FUTURE SHORTS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Directors of Short Films：Frederic Casella (UK) / Anna Frances Ewert (UK) / Nash Edgerton (Australia) / Charlotta Miller (Sweden) / Musa Syeed (Yemen) /Conor Finnegan (Ireland) / Kibwe Tavares (United Kingdom)

The world's biggest global pop-up film festival, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world, Future Shorts Festival takes place in over 160 cities and 60 countries.

This Spring Season we present you 7 films from United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Yemen & Ireland - it is going to be a truly international excursion into the world of shorts. The films are subtitled both English and Japanese. Also we have art installation or performance and music before the screening, and you can enjoy the films while drinking cocktails!

1. TOOTY'S WEDDING
Dir: Frederic Casella
2011 United Kingdom |
Peter has always been in love with the beautiful siren Tooty but he is married to the anti-siren Alison who thinks she can talk to dogs. So when Tooty flirts with Peter the night before her wedding, a desperate Peter decides they're destined to be together. Official Selection, 2012 Sundance International Film Festival Special Jury Mention, Bermuda International Film Festival 2012 Grand Prize - Best Comedy, Jury Prize - Best Short, Friars Comedy Club Film Festival 2011.




2. INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Dir: Anna Frances Ewert
2011 United Kingdom
This film lovingly captures the wonder of childhood as kids explore and test the boundaries of reality through play and imagination. Golden Gate Award for Best Short Documentary - San Francisco International Film Festival 2011, Helen A. Bequest Award - Edinburgh College of Art 2010.


3. THE CAPTAIN
Dir: Nash Edgerton
2013 Australia
An aeroplane pilot wakes up in the wreckage of a crash with a massive hangover and is confronted with the consequences of his actions. Participated in Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival.




4.SVAMP
Dir: Charlotta Miller
2011 Sweden
Katrin sits apathetically in her dumpy apartment after being left by her boyfriend as an old lady whose husband just died is wreaking havoc outside. Touched by the old lady's strong emotions, Katrin decides to face her old boyfriend. Participated in 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

5. THE BIG HOUSE
Dir: Musa Syeed
2013 Yemen
When a Yemeni boy finds a way into the empty mansion down the street, he lets himself and his imagination run wild in the big house. Participated in 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Seattle Film Festival, Dubai Film Festival.

6. FEAR OF FLYING
Dir: Conor Finnegan
2013 Ireland
Dougal is a small bird with a fear of flying. At night his dreams are plagued with a recurring nightmare of falling towards earth and by day he walks wherever he needs to go rather than face this fear. When a harsh winter rolls around, Dougal must head South, but how? Best Animation Award- LA Shorts Festival 2012, Young Directors Forum Award- Cristal Festival 2012, Audience Award - Glasgow Short Film Festival 2013, Audience Award - Animade 2013, Best Animation - Provincetown International Film Fest




7. JONAH
Dir: Kibwe Tavares
2012 United Kingdom
Zanzibarian beach boy Mbwana, hungry for the future, creates a myth that transforms his small town into a tourist hot spot, but when the reality is far from his dreams he sets out to destroy the town - or himself. Participated in 2013 Sundance Film Festival, "Best Short Film" nominee for The British Independent Film Awards (BIFAS) in 2013. Made in partnership with Film4, BFI, Channel4, Shine Films.




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Makiko Watanabe
Born in 1979 and grown up in Yokohama. Graduated Tsuda College 2001, and studied at MA Innovation Management in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design'11. Currently working as a event creator and artist.