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  • For You, My People
    For You, My People
    1. A film by Jose Pablo Gonzalez
    2. Animafest- World Festival of Animated Film Short Film Edition
    3. May 31 - June 05, 2008
    4. run time 4 minutes 35 seconds

    "For You My People" is an animated short film that tells the compelling story of a senator whose compassionate public persona must confront his secret deeds of corruption and dishonor. The film beautifully depicts one man's perception of distorted power through innovative animation techniques and fresh imagery. More than 2,000 photographs were taken and manipulated in the creation of the 4 minute...  (more)

  • For All the Marbles
    For All the Marbles
    1. A film by Kris Booth
    2. run time 11 minutes

    Recess begins – the schoolyard is flooded with kids! Ten-year-old Jeff reveals his prized Cat’s Eye in a bid to win the ‘Universal Marble Championship’. Just before his winning shot, Cricker, the schoolyard bully, grabs it and launches it to the other side of the playground. Jeff sets out to cross the infamous ‘big kid’s area’. With danger at every turn, he plays his way through...  (more)

  • A Chapter of Love
    A Chapter of Love (Et kjærlighetskapittel)
    1. A film by Torfinn Iversen
    2. run time 9 minutes 40 seconds

    16 year old Per brings his girlfriend home for the first time, where his grandfather is busy cutting his friend’s hair. He tells his grandfather that they are going upstairs to read, but they have other things in mind. The grandfather becomes embarassed when suddenly moaning sounds are heard from upstairs. He wants Per to come downstairs, and then forces him to do a haircut on his friend. To...  (more)

  • Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative
    Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative
    1. A film by Keya Lea Horiuchi
    2. run time 57 minutes 40 seconds

    While the U.S. is the most flaunted democracy in the world, how do we compare, and what does the rest of the world think of U.S. domestic and foreign policy? Americans are continually told through their media that freedom and democracy are being given to people abroad, but is it true?The documentary looks at seemingly different topics and creates a tapestry of tantalizing information that...  (more)

  • The Adventure
    The Adventure
    1. A film by Mike Brune
    2. run time 22 minutes

    A vacationing couple has an eerie encounter on a secluded forest road.  (more)

  • Tokyo Rock 'n' Roll
    Tokyo Rock 'n' Roll
    1. A film by john canciani
    2. run time 4 minutes 32 seconds

    The passion becomes a lifestyle. The Rockabillies from Tokyo dance every Sunday and dreams of their "way of life" become true. Rock on!  (more)

  • Pages of a Girl
    Pages of a Girl (Páginas de Menina)
    1. A film by monica palazzo
    2. Inside Out Toronto Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
    3. May 15 - 25, 2008
    4. run time 18 minutes 50 seconds

    In 1955, young Ingrid applies for a job at Machado de Assis Bookstore and meets Silvia, a very beautiful woman who is in town for a while. Their first intellectual affection becomes emotional. It´s a story about the love for books, literature and the will to go beyond what's superficial and the challenge of facing the unconventional. A meeting between two women, carefully aesthetic influenced by...  (more)

  • In Twilight's Shadow
    In Twilight's Shadow
    1. A film by Tina Scorzafava
    2. run time 12 minutes

    IN TWILIGHT’S SHADOW introduces the adventure of a female immortal caught between two worlds. Unable to exist with the consequences of her choice in accepting the dark gift, Carlisle Braedon has isolated herself in a suspended state between light and dark. But when the leader of her Coven takes revenge against the mortal she loves, Carlisle is summoned to rise and face the creature that lurks...  (more)

  • Tony Zear
    Tony Zear (Tony Zoreil)
    1. A film by Valentin Potier
    2. run time 19 minutes 30 seconds

    Tony is a 28 year-old single who inherited from an remarkable physical particularity. He has like the rest of his family very big ears and suffers from an extreme sensitivity to the slightest noise.  (more)

