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Shadows Shorts
Reviews of narrative, documentary, animated and experimental shorts
from festivals and elsewhere
LONDON, 2002-2009
See also:
SHADOWS @ FIPRESCI
W O R L D W I D E   F E S T I V A L S

M A Y

Flying Broom
* (womens) ANKARA, TURKEY, 7-14.May.09

Cannes*
FRANCE, 13-24.May.09

Cracow* (shorts) POLAND, 29.May-4.Jun.09
Transylvania* CLUJ-NAPOCA and SIBIU, ROMANIA, 29.May-7.Jun.09

J U N E

Sydney
AUSTRALIA, 3-14.Jun.09
Annecy* (animated) FRANCE, 10-12.Jun.09
Moscow* RUSSIA, 19-28.Jun.09

Edinburgh
SCOTLAND, 17-28.Jun.09

Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA, 18-28.Jun.09

Short Shorts TOKYO, Jun.09

M A R C H

Birds Eye View
(womens) LONDON, 5-13.Mar.09
Miami* FLORIDA, 6-15.Mar.09
Sofia* BULGARIA, 11-14.Mar.09
London Australian ENGLAND, 12-22.Mar.09
Ankara* (womens) TURKEY, 12-22.Mar.09
South by Southwest AUSTIN, TEXAS, 13-21.Mar.09
Thessaloniki* (docs) GREECE, 13-22.Mar.09
Bradford YORKSHIRE, 13-28.Mar.09
Fribourg* SWITZERLAND, 14-21.Mar.09
Guadalajara* MEXICO, 19-27.Mar.09
Toulouse* (Latin American) FRANCE, 20-29.Mar.09
Hong Kong* CHINA, 22.Mar-13.Apr.09
Buenos Aires* ARGENTINA, 25.Mar-5.Apr.09

London Lesbian & Gay
ENGLAND, 25.Mar-8.Apr.09

London Documentary ENGLAND, 28.Mar-4.Apr.09

A P R I L

Leeds Young People's Fest
YORKSHIRE, 2-10.Apr.09
Istanbul* TURKEY, 4-19.Apr.09
Singapore* SINGAPORE, 14-25.Apr.09
Lecce* (European) ITALY, 15-20.Apr.09
London Independent ENGLAND, 17-27.Apr.09
Go East* WIESBADEN, GERMANY, 22-28.Apr.09
Tribeca Film Festival NEW YORK, 22.Apr-3.May.09
Indie Lisbon* PORTUGAL, 23.Apr-3.May.09
San Francisco* CALFORNIA, 23.Apr-7.May.09
East End LONDON, 23-30.Apr.09
Sci-Fi London ENGLAND, 29.Apr-4.May.09
Oberhausen* (shorts) GERMANY,30.Apr-5.May.09
Hot Docs* TORONTO, 30.Apr-10.May.09

J A N U A R Y

Palm Springs
* CALIFORNIA, 6-19.Jan.09
Tromso* NORWAY, 13-18.Jan.09
Dhaka* BANGLADESH, 14-22.Jan.10

Sundance
PARK CITY, UTAH, 15-25.Jan.09

Rotterdam* (indies) NETHERLANDS, 21.Jan-1.Feb.09
Santa Barbara CALIFORNIA, 22.Jan-1.Feb.09
Gothenburg* SWEDEN, 23.Jan-2.Feb.09

F E B R U A R Y

Mumbai
* (docs, shorts, animated) INDIA, 3-9.Feb.08

Berlinale*
GERMANY, 5-15.Feb.09

Adelaide* AUSTRALIA, 19.Feb-1.Mar.09
Mexico City* MEXICO, 17.Feb-1.Mar.09
Sedona ARIZONA, 24.Feb-1.Mar.09
Human Rights Watch TORONTO, 24.Feb-5.Mar.09

