FUJIFILM UNVEILS SHORTS FINALISTS

Fujifilm unveils Shorts finalists

Fujifilm Motion Picture has announced the 12 short films that have reached the final of the 2011 Fujifilm Shorts competition.

They are:

13½ 

Director of Photography: Edu GrauDirector: Haris VafeiadisProducer: Yiannis ExindarisFilm Format: 16mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 250T 8653 and ETERNA 500T 8653

AU REVOIR MONKEYS 

Director of Photography: Emma DalesmanDirector: Janis NordsProducer: Judy NaidooFilm Format: 16mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 500T 8673 and ETERNA 250T 8553

BABY

Director of Photography: Lol CrawleyDirector: Daniel MulloyProducer: Ohna FalbyFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 400T 8583, ETERNA Vivid 500T 8547 and ETERNA 500T 8573

CRITICAL EYE

Director of Photography: Trevor ForrestDirector: Dan NathanProducer: Alexandra Stone and Carly StoneFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA Vivid 160T 8543 and ETERNA Vivid 500T 8547

FLAK

Director of Photography: Ed RutherfordDirector: Finn McGoughProducer: Finn McGough and Claire ReynoldsFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 250D 8563 and ETERNA 500T 8573

HARD HAT

Director of Photography: Bjorn BratbergDirector: Karan KandhariProducer: Karan Kandhari and Fredrick HerneojaFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 400T 8583, ETERNA 250D 8563 and Reala 500D 8592

LA PLAYA

Director of Photography: Clara KraftDirector: Elisa CepedalProducer: Marianna MurilloFilm Format: 16mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 250D 8663

ONE MAN AND HIS DOG

Director of Photography: Stuart BentleyDirector: Jonathan HopkinsProducer: Maddy Elles-Hill and Humphrey Elles-HillFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 250T 8553

PEARLS OF JEWISH WISDOM

Director of Photography: Dan TrappDirector: Malcolm GreenProducer: Simon GoodmanFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 500T 8573

SIDNEY

Director of Photography: Pablo RojoDirector: Gareth WarlandProducer: Noelle RodriguesFilm Format: 16mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA 250D 8663 and ETERNA 500T 8673

SKATEISTAN: TO LIVE AND SKATE IN KABUL

Director of Photography: Franklin DowDirector: Orlando Von EinsiedelProducer: Louis FiggisFilm Format: 16mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA Vivid 160T 8643 and ETERNA 250D 8663

THE PIT 

Director of Photography: Urszula PontikosDirector: Rupert RabyProducer: Julian BirdFilm Format: 35mmFujifilm stocks used: ETERNA Vivid 500T 8547 and ETERNA 250D 8563These films will now be screened before a panel of industry experts who will judge the two overall winners - Best Film and Best Cinematography.

Each winner will collect an impressive collection of prizes including £2,000 worth of Fujifilm Motion Picture stock, a 'Rushes Package' courtesy of Technicolor, a five-day lighting hire package supplied by Panalux, a 35mm or 16mm Camera and Dolly hire package from Panavision, a studio hire package courtesy of Island Studios and an insurance package worth £1,500 which has been donated by Towergate Camersure. The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) will welcome both the winning cinematographers of to all BSC social and technical events for a period of one year and the winners will also receive a year's free subscription to British Cinematographer Magazine.

The two winning films will be considered for a worldwide distribution deal with Future Shorts. They will also be automatically entered into the competition at the Born Shorts International Short Film Festival 2011 in Bornholm, Denmark, and will be screened as part of the festival programme.

The public will also get a chance to see the two winning films during the Rushes Short Film Festival in July 2011. The films will be screened at the ICA on The Mall in central London as part of the festival.

There are additional prizes for the cinematographers of each of the two winning films - The cinematographers of the 'Best Film' and 'Best Cinematography' will each win one free ticket to the Camerimage, International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, in Poland, December 2011. The prize includes flights, accommodation and industry festival passes.

For further details on Fujifilm Motion Picture, go to www.fujifilm.co.uk/motion and to read more about Fujifilm Shorts visit www.fujifilmshorts.com