EDINBURGH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 PROGRAMME
*Postponed from Nov 2020 – 2021 edition will run in November 2021
FRIDAY 4th JUNE 2021: 1ST BLOCK – VENUE : SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 4:30pm – Programme starts 5:00pm
A SHIFT OF PERSPECTIVE – TICKETS
Well, that’s one way of looking at it…A young woman seeing herself in a new light, a lonely gannet who won’t let anyone change his mind about his new friend, this programme explores seeing things differently, uniquely and from a fresh perspective.
With film-makers cleverly selecting which slices of life to include, and which to omit, this is a programme that explores the motivations and reasons behind our actions, and the importance of that which remains unseen.
From the SXSW Jury Award winning US drama and a programme that ranges from original and expressive Scottish comedy to powerful international drama with some insightful documentaries from Germany and Switzerland.
I AM MACKENZIE Artemis Anastasiadou Winner SXSW Jury Award Best Short Film 2020
SEASON OF THE SWAN Alison Kuhn UK PREMIERE
LASAGNE Hannah Hill Winner Youth Award Aesthetica Film Festival 2020
DE PASSANT Pieter Coudyzer UK PREMIERE
NIGEL Natasza Cetner
REBEL Pier-Philippe Chevigny UK PREMIERE
ISOLATION ART Katharina Dietl UK PREMIERE
LEMON Emily Ellis & Bianca Galean
RENDEZ-VOUS AVEC LUI Segolene Romier UK PREMIERE
FRIDAY 4th JUNE 2021: 2ND BLOCK – VENUE: SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 7:00pm – Programme starts 7:30pm
ESCAPE PLAN – TICKETS
Sometimes the urge to flee comes suddenly, sometimes there’s time plan. Be it an escape from an oppressive regime, a dark past, or just running away into nature. Equal parts thrilling, soothing and inspiring.
Featuring the winners at Sulmona International Film Festival and Brussels Short Film Festival, as well as Cannes Cinefondation 2019 nominee. There’s also more talented new Scottish Strop-Motion and some surreally and folkloric Spanish animation.
SHE LIVES ALONE Maria Caruana Galizia
FAVOURITES Martin Monk UK PREMIERE Cannes Film Festival 2019 Cinéfondation
TOWARD YOU Meysam Motazedi UK PREMIERE
DETOURS Christopher Yates UK PREMIERE Winner Sulmona International Film Festival 2019
KEITH WATER Izzy Gibbs UK PREMIERE
CLICK David Hutchinson
HOMELESS HOME Alberto Vázquez UK PREMIERE
PROJECT ABILITY George Farrow-Hawkins
SATURDAY 5th JUNE 2021: 1ST BLOCK – VENUE : SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 4:30pm – Programme starts 5:00pm
A LIFE NOT OF YOUR OWN MAKING – TICKETS
Caught up in a bureaucratic system, beholden to the whim of others, stuck on a path you’re unsure how you landed on. Stories of people thrown in a direction that’s not right for them, and sometimes pushing back. A powerful mix of animation and drama, with a few laughs thrown in.
Strong award-winning drama and some funny, imaginative animation features in a programme with 6 UK Premieres.
SIN CIELO Jianna Maarten Saada UK PREMIERE Winner Grand Jury Prize Seattle International Film Festival 2020
BEAT AROUND THE BUSH Joern Utkilen UK PREMIERE
STICKER Georgi M. Unkovski UK PREMIERE Sundance Film Festival 2020
STREETS OF FURY Aidan McAteer UK PREMIERE Winner Best Animated Short Galway Film Fleadh 2020
VOUS NE M’AUREZ PAS! Thierry Dory UK PREMIERE
NOW IS NOT THE TIME Ieuan Lewis
ARTIFICE Judicaël Ceva, Adrien Douay, Coline Della Siega, Coraline Hun, Diana Lao UK PREMIERE
SATURDAY 5th JUNE 2021: 2ND BLOCK – VENUE : SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 7:00pm – Programme starts 7:30pm
KID & KIN – TICKETS
Parenthood is an identity shifting thrill-ride filled with heartache, laughter, loss and exhaustion. A truth demonstrated in this programme that features Palme D’Or nominees, and winners from Clermont-Ferrand and Cork Film Festivals alongside some up-coming Scottish talent.
A FALLEN FRUIT Amit Dubey UK PREMIERE Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020
LUCKY STAR Russell Davidson
ANNA Dekel Berenson UK PREMIERE Palme d’Or Best Short Nominee
THE PRESENT Farah Nabulsi UK PREMIERE Winner Audience Award Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival 2020
ROSALYN Olivia J Middleton Winner Best Cork Short Cork Film Festival 2019
TOYHOOD Zoe Hutber UK PREMIERE
SUNDAY 6th JUNE 2021: 1ST BLOCK – VENUE : SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 4:30pm – Programme starts 5:00pm
GUILT, THEN ABSOLUTION? – TICKETS
A tightening in your throat, a chest pang and stomach contraction, a heavy weight thrust down on your shoulders. Is there a difference between the guilt felt by a man who’s trying to steal his pal’s girlfriend, or a young girl who thinks she’s responsible for a domestic disaster? You decide.
BAFTA nominees rub shoulders with Clermont-Ferrand Int Short Film Festival favourites, while offbeat French Indie-Rock musicals and Scottish and UK comedy accompany a powerful and incredibly moving documentary from Sierra Leone.
I WAS STILL THERE WHEN YOU LEFT ME Marie McCourt Nominated BAFTA Student Film Awards
FIN DE SAISON Matthieu Vigneau UK PREMIERE Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival 2020
JEALOUS ALAN Martin Clark BAFTA Nominee Scotland
UFO Harvey Gardner Winner Royal Television Society Student Awards 2020
S*!T Simon Wegrzyn
THE RETURN Alusine Kamara UK PREMIERE Winner Best Documentary Cinema of The World Film Festival 2020
SUNDAY 6th JUNE 2021: 2ND BLOCK – VENUE : SUMMERHALL
Doors Open 7:00pm – Programme starts 7:30pm
UNSUNG HEROES & AWARDS CEREMONY – TICKETS
Understated champions, quietly making the lives of others better, altruistic acts carried out for the betterment of society. Historic, modern and fantastical heroes struggle out of the spotlight.
Featuring Winners from both the India and Los Angeles Film Awards and the Berlin Short Film Festival, while there’s a mix of South African drama, Indian documentary, Italian Period-drama and more excellent Scottish animation and comedy. Our awards ceremony follows the screening with awards being announced for Best Film, Best Animation and Best Scottish Film.
TAB Hlumela Matik UK PREMIERE
TIDES ARE CHANGING Dinah Kalaha & María Bjarnadóttir UK PREMIERE Winner Los Angeles Film Awards 2020
A SISTER Delphine Girard UK PREMIERE Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film 2020
GLOW WORM IN A JUNGLE Ramana Dumpala UK PREMIERE Winner 66th National Film Awards of India
LILIANA Milanka Fabjancic UK PREMIERE Winner Best Animated Film Festival of Slovenian Film 2019
THA THU AIR AIGEANN M’ INNTINN Catriona Black Winner Best Animation New Renaissance Film Festival 2020
IL VACCINO Edoardo Ferraro UK PREMIERE Winner Best Cinematography Fabriano Film Festival 2020
THE LAST MERMAID Fi Kelly Winner Audience Award Berlin Short Film Festival 2020
AWARDS CEREMONY FOLLOWS THE SCREENING
ALL SCREENINGS RECOMMENDED AGE 18+