23rd International Competition
The International Competition is a rare moment, full of magic, where films from a wide spectrum intersect. Animated gems, documentaries, brilliant comedies, down-to-earth fictions, genre films or graduation shorts from some of the finest film schools out there will undoubtedly take you on a unique journey into young film creation. Just relax and enjoy the thrill.
A simultaneous English translation of films by headphones and French subtitles will be provided....
Director: Julien Lecat.
Diane, a hardened woman, manages a brothel in the 2030s. Frank Richard, a smuggler and old friend, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, trying to escape the memory of his dead brother. He convinces Diane to enter his brain in order to erase this memory. She will make astonishing discoveries…
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3 competitions: International, National and Lab for 35mm, Beta SP Pal, Digibeta Pal. 12 theaters. 132,000 admissions in 2007. 3,000 professionals attend the Short Film Market. A Market catalogue describing more around 5,000 new titles.
31st CLERMONT-FERRAND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVALMusical and Netherlands...January 30 - February 7, 200931st Edition: Safe as HousesComing up on its thirty-first edition, the Clermont-Ferrand film festival proves, once again, that short films are safe as houses. Whether you’re talking about our three competitions or the numerous panoramas and retrospectives, cut-rate is not in our vocabulary. Short films remain a long-term guarantee for living, imaginative cinema, and in that regard, Cl...
27th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival: January 30 to February 4, 2005The Market is celebrating its twentieth anniversaryCreated in 1986 by the Festival organisers to encourage the short film industry, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market has become the leading market of its kind.The leading market of its kindIn twenty years, the Clermont film market has become as important for short films as the Cannes film market is for feature films, and maybe even more so: it is a stage which focuses on...
