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21 March 13
BAFTA's Short Film and Short Animation categories at the EE British Academy Film Awards celebrate and reward innovative and experimental short fiction films and animation.
Working closely with specialist distributor the Independent Cinema Office (ICO), this is the first time that BAFTA has organised a theatrical release, and marks a significant development in the way that BAFTA champions British-based talent. The nominated filmmakers will attend selected screenings to share their insights into the filmmaking process.
BAFTA Shorts 2013 will open on Friday 12 April at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, followed by a UK-wide roll-out [and an international tour]. All UK theatrical bookings are being handled by the ICO with a selection of films being toured internationally by British Council.
The UK release is being supported by the British Council and Shooting People.
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"Some vivid and effervescent talent is on display here in this selection of short films nominated in the 2013 Baftas." The Guardian
“the best of British short filmmaking on the big screen” Sight & Sound
"Alternately sad, enthralling and disturbing, this compilation of seven shorts...is a testament to the diversity of an often over-looked format." * * * * Total Film
"One of British cinema’s great directors stands next to new talents and it’s breath of fresh air to see different and exciting kinds of film." * * * * Little White Lies

UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Derby
Derby QUAD
Tues 25 June
Hereford
Richard Booth's Bookshop
Tues 28 May
London
Sydenham Film Club
Thu 4 July
Maidenhead
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Sun 16 June
Oxford
Ultimate Picture Palace
Sat 25 May
Tues 28 May
Tunbridge Wells
Trinity Theatre & Art Centre
Wed 12 June
PAST SCREENINGS
Birmingham
mac
Wed 1 - Thu 2 May
Bradford
National Media Museum
Mon 22 April
Sun 28 April
Thu 2 May
Bristol
Watershed
Sun 21 April
Followed by a Q&A with Muriel d'Ansembourg (Good Night)
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton Theatre
Wed 22 May
Dundee
Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema
Thu 25 April
Edinburgh
Filmhouse
Tues 7 May - Thu 9 May
Followed by a Q&A with Will Anderson (The Making of Longbird) on May 7
Farnham
Farnham Maltings Bridge Square
Tues 7 May
Followed by a Q&A with Gavin Humphries (The Curse)
Glasgow
Glasgow Film Theatre
Sun 21 April
Followed by a Q&A with Will Anderson (The Making of Longbird)
The Grosvenor
Thu 23 May
Followed by a Q&A with Will Anderson (The Making of Longbird) and Johnny Barrington (Tumult), hosted by BAFTA Scotland
Hawkhurst
Kino Hawkhurst
Sun 19 May
Tues 21 May
Inverness
Eden Court Theatre
Sat 18 - Sun 19 May
Followed by a Q&A with Johnny Barrington (Tumult) on May 18
Leicester
Phoenix Square
Thu 2 May
London
Riverside Studios
Thu 2 May
ICA
Fri 12 - Thu 18 April
Followed by a Q&A with Evelyn McGrath & Kris Kelly (Here To Fall), Will Anderson (The Making Of Longbird) and Muriel D’Amsembourg (Good Night) on April 14
Greenwich Picturehouse
Mon 22 April
Manchester
Fuse Film Festival Manchester
Sun 12 May
Milton Keynes
MK Gallery
Fri 19 April
Norwich
Cinema City
Sun 28 April
Nottingham
Broadway Cinema & Media Centre
Fri 19 - Thu 25 April
Followed by a Q&A with Fyzal Boulifa (The Curse) on April 19
Penzance
Newlyn Filmhouse
Thu 9 May
Stockton-on-Tees
ARC
Mon 13 May
| GOOD NIGHT Two teenage girls find themselves pushed to extremes on the streets of London when the boundaries between innocent play and dangerous seduction start to blur. |
| SWIMMER The film enters the mind of an endurance swimmer on a journey through Britain's waterways, using sound and images to penetrate his thoughts, feelings, dreams, nightmares, memories, escape. |
| THE CURSE Fatine has ventured far from the village to meet her older lover. When she is caught by a small boy, all she wants to do is go home. |
| TUMULT A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind descends upon them. |
| HERE TO FALL When a girl receives a call from her father she is set on a frantic journey through a chaotic world. |
| I'M FINE THANKS Are you okay? |
| THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD A behind-the-scenes look at an animator as he struggles with his character. |
The Academy recognises that it is essential to reward and nurture the immense diversity and talent demonstrated by filmmakers producing short film and animation. Shorts offer both new and established talent alike the chance to create experimental and innovative films and, by rewarding excellence within these fields, BAFTA aims to raise the profile of these talented individuals and of shorts in general. The best film in each category receives a BAFTA Award, presented at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony.
BAFTA thank Soho Digital for their excellent work and impeccable service when creating the Digital Cinema Prints for BAFTA Shorts 2013.
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