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One man's attempt to paddle his 'human hamster wheel' 66 miles across the Irish Sea came to a sudden end last night - with the giant wheel sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
Chris Todd was aiming to raise thousand of pounds charity by hamster-wheeling his way across the sea .The 35-year-old had to call time on his home-made contraption after the winds picked up and his rudders gave way.
Luckily a support team was there to pick up Chris - but sadly the hamster wheel ended up on the sea-bed, where it will lie undisturbed.
Major UK Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival - June
UK (Scotland) | Shorts & Features (incl Docs, Mirrorball Music Videos & Mclaren Animation)
Alongside London Film Festival, EIFF is the most prestigious UK film festival. It is also the longest continually-running film festival in the world. The festival generally require premieres, so often filmmakers start their festival circuit submissions with Edinburgh.
Cambridge Film Festival – July
UK | Shorts, Features & Documentaries
One of the most popular UK film festivals, it is renowned for showing high-quality international features and shorts.
www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk
The Times bfi London Film Festival – October/November
UK (London) | Shorts & Features
The highly-regarded festival presented by the British Film Institute. Like Edinburgh Film Festival, most of the films they show are premieres.
Encounters International Short Film Festival (merger of Brief & Animated Encounters) - November
UK (Bristol) | Shorts
'The UK's most important short film festival' - The Guardian. It is also one of the largest UK short film festivals. The festival supports emerging and established filmmakers and is a great place for filmmakers to network with the industry.
www.encounters-festival.org.uk
Seagate Foyle Film Festival – November
UK (Derry) | Shorts & Features
Major Northern Irish film festival promoting Irish and international filmmakers.
Specialist UK Festivals
The Birds Eye View Festival – March
UK | Shorts
Birds Eye View is the UK's first major women's film festival and has touring programmes.
Britdoc – July
UK (Oxford) | Documentaries - features and shorts
This festival brings together filmmakers and key sectors of the documentary industry. It is presented by The Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation.
Cambridge International Super 8 Festival
UK | Shorts
A three-day festival championing short films made in the Super 8mm format.
London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – March/April
UK | Shorts & Features
A diverse range of films exploring issues with gay and lesbian identity.
Onedotzero – ongoing events
UK (London) | Shorts
A festival specialising in non-traditional filmmaking and digital moving image. They also have a distributing and touring arm.
Sheffield Doc/Fest – November
UK | Documentaries
Sheffield Doc/Fest is the UK's annual international documentary film festival.
Major International Film Festivals
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – January
France | Shorts
One of the largest and most important short film festivals worldwide. Renowned for its Short Film Market, programming, events and competitions.
Sundance Film Festival - January
USA (Utah) | Shorts & Features
Alongside Cannes, Venice, Toronto and Berlin it is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world and one of the best for establishing links in the US market.
Palm Springs International Film Festival - January
USA | Shorts & Features
This festival regularly attracts a strong filmmaking community.
International Film Festival Rotterdam – January/February
Netherlands | Shorts & Features
A highly-attended festival and Cinemart, the largest co-production market for film projects. Includes experimental and visual arts programmes.
Berlinale International Film Festival – February
Germany | Shorts & Features
Considered to be one of the top three festivals in the world, alongside Cannes and Venice. Holds the prestigious Golden Bear Awards.
Tampere International Short Film Festival – March
Finland | Shorts
A highly-regarded shorts festival and market with a focus on promoting international and Finnish up-and-coming new talent.
Tribeca Film Festival – April/May
USA (New York) | Shorts & Features
Founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, this festival has rapidly established itself as a major festival worldwide. It focuses upon New York filmmaking as well as upcoming international talent.
Cannes International Film Festival – May
France | Shorts & Features
One of the world's oldest, most influential and glamorous festivals. The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") for the best film. If your short isn't one of the lucky ones to make it into competition, there is always the Short Film Corner (www.shortfilmcorner.com), the short film market and meeting place.
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival – May
Germany | Shorts
The longest-standing short film festival in the world. The festival runs a number of competitions and has a prestigious market place.
International Short Film Festival Hamburg – June
Germany | Shorts
Well-regarded short film festival that holds a number of competitions and awards including: an International Competition for new, high-quality short film productions and a competition for international No-Budget films made without public funding.
Annecy International Animated Film Festival – June
France | Shorts & Features
One of the most popular festivals dedicated to animation. The festival includes categories for features, shorts, student films and films made for television, the internet and advertising. The festival also includes an international animated film market.
Capalbio Cinema Short Film Festival - June/July
Italy | Shorts
An international competition for films 15 minutes or less.
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival – June/July
Portugal | Shorts & Features
An international festival of short films, with national and international competitions for fiction, documentary and animated shorts.This festival keeps a keen eye on, and showcases, emerging trends in cinema.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – July
Czech Republic | Shorts & Features
One of the most significant festivals in Central and Eastern Europe. It is also one of the oldest festivals in the world. Known for its feature film and documentary competitions.
Melbourne International Film Festival – July/August
Australia | Shorts & Features
The largest and most acclaimed film festival in Australia.
www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
International Animation Festival – August
Japan (Hiroshima) | Animated Shorts
One of the four major International Animation Festivals (alongside Annecy, Ottawa, Zagreb). The biannual festival aims to promote animation within the Asia Pacific region.
Venice Film Festival – September
Italy | Shorts & Features
The oldest film festival in the world and one of the most prestigious. Awards include: Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for best film and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup) for best actor/actress. Participation can be dependent on invitation from the Biennale council.
Toronto International Film Festival – September
Canada | Shorts & Features
An outstanding event on the festival circuit and one of the top festivals in the world. Regarded as a good festival for films to start their Oscar race.
www.torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca
Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival – September/October
Brazil | Features
Organisers describe it as "The largest and most charming film festival in Latin America".
New York Film Festival – September/October
USA | Shorts & Features
A highly selective festival featuring emerging and established filmmakers.
www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html
Corona Cork Film Festival - October
Ireland | Shorts & Features
This festival has been championing short films for over 50 years.
Zagreb Film Festival- October
Croatia | Shorts, Features & Documentary
Relatively new film festival which includes awards (called Golden Prams) and a market. During the Festival the Student Centre transforms into a hub of festival activities.
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – November/December
Brazil | Shorts
Supporting short film both in Brazil and internationally.
Information Courtesy : http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/distribution/links-festivals
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/festival/openingFilm.php
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2214421/Bad-weather-sends-human-hamster-wheel-the-Irish-Sea.html
BHARAT PILLAI
