Festival of the short film in the open air of Grenoble

The Festival of the Short film in the open air of Grenoble is one of the major annual appointments of the cinema in France. At the beginning of July, it accommodates approximately 10.000 spectators on the place Saint Andre and in the room Juliet Berto.

History

Small flashback…

In 1946, the International festival of the Short film of Turns is born. Expelled of the city in 1972 by the municipality which considers it too pornographic, it settles then with Grenoble and takes the name of Festival of the Short film and the Documentary film. For lack of subsidies, the event moves in Lille in 1976.
The following year, the executive team decides to start again a festival with Grenoble, convinced that such a demonstration has its place in the capital of the the Alps.

1977: first steps of the Festival

In 1977, the Festival of the Short film in the open air of Grenoble is thus born from the will of a team welded to diffuse free and in outside this filmic format little known of the general public which is the Short film. The first edition takes place during the first week of July 1978.

Chaque year since this date, of many realizers and professionals of the cinema find themselves with Grenoble at the time of this go combining popularity and artistic requirement.

During 5 days, the Festival proposes:

a selection of films in competition and except competition
of the homages
of the panoramas and retrospective
of the meetings with the realizers and the professionals
a training course of film analysis
a contest of scenario
one sleepless night

All the meetings and animations are free (except for the training course of film analysis).

Decreed Prices

The ceremony of handing-over of the Prices takes place the last day of the Festival, at midnight, Place Holy Andre. After the advertisement of the prize list, the preceded films are projected Salle Juliet Berto.

Principal Prices

Grand Prix, equipped by the town of Grenoble
Price with the best scenario, equipped by the District council the Rhone-Alps
Special price with the Jury, equipped by the General advice with the Isere
Price with assistance to creation, equipped by technical industries
Price Fuji, equipped by the company FUJI

Other Prices

Prices are also decreed by the public, a young jury and the press.

Prizes winner of the Grand Prix since 1995

1995 : Small death, of François Ozon
1996: a , summer dress François Ozon
1997: the Holidays , of Emmanuelle Bercot
1998: blue Street , of Chad Chenouga
1999: Because of Olivia , Eric Assous
2000: Pietas , of Pietro Antonio Izzo
2001: Backstage , of Camille Vidal-Naquet
2002: Minouche , of Julien and Antoine Colomb
2003: the Andalusian She-cat , of Gerald Hustache-Mathieu
2004: Of wood for the winter , Olivier Jahan
2005: Under blue , of David Oelhoffen
2006: In the mirror… a swallow , of Helene Milano

Animations of the Festival

Bric with Brac cinema-photo-video

Each year during the Festival, Bric with Brac is devoted to the cinema, the photograph and the video. In full heart of the city, collectors, festival and idlers can exchange, sell or buy all documents or materials relating to the image (cameras, cameras of occasion, photographs, books, re-examined, posters, etc). Place: Place Notre Dame.

the exposures

Film posters are exposed on the various spot which covers the demonstration.

animations vidéos

Each day, the hall of the Theater of Grenoble becomes a space of meetings and viewing of short films on video support.

the daily newspaper

Worked out by students, the newspaper reports the daily life of the festival, with investigations, interviews, etc

Topicality

From July 3rd to 7th 2007, the Festival of the Short film in the open air of Grenoble will celebrate its 30ème anniversaire.

Bric with Brac cinema-photo-video will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2007.

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