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52-742: Norwich Film Festival is an annual short film festival founded in 2009 and held in Norwich , England , which showcases films by local, national and international filmmakers, both independent and mainstream. Various films have gone on to win BAFTAs and Oscars , as well as awards at the Sundance Film Festival , Tribeca Festival and South by Southwest . The festival has received support from various celebrities, such as Olivia Colman , Stephen Fry , Tim McInnerney , Julian Jarrold and John Collee . Entries can also qualify to be shown at

104-503: A TV special , a few films from the studio have added theatrical shorts as well. Warner Bros. often includes old shorts from its considerable library, connected only thematically, on the DVD releases of classic WB movies. From 2010–2012, Warner Bros. also released new Looney Tunes shorts before family films. Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures organize an annual release of Academy Award -nominated short films in theatres across

156-461: A serial or series (such as the Our Gang movies, or the many outings of Charlie Chaplin 's Little Tramp character). Animated cartoons came principally as short subjects. Virtually all major film production companies had units assigned to develop and produce shorts, and many companies, especially in the silent and very early sound era, produced mostly or only short subjects. In the 1930s,

208-581: A film of three or four reels. " Short " was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by one or more film grants, nonprofit organizations , sponsors , or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and as

260-506: A flat in Edinburgh with physician Juliet Miller and journalist Alex Law. Needing a new flatmate, the trio interview several applicants in a calculatedly cruel manner, amusing themselves at the applicants' expense before finally offering the room to a mysterious man named Hugo. Shortly after he moves in, the trio finds Hugo dead from an apparent drug overdose in his room, as well as a large suitcase full of money. The friends agree to conceal

312-523: A number of patrons who support and promote the festival throughout the year. In January 2017, the festival added Julian Jarrold and Stephen Fry as new patrons. The current list includes: Previous patrons include the actor Bernard Hill . There are a number of industry professionals who act as judges for the festival, and the list for 2017 included: Previous judges include broadcaster Emma Freud and director Roger Michell . The festival currently features six award categories. Winning filmmakers get

364-490: A platform to showcase talent to secure funding for future projects from private investors, a production company , or film studios . They can also be released with feature films, and can also be included as bonus features on some home video releases. All films in the beginning of cinema were very short , sometimes running only a minute or less. It was not until the 1910s when films started to get longer than about ten minutes. The first set of films were presented in 1894 and it

416-530: A prestigious trophy, a certificate, a £1000 cash prize and software prizes. In 2020, the traditional 'Best Short Film' category was sub-divided into the new 'Best British Short Film' and 'Best International Short Film' categories. As of 2020, the award categories are: Short film In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for

468-465: A real-life mortuary for a scene, he had to ask a crew member to stand in the shadows and comfort the nervous actor. Danny Boyle said in his commentary on the 2009 Special Edition DVD and 2012 Blu-ray that Alex is not meant to be dead, so the line of Alex saying hello to the detective was added in post-production to clarify this. The crew shot predominantly in Glasgow rather than Edinburgh , which

520-496: A record number of submissions being received over a six-month period, with 132 short films being selected to be screened, making it the festival's largest selection to-date. On Tuesday 1 September, the festival announced that the 2020 edition would take place in an alternative format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , with each of the 132 shorts films within the Official Selection being available to watch online for

572-440: A regular series in 1946 and lasted until 1956. By and large, however, the movies' one-reel subject of choice was the animated cartoon, produced by Walt Disney , Warner Bros. , MGM, Paramount , Walter Lantz , Columbia, and Terrytoons . One of the movies' oldest short-subject formats was the adventure serial , first established in 1912. A serial generally ran for 12 to 15 chapters, 15 to 20 minutes each. Every episode ended with

