TORONTO, February 18, 2010 — CFC (Canadian Film Centre) and SHORTSNONSTOP Mobile Movie Festival announced today the winner of the fourth cycle of SHORTSNONSTOP, the year-round international short film competition showcasing short films produced for mobile and online platforms.
Chosen from 10 finalists, the $1500 prize winner is Daniel Faigle of Germany for his humorous film A TV Movie, a short representation expressing the point of view of a TV set as it attempts to watch TV.
Faigle will be awarded $1500 and his film will be made available to TELUS’ wireless, ADSL and TELUS TV Video-On-Demand clients and at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival awards pre-show in June 2010.
Presented by TELUS, the SHORTSNONSTOP Mobile Movie Festival is a year-round film festival that viewers can experience anytime or anyplace. An initiative of the Canadian Film Centre’s Worldwide Short Film Festival, SHORTSNONSTOP accepts entries on an ongoing basis directly at its website - www.shortsnonstop.com. Currently in its second year, the festival awards a cash prize of $1500 each quarter to the best short film selected by an international jury of experts. The next prize date is April 15, 2010.
The nine other finalists who will also benefit from TELUS’ promotion and distribution are:
Milan DelVeccio of the USA for the film Earwaxers
Richard Douglas of CANADA for the film Southern Wall
Dan Knight of ENGLAND for the film Desperately Seeking Dinosaurs
Ben Krolick of ENGLAND for the film Barry
David Madry of GERMANY for the film Faett
Elijah Marchand of CANADA for the film Noisy Day
Rejeeb Mohammed of INDIA for the film Pen
Charles Nichols of ENGLAND for the film Storm in a Tea Cup
Jaime Waese of CANADA for the film Family Portrait
All submissions can be viewed on SHORTSNONSTOP.com as well as a select few that will be streamed on iThentic.com and distributed through its network of partners.
About CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Now heading into in its 16th year, the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival is the leading venue for the exhibition and promotion of short film in North America and is one of the premier short film festivals in the world. Taking place from June 1 – 6, the WSFF will present 250+ films from more than 30 countries. Each 90 minute screening features a selection of themed shorts that showcase the most innovative films being made today. A competitive festival, the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival represents the finest short films from Canada and around the world, featuring an industry marketplace and symposium.
About iThentic
IThentic is an online and mobile video content company dedicated to bringing the best in independently produced video online and wireless platforms. IThentic’s video content is available for viewing at its website, www.ithentic.com, as well as through its partnership with Joost.com and mobile carriage arrangements with Telus in Canada and through Cellfish (www.cellfish.com) in the US. Content creators interested in uploading their video clips and mobisodes to iThentic can do so directly at www.ithentic.com.
For further information, please contact:
Tamara MacKeigan, Communications Manager, CFC
416.445.1446 x304