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Latest Festival Winners

  1. 04/30/08THE 2008 IMAGES FESTIVAL AWARDS
  2. 04/30/08Kim Cattrall to receive NBC Universal Award of Distinction at 2008 Banff World Television Festival
  3. 04/30/082008 Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival Award Winners
  4. 04/30/08The Florida Film Festival Annunces the 2008 Award Winners
  5. 04/29/082008 Winners for the Cambridge International Super 8 Festival
  6. 04/29/08Award Results of BIMINI 2008
  7. 04/29/08Award Winners Announced for 2008 Dortmund│Cologne International Women's Film Festival
  8. 04/29/082008 EMAF Awards Announced
  9. 04/29/08The Youth Jury Award to the Best Short Film announced at 2008 Encuentros de Cine y Derechos Humanos
  10. 04/28/08Award Winners Announced for 2008 COURTisane
  11. 04/28/08Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival Awards
  12. 04/28/08ACADEMIA FILM OLOMOUC- 2008 Awards
  13. 04/28/08INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED! for 2008 HotDocs
  14. 04/28/08AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER AND TOP TEN ANNOUNCED; CIDA AWARD PRESENTED TO SHOCK WAVES
  15. 04/28/08Award Winners for the 2008 Visions du Reel- Nyon International Documentary Film Festival
  16. 04/28/082008 Nashville Film Festival Award Winners
  17. 04/28/08Award Winners Announced for the 2008 Celtic Media Festival
  18. 04/28/08Award Winning Films @ Glimmer: The 6th Hull International Short Film Festival
  19. 04/28/08Award Winners Announced for the 2008 Filmfest Dresden
  20. 04/28/08Awards for the 2008 Deauville Asian Film Festival
  21. 04/28/08View the Full list of Awards for the 2008 Worldfest:
  22. 04/28/08Sprockets Concludes Successful 11th Year With Awards
  23. 04/28/08Winners of 2008 ReelWorld Film Festival Awards were announced
  24. 04/28/08FIRSTGLANCE HOLLYWOOD 2008 AWARDS
  25. 04/28/082008 Award Winners for the Palm Beach International Film Festival
  26. 04/28/08Award Winners of the 2008 Cartoons on the Bay Animation Film Festival
  27. 04/28/08Award Winners Announced for the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival
  28. 04/28/08Festival Competition and Audience Awards for the Sarasota Film Festival
  29. 04/27/08Awards Announced for the 2008 Amsterdam Fantastik Film Festival
  30. 04/26/08Awards Announced for the 2008 Amsterdam Fantastik Film Festival

Recent FAB Films

  1. 05/07/08Pages of a Girl
  2. 04/22/08The Adventure
  3. 04/09/08For You, My People
  4. 04/07/08The Skyjacker
  5. 04/06/08For All the Marbles
  6. 04/04/08A Chapter of Love
  7. 04/02/08Tokyo Rock 'n' Roll
  8. 03/31/08Next to Babilonia
  9. 03/31/08the cream
  10. 03/30/08Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative
  11. 03/29/08Vanaja
  12. 03/26/08My Happy End
  13. 03/26/08Procrastination
  14. 03/25/08Flower in the Pocket
  15. 03/20/08Behave
  16. 03/18/08The Stain On The Sidewalk
  17. 03/10/08In Twilight's Shadow
  18. 03/08/08The Lives of Angels
  19. 03/03/08Tony Zear
  20. 03/02/08Passage
  21. 02/25/08a disappearance foretold
  22. 02/21/08Of Shadows and Men
  23. 02/15/08Road To Victory
  24. 02/14/08Power House
  25. 02/11/08Anne and the Reverend
  26. 02/11/08Bloody Mary
  27. 02/10/08Late Fragment: An Interactive Film
  28. 02/09/08My own 1000 square meters
  29. 02/09/08how i am
  30. 02/04/08The Cave: An adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay
  31. 02/01/08Ebb
  32. 01/31/08The Red Box
  33. 01/29/08In the Name of the Son
  34. 01/26/08The Job
  35. 01/26/08A Long Day
  36. 01/25/08Bacchus
  37. 01/23/08Mirror Mirror
  38. 01/23/08Father Figure
  39. 01/21/08Five minutes
  40. 01/19/08Bahar
  41. 01/18/08Puppets
  42. 01/11/08Gillery's Little Secret
  43. 01/08/08Postcards From The Future
  44. 01/03/08The Job
  45. 12/29/07Nobody's Shalom
  46. 12/29/07In The Name of God
  47. 12/26/07Nature's Beauty
  48. 12/23/07Liza
  49. 12/22/07Rapping with Shakespeare
  50. 12/20/07Friend wanted
  51. 12/18/07River Ways
  52. 11/30/071000 Journals
  53. 11/24/07Capital (everyone goes to Buenos Aires)
  54. 11/15/07Word on the Str33t
  55. 11/13/07They Turned Our Desert Into Fire
  56. 11/06/07Absolution
  57. 11/01/07Blood Car
  58. 10/25/07Crossing Numbers
  59. 10/09/07Overnight, a Rose
  60. 10/09/07From The 50 Yard Line
  61. 10/08/07Nightwood
  62. 09/24/07Games of the European Countries
  63. 09/22/07the fish
  64. 09/21/07Playing Between Elephants
  65. 09/21/07Every Step You Take
  66. 09/18/07Eels
  67. 09/17/07Rock 'n Tokyo
  68. 09/15/07The Fall
  69. 09/14/07The Grain
  70. 09/09/07Naked on the Inside
  71. 09/03/07Ilya and Marusya
  72. 08/16/07For a Few Marbles More
  73. 08/01/07Finkle's Odyssey
  74. 07/05/07Bendito Machine
  75. 07/04/07yeah no definitely
  76. 07/04/07The Pink Mirror
  77. 07/04/074 Elements
  78. 07/03/07Tomorrow Morning
  79. 06/23/07One Night With You
  80. 06/21/07Indestructible
  81. 06/21/07Rubb My Chubb: Fat Activism and the Fat Femme Mafia
  82. 06/20/07Nina's Journey
  83. 06/19/07Almost Adult
  84. 06/18/07Monster Camp
  85. 06/14/07Sunny
  86. 06/12/07Village People Radio Show
  87. 06/12/07Things We Do When We Fall In Love
  88. 06/12/07Love Conquers All
  89. 06/11/07Before We Fall In Love Again
  90. 06/11/07Possession
  91. 06/11/07Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
  92. 06/08/07Black Men and Me
  93. 06/08/07Ester
  94. 06/08/07Two Homelands, Cuba and the Night
  95. 06/07/07Cabalerno
  96. 06/07/07Checkout
  97. 06/07/07The Secret Life of Houses
  98. 06/06/07In the Spotlight
  99. 06/02/07The Death of Michael Smith
  100. 04/25/07Movie Monster Insurance

