The Filmfest Dresden is a German international short film festival that takes place every april. it was founded in 1989 right before the fall of the wall and is dedicated to short film in all its variety. Here it presents three films by promising talents from Saxony, introduced by Alexandra Schmidt, festival codirector. With the kind support of the Federal Directorate of Saxony

In 2012, Curtas Vila do Conde iFF celebrated its 20th anniversary. To mark the event, it organized several activities spotlighting Portuguese short films, which are among the best in europe. in a difficult year for Portuguese cinema with no public funds granted for filmmaking, The festival opted to produce a dozen films, eight of which are already completed. The works, mostly documentaries with a few fiction films, are by Portuguese and foreign filmmakers. All of the films are shot in northern Portugal. Programmed by Salette ramalho de Agencia — Portuguese Short Film agency

october 2011. after the iranian filmmaker Janar Panahi lost his appeal against a six-year prison sentence and twenty-year ban on making films, travelling or giving interviews, i decided to invite filmmakers i knew to make very short films in support of Panahi’s release. in particular, i sought out directors from animation and experimental cinema, areas usually thought to be less politically engaged than documentary. i asked that the films be produced on a strictly volunteer basis: zero budget for producer, director, technicians and production support. Within a few days, my call had already elicited a dozen responses. The Projet Jafar Panahi /Jafar Panahi Project will continue to grow until Panahi is released. This year’s FnC will show the first four films completed as part of this project. Presented in rotation at the start of short-film line-up Free Jafar Panahi : Free Speech | Steven Woloshen Libérez Jafar Panahi : La Cage | Pierre Hébert Libérez Jafar Panahi : Des femmes libres | Francis Desharnais Libérez Jafar Panahi : Joda | Theodore Ushev