AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Film: I AM DYSLEXIC
Best Performances: STUTTER
Best Animation: SISTERS
Best Music: The music from SISTERS
I AM DYSLEXIC, 5min. Norway, Animation/Music Video
GRANDMA: A TRUE STORY, 5min, UK, Animation/Family
PHANTOM CITY, 6min, Canada, Animation/Crime
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy
CACOPHONY, 2min, USA, Animation/Drama
SISTERS, 4min, USA, Animation/Music Video
AFRO CRAB, 4min, Taiwan, Animation/Comedy
Matthew Toffolo Moderator
HIGHLIGHTS – November 2016 Under 5min. Film Festival
AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Film: MIDNIGHT WALK
Best Performances: A COUPLE
Best Cinematography: DEADLY VIEW
Best Music: The music from TIME
TIME, 3min., Hong Kong, Docuementary
NO SIGNAL, 1min., Spain, Documentary
THE KUSBEGI, 2min, Mongolia, Documentary
A COUPLE, 4min., France, Relationship
LUNCH, 2min., UK, Experimental/Music Video
NO WOMAN, 3min., Afghanistan, Experimental/Drama
HORSE PARADE, 1min., Puerto Rico, Romance/Experimental
DEADLY VIEW, 3min., Ireland, Thriller/Mystery
MIDNIGHT WALK, 4min., Australia, Thriller
PROVERBIAL LUCK, 5min, Austria, Romance/ComedyThe NOVEMBER 2016 FEEDBACK Film Festival was a great success. The sold out crowd loved the films and had plenty to say about each one during the audience feedback portion.
The theme of the festival was “Humanity”.
This was a special festival because we went around the world – showcasing 12 short film from 12 different countries.
NOTE: In over 150 festival events, this was the first time ever that we did not show a film from Canada or the United States.
We started the festival off showcasing five documentary films from Mexico, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Spain, and Mongolia. The Hong Kong film ended up winning “Best Musical Score” at the festival.
We then showcased a relationship film from France that ended up winning “Best Overall Performances” at the festival.
After that, we ventured to the “experimental” realm showing 3 diverse films from Afghanistan, Puerto Rico, and the UK.
The Thriller genre was next as we showed two films from Ireland and Australia in the genre. The Australian film ended up winning “Best Film” at the festival, while the Ireland film won “Best Cinematography”.
And to end the festival, we showcased a a comedy film from Austria that could be the most successful short film in the year 2016. The film has played at over 100 film festivals around the world.
To prepare the festival with assigned moderator Amanda Lomonaco, we had a hard time scaling down the conversation points becaue their simply was “so” much to talk about. These were simply 12 amazing short films. Truly a night to remember!
Click the posters, learn about the films, and watch the Audience Feedback Videos.
– Matthew Toffolo
Audience FEEDBACK: DRAGON DREAMING
Watch the best of the July 2016 Film Festival
DRAGON DREAMING
Info on the Short Film!
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DRAGON DREAMING, 5min, Australia, Documentary
Directed by Daniel Clarke & Amy Pysden
Meet Kushia Young. She can’t hear you. But she can draw you a mystical character in under 10 minutes. This profoundly deaf 20-year-old artist from the remote APY Lands is being recognised for her unique contemporary indigenous drawings.
Film Type: Documentary
Runtime: 5 minutes
Completion Date: June 24, 2015
Production Budget: 0 USD
Country of Origin: Australia
Country of Filming: Australia
Film Language: English
