Abderrahmane Sissako to head the Cinéfondation and Short Films jury.

With the Official Selection of features for the 68th Cannes Film Festival set to be revealed tomorrow (April 16), the line-up of Short Films has been unveiled in advance.

This year the Selection Committee received 4,550 short films – 1,000 more than in 2014 – from more than 100 countries.

Nine films (including one animation) will compete for the Short Film Palme d’or, to be awarded by Timbuktu director Abderrahmane Sissako, president of the Cinéfondation and Short Films jury, at the festival’s awards ceremony on May 24.

SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION:

Waves ’98
dir: Ely Dagher (Lebanon, Qatar)

The Guests
dir: Shane Danielsen (Australia)

Sali (Tuesday)
dir: Ziya Demirel (Turkey, France)

Le Repas Dominical (Sunday Lunch)
dir: Céline Devaux (France)

Love Is Blind
dir: Dan Hodgson (UK)

Ave Maria
dir: Basil Khalil (Palestine, France, Germany)

Copain (Buddy)
dir: Jan Roosens, Raf Roosens (Belgium)

Patriot
dir: Eva Riley (UK)

Presente Imperfecto (Present Imperfect)
dir: Iair Said (Argentina)

CINEFONDATION

To mark its 18th year, the Cinéfondation Selection has chosen 18 films (14 works of fiction and four animations), from among the 1,600 works submitted this year by film schools from around the world.

A total of 16 countries from four continents are represented.

The three Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony preceding the screening of the prize-winning films on May 22 in the salle Buñuel.

THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION:

Koshtargah (Slaughterhouse)
dir: Behzad Azadi
Art University of Tehran (Iran)

El Ser Magnético (The Magnetic Nature)
dir: Mateo Bendesky
Universidad del Cine (FUC) (Argentina)

Share
dir: Pippa Bianco
AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women (US)

Manoman
dir: Simon Cartwright
National Film and Television School (UK)

Victor Xx
dir: Ian Garrido López
ESCAC (Spain)

Vozvrashenie Erkina (The Return Of Erkin)
dir: Maria Guskova
High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (Russia)

Leonardo
dirs: Félix Hazeaux, Thomas Nitsche, Edward Noonan, Franck Pina, Raphaëlle Plantier
MOPA (ex Supinfocom Arles) (France)

Locas Perdidas (Lost Queens)
dir: Ignacio Juricic Merillán
Carrera de Cine y TV Universidad de Chile (Chile)

Tsunami
dir: Sofie Kampmark
The Animation Workshop (Denmark)

Retriever
dirs: Tomáš Klein, Tomáš Merta
FAMU Prague (Czech Republic)

LES CHERCHEURS (The Wheel Of Emotions)
dir: Aurélien Peilloux
La Fémis (France)

Abwesend (Absent)
dir: Eliza Petkova
Deutsche Film & Fernsehakademie (dffb) (Germany)

Asara Rehovot Mea Etsim (Ten Buildings Away)
dir: Miki Polonski
Minshar for Art (Israel)

14 Steps
dir: Maksim Shavkin
Moscow School of New Cinema (Russia)

Anfibio (Amphibian)
dir: Héctor Silva Núñez
EICTV (Cuba)

Ainahan Ne Palaa (To Return Until)
dir: Salla Sorri
Aalto University, ELO Film School Helsinki (Finland)

Het Paradijs (Paradise)
dir: Laura Vandewynckel
RITS School of Arts Brussels (Belgium)

RI GUANG ZHI XIA (Under The Sun)
dir: Qiu Yang
The VCA, Film & TV School, Melbourne University (Australia)

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