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624-779: A screening of My Imprisoned Heart at the Norwich Arts Centre , and included several other events such as a free, open air screening of the 80's film Top Gun in the gardens of Norwich Castle , the regional premiere of Creation , starring Paul Bettany , and screenings of the BAFTA short film and animation nominees. Venues: Hollywood Cinema, Norwich and The Forum, Norwich , 30 March-7 April 2012 Jury: Bernard Hill , Tim McInnerny , Juliet Stevenson , Steve Furst , and Jim Field Smith . Venue: Cinema City, Norwich , 28 April-4 May 2013 Jury: Olivia Colman , Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman , UEA lecturer Dr Sarah Godfrey, and

676-453: A short along with each of its feature films during its initial theatrical run since 1995 (producing shorts permanently since 2001). Since Disney acquired Pixar in 2006, Disney has also produced animated shorts since 2007 with the Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater and produced a series of live-action ones featuring The Muppets for viewing on YouTube as viral videos to promote

728-453: Is a 1994 British black comedy crime film directed by Danny Boyle , in his feature directorial debut, and starring Ewan McGregor , Christopher Eccleston , and Kerry Fox . Its plot follows a group of flatmates in Edinburgh who set off a chain of events after dismembering and burying a mysterious new tenant who died and left behind a large sum of money. The film was written by John Hodge , marking his first screenplay. The production

780-441: Is broken into, making them anxious. While Juliet and Alex go on a shopping spree with the money to "feel better," David's fears turn into full-blown paranoia . He hides the suitcase of money in the attic and begins living there, drilling holes in the attic floor to watch the living space below. The relationship between the three begins to deteriorate. The criminals break into the flat, beating Alex and Juliet until Alex reveals where

832-710: Is where the story is set, since the Glasgow Film Fund gave them a £150,000 (£364,200 today) grant. Locations in the film include Flat 6 North East Circus Place in New Town , Edinburgh. Hospital scenes were filmed at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Renfrewshire . The dance scene was filmed at the Townhouse Hotel, 54 West George Street, near George Square in Glasgow. Shallow Grave earned Boyle

884-401: The 2011 movie of the same name . In 2009 the horror short film, No Through Road, that would go viral was released, creating analog horror. The short film would spark 3 sequels, creating No Through Road (web series) DreamWorks Animation often produces a short sequel to include in the special edition video releases of major features, and are typical of a sufficient length to be broadcast as

936-540: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 72% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "This black-humored thriller features characters who are more obnoxious than clever. During the second half, the movie descends into gratuitous violence." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Caroline Westbrook of Empire magazine gave it 5 out of 5 and wrote: "This,

988-507: The 1960s before exiting the short film business in 1969 (by which point the shorts had been in televised reruns for years ). MGM continued Tom and Jerry (first with a series of poorly-received Eastern European shorts by Gene Deitch , then a better-received run by Warner Bros. alumnus Chuck Jones ) until 1967, and Woody Woodpecker lasted to 1972; the creative team behind MGM's 1940s and 1950s cartoons formed Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1957, mainly focusing on television. The Pink Panther

1040-612: The Arts , The Garage, Norwich . The 2018 festival kicked off with a screening of cult British classic, Shallow Grave , followed by a talk with its star, Christopher Eccleston . Jury: Alfred Molina , double British Academy of Film and Television Arts winning sound editor Eddy Joseph , and Cannes Film Festival winning shorts producer, Gavin Humphries . 4–17 November 2019 Venues: OPEN, Norwich , The Forum, Norwich , Assembly House , Theatre Royal, Norwich , Norwich University of

1092-419: The Arts , University of East Anglia , The Garage, Norwich . The 2019 festival launched on 4 November 2019 with an 'In Conversation' event with British actor David Morrissey , hosted by film critic Peter Bradshaw . The 2019 festival consisted of 44 events, including 19 shorts screenings and a rare UK screening of Snowpiercer hosted by Mark Kermode to launch The Sir John Hurt Film Trust . Guests throughout

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1144-561: The BAFTAs or the British Independent Film Awards . Norwich Film Festival was founded by Kellen Playford in 2009 in order to help screen a short film locally for a friend. In 2012, the festival was relaunched. In 2015, Craig Higgins became co-director, aiming to grow the festival. In 2017, Norwich Film Festival became a registered charity. Venue: The Forum, Norwich , 12–25 September 2009 The festival began with

1196-612: The Best Newcomer Award from the 1996 London Film Critics Circle and, together with Trainspotting , led to critical commentary that Boyle had revitalised British cinema in the early 1990s. The film was the most commercially successful British film of 1995 with a gross of £5.2 million. The film was a success in Europe but grossed a total of just $ 2,834,250 in the United States. It led to Boyle's internationally successful production, Trainspotting , two years later. On

1248-540: The US, UK, Canada and Mexico throughout February and March. Shorts are occasionally broadcast as filler when a feature film or other work does not fit the standard broadcast schedule. ShortsTV was the first television channel dedicated to short films. However, short films generally rely on film festival exhibition to reach an audience. Such movies can also be distributed via the Internet . Certain websites which encourage

1300-484: The death and keep the money for themselves. They decide to remove the identifying features—hands, feet and teeth—from Hugo's body and bury the remains in the woods. David is given the gruesome task of dismembering the corpse after they draw lots, while Juliet disposes of the leftovers in her hospital's incinerator. Unknown to them, Hugo is being sought by a pair of violent criminals who are torturing and murdering informants as they follow Hugo's trail. The flat below theirs

1352-521: The debut feature from acclaimed TV director Danny Boyle, is the best British thriller for years, a chilling and claustrophobic heart-stopper centring on a moral dilemma destined to fuel many a dinner party conversation." Quentin Curtis of The Independent wrote: "What makes the film fascinating, and exciting, is its marriage of British setting and American, B-movie format." Derek Elley of Variety magazine called it "a tar-black comedy that zings along on

1404-630: The director of the 2012 Best Film ( Sunny Boy ), Jane Gull. Main Venue: ODEON, Norwich, 6–13 May 2014 Jury: Academy Award winning film editor Martin Walsh . Venue: The Forum, Norwich , 10–26 April 2015 Jury: Main Venue: The Forum, Norwich , 10–13 November 2016 The 2016 festival opened with a gala screening of the film Kinky Boots and was followed by a Q&A with the film's director Julian Jarrold . The screening reflected

1456-465: The distribution system changed in many countries, owing to the Great Depression . Instead of the cinema owner assembling a program of their own choice, the studios sold a package centered on a main and supporting feature, a cartoon and little else. With the rise of the double feature , two- reel shorts went into decline as a commercial category. The year 1938 proved to be a turning point in

1508-406: The feature-film field. With these major comedy producers out of the running, Columbia Pictures actually expanded its own operations and launched a second two-reel-comedy unit in 1938. Columbia and RKO Radio Pictures kept making two-reel comedies into the 1950s. Theater managers found it easier and more convenient to fit shorter, one-reel (10-minute) subjects into their double-feature programs. In

1560-497: The festival also included Jessica Hynes , Michael Smiley , Joe Cornish , Miranda Raison and Anwen, Lady Hurt . A total of 111 short films were selected to be screened at the festival from a total of 817 submissions, with female filmmakers directing 44% of the official selection. Jury: Stephen Fry , Neve Campbell , and Stephen Woolley . 2–29 November 2020 Venues: Online Short film submissions opened in January 2020 with

1612-405: The festival's hybrid event for 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the festival took place in a hybrid format, with screenings taking place in-person before becoming available to watch online afterwards and until the end of November. The in-person events consisted of a downscaled programme of shorts screenings, features and talks. The festival also produced a podcast in which filmmakers from

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1664-406: The film by taking place in an old shoe factory. The festival also gave regional premieres to two feature films - My Feral Heart , which included a Q&A with Duncan Paveling (writer/producer) and James Rumsey (producer), and Light Years , which was followed by a Q&A with its award-winning director Esther May Campbell . There were six screenings of short films submitted to the festival, and

1716-840: The first time in the festival's history. This would also mark the first time that the festival was able to be accessed by those outside of the UK, with around half of the Official Selection being available internationally. In total, 151 films were screened online during the festival, including several guest strands from other institutions, and the two winners of the EAFA Mashup Filmmaking competition. Jury: Dexter Fletcher , Stephen Woolley , James Marsh , Arianne Sutner , Jill Culton , Julie Lockhart, Lisa Cortés, Stuart Dryburgh , Will Becher, Todd Banhazl, Kate Phillips , Antonio Aakeel & Tim Downie . 12–21 November 2021 Over 140 short films were screened in-person and online during

1768-428: The floor, so that the police will find him with David's body and blame him for all four of the deaths. She flees with the suitcase to the airport—but in the car park she breaks down hysterically when she discovers that it is actually filled with hundreds of newspaper clippings about the triple shallow grave, taken from Alex's newspaper. With no possessions other than the plane ticket, and no other way out, she calmly boards

1820-519: The hero or heroine trapped in a life-threatening situation; audiences would have to return the following week to see the outcome. These "chapter plays" remained popular through the 1950s, although both Columbia and Republic Pictures were now making them as cheaply as possible, reusing action highlights from older serials and connecting them with a few new scenes showing identically dressed actors. Even after Republic quit making serials in 1955 and Columbia stopped in 1956, faithful audiences supported them and

1872-400: The history of film comedies. Hal Roach , for example, had discontinued all short-subject production except Our Gang , which he finally sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1938. The Vitaphone studio, owned by Warner Bros. , discontinued its own line of two-reel comedies in 1938; Educational Pictures did as much that same year, owing to its president Earle W. Hammons unsuccessfully entering

1924-448: The live-action field, humorist Robert Benchley had been making short comedies since the dawn of sound; his various series for Fox, Vitaphone, MGM, and Paramount ran from 1928 to 1944. MGM's Pete Smith Specialties had been a standard "added attraction" in moviehouse programming since 1935 and lasted through 1955. RKO's Flicker Flashbacks revivals of silent films ran from 1943 to 1956, and Warner Bros. ' Joe McDoakes comedies became

1976-420: The money is. As the men enter the dark attic, David kills both of them with a hammer and returns to the woods to dispose of the bodies. Alex and Juliet become worried about David's mental state, and David becomes worried that the two are conspiring against him. The police, investigating the prior intrusion, are surprised when the three friends deny that they ever had a fourth flatmate. The bodies are discovered in

2028-405: The oldest film festivals dedicated to short films are Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival , France (since 1979), Tampere Film Festival , Finland (since 1969) and International Short Film Festival Oberhausen , Germany (since 1954). All of them are still considered the most important short film festival in the world to date. Shallow Grave (1994 film) Shallow Grave

2080-417: The plane to Rio. The police arrive at the flat to find Alex alive and grinning—he had hidden the cash under the same floorboards where Juliet had skewered him. David finishes the monologue that began the film, the entirety of which is now revealed to be a flashback. A sheet is drawn over his face and his body is slid into a drawer in the morgue . In addition, the film's screenwriter, John Hodge , appears in

2132-399: The police. Their confrontation escalates to violence. David reveals that he knew about Juliet's secret plan to betray both him and Alex, and punches her, prompting Alex to attack him too. Alex collapses after being stabbed in the shoulder by David, but Juliet kills David before he can finish the job. With David dead, Juliet decides to force the knife deeper into Alex's shoulder, pinning him to

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2184-410: The role of Detective Constable Mitchell, whose main duty appears to be writing: "Make a note of that, Mitchell. ... Write it down." Shooting for Shallow Grave lasted for thirty days. The tight budgetary restraints during filming meant many of the props had to be auctioned off for them to afford sufficient film stock . Boyle claimed that Christopher Eccleston was so afraid of getting locked in

2236-666: The selection were interviewed about their films. Venues: The Forum, Norwich , The Garage, Norwich , Norwich University of the Arts , National Centre for Writing & Online. Jury: Michael Sheen , Edith Bowman and Jessica Hynes . 12–20 November 2022 Venues: The Forum, Norwich , University of East Anglia , Norwich University of the Arts Jury: Nat Luurtsema , Greg Sorvig , Dionne Farrell , Jinko Gotoh , Ida Melum , Crispin Buxton , Chris Rankin , Victoria Emslie , Christine Lalla . The festival has

2288-421: The studios re-released older serials through the mid-1960s. The 1964 revival of Columbia's Batman serial resulted in a media frenzy, spurring a new Batman TV series and a wave of Batman merchandise. With the rise of television , the commercial live-action short was virtually dead; most studios canceled their live-action series in 1956. Only The Three Stooges continued making two-reel comedies; their last

2340-908: The submission of user-created short films, such as YouTube and Vimeo , have attracted large communities of artists and viewers. Sites like Omeleto, FILMSshort, Short of the Week, Short Films Matter, Short Central and some apps showcase curated shorts. Short films are a typical first stage for new filmmakers, but professional actors and crews often still choose to create short films as an alternative form of expression. Amateur filmmaking has grown in popularity as equipment has become more accessible. The lower production costs of short films often mean that short films can cover alternative subject matter as compared to higher budget feature films. Similarly, unconventional filmmaking techniques such as Pixilation or narratives that are told without dialogue, are more often seen in short films than features. Tropfest claims to be

2392-479: The weekend closed with a screening of the 2016 BAFTA Shorts Tour, with another Q&A afterwards. Jury: 9–19 November 2017 Venues: OPEN, Norwich , The Forum, Norwich , Assembly House The 2017 Festival launched on 9 November with a screening of the 1984 film A Private Function followed by a Q&A with the star of the film, Michael Palin . Jury: 7–18 November 2018 Venues: OPEN, Norwich , The Forum, Norwich , Assembly House , Norwich University of

2444-426: The woods, and Alex is sent by his editor to cover the story. With the police now closing in, Juliet seduces David into giving her the money so she can buy plane tickets to Rio de Janeiro and they can run away together, but secretly she plans to go alone and leave the other two to take the fall . Alex returns from work and—realising that Juliet and David are working together and that his life is in danger—tries to phone

2496-468: The world's largest short film festival. Tropfest now takes place in Australia (its birthplace), Arabia, the US and elsewhere. Originating in 1993, Tropfest is often credited as being at least partially responsible for the recent popularity of short films internationally. Also Couch Fest Films , part of Shnit Worldwide Filmfestival, claimed to be the world's largest single-day short film festival. Among

2548-414: Was funded by Channel 4 Television and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment , and the film was distributed by Rank Film Distributors in the UK, while Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International distributed the film in other countries. Shallow Grave received generally favourable reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $ 19.8 million worldwide. Chartered accountant David Stevens shares

2600-432: Was released in 1959. Short films had become a medium for student, independent, and specialty work. Cartoon shorts had a longer life, due in part to the implementation of lower-cost limited animation techniques and the rise of television animation , which allowed shorts to have both theatrical runs and a syndication afterlife. Warner Bros. , one of the most prolific of the golden era, underwent several reorganizations in

2652-426: Was the last regular theatrical cartoon short series, having begun in 1964 (and thus having spent its entire existence in the limited animation era) and ended in 1980. By the 1960s, the market for animated shorts had largely shifted to television, with existing theatrical shorts being syndicated to television. A few animated shorts continue within the mainstream commercial distribution. For instance, Pixar has screened

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2704-512: Was through Thomas Edison 's device called a kinetoscope . It was made for individual viewing only. Comedy short films were produced in large numbers compared to lengthy features such as D. W. Griffith 's 1915 The Birth of a Nation . By the 1920s, a ticket purchased a varied program including a feature and several supporting works from categories such as second feature , short comedy, 4–10 minute cartoon, travelogue , and newsreel. Short comedies were especially common, and typically came in

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