Odense International Film Festival presents the program for this years festival
The selection jury of Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) has found the movies, which will be featured at OFF14 in Odense in august 2014. 92 short films have been selected for the competitive programs of the festival. Just about 3000 hopeful moviemakers from all around the world had submitted their short films for this year’s festival.
One of the members of the selection jury is director of Odense Film Festival, Birgitte Weinberger. And she is very pleased with the chosen short films for this year’s festival.
“I am really happy and proud of the program we can present to our guests this August. In this year's selection, we live up to our dogma "Expect the unexpected”. Not only we will travel around the world but also on tour of the human mind. From a nightclub in Berlin to the mines of Central America. From the first kiss to the end of life. With the huge range of this in look, narrative and filmic effects are OFF14’s competition program packed with powerful stories and great movies.”
Around the world in 30 minutes
OFF14 continues the tradition of attracting filmmakers from all over the world. Among the selected films you will find as distant origin countries as Tunisia, South Korea and Israel. And festival director Birgitte Weinberger is pleased to OFF reaches so far beyond Denmark.
“It is lovely, that there’s so much interest from abroad. Especially because these countries are so far away and they have got so different traditions, when it comes to movies and short films. They contribute to the festival in a way the Danish and Scandinavian short films don’t have the ability to.”
From Odense to the Oscars®
66 foreign films and 26 Danish films are featured at OFF14. Among the Danish short films you will find this year’s Oscar®-winner in the Short Film Category ‘Helium’, which is made by the Danish film maker Anders Walter.
And the short film is a genre that is moving forward right now. Both in interest and quality, says Birgitte Weinberger.
"As a genre film in the short format are very, very interesting. Short films are intense. They are daring and full of narrative urgency and ferocity. They are the training course for talents and the playground for the professionals where you free of commercial constraints can explore art. Take chances. Have the courage to fail and reach unexpected height when you succeed. "
The audience can enjoy all the 92 selected films when OFF14 runs from d 25 to 31 August.
ODENSE INTERNATIONALE FILM FESTIVAL
- The only Oscar®-qualifying Danish Short film Festival
Facts about OFF14
- Almost 3000 filmmakers have submitted a short film to OFF14.
- 92 short films has been chosen for the competitive programs
- 2 short films will be submitted to assessment at Academy’s Short Film and Feature Animation Branch.
- In all, there will be handed out 195.000 DKK in prize money.
- 66 foreign and 26 danish short films will compete for the prizes at OFF14.
- OFF is being held for the 26th time.
The competition program
OFF Main Competition
The main competition consists of three awards: HCA Award, which is the festival's Grand Prix. The prize goes to the best film in the main competition and the winner will receive a diploma, a check of 100.000 DKK and a bronze statuette of the world-renowned Chinese artist Yue Minjun. The Storyteller Award goes to the movies in the competition, which has the strongest storyteller. The prize is OFF diploma and a check of 15.000 DKK. The Artist Award is awarded to the film in the competition, with the best artistic expression. The prize is OFF diploma and a check of 15.000 DKK.
The Danish Competition
The Danish competition consists of films made by Danish filmmakers. In this category they compete for two awards: Short Film Award, which goes to the creator of the best Danish short film with a prize of 25.000 DKK and Talent Award, which is awarded to an extraordinary Danish short film talent. The prize is OFF diploma and a check of 15.000 DKK.
Animation Competition
Animation films in competition do not have their own program, but is part of the programs in the main competition and the Danish competition. The prizes are awarded in collaboration with The Animation Association Anis, who has also appointed jury. They will be handing out two awards to the 19 animation films: Børge Ring Award, which is awarded to the best animation films in the competition with a prize of 15.000 DKK and Talent Award, which goes to the creator of an extraordinary animation. The price is reserved for the Danish animators and can be distributed to both new and existing talent. The winner will receive a check of 10.000 DKK.
Contact
Dan Grønbech
Press Coordinator
Odense International Film Festival
Phone: +45 2843 2677
Email: Dagj@odense.dk
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