Films wanted to represent the UK at European festivals

The University of Salford is holding an event with the prestigious Madrid Film School, where film makers can find out how to distribute their short films to major European film festivals – including Cannes, Berlin and Clermont-Ferrand.

The event on 2 February at Manchester’s Cervantes Institute will invite film makers to submit their work for a ‘Best of British’ compilation which in-house experts Candella Films will promote to over 400 leading European festivals. There will also be the opportunity to view some of the most successful films from last year.

Last year’s reel featured After Tomorrow which was nominated for the Palm D’Or at Cannes as well as prize winners at Berlin and Clermont-Ferrand.  In all, 27 films from the Salford partnership with Candella have won cash prizes of up to £10,000 across Europe, along with exposure to the leading names in world cinema.

 Major names such as Stephen Mangan and Looking for Eric actor John Henshaw have also appeared in the Salford selection. Despite the undoubted success of the Salford short film selection, it remains one of the UK’s only organised methods of distributing films across the Europe.

At the event next week experts from the University and Madrid Film School will be explaining how to submit films and make them stand out in a crowded field.  Madrid en Corto 2011 takes place at the Cervantes Institute, Deansgate, Manchester from 6.30pm on 4 February.

http://manchester.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha68662_44_2.htm