Glasgow Short Film Festival today announced the selection for its 2014 competitions, which include some notable world premieres and exciting new works by leading Scottish and international artists.
Organisers highlighted the strength of Scottish filmmaking talent, which has made it necessary to expand the Scottish competition this year. GSFF Director Matt Lloyd said: “At a time when Scottish film producers are forecasting an extremely bleak future for indigenous production, we can at least demonstrate that there is no shortage of emerging talent. We couldn’t contain our selection within the usual four programmes - this year a mighty thirty films screen across five programmes of new Scottish work.”
Notable inclusions in the Scottish competition include the world premiere of No Hope For Men Below, the first film from musician and film-maker Adam Stafford since his 2009 short The Shutdown, which won six Jury Prizes in international festival competitions including San Francisco International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Shorts Fest; Gavin C Robinson's BAFTA Scotland-winning animation Hart's Desire; and The Port, Rory Alexander Stewart's depiction of infamous Leith pub The Port O’Leith. The international selection includes the UK premiere of When We Lived in Miami by US indie actor/director Amy Seimetz (best known for her leading role in Shane Carruth’s Upstream Colour), new works by award winning internationally renowned artists Mika Taanila, Mike Hoolboom and John Smith, and L’Assenza, by UK film critic Jonathan Romney.
Glasgow Short Film Festival runs from 13 – 16 February 2013. The full 2014 festival programme, including a number of large-scale events focusing on the relationship between film and music, and an examination of the state of Scottish filmmaking, will be announced in early January.
SCOTTISH SHORT FILM AWARD
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Scottish premiere / Elia Ballesteros & Kate Campbell / UK & Spain / 2013 / 17 min
Bear With Me
World premiere / Colin Healy / UK / 2013 / 12 min
The Bird Man of Red Road
Chris Leslie / UK / 2013 / 8 min
Colours
Scottish premiere / Graham Fitzpatrick / UK / 2013 / 15 min
Fishcakes & Cocaine
Scottish premiere / Alex Nevill / UK / 2013 / 26 min
Getting On
Ewan Stewart / UK / 2012 / 9 min
The Groundsman
Scottish premiere / Jonny Blair / UK / 2013 / 16 min
Hannah
Scottish premiere / Michael Crumley / UK / 2013 / 17 min
Harry & Avis
World premiere / Nathan Hollis / UK / 2013 / 10 min
Hart's Desire
Gavin C Robinson / UK / 2013 / 6 min
I Love You So Hard
Ross Butter / UK / 2013 / 4 min
Lagan
Peter Shaw / UK / 2013 / 4 min
Let's Go Swimming
Douglas King / UK / 2012 / 19 min
Liar
Martin Smith / UK / 2013 / 12 min
Loma
Scottish premiere / Katri A Vanhatalo / Finland & UK / 2013 / 10 min
The Man Who Was Full Of Birds
Scottish premiere / Gianpiero Vannucci / UK / 2013 / 18 min
The Misbehaviour of Polly Paper-Cut
Bryan M. Ferguson / UK & USA / 2013 / 6 min
Mission
Scottish Premiere / Mark Buchanan / UK / 2013 / 22 min
Nae Paresan
Felipe Bustos Sierra / UK / 2013 / 13 min
No Hope For Men Below
World premiere / Adam Stafford / UK / 2013 / 11 min
Orbit Ever After
Scottish premiere / Jamie Stone / UK / 2013 / 20 min
The Port
Rory Alexander Stewart / UK / 2013 / 17 min
Radio Silence
Duncan Cowles / UK / 2013 / 21 min
Red Dust
Ilona Kacieja / UK / 2013 / 16 min
The Registrars
Jane McAllister / UK / 2013 / 29 min
Romance & Adventure
Douglas King / UK / 2013 / 23 min
Seams and Embers
Claire Lamond / UK / 2012 / 6 min
Spectators
Ross Hogg / UK / 2013 / 4 min
Stay The Same
Sam Firth / UK / 2013 / 14 min
Stovies
Scottish premiere / Rose Hendry / UK / 2013 / 7 min
The Things That Are Important To Us
World premiere / Richard Poet & Frances Poet / UK / 2013 / 11 min
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Afghan '72
European premiere / Pierre Forcioli-Conti / USA / 2013 / 4 min
Anomalies
Scottish premiere / Ben Cady / UK / 2012 / 12 min
Buffalo Death Mask
Scottish premiere / Mike Hoolboom / Canada / 2013 / 23 min
The Butter Lamp of Yak (La lampe au beurre de yak)
Scottish premiere / Hu Wei / France / 2013 / 15 min
The Case
Scottish premiere / Cecilia / Stenbom / UK / 2013 / 9 min
Colours
Scottish premiere / Graham / Fitzpatrick / UK / 2013 / 15 min
Dad's Stick
Scottish premiere / John / Smith / UK / 2012 / 5 min
The Danger of Complete Extinction
UK premiere / Konstantin Kolesov / Russia / 2012 / 26 min
Ebb and Flow (A Onda Traz, O Vento Leva)
Gabriel Mascaro / Brazil / 2012 / 28 min
Emergency Calls (Hätäkutsu)
UK premiere / Hannes Vartiainen & Pekka Veikkolainen / Finland / 2013 / 15 min
Erotos
UK Premiere / Grégory Montaldo / France / 2013 / 7 min
Grandpa and Me and a Helicopter to Heaven
Åsa Blanck & Johan Palmgren / Sweden / 2012 / 14 min
Gutenberg
Scottish premiere / Amalie Vilmar / UK / 2013 / 2 min
How To Abandon Ship
International premiere / Robin McKay / USA / 2013 / 10 min
The Immaculates (Gli Immacolati)
UK Premiere / Ronny Trocker / France / 2013 / 13 min
Karmok
European premiere / Rannvá Káradóttir & Marianna Mørkøre / Faroe Islands / 2012 / 5 min
L'Assenza
Scottish premiere / Jonathan Romney / UK / 2013 / 21 min
Malaise
Scottish Premiere / Christian Schmeer / Germany / 2013 / 6 min
The Missing Scarf
Scottish premiere / Eoin Duffy / Ireland / 2013 / 6 min
No Hope For Men Below
World premiere / Adam Stafford / UK / 2013 / 11 min
Off-White Tulips
UK premiere / Aykan Safoglu / Turkey & Germany / 2013 / 24 min
On the Threshold (Sto katofli)
UK premiere / Anastasia Kratidi / Greece / 2013 / 19 min
Pandas (Pandy)
Scottish Premiere / Matus Vizar / Slovakia & Czech Republic / 2013 / 12 min
Plug & Play
Scottish Premiere / Michael Frei / Switzerland / 2013 / 6 min
The Questioning
UK premiere / Zhu Rikun / China / 2013 / 22 min
Riverbero
International premiere / Frederico Biasin / Italy / 2013 / 14 min
Six Day Run (Kuuden päivän juoksu)
UK premiere / Mika Taanila / Finland / 2013 / 14 min
SLR
Scottish premiere / Stephen Fingleton / UK / 2013 / 23 min
Stay The Same
Sam Firth / UK / 2013 / 14 min
Summer Fall
UK premiere / Maryna Roshchyna / Ukraine / 2013 / 24 min
That Music (esa musica)
International premiere / Dario / Vejarano / Colombia / 2013 / 27 min
A Third Version of the Imaginary
UK premiere / Benjamin Tiven / Kenya & USA / 2012 / 12 min
Trusts and Estates
Scottish Premiere / Jeanette Bonds / USA / 2013 / 5 min
When We Lived in Miami
UK premiere / Amy Seimetz / USA / 2012 / 13 min