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Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers
13-16 November at Von Krahl Theatre and Sõprus cinema
www.poff.ee/sleepwalkers
The 9th Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers is the only international student film festival in Estonia. Starting this spring, Sleepwalkers is organised in cooperation with the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Baltic Film and Media School.
Short films are a captivating art form, almost like a microcosm of the world of the major film industry. What’s more, the short film format is capable of producing the basic interest that draws people to cinema in the first place – either as a film-maker or a filmgoer. The goal of the festival is to promote and popularize the culture of short films and bring to the audiences some of the best films in the world. This year, 500 entries were received by Sleepwalkers, and the best of the best will be before viewers – 41 films from 23 countries, including experimental, documentary, animated and fiction films. The best film, selected by an international jury, will receive the Grand Prix, sponsored by Kodak and Digital Film Finland.
This year, Sleepwalkers is happy to introduce not only the latest student films from around the world and Estonian short films, but also Estonian music videos, Turkish short films and Europe’s best short films of the year – the Prix UIP programme gathers together the most outstanding works in European short film. Of the 14 nominees, Europe’s best short film will be picked at the European Film Academy awards gala in Copenhagen on 6 December.
The festival is also proud to present the cream of the crop of the Clermont–Ferrand short film festival. Each year, 70 films from about 50 countries are screened here, at the second-largest film festival in France after Cannes. Laurent Guerrier, programmer for the Clermont-Ferrand festival, is also a member of the jury at this year’s Sleepwalkers international student film competition programme.
On these sleepless November nights, you’ll be able to see the evenings into the early morning a different way each time, either dancing to the tunes of film DJs and bands or zipping around town by tram – companions: fellow festival-goers, destination: unknown.
Everyone – Estonians and visitors alike – is invited to feast their eyes on the latest short films, a great way to spend four fun and energy-filled days and nights.
Helen Vinogradov
Head of the Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers
13-16 November at Von Krahl Theatre and Sõprus cinema
www.poff.ee/sleepwalkers
The 9th Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers is the only international student film festival in Estonia. Starting this spring, Sleepwalkers is organised in cooperation with the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Baltic Film and Media School.
Short films are a captivating art form, almost like a microcosm of the world of the major film industry. What’s more, the short film format is capable of producing the basic interest that draws people to cinema in the first place – either as a film-maker or a filmgoer. The goal of the festival is to promote and popularize the culture of short films and bring to the audiences some of the best films in the world. This year, 500 entries were received by Sleepwalkers, and the best of the best will be before viewers – 41 films from 23 countries, including experimental, documentary, animated and fiction films. The best film, selected by an international jury, will receive the Grand Prix, sponsored by Kodak and Digital Film Finland.
This year, Sleepwalkers is happy to introduce not only the latest student films from around the world and Estonian short films, but also Estonian music videos, Turkish short films and Europe’s best short films of the year – the Prix UIP programme gathers together the most outstanding works in European short film. Of the 14 nominees, Europe’s best short film will be picked at the European Film Academy awards gala in Copenhagen on 6 December.
The festival is also proud to present the cream of the crop of the Clermont–Ferrand short film festival. Each year, 70 films from about 50 countries are screened here, at the second-largest film festival in France after Cannes. Laurent Guerrier, programmer for the Clermont-Ferrand festival, is also a member of the jury at this year’s Sleepwalkers international student film competition programme.
On these sleepless November nights, you’ll be able to see the evenings into the early morning a different way each time, either dancing to the tunes of film DJs and bands or zipping around town by tram – companions: fellow festival-goers, destination: unknown.
Everyone – Estonians and visitors alike – is invited to feast their eyes on the latest short films, a great way to spend four fun and energy-filled days and nights.
Helen Vinogradov
Head of the Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers