29 November 2013 | Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH, UK
SHORTLISTED AND INVITED SCREENINGS, 6.30-9 pm
The Swedenborg Society is pleased to announce the line-up for its 2013 International Short Film Festival. Featuring films of 30 mins or less, the Swedenborg Short Film Festival will showcase the latest new and established talent from a variety of themes and genres, with priority given to concepts encountered in the work of scientist, philosopher, theologian and visionary, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). The screenings will take place to a public audience at Swedenborg Hall, ‘one of London’s most atmospheric venues’ (The Guardian).
The shortlist for this year’s festival is as follows:
All that passed (Stuart Pound)
Asya (Mizgin Mujde Arslan)
The Green Mind (Toby Tatum)
Kaskaskia (Jacob Cartwright)
Loss (David Ferrando Girant)
Nature House Inc (Nick Jordan)
Small Wonders (Katie Goodwin)
Stay the Same (Sam Firth)
Tengri (Alisi Telengut)
Winter Light (Sofia Dahlgren)
In addition there will be two invited screenings of new films by previous winners of the festival (see below for further details on the guest filmmakers):
Babel Fiche (Dave Griffiths, winner Best Film SSFF 2010 for Seer’s Catalogue)
Time To Go (Chiara Ambrosio, winner Best Animation SSFF 2010 for Charon)
At the closing of the festival an award will be given for Best Film, chosen by the judges, Peter Fillingham, Nora Foster and Sukhdev Sandhu (see below for more details on this year’s judges). Previous winners for Best Film include OLIVER PIETSCH for From Here to Eternity (2012); EZRA WUBE for Hisab (2011) and DAVE GRIFFITHS for Seer’s Catalogue (2010).
Doors open at 6.30 pm. Come early as the first screening will be at 6.40 pm. Refreshments will also be served. Admission is free, but capacity is limited, so advanced booking is recommended. Please RSVP to info@swedenborg.org.uk