2011 YoungCuts Submission Poster in San Diego

2011 YoungCuts Submission Poster in San Diego

Here are some pictures of the 2011 YoungCuts Submission Poster in San Diego

Just to remind you here is the poster:

Our Poster

And here is our poster all around San Diego...

At an Arts Centre

At an Art Table

At a Community Center

Just Hanging Out

Looking Good

Chilling

Above the Nuge!

@ the San Diego Asian Film Foundation

At the Fair!

Framed!

And our favourite picture of them all:

Baseball!

The 2011 YoungCuts Submission Poster outside Petco field home of the San Diego Padres!

(Thanks to Reel Voices for the pictures.)

2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Submission Poster

 2011 YoungCuts Film Festival Submission Poster 

As previously mentioned, the YoungCuts Film Festival is currently looking for "Great Short Films by the World's Best Young Filmmakers".

You can apply on-line through withoutabox.com:

OR
Download the 2011 application form here: 2011 YoungCuts Application Form.

Our regular deadline for the Festival is March 31st, but we accept films until June 15th.
(But the earlier that you submit though, the better your chance for your film to be accepted.)

For more information on submitting your film go HERE!
Or contact Michael Ryan: Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591

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Download the Poster here:
2011 YoungCuts Submission Poster

Submit Your Film Today!

 

Call for Submissions: YoungCuts Film Festival 2011

Call for Submissions: YoungCuts Film Festival 2011 

The YoungCuts Film Festival is looking for Great Short Films by the World's Best Young Filmmakers (25 and under).

Started in 2001 as the Toronto International Teen Film Festival, the festival changed its name (and increased its age limit) in 2005 and moved to Montreal in 2006.

Every year, the festival selects it's Top 100 short films from more than a thousand submissions from more than 30 countries.

We present awards in multiple categories including the High Fidelity HDTV award for Best Documentary, the Tribute.ca award for Best Canadian Film, the EnPrimeur.ca award for Best Quebec Film, the MyFilmmaker.com award for Best Short Short (film under 5 minutes) and the TextbookVideos.com award for Best Educational Film amongst many other prizes.

Part of our larger mandate is to find and create paying film projects for young filmmakers, like the films we did for Canadian Heritage's Canada's Got Treasures! project.We do this through our sister site www.MyFilmmaker.com. If you need to hire a filmmaker or if you are a filmmaker who needs to be hired, come give us a try!

Take a look at Last Year's Winners! And the Top 100 films from last year!

You can apply on-line through withoutabox.com:

OR
Download the 2011 application form from here: 2011 YoungCuts Application Form.

Our regular deadline for the Festival is March 31st, but we accept films until June 15th.
(But the earlier that you submit though, the better your chance for your film to be accepted.)

For more information on submitting your film go HERE!
Or contact Michael Ryan: Mike@YoungCuts.com 514.285.4591

YoungCuts Music Video: Ketsia "Just Let Me Go"

YoungCuts Produced Music Video
Ketsia "Just Let Me Go"

How do you get your music video done well, done fast and done on a tight budget?
Ask YoungCuts through our site www.MyFilmmaker.com!
Just to give you an idea on how quickly (and cost-effectively) we work around here...

Ketsia's music producer got in touch with us on December 29th (2010)
We sent out a call for filmmaker submissions on the same day.

This is how we described the project:
"Music video for up and coming Montreal singer. Looking for upbeat high-energy film, shot on a controlled budget. Film would have to be HD broadcast quality. Prefer to focus on the singer, with as few distractions (dancers, extras) as possible."

We sent the producer 3 filmmaker bids on January 5th (2011).
We arranged for him to interview the 3 filmmakers on January 7th.
The music producer chose his filmmaker on January 7th.

The contract was signed on January 13th.
All filming was done by January 22nd.
Fine Cut was delivered on January 31st
Requests for revisions were delivered by the music producer on February 3rd.

The Final Cut was delivered and accepted on February 11th.
All material was delivered by ftp on February 11th.
The video was uploaded to YouTube on February 13th.

Without discussing the budget in detail, the music producer paid under $6,000.00 and had his completed music video (which he is delighted with) uploaded to YouTube within 46 days (!) of asking for a quote. The music producer actually had bids even less than what he ended up paying, but fell in love with the filmmaker's artistic vision for the music video. The music producer is much happier with this music video than the last one that he had done on a much higher budget!

You can get your music video done well, done fast and without either blowing your brains our or breaking the bank and this video right here is proof!





For more information on getting your music video produced by YoungCuts, contact Michael Ryan, Mike@YoungCuts.com, 514-285-4591

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.

Our Sponsors:

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