Top Ranked Festivals

Features Screened
RankFestival Name#
1Goteborg Film Festival450
2Buenos Aires Int'l Independent Film Festival338
3Rotterdam International Film Festival337
4Rio De Janeiro Int'l Film Festival300
5Seoul Int'l Cartoon Animation Festival290
6Montreal World Film Festival282
7Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival280
8Seattle International Film Festival270
9Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival268
10Toronto International Film Festival261
11Melbourne Int'l Film Festival252
12Sitges Int'l Film Festival Catalonia250
13Sydney Film Festival245
14ERA NEW HORIZONS Int'l Film Festival243
15Moscow Int'l Film Festival240
15Shanghai International Film Festival240
17Berlin Int'l Film Festival237
18Vancouver Int'l Film Festival232
19Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival218
20Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival209
21Int'l Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam200
21Mar del Plata Film Festival200
21Tokyo International Film Festival200
24International İstanbul Biennial194
25Festival du Nouveau Cinema190
26Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival182
27Fantasporto Oporto Int'l Film Festival180
28Calgary Int'l Film Festival170
29Locarno Int'l Film Festival169
30Sundance167

Shorts Screened
RankFestival Name#
1Holland Animation Film Festival700
2Anima Mundi Int'l Animation Festival611
3Tampere Film Festival600
4Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival550
5Gijon Int'l Film Festival 508
6Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film480
7Rio De Janeiro Int'l Short Film Festival462
8Int'l Short Film Festival of Berlin451
9Rotterdam International Film Festival445
10Sao Paulo Int'l Short Film Festival437
11Hiroshima Int'l Animation Festival408
12Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival400
13Hamburg International Short Film Festival389
14International Short Film Festival Oberhausen375
15Sitges Int'l Film Festival Catalonia350
16Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival344
17Fantoche Int'l Animation Festival317
18Uppsala Int'l Short Film Festival315
19DOK Leipzig307
20Message to Man Int'l Documentary305
21Belo Horizonte Int'l Short Film300
21Palm Springs Int'l Short Films300
23Onedotzero Digital Creativity Festival295
24Anifest Int'l Animated Films284
25ERA NEW HORIZONS Int'l Film Festival279
26Int'l Short Film Festival Leuvan271
27Annecy Animation Festival259
28LAlternativa Independent Film Festival250
29Australian Int'l Animation Festival248
30Exground Filmfest245