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T R a News Reviews Features Photos Festivals Si R Features Summer Shorts: What!s Hot This Year at Palm Springs ShortFest by Kim Adelman (Updated 6 hours, 29 minutes ago) With 314 short films from 43 countries screening at the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest, identifying the must-sees is a herculean task. Fortunately, indieWIRE was granted a preview of a dozen high profile shorts ranging from Oscar-winner Cynthia Wade!s latest doc to James Franco!s most recent directorial effort. If you!re looking to discover international directorial talent on the rise, get yourself down to the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, CA from June 22 - 28 to check out the following twelve standout shorts. Like | Share “Born Sweet” - This 28-minute documentary about a plucky Cambodian boy who theorizes that people are either born sweet and sickly or salty and strong is directed by Cynthia Wade of “Freeheld” fame. It!s no surprise that Wade!s latest effort has already picked up a ton of accolades, including honorable mention at Sundance, the Grand Jury Prize at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, and Best Short doc at Aspen Shortsfest and the A scene from Cynthia Wade's "Born Sweet." Ashland and Atlanta fests. Wade was inspired to make “Born Sweet” after hearing an NPR story about villages in Cambodia whose inhabitances are living with arsenic poisoning as a result of tainted well water. “The Clerk!s Tale” - Student filmmaker James Franco continues to impress with his latest, a 14-minute slice-of-life focusing on a middleaged man who works in a mall-based suit store. Franco adapted this story from a poem by Spencer Reece, and the resulting film (which premiered at Cannes) could be considered a visual poem. It!s the type of piece that would only work as a short, and it works extremely well. Based on “The Clerk!s Tale” and his previous shorts “Herbert White” and “The Feast of Stephen” (also playing at Palm Springs), James Franco the filmmaker might have a more impressive career than James Franco the actor. “Curious Thing” - Alain Hain directed this 9-minute short about straight/gay friendship, which combines an oral documentary approach with storytelling scripted by Jason Mills. The short, which mesmerizes with its dream-like vibe, has been written up in the New York Times and has won awards at the Atlanta Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and most recently at NewFest. Re 1 2 3 4 5 “Dog Heart” - The first of two very strong narrative shorts from Mexico, this 10-minute pulpy crime story by Ishmael Nava Alejos is very much out of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez school. It blazes across the screen with such confidence that no one should be surprised when Hollywood comes a-knockin! on Alejos!s door. “Flat Love” - When it seems like every feature is now being released in 3-D, Spanish writer/director Andres Sanz has come up with a witty rebuke. His Manhattan art word-set 15-minute short is all about the allure of two-dimensions. A stylish and surreal love story results, aided and abetted by Isabella Rossellini!s contribution as the film!s narrator. “The Foal” - Set in rural Australia, Josh Tanner!s 10-minute portrait of a child in mourning isn!t maudlin at all. Credit goes to writer/producer Jade van der Lei!s very specific script and Turner!s excellent direction of his tiny lead actress. “Glenn Owen Dodds” - Another winner from Australia, Frazer Bailey!s 16-minute comedy about finding a higher power in the most unexpected place already won over American short film fans, taking home the
Dungog Film Festival - Film - Time Out Sydney Film Time Out Sydney The Bridge Around Town Restaurants Bars & Pubs Dungog Film Festival The sleepy rural NSW town of Dungog hosts a fantastic annual festival of Australian films. Time Out Sydney reports on this year's event. Travel Art Theatre Books Clubs Comedy Music Film Gay & Lesbian Kids Museums Time In Games DVDs Competitions Subscriptions Book Tickets Book Activities Cheap Flights Cheap Hotels Cheap Car Hire We've all met someone at a festival who insists on telling you how much better the festival was in bygone years. With an air of superiority they insinuate that you really just came too late to the party. This person remembers when the people were friendly, the crowds non-existent and the wine a veritable ambrosia. Having spent a weekend at the Dungog Film Festival it feels good to say that I can now be one of those irritating people. Dungog Film Festival is at the exact point where it is well organised without having the celebrity status of the more established film festivals. In its fourth year, the festival sits in that happy middle ground between optimistic amateurs and cynical old hands. The programme is devoted to Australian films and features: major motion pictures as well as short films, script readings, workshops and Q & As. The feature-length films showcased a broad spectrum of Australian film from the suburban drama Surviving Georgia, with Pia Miranda and Holly Valance as the estranged daughters of a small town's eccentric vamp, to the gorefest that is Road Train, a film guaranteed to make one afraid of travelling the country's highways in spite of the ridiculous concept of an evil truck fuelled by blood. While the feature films represented a solid range of Australian film, the short film showcases were the real highlight. Grouped into categories such as whimsical, dark drama and comedy, they featured about 15 brilliant films that were uplifting as often as they were truly disturbing. The Foal by Josh Tanner was a brutal exploration of how death is processed by children when an orphaned girl befriends the corpse of a baby horse, while Eskimo Kiss by Dustin Feneley explored the complicated issue of sexuality and disability. This film was tender without being patronising and was a stand-out for its creative approach to what is a difficult subject. Full-length films ranged in subject matter from Palestinian beer brewers to a young Australian boy's entrance into a Mongolian horse race, and ranged from the stark and depressing to the heart warming. Australia's aptitude for making fascinating documentaries was apparent. The workshop with Gillian Armstrong was very popular and the sheer force of her personality cowed any false arrogance from fledgling directors in the audience. For most of the year Dungog is a small town made up of farmers and miners with the odd artistic recluse thrown in for some variety. It has one taxi, two pubs and the oldest operating, purpose-built cinema in the country. For
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