Short Film Festival aims for big impact

SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR SUNDERLAND SHORTS

A bonanza of bite-sized blockbusters will once again be showcased across the city as Sunderland Shorts returns.

Now in its fifth year, the short film festival will be providing a showcase for minimovie masterpieces across the weekend of May 8 to 12, in 2019.

Delivering more punch than Creed II, more whimsy than Mary Poppins and more heroes than Aquaman, the festival will showcase more than 100 short films and provide a particular focus on young regional talent.

The call is also going out across the globe for submissions from filmmakers, which can be made via the festival website at https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk

Festival director, Anne Tye, said: “Last year we staged a special, one-off screening for regional students that proved a huge success.

“While Sunderland Shorts will once again maintain its global outlook, attracting filmmakers from across the world, we will be shining a real spotlight on the talent we have here in the North East.

“We are working with the universities of Sunderland, Newcastle and Northumbria and South Tyneside College to collect the very best student short filmmakers the region has to offer, and we couldn’t be more excited about it.”

Audiences will once again be invited to not only enjoy the movies, sent in from all over the world, but also vote for their favourite.

“Sunderland Shorts has established itself as one of the standouts of Sunderland’s cultural calendar, bringing people into the city, showcasing emerging global talent and now providing a real platform for our own emerging talent,” added Anne.

“Once again, we will have a fantastic mix of genres, from animation to thrillers, instant arthouse classics to slapstick comedies, there is something for fans to enjoy.

“I’m certain that once again, the people of the city will turn out in force to show their support and once again fall in love with these mini masterpieces of cinema.”

For more information on Sunderland Shorts, go to the website at https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk