Submissions now being accepted for the 2012 festival!
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for the 2012 24fps International Short Film Festival juried competition and curated public exhibitions. Short films of 20 minutes running time or less, completed after January 1, 2009, are eligible for the competition. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three films, the audience award winner, and the Horizon Award winner for outstanding student film. Visit this site’s ENTRIES page for details, forms, and guidelines. This year’s 24fps festival will be held November 2-3 at the landmark Paramount Theatre in Abilene, Texas. The 1930 restored movie palace is on the National Register of Historic Places.
2011 24fps Jury Awards Announced!
The 2011 24fps Jury Awards for this year's international short film festival were announced on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the close of the festival's three pubic exhibition program. The festivals top honors were: Grand Jury Prize--"The Strange Ones," dir. Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, USA Silver Medal--"Pioneer," dir. David Lowery, USA Bronze Medal--"Baby," dir. Daniel Mulloy, UK Special Jury Citation--"Pentecost," dir. Peter McDonald, Ireland Audience Award--"Noreen," dir. Domhnall Gleeson, Ireland Horizon Award--"Paths of Hate," dir. Damian Nenow, Poland To see complete of the jury awards, click here.
The First Wave of 2011 Official Selection Films are Announced
To view the festival publication announcing these films, click here. ALL FLOWERS IN TIME Director: JONATHAN CAOUETTE Writer: Jonathan Caouette Producers: Jonathan Caouette, Stephen Winter Canada, Narrative/Experimental, 12 min, 2010 A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION Directors: MARTIN WALLNER, STEFAN LEUCHTENBERG Writer: Martin Wallner Producer: Nils Dunker…Read more of this article...
The First Wave of 24fps Official Selection Films for 2010
The first eight films named Official Selections of the 2010 24fps International Short Film festival have been announced. The diverse “first wave” of selections is only a small portion of the eventual twenty-eight short films from around that world that will compete in the festivals curated exhibitions and juried competition.…Read more of this article...
The Private War
CIGARETTE CANDY was an Official Selection of the 2009 24fps International Short Film Festival. The project received the fest’s Red Citation Humanitarian Award, presented to the filmmaker whose work focuses on global issues of tolerance, justice, and social commentary. The film went on to become the breakout short of the…Read more of this article...
Meet the 2009 Winning Directors
Destin Daniel Cretton Grand Jury Prize “Short Term 12” Destin rocked the film world at Sundance in January of 2009, arriving virtually unknown, and walking away with the fest’s prestigious short film prize. That work, “Short Term 12,” is a harrowing look inside a residential facility housing kids who are…Read more of this article...