N O V E M B E R

AFI Los Angeles
USA, 30.Oct-9.Nov.08
Sheffield (docs) YORKSHIRE, 5-9.Nov.08
Mannheim-Heidelberg* GERMANY, 6-16.Nov.08
Mar del Plata* ARGENTINA, 6-16.Nov.08
Cottbus* (Eastern European) GERMANY, 11-16.Nov.08
Leeds YORKSHIRE, 11-22.Nov.08
Ljubljana* SLOVENIA, 12-23.Nov.08
Saint Louis MISSOURI, USA, 13-23.Nov.08
Thessaloniki* GREECE, 14-23.Nov.08
Cairo* EGYPT, 18-28.Nov.08
Gijon* SPAIN, 20-29.Nov.08
Stockholm* SWEDEN, 20-30.Nov.08
Torino* ITALY, 22-29.Nov.08

D E C E M B E R

Goa
* INDIA, 25.Nov-2.Dec.08
Bratislava* SLOVAKIA, 28.Nov-8.Dec.08
Havana* CUBA, 2-12.Dec.08
Tbilisi* GEORGIA, 9-14.Dec.08
Dubai* UAE, 11-18.Dec.08
Kerala* INDIA, 12-29.Dec.08

S E P T E M B E R


Toronto*
CANADA, 4-13.Sep.08

Festroia* PORTUGAL, 4-13.Sep.09
Perm (docs) RUSSIA, 5-11.Sep.08
Deauville (American) FRANCE, 5-14.Sep.08
Riga* LATVIA, 12-21.Sep.08
Split* CROATIA, 13-20.Sep.08
San Sebastian-Donostia* SPAIN, 18-27.Sep.08
Cambridge ENGLAND, 18-28.Sep.08
Bangkok* THAILAND, 23-30.Sep.08
Torbay (comedy) DEVON, UK, 25-28.Sep.08
Branchage JERSEY, 25-28.Sep.08
Reykyavik* ICELAND, 25.Sep-5.Oct.08
Rio de Janeiro* BRAZIL, 25.Sep-9.Oct.08

O C T O B E R


Raindance
LONDON, 1-12.Oct.08

Dinard FRANCE, 1-31.Oct.08
Pusan* KOREA, 2-10.Oct.08
Iris CARDIFF, 2-4.Oct.08
Yamagata* (docs) JAPAN, 8-15.Oct.09 (odd years)
Moveast* PECS, HUNGARY, 7-14.Oct.08
Oslo* NORWAY, 9-19.Nov.08
Warsaw* POLAND, 10-19.Oct.08
Athens* GREECE, 13-21.Oct.08
Haifa* ISRAEL, 14-21.Oct.08
Chicago* ILLINOIS, 16-29.Oct.08

London*
ENGLAND, 15-30.Oct.08

Vienna* AUSTRIA, 17-29.Oct.08
Kiev Molodist* UKRAINE, 18-26.Oct.08
Tokyo* JAPAN, 18-26.Oct.08
Rome ITALY, 22-31.Oct.08
Valladolid* SPAIN, 24.Oct-1.Nov.08
Mumbai* INDIA, 25.Oct-5.Nov.09
Cinema Tout Ecran* GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 27.Oct-2.Nov.08
Leipzig* (doc/animated) GERMANY, 27.Oct-2.Nov.08

J U L Y

Karlovy Vary
* CZECH REPUBLIC, 4-12.Jul.08
Jerusalem* ISRAEL, 10-19.Jul.08
New Delhi* (Asian & Arab) INDIA, 10-20.Jul.8
Zanzibar* TANZANIA, 11-20.Jul.08
Yerevan* ARMENIA, 13-20.Jul.08
Motovun* CROATIA, 28.Jul-1.Aug.08
Brisbane* AUSTRALIA, 31.Jul-10.Aug.08

A U G U S T

Locarno
* SWITZERLAND, 6-16.Aug.08
Sarajevo* BOSNIA, 15-23.Aug.08
Fright Fest LONDON, 21-25.Aug.08
Montreal* CANADA, 21.Aug-1.Sep.08

Venice*
ITALY, 27.Aug-6.Sep.08

Moondance BOULDER, COLORADO, 28.Aug-1.Sep.08
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Other Unexpected Variations in the Quality of International Sex
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Double Your Pleasure
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A Tale of Two Festivals
Shadows Festival Report: LONDON/ST LOUIS, NOV.00

Confessions of a Festival Junkie
Shadows Festival Report: LONDON, NOV.99

More Confessions of a Festival Junkie
Shadows Festival Report: ST LOUIS, NOV.99

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