In collaboration with the Southbury Film Commission (SFC), the Alliance Francaise of NW CT is pleased to present Eurochannel’s Short Film Festival from August 18 through November 8
More than 40 short films will be shown from Eurochannel’s 6th Annual Short Films Tour celebrating “Youth in Europe” and the art of short films. Each Program features an hour and a half of rich short film productions showcasing European culture and cinematographic heritage. Some films are as short as 5 minutes and others as long as 30 minutes. Each movie is shown in its original language with English subtitles.
The kickoff program, called “DREAMERS,” was held on Tuesday August 18 at the Southbury Public Library.
In addition to an 11-minute comedy from France (Indian Ocean) titled “Speed Dating,” movies from Denmark, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Turkey was shown.
On August 28, the films shown from Program 2 “Outsiders” were a bit ‘darker’ but everyone enjoyed the films which were from France, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland and Spain.
We’re looking forward to the next programs:
“YOUNG AT HEART” – Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 pm at the Southbury Public Library featuring two films from France plus films from Austria, UK: Wales, Spain: Andalusia, Slovenia and Greece.
“THE RUNAWAYS” – Friday, September 25 at 7:00 pm at the AF Center featuring short films from Sweden, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Italy And Germany.
“FAMILY LIFE” – Friday, October 9 at 7:00 pm at the AF Center with films from Spain (Catalonia), Netherlands/Turkey, Georgia, UK (Scotland), Spain (Bajadoz), Italy (Reggio Calabra) and Poland.
“THE YOUNGER GENERATION” – Friday, October 23 at 7:00 pm at the AF Center featuring films from France: Bourgogne, Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Ireland, Netherlands, Croatia and Latvia/Estonia.
“THE FRENCH COLLECTION” – Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 pm at the AF Center featuring just the French short films from the Tour.
All Programs are free, so gather your friends and family and come discover Europe, visit its countries and listen to all its languages…
The SFC’s primary mission is to encourage and facilitate filmmakers to use Southbury as a backdrop for professional film projects. Joel Wald, SFC co-Chairman, clarified a desire to expand the Commission’s scope to include identifying Southbury as a cultural haven, friendly to film-lovers and filmmakers. More information may be found on their website, www.southburyfilm.org.
