MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE USE
Monday 26 October 2009
SHORTS STAND TALL FOR BIGGEST EVER FESTIVAL
Official Launch Today
Film producer and festival founder, David Lightfoot will today launch the
2009 C-Coffee SHORTS Film Festival.
For the first time, the festival will for run for a full week with 69 Australian
and international films to be shown at the Queen’s Theatre, Adelaide from
December 5 – 12.
The program for the festival, to be launched today, includes a record 13
South Australian films. Films to be shown during the festival include
Animations, Comedies, Horrors, Dramas and Thrillers
Since the SHORTS Film Festival was first launched in 2003, its reputation
has grown to attract bigger audiences each year. Last year, the festival
moved to the Queen’s Theatre for the first time in order to accommodate
growing audiences.
The SHORTS Film Festival turns its back on the hushed cinema
environment to create social atmosphere where patrons can eat good food,
drink and discuss the films with their friends, family and the filmmakers
themselves.
For the filmmakers, SHORTS offers one of the largest prize pools of any
film festival in Australia, worth over $50,000. The winner receives an all
expenses paid trip to the Cannes Film Festival.
Tickets go on sale from today and are available through BASS on 131 246
WHAT:
Official launch of the 2009 SHORTS Film Festival
WHERE:
Tower Room, Lion Hotel, Melbourne Street, North
Adelaide
WHEN:
Monday 26th October 2009 at 10.30am
INTERVIEWS:
Film producer and festival founder, David Lightfoot
South Australian Filmmakers
VISION:
Clips from films to be shown during the festival
2009 Festival Poster & SHORTS Bromley Artwork
MEDIA CONTACT: SIMON HATCHER - 0419 780 071
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