Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
The Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand is an international short film festival in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand . In terms of attendance and industry interest, it is the second largest film festival in France after the Festival International du Film de Cannes .
history
Before the festival was actually founded, there was a previous festival with the short film weeks of the Cercle Cinématographique Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand (CCUC) between 1979 and 1981. The success of this initiative led to the founding of the Sauve qui peut le court métrage organization in 1981 , whose goal is the public appreciation of short films . The festival was finally launched in 1982. In addition to competition programs, thematic short film blocks are offered. The festival was soon able to achieve wide-spread impact and establish itself. The first short film market for industry representatives was organized in 1986, which made the festival more open to economic interests. In 1988 Clermont-Ferrand changed from a national to an international short film festival.
The growing success was measured in the number of spectators: In 1989 there were 28,000 festival visitors, the 100,000 mark was exceeded in 1995. At the same time, the Commission du Film Auvergne created a tour program in the region in 1997. In 2004 the festival reached 135,000 spectators. The Clermont-Ferrand Festival is one of the most important short film festivals in the world today. The Sauve qui peut le court-métrage organization currently employs seventeen people.
Winner of the Grand Prix for the best film in the international competition
| year | Movie title | Director | Country, year of production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | È pericoloso sporgersi | Jaco Van Dormael | Belgium 1984 |
| 1986 | Aziotaz biletów na czas | Alina Skiba | Poland 1984 |
| 1987 | not forgiven | ||
| 1988 | Poezdka k synu | Vladimir Tumayev | Soviet Union 1986 |
| 1989 | not forgiven | ||
| 1990 | Second son | Charles Evans Jr. | United States 1989 |
| 1991 | Days of Waiting | Steven Okazaki | United States 1990 |
| 1992 | This is not your life | Jorge Furtado | Brazil 1991 |
| 1993 | Denko | Mohamed Camara | Guinea / France 1993 |
| 1994 | Kisses on a train | Dinaz Stafford | United Kingdom 1993 |
| 1995 | The Salesman and Other Adventures | Hannah Weyer | United States 1995 |
| 1996 | 35 aside | Damien O'Donnell | Ireland 1995 |
| 1997 | One Sunday Morning | Manu Kurewa | Nigeria / United Kingdom 1997 |
| 1998 | Les mots magiques | Jean-Marc Vallée | Canada 1998 |
| 1999 | Patterns | Kirsten Sheridan | Ireland 1998 |
| 2000 | The Stolen Father | Esen Işık | Switzerland / Turkey 1999 |
| 2001 | Lists ... | Katerina Filiotou | Greece 2000 |
| 2002 | Woyzeck's sidste symphony | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark 2001 |
| 2003 | United We Stand | Hans Petter Moland | Norway 2002 |
| 2004 | Diary | Oksana Buraja | Lithuania 2003 |
| 2005 | El otro sueño americano | Enrique Arroyo | Mexico 2004 |
| 2006 | K-7 | Christopher Leone | United States 2006 |
| 2007 | The Sista dogs in Rwanda | Jens Assur | Sweden 2006 |
| 2008 | On the route | Reto Caffi | Switzerland 2007 |
| 2009 | Everyday Everyday | Chui Mui Tan | Malaysia 2008 |
| 2010 | Blue sofa | Pippo Delbono, Giuseppe Baresi, Lara Stranger | Italy 2010 |
| 2011 | Kawalek lata | Marta Minorowicz | Poland 2010 |
| 2012 | Guest | Ga eun Yoon | South Korea 2011 |
| 2013 | Para armar un helicóptero | Izabel Acevedo | Mexico , 2012 |
| 2014 | Pride | Pavel G. Vesnakov | Bulgaria / Germany , 2013 |
| 2015 | Get | Martin Edralin | Canada , 2014 |
| 2016 | Las cosas simple | Alvaro Anguita | Chile , 2015 |
| 2017 | Dekalb Elementary | Reed Van Dyk | United States , 2016 |
| 2018 | Drzenia | Dawid Bodzak | Poland 2018 |
| 2019 | The Christmas present (Cadoul de Craciun) | Bogdan Mureșanu | Romania 2018 |