Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Nominated Shorts Season: Oscars®


April – June 2011

Watershed & Hen & Chicken, Bristol
Missed an opportunity to see the short film nominations during the recent spell of awards this year? Do not worry, Encounters is hosting a whole season of Nominated Shorts at the Watershed, Bristol from April – June. Celebrating our recent achievement of qualifying for some of the world's most prestigious awards, and launching this year's call for submissions, so please pop down and judge for yourself who should have won the gong! (Warning: Heated discussions may ensue!)
In partnership with Shorts InternationalBAFTA and the European Film Academy, we will screen the 2010/2011 nominated short films from the Oscars® (Live-Action and Animation), BAFTAs (Live-Action and Animation) and European Film Awards (Shorts Matters! 1, 2, 3)
Sadly there will be no red carpet, but every ticket holder gets 15% off a drink at the Café/Bar after the screening, which is pretty fancy- so please pop down and join us for a chat and a toast to the Short Films of 2011- Cheers!
April kicks off in partnership with Shorts International with two screenings from the Oscar® Nominated Short Films 2011, and we are delighted to welcome Chris Tidman from Shorts International to introduce the screenings- check out the trailer here:
Fee: £4.60 full/£3.60 concessionsHow to Book: Call 0117 927 5100, book online here, or visit Watershed in person.Twitter: Suggested hashtag: #encnssFacebook Event Page: Will you be there?
Tues 3 May 19:00 – Nominated Live Animated Shorts fromthe Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2011 (Please note this will be heldat Hen and Chicken Pub as part of Show Me the Animation)
Sun 15 May 16:00 Watershed– EFA 2010 Shorts Matters! 1
Sun 29 May 16:00 Watershed– EFA 2010 Shorts Matters! 2
Sun 12 June 16:00 Watershed– EFA 2010 Shorts Matters! 3