Press Coverage of the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival

Press Coverage of the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival

Bill Brownstein, columnist for the Montreal Gazette,
Bursts of humour and pathos at YoungCuts film fest

...though one might expect the Best of the Fest offerings to be top-heavy with razzmatazz special effects and blaring sound-scores, it could come as something of a revelation that the youthful filmmakers have mostly opted for traditional themes in traditional live-action and animation genres.

Elizabeth Johnston, RoverArts.com, Hail To The Up And Comers

Justin Trudeau will open this year’s YoungCuts Film Festival. That’s a measure of how far this festival, showcasing films from young, up and coming auteurs, has come. Trudeau’s talk this afternoon kicks off the 8th annual festival.

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YoungCuts Film Festival Awards (Full List)

YoungCuts Film Festival Awards (Full List)

The YoungCuts Film Festival presented awards Friday & Saturday during the screenings for:
Best Film,
Best Canadian Film,
Best Quebec Film,
Best Director,
Best Cinematographer,
Best Editor,
Best Acting,
Best Teen Film,
Best Short Short,
Best Animated Film,
Best Music Video and
Best Documentary.

Here are the nominees and the winners:

MyFilmmaker.com Award for Best Film
Winner: Piano Fingers by Nicholas Carmen 

Nominees: Rhonda's Party by Ashley McKenzie
Valerie Cadieux Auditionne by Marie-Eve Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert
Cetvrtak (Thursday) by Nikola Ljuca
Shade of Grey by Miles Robinson

Tribute Award for Best Canadian Film
Winner: Rhonda's Party by Ashley MacKenzie

Nominees: Shade of Grey by Miles Robinson
Valerie Cadieux Auditionne by Marie-Eve Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert
Chroma by Colin Racicot

En Primeur Award for Best Quebec Film
Winner: Valerie Cadieux Auditionne by Marie-Eve Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert
 
Nominees: The Inkwell Shuffle by Christopher Diaz
Chroma by Colin Racicot
Comment Se Noie Un Legende by Mirek Hamet
La Tonsure by Marie Pier Ottawa
Thunderstrike by Eric Angelillo

YoungCuts Award for Best Director
Winner: Piano Fingers by Nicholas Carmen

Nominees: Rhonda's Party by Ashley McKenzie
Valerie Cadieux Auditionne by Marie-Eve Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert
Cetvrtak (Thursday) by Nikola Ljuca
Royalty Free by Mike Bernstein

24 Heures Award for Best Editing
Winner: 3-Iron by Matt Kazman - Editor Matt Kazman

Nominees: Royalty Free by Mike Bernstein - Editor Michael Bernstein

Valerie Cadieux Auditionne by Marie-Eve Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert - Editor Jerome Cloutier and Alexandre Leblanc

The Real Deal by Taylor Jane Sella - Editor: Ericka Concha
Empire City by David MacDonald - Editor: David MacDonald

Mirror Award for Best Cinematography 
Winner: Cetvrtak (Thursday) by Nikola Ljuca - Cinematography by Maja Radosevic

Nominees: Piano Fingers by Nicholas Carmen - Cinematography by Christophe Lanzenberg
Rhonda's Party by Ashley McKenzie - Cinematography by Becky Parsons
3-Iron by Matt Kazman - Cinematography by Seth Hagenstein
Royalty Free by Mike Bernstein - Cinematography by Allen Liu

YoungCuts Award for Best Acting
Winner: Cetrvak (Thursday) by Nikola Ljuca - Cast: Milan Maric, Milica Gojkovic, Marija Opsenica and Filip Zarkovic

Nominees: Royalty Free by Mike Bernstein - lead actor Raymond Cham Jr.

Mia by Tamara Small - in the role of Mia, Zoe Hooper
Long Live the Duke by Matt Brailey - in the role of Charlie, Austin Mensch

Oasis HD Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner: Shade of Grey by Miles Robinson

Nominees: La Khaima: The Tent of Mile-End by Adam Shamash
Chienne de Vie by Soffie Mallet
Pretty Little Bits by Marie-Saroja Ponnambalam
The Sweet Science, The Boss by Evan Chan

Virgin96 Award for Best Short Short Film
Winner: How to be More Average by Charlotte Hamlyn    

Nominees: Mbegu by Paul Plett
La Tonsure by Marie Pier Ottawa
For Your Convenience by Chas Fisher
Pigmalion by Juan Reidinger
One Man's Walk by Kenneth & Nicholas Mitchell

MyFilmmaker.com Award for Best Teen Film
Winner: Full Count by Patrick Collier

Nominees: Blood Job by Wayne Robinson
Winter's Wind by Trishia Hazelwood
The Stand by Olivia Chuba
Echomotion by Bret Kerven

Prisme Technologies Award for Best Animated Film
Winner: Eclipse by Liat Koren

Nominees: Orbit by Terrence Dankowych
Vaseline and Pepper by Fraser Munden
Walt by Greg Yagolnitzer
The Inkwell Shuffle by Christopher Diaz
Thunderstrike by Eric Angelillo

Virgin96 Award for Best Music Video
Winner: Thunderstrike by Eric Angelillo   


Nominees: Animal by Skyler Proctor
Ain't That the Way by Matt Paley
Hotspur: Heads/Tails by Josh Eisenberg
From the Second Chair by Darol Michael Carr


Congratulations to all the filmmakers and we look forward to seeing your next film for the 2011 YoungCuts Film Festival!

YoungCuts Film Festival Awards (Partial List)

YoungCuts Film Festival Awards (Partial List)

The YoungCuts Film Festival presented awards Friday during the screenings for:
Best Teen Film,
Best Short Short,
Best Animated Film
and
Best Documentary.






Here are the nominees and the winners:

Oasis HD Award for Best Documentary Film0
Winner: Shade of Grey by Miles Robinson

Nominees: La Khaima: The Tent of Mile-End by Adam Shamash
Chienne de Vie by Soffie Mallet
Pretty Little Bits by Marie-Saroja Ponnambalam
The Sweet Science, The Boss by Evan Chan

Virgin96 Award for Best Short Short Film
Winner: How to be More Average by Charlotte Hamlyn    

Nominees: Mbegu by Paul Plett
La Tonsure by Marie Pier Ottawa
For Your Convenience by Chas Fisher
Pigmalion by Juan Reidinger
One Man's Walk by Kenneth & Nicholas Mitchell

MyFilmmaker.com Award for Best Teen Film
Winner: Full Count by Patrick Collier

Nominees: Blood Job by Wayne Robinson
Winter's Wind by Trishia Hazelwood
The Stand by Olivia Chuba
Echomotion by Bret Kerven

Prisme Technologies Award for Best Animated Film
Winner: Eclipse by Liat Koren

Nominees: Orbit by Terrence Dankowych
Vaseline and Pepper by Fraser Munden
Walt by Greg Yagolnitzer
The Inkwell Shuffle by Christopher Diaz
Thunderstrike by Eric Angelillo

YoungCuts Film Festival starts this Thursday!

The YoungCuts Film Festival starts this Thursday, September 23rd!

The Festival kicks off with the Opening Party at Salon Officiel (351 Roy Est) 8PM on Thursday.

On Friday, September 24th at 1PM, our Honorary Chairman Justin Trudeau launches our screenings at Cinema du Parc (3575 Parc) with a FREE lecture and screening hosted by Manon Barbeau of Wapikoni Mobile. (To attend the FREE screening please register with us in advance at 514.285.4591)

Remember tickets for the Festival are $7.50 or 10 for $50.00 purchased in advance from the Festival web-site.

You can download the full Program Book HERE

You can download just the Festival schedule HERE

You can watch the Festival trailer HERE

2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Trailer

Trailer for the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival YoungCutsFilmFest.com "Great Short Films by the World's Best Young Filmmakers 25 and under"

September 23-25 in Montreal
Opening Party Thursday, September 23rd at Salon Officiel 351 Roy Est

Screenings Sept 24 & 25 at Cinema du Parc 3575 Parc

Thanks to Andrew de Freitas and Francois Laurent for editing the trailer. 

YoungCuts Sponsors

The Program book is ready and can be downloaded from HERE


A more formal post for that is coming, but until then, here is a nifty visual representation of our sponsors created by our graphic designer and film editor Francois Laurent:

Inside Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection)

Inside Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection)



Director: Yaz Rabadi

Synopsis: Haunted by inner-demons from his past, John finds himself plagued with violent fantasies that consume him and slowly begin seeping their way into his reality.

Longer Synopsis: Inside is a character portrait that examines a day in the life of a man who has become uncomfortable within his own skin. Despite having everything one could ask for, John is incapable of obtaining the one thing he so desperately desires: Happiness. Haunted by inner-demons from his past, John finds himself plagued by violent fantasies that consume him – Slowly seeping their way into his reality. Struggling against his disturbing inner being, all he can do is appear to be present in the moment, all the while coming apart from inside.

Rabid Pictures web-site

Abra Cadaver Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection)

 Abra Cadaver Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection) 
   
Director: Jay McBeth

Cast and Crew of Abra Cadaver

Synopsis: A streetwise hooker teaches a failed magician the difference between illusion and reality.

Tommy King and Kelly Ames

3-Iron Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection)

3-Iron Trailer (2010 YoungCuts Film Festival Official Selection)









Synopsis: Frank gets no respect from his overactive, violent 8 year old son. When he accidentally discovers his wife’s affair with a sweaty neighbor, he finally reacts in a way that would make his son proud…

YOUNGCUTS ANNONCE LA LISTE DES 100 MEILLEURS COURTS MÉTRAGES 2010

www.YoungCutsFilmFest.com

YOUNGCUTS ANNONCE LA LISTE DES 100 MEILLEURS COURTS MÉTRAGES 2010
MONTRÉAL, QC, le 23 août 2010 – YoungCuts a annoncé aujourd’hui la sélection officielle des 100 meilleurs courts métrages en provenance de jeunes cinéastes du monde entier. Les films, produits par des réalisateurs de 25 ans et moins, seront projetés au Cinéma du Parc (3575 avenue du Parc) le 24 et 25 septembre prochain. Justin Trudeau, membre du parlement de Papineau, apportera son soutien au festival en tant que président d’honneur. Les festivités s’amorcent avec une soirée d’ouverture qui aura lieu au Salon Officiel (351 rue Roy Est) le 23 septembre. La soirée débute à 20h00 avec une performance vidéo, l’événement est ouvert au public.


Cette année la programmation du festival comprend des conférences en compagnie de personnalités du cinéma et de l’industrie télévisuelle. Le festival s’est d’ailleurs allié aux Journées de la culture pour créer un volet Rencontres avec le cinéma. Une démarche éducative qui vise à orienter les étudiants vers les différents programmes et métiers du cinéma. Nous tenons également à remercier nos partenaires, qui encore une fois cette année nous supportent fidèlement : Tribute, En Primeur, High Fidelity HDTV, Virgin 96, Mirror, iCi Weekend, MyFilmmaker.com and the Ville de Montréal.

Chaque année, YoungCuts choisi les 100 meilleurs courts métrages sur un total de plus d’un millier de films en provenance de pays tel que le Canada, les États-Unis, le Mexique, le Royaume-Uni, la France, l’Allemagne, l’Espagne, la Suède, la Norvège, l’Irlande, la Serbie, le Maroc, le Liban, l’Australie, la Nouvelle Zélande, l’Inde, la Chine, le Vietnam, la Thaïlande, le Kenya et la Corée du Sud.

Les billets sont disponible au Cinéma du Parc au coût de 7,50$ chacun. Vous pouvez également vous procurer dix billets pour la somme de 50$. Il est possible d’en faire l’achat en ligne au www.youngcutsfilmfest.com. Pour plus d’information : (514) 285-4591 ou info@youngcutsfilmfest.com.


Liste des 100 courts métrages sélectionnés (A to Z) :

A Bump on the Head, de Jonathan Moxness (Canada)
Abra Cadaver, de Jay McBeth (Canada)
A Good Indian, de Andrew George (Canada)
Ain't That The Way, de Matt Paley (É-U)
Animal, de Skyler Proctor (É-U)
A War Story, A Love Story, de Matthew Evans (É-U)
Beg, de Tommy Malone (Canada)
Beirut, I Love You (I Love You Not), de Cyril Aris et Mounia Aki (Liban)
Big Brother, de Jay Salahi (É-U)
Birdhouse, de Chris Diaz (Canada)
Blood Job, de Wayne Robinson (Canada)
Ceci n'est pas une drag queen, de Olivier Lessard (Canada)
Cetvrtak (Thursday), de Nikola Ljuca (Serbie)
Chienne de vie, de Soffie Mallet (Canada)
Chroma, de Colin Racicot (Canada)
Climb, de Alexander Leu (Canada)
Coming Back, de Kelly Bumford (É-U)
Comment se noie une légende, de Mirek Hamet (Canada)
Dark Roads, de Jason Kent Carpenter (É-U)
Dick Picture, de Matt Kazman (Canada)
Do You Know How Much I Love You, de Caroline Claflin (É-U)
Dreamland, de David Marriott (Canada)
Echomotion, de Bret Kerven (É-U)
Eclipse, de Liat Koren (É-U)
El Turista, de Arcelia Ocana Manjarrez (Canada)
Empire City, de David McDonald (Canada)
Ewe Snooze, Ewe Lose, de David Ward (Australie)
Final Revision, de Sofia Gomez (É-U)
Flocons et carottes, de Samantha Leriche-Gionet (Canada)
Forfeit of Grace, de Kane Senes (É-U/Australie)
For Your Convenience, de Chas Fisher (Australie)
From the Second Chair, de Darol Michael Carr (É-U)
Full Count, de Patrick Collier (É-U)
Hotspur, de Josh Eisenberg (É-U)
How to be More Average, de Charlotte Hamlyn (Australie)
Hunger, de Michael Winston (É-U)
Inside, de Yaz Rabadi (Canada)
In The Blink of Love, de Pedro Clampolini (É-U)
Joy, de Max Doré (Canada)
Julian, de Matthew Joran Rovet (Canada)
Just a Love Story, de I-Fu Chen (Canada)
Kick it Now, de Loui Philipe Moar (Canada)
La Course, de Sheila-Vicky Brazeau (Canada)
La Khaima: The Tent of Mile-End, de Adam Shamash (Canada)
La tonsure, de Marie Pier Ottawa (Canada)
Little Boy, de Quentin Rameau (France)
Long Live the Duke, de Matt Brailey (É-U)
L'orage, de Bradley Brazeau (Canada)
Leave Out violence, de the kids from LOVE (Canada)
Mbegu, de Paul Plett (Canada/Kenya)
Mia, de Tamara Small (Australie)
Ne le dis pas, de Jani Bellefleur (Canada)
National Treasures, de YoungCuts (Canada)
No Time For Holiday, de Savannah Bloch (É-U)
Not So Long Lasting, de Catherine Andre (É-U)
Object Permanence, de AJ Korkidakis (Canada)
One Man's Walk, de Kenneth et Nicholas Mitchell (Royaume-Uni)
Orbit, de Terrence Dankowych (Canada)
Paroles d'un oublié d'Hochelaga, de Andréann Cossette (Canada)
Piano Fingers, de Nicholas Carmen (É-U)
Pigmalion, de Juan Reidinger (Canada)
Ping, de Jason Oshman (É-U)
Popped, de Bianca Benduci (Canada)
Pretty Little Bits, de Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam (Canada)
Rain Crowds, de Ju Li Khaw (Canada)
Rhonda's Party, de Ashley McKenzie (Canada)
Royalty Free, de Mike Bernstein (É-U)
Salsiccia, de Kyle Lastoria (Canada)
Sebastian Goes to Work, de Rosa Aiello (Canada)
Shade of Grey, de Miles Robison (Canada)
Sharks Under Siege, de Mike Wham (É-U)
Shawn Harris Personal Trainer, de Tyler Silver et Simon Turkel (É-U)
Sofia, de Shervin Kermani (Canada)
Stop. Think. Rewind., de Mattan Cohen et Jay Salahi (É-U)
Straight and Narrow, de Kyle Steffler (Canada)
Sub Rosa, de Nadiah Hamzah (É-U)
Superstitious?, de David Magnier (Irlande)
Teddy & Olivia, de Alan Larsen (É-U)
Telefone, de Jeffrey Anderson Bliss (É-U)
Ten Hours Later, de Andreas Haglund (Australie/Suède)
The Arctic Circle, de Kevin Parry (Canada)
The Boy Who Knew, de Nicholas Arnold (Canada)
The Cooking Class, de Halsey Robertson et Zelda Wengrod (É-U)
The Dark Room, de Rob Petit (Royaume-Uni
The Inkwell Shuffle, de Christopher Diaz (Canada)
The Nuclear Genie, de Erik Choquette (É-U)
The Parade, de Giorgia Farina (É-U)
The Real Deal, de Taylor Jane Sella (É-U)
The Stand, de Olivia Chuba (É-U)
The Sweet Science: The Boss, de Evan Chan (Canada)
The Wages of War, de Dylan Pouliot (Canada)
Thunderstrike, de Eric Angelillo (Canada)
Traffic, de Oliver Milne (Canada)
Type O, de Brianna Brown (Canada)
Un trou dans la mémoire, de Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers (Canada)
Valérie Cadieux auditionne, de Marie-Ève Beaumont et Guillaume Lambert (Canada)
Vaseline & Pepper, de Fraser Munden (Canada)
Walt, de Greg Yagolnitzer (É-U)
Wank, de Sheldon Schwartz (É-U)
Will Work For Food, de Geoff Allison (USA)
Windigo, de Kris McKenzie (Canada)
Winter's Wind, de Trishia Hazelwood (Canada)
Woodhands @ Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, de Ben Goloff et Josh Usheroff (Canada)
3-IRON, de Matt Kazman (É-U)

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À PROPOS DE YOUNGCUTS
Fondé en 2001, le festival de films YounfCuts est la plus grande plate forme internationale pour les courts métrages en provenance de réalisateurs de 25 ans et moins. Cette année marque la huitième édition du festival. La participation augmente à chaque année! Les organisateurs visionnent maintenant plus d’un millier de films annuellement. Le festival de films YoungCuts est un organisme à but non lucratif commandité par Tribute, En Primeur, High Fidelity HDTV, Virgin Radio 96, Mirror, ICI, MyFilmmaker.com ainsi que la Ville de Montréal.


Pour plus d’information:

Mike Ryan
Directeur
YoungCuts Film Festival Inc.
1155 University, Suite 1015
Montréal, Québec
(514) 285-4591
Mike@YoungCuts.com

François Laurent
Assistant à la Direction
YoungCuts Film Festival Inc.
1155 University, Suite 1015
Montréal, Québec
(514) 285-4591
info@youngcutsfilmfest.com

YoungCuts Film Festival Announces Top 100 Short Films in the World

YoungCuts Film Festival Announces Top 100 Short Films in the World
(by Filmmakers 25 and under)
Download the Press Release PDF

www.YoungCutsFilmFest.com

YOUNGCUTS ANNOUNCES TOP 100 FOR 2010

MONTREAL, QC, August 23, 2010
– Today the YoungCuts Film Festival announced this year’s line-up of the top 100 short films by young filmmakers from around the world.  The films, produced by filmmakers 25 years old and under, will play at Montreal’s Cinema du Parc (3575 parc avenue) on September 24th and 25th. Justin Trudeau, Member of Parliament for Papineau, lends his support to young artists in his capacity as the Film Festival’s Honorary Chairman. The festival will begin with an opening party for filmmakers and fans, on September 23rd at nightclub Salon Officiel (351 Roy E.). The party will start at 8pm with a video performance and the general public is welcome


This year’s festival program features guest speakers from the cinema and television industry. The festival has partnered with the popular Les Journée de la culture to introduce a special educational panel called Rencontres avec le cinema, where interested students can learn about various cinema schools and communication programs and discuss career opportunities with film and television industry professionals. Participating sponsors include Tribute, En Primeur, High Fidelity HDTV, Virgin 96, Mirror, iCi Weekend, MyFilmmaker.com and the Ville de Montréal.


Each year, YoungCuts chooses its top 100 films from more than 1,000 submissions by filmmakers from countries around the world. This year’s participating countries included Canada, U.S.A., Mexico, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Serbia, Morocco, Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Kenya and South Korea.


Tickets for individual screenings at Cinema du Parc are available for $7.50 or ten tickets for $50. Tickets may be purchased online at www.youngcutsfilmfest.com. For information contact 514-285-4591 or info@youngcutsfilmfest.com.


List of Top 100 (A to Z)

A Bump on the Head, by Jonathan Moxness (Canada)
Abra Cadaver, by Jay McBeth (Canada)
A Good Indian, by Andrew George (Canada)
Ain't That The Way, by Matt Paley (USA)
Animal, by Skyler Proctor (USA)
A War Story, A Love Story, by Matthew Evans (USA)
Beg, by Tommy Malone (Canada)
Beirut, I Love You (I Love You Not), by Cyril Aris and Mounia Aki (Lebanon)
Big Brother, by Jay Salahi (USA)
Birdhouse, by Chris Diaz (Canada)
Blood Job, by Wayne Robinson (Canada)
Ceci n'est pas une drag queen, by Olivier Lessard (Canada)
Cetvrtak (Thursday), by Nikola Ljuca (Serbia)
Chienne de vie, by Soffie Mallet (Canada)
Chroma, by Colin Racicot (Canada)
Climb, by Alexander Leu (Canada)
Coming Back, by Kelly Bumford (USA)
Comment se noie une légende, by Mirek Hamet (Canada)
Dark Roads, by Jason Kent Carpenter (USA)
Dick Picture, by Matt Kazman (Canada)
Do You Know How Much I Love You, by Caroline Claflin (USA)
Dreamland, by David Marriott (Canada)
Echomotion, by Bret Kerven (USA)
Eclipse, by Liat Koren (USA)
El Turista, by Arcelia Ocana Manjarrez (Canada)
Empire City, by David McDonald (Canada)
Ewe Snooze, Ewe Lose, by David Ward (Australia)
Final Revision, by Sofia Gomez (USA)
Flocons et carottes, by Samantha Leriche-Gionet (Canada)
Forfeit of Grace, by Kane Senes (USA/Australia)
For Your Convenience, by Chas Fisher (Australia)
From the Second Chair, by Darol Michael Carr (USA)
Full Count, by Patrick Collier (USA)
Hotspur, by Josh Eisenberg (USA)
How to be More Average, by Charlotte Hamlyn (Australia)
Hunger, by Michael Winston (USA)
Inside, by Yaz Rabadi (Canada)
In The Blink of Love, by Pedro Clampolini (USA)
Joy, by Max Doré (Canada)
Julian, by Matthew Joran Rovet (Canada)
Just a Love Story, by I-Fu Chen (Canada)
Kick it Now, by Loui Philipe Moar (Canada)
La Course, by Sheila-Vicky Brazeau (Canada)
La Khaima: The Tent of Mile-End, by Adam Shamash (Canada)
La tonsure, by Marie Pier Ottawa (Canada)
Little Boy, by Quentin Rameau (France)
Long Live the Duke, by Matt Brailey (USA)
L'orage, by Bradley Brazeau (Canada)
Leave Out violence, by the kids from LOVE (Canada)
Mbegu, by Paul Plett (Canada/Kenya)
Mia, by Tamara Small (Australia)
Ne le dis pas, by Jani Bellefleur (Canada)
National Treasures, by YoungCuts (Canada)
No Time For Holiday, by Savannah Bloch (USA)
Not So Long Lasting, by Catherine Andre (USA)
Object Permanence, by AJ Korkidakis (Canada)
One Man's Walk, by Kenneth and Nicholas Mitchell (UK)
Orbit, by Terrence Dankowych (Canada)
Paroles d'un oublié d'Hochelaga, by Andréann Cossette (Canada)
Piano Fingers, by Nicholas Carmen (USA)
Pigmalion, by Juan Reidinger (Canada)
Ping, by Jason Oshman (USA)
Popped, by Bianca Benduci (Canada)
Pretty Little Bits, by Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam (Canada)
Rain Crowds, by Ju Li Khaw (Canada)
Rhonda's Party, by Ashley McKenzie (Canada)
Royalty Free, by Mike Bernstein (USA)
Salsiccia, by Kyle Lastoria (Canada)
Sebastian Goes to Work, by Rosa Aiello (Canada)
Shade of Grey, by Miles Robison (Canada)
Sharks Under Siege, by Mike Wham (USA)
Shawn Harris Personal Trainer, by Tyler Silver and Simon Turkel (USA)
Sofia, by Shervin Kermani (Canada)
Stop. Think. Rewind., by Mattan Cohen and Jay Salahi (USA)
Straight and Narrow, by Kyle Steffler (Canada)
Sub Rosa, by Nadiah Hamzah (USA)
Superstitious?, by David Magnier (Ireland)
Teddy & Olivia, by Alan Larsen (USA)
Telefone, by Jeffrey Anderson Bliss (USA)
Ten Hours Later, by Andreas Haglund (Australia/Sweden)
The Arctic Circle, by Kevin Parry (Canada)
The Boy Who Knew, by Nicholas Arnold (Canada)
The Cooking Class, by Halsey Robertson and Zelda Wengrod (USA)
The Dark Room, by Rob Petit (UK)
The Inkwell Shuffle, by Christopher Diaz (Canada)
The Nuclear Genie, by Erik Choquette (USA)
The Parade, by Giorgia Farina (USA)
The Real Deal, by Taylor Jane Sella (USA)
The Stand, by Olivia Chuba (USA)
The Sweet Science: The Boss, by Evan Chan (Canada)
The Wages of War, by Dylan Pouliot (Canada)
Thunderstrike, by Eric Angelillo (Canada)
Traffic, by Oliver Milne (Canada)
Type O, by Brianna Brown (Canada)
Un trou dans la mémoire, by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers (Canada)
Valérie Cadieux auditionne, by Marie-Ève Beaumont and Guillaume Lambert (Canada)
Vaseline & Pepper, by Fraser Munden (Canada)
Walt, by Greg Yagolnitzer (USA)
Wank, by Sheldon Schwartz (USA)
Will Work For Food, by Geoff Allison (USA)
Windigo, by Kris McKenzie (Canada)
Winter's Wind, by Trishia Hazelwood (Canada)
Woodhands @ Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, by Ben Goloff and Josh Usheroff (Canada)
3-IRON, by Matt Kazman (USA)

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ABOUT YOUNGCUTS
Founded in 2001, the YoungCuts Film Festival is the Premiere International Showcase for Great Short Films by the World’s Best Young Filmmakers 25 and under. This year marks the eighth edition of the Festival. Interest and participation in the Festival has increased every year.  Organizers now review annually more than a thousand short films from countries around the world to pick the top 100. The YoungCuts Film Festival is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by Tribute, En Primeur, High Fidelity HDTV, Virgin Radio 96, Mirror, ICI, MyFilmmaker.com and the Ville de Montreal.

For media inquiries please contact:

Mike Ryan
Festival Director
YoungCuts Film Festival Inc.
1155 University, Suite 1015
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 285-4591
Mike@YoungCuts.com

François Laurent
Assistant Director
YoungCuts Film Festival Inc.
1155 University, Suite 1015
Montreal, Quebec
(514) 285-4591
info@youngcutsfilmfest.com

FREE YoungCuts Screening This Sunday

FREE YoungCuts Screening This Sunday

During the ARCYP (Association for Research in Culture of Young People) convention this week at Concordia University. YoungCuts will be presenting a FREE Screening of various films from the YoungCuts Film Festival.

Screening is Sunday, May 30th from 4PM to 5:30PM in the EV building (1515 Ste-Catherine Ouest) 3rd Floor Room 760. Did we mention that the screening is FREE!?!

In addition to the films announced on the poster, we will be presenting examples of the films that we produced as part of the Canada's Got Treasures project for the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Download the Poster!
Download the Press Release!

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YoungCuts is MOVING (Our office)

Effective Monday, the YoungCuts office will be at 1155 University Avenue, Suite 1015, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 3A7.

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Reminders

The YoungCuts Film Festival absolute drop-dead deadline is June 15th!

The Canada's Got Treasures project presents new YoungCuts short films every week!

We have money (and exposure) for Short Comedy Shorts!

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For information, questions or comments contact Michael Ryan Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591

Paying Filmmaker Gigs From MyFilmmaker.com (Montreal, Toronto, New York)

We have the following paying gigs from MyFilmmaker.com:

If you are interested in any of these projects:

To be considered for any project, please send a one-page pitch to Michael Ryan by Thursday, May 27th, 2010 (Mike@MyFilmmaker.com) 514.285.4591 - you should be registered on MyFilmmaker.com

Your one-page pitch should be a one-page pdf and should include the following:
Your name, your contact information, links to your portfolio and CV, a brief summary of your credentials, what equipment you would use, and your budget.

Note that for your budget, you should include all relevant costs including your pay as well as the MyFilmmaker.com fee (20% - minimum $100.00) For the budget just include the full amount. No breakdown is necessary unless the client specifically requests it.

These are the current projects:

Montreal or Remote 133  Music Video is for an Iranian musician living ¨in exile¨ in Montreal. Because of the political nature of the music and exile, the musician would prefer that the music video feature no one whose identity could be verified from watching the video.

The musician is looking for creative ways to add a visual narrative to his songs, beginning with this one. The song is from an an album about the "disenfranchised", that class or segment of society that has lost its' "voice", be it politically, economically or otherwise.  The song (in Farsi) and translated English lyrics will be available on request for filmmakers who would like to hear it before making a proposal from Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591


Montreal 142 Music video for the group 2 Kats Inna Hat. Video should incorporate the idea of hats perhaps a fashion video. Sample of song available on request from Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591


Montreal 138 Music video for a rock song by a Montreal Haitian musician. To be shot in Montreal in one day and one location in a loft or warehouse. Song is about the musician trying to escape from a spell cast on him. There may be follow-up videos with an expanded budget. Sample of song available on request from Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591


Montreal 139 Music documentary is intended to be a one-day in the life of a Haitian rock musician following him through all the varied and diverse parts of the Haitian community. This project would be shot around the same time as a music video (Project 138) and filmmakers can present a combined bid for the music video and the documentary. Sample tracks available on request from Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591


Toronto 140 Music video intended to be the first in a series of music videos for a Toronto musician about to be distributed internationally. Sample tracks available on request. E-Mail Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591


New York 141 Award-winning hip-hop group looking for a talented filmmaker to create their first music video. Looking for an urban hip-hop aesthetic. Sample tracks available on request. E-Mail Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591

Last Chance to Submit for the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival

Last Chance to Submit for the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival

We just passed our late deadline of May 15th which means that we are now approaching the absolute, final, drop-dead deadline June 15th to submit your film for the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival.

Keep in mind that the earlier that we receive your film, the better chance there is for your film to be chosen for the Festival.

Also, short shorts, films under 5 minutes are still only a $15 submission fee.

So, if you were thinking of entering your film in the 2010 YoungCuts Film Festival, you are on the clock!

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Cash for Short Comedy Shorts!

To update on our contest for Short Comedy Shorts...

What our sponsor is looking for are:
-30 to 90 second funny videos
-Something funny or attention-grabbing in the first 10 seconds
-Aimed at Men 18-34
-Pretty girls are appreciated but not required
-Any music should be rights cleared
-No longer than 6 seconds of credits
-Footage can be old or new, our sponsors do need to be able to have web exclusivity on the film for 90 days.
-You can simply submit a film to the contest or in some cases we are simply giving filmmakers cash to go and shoot short comedy shorts.
-If the film is under 100 MB send to Mike@YoungCuts.com by yousendit.com

For questions, comments, inquiries
Contact Michael Ryan at 514.285.4591
Or by e-mail at Mike@YoungCuts.com

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Canada's Got Treasures!
We are very pleased to announce the launch of the Virtual Museum of Canada's new project: Canada's Got Treasures!

Statement by the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, on the Occasion of International Museum Day (announcing the launch of Canada's Got Treasures!

We have been working on this project for a long time and are very excited to be able to announce its launch.

Our involvement was to produce 84 short films for less than the budget of 1 Heritage Minute film. The aix filmmakers that we worked with: A.J. Korkadakis, Adam Shamash, Ben Goloff, Francois Laurent, Josh Usheroff and Paul Aflalo all did an amazing, outstanding job under some severe pressures both creatively, time-wise and financially.

You can see our Synopsis Video for the entire project and our first 4 films (well, really 8: 4 in English and 4 in French) on the web-site above. Each video is about a National Treasure that can be found in one of Canada's National Museums or outdoors in the National Capital region. In addition to the videos, you will find texts about the objects written by Concordia University students of Loren Lerner's Art History class, photos of the object, quizzes about the object and sometimes an amazing piece of artwork or photograph by Concordia University students who were inspired by the work.

Each week, new National Treasures will be unveiled with videos produced by YoungCuts. (And a few with just photos.)

You can also contribute through Youtube and FlickR your own choice for National Treasure or a more Regional Treasure or something that is a more Personal Treasure. If your object is accepted it will be shared on the site with the world and included in the interactive map!

This was an incredible and exciting project for us to be involved in. It allowed us to fund five different filmmakers to create great films for a national audience. And a big thank you for everyone who made the project a success!

Win a $1000 Production Contract from MyFilmmaker.com

MyFilmmaker.com June 2010 Short Shorts Contest

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding for a contest of short comedic films.

The winning films will be featured on the first page of a new web-site launching in mid-June projected to be seen by millions of viewers.

This is a great opportunity for your film to be seen. If your film is chosen, you will be compensated for its exclusive use on this new site*. You will also be eligible for a MyFilmmaker.com production contract.

MyFilmmaker.com will be awarding production contracts valued at $1000 to the most popular filmmakers.

*The top 60 films chosen for the site will receive $25 as compensation for exclusive use of their film for 30 days and non-exclusive after that.

Deadline for submission for the contest is May 15th, but we will be picking winners from qualified entries as we receive them, so the quicker that you submit, the better chance that you have to be picked.

The first 20 winners will be announced on May 1st.

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DETAILS

A new web-site aimed at 18-34 men (similar to Heavy.com, Break.com or CollegeHumor.com) has asked YoungCuts & MyFilmmaker.com to develop short (under 5 minutes) comedic content that they will feature prominently on their new web-site.

If you are looking for ideas about types of content, take a look at the most popular videos on the sites listed above (or in the humor section of Youtube.)

Based on their experience launching other very successful web-sites the owners of this new site confidently expect to have millions of unique visitors from launch.

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How do I submit?

Mail a .MOV file or .AVI file to:
MyFilmaker.com June 2010 Short Short Contest
c/o YoungCuts Film Festival
1010 Sherbrooke W Suite 1220
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, H3A 2R7

OR

Contact Michael Ryan at 514.285.4591
Or by e-mail at Mike@YoungCuts.com

If your .MOV or .AVI file is under 100MB contact Michael for alternatives to mailing.

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YoungCuts Film Festival presented by MyFilmmaker.com

This contest has no age limit. but filmmakers 25 or under as of December 31st, 2001 can also submit their films to the YoungCuts Film Festival. Our application form is here: 2010 YoungCuts Application Form.

OR

You can apply on-line through withoutabox.com:


Application fee for short shorts (Films under 5 minutes) is $15 until May 15th.

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PRIZES

60 filmmakers will receive $25 for their films for a non-exclusive distribution rights (exclusive for 30 days) with a profit-share if any money is made off of the films.

Please note that these payments of $25 will be made exclusively by PayPal on or about June 15th.

50 of these films will be featured on the new site prominently.

Of these films, 1 filmmaker will receive a production contract of $1000.00 This will be awarded by MyFilmmaker.com based on film quality and popularity.

If your film is one of the 60 chosen, you will receive an e-mail with a MyFilmmaker.com distribution agreement that you will need to sign to receive your prize.

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Questions? Comments? Need More Information?
Contact Michael Ryan at 514.285.4591
Or by e-mail at Mike@YoungCuts.com