Hull Film Festival

Hull International Short Film Festival (15-19 October 2003) is the leading short film event in the North. This year organisers are preparing a bold new project: Festival Market.

In the context of the third Hull film festival, featuring screenings and events of some of the best short film around the globe, organisers have developed a two-day market platform to engage and address the key issues facing short film production and distribution.

The Festival Market will pull together key industry players to debate the big questions about the short film's role in the UK film industry. What are the industry perceptions and approaches to the short? Is it just a training ground for emerging filmmakers, a calling card for wannabe feature directors? How do these approaches compromise the capacity of the short film as a creative platform? Is the 10-minute straitjacket a formula for
success or is it endangering the whole of short film production?

The Festival Market will also feature: presentations on regional industry developments, information on training opportunities, exciting new company initiatives, exhibitions and literature exchange and screenwriting masterclasses.

For more information visit their website at:

www.hullfilm.co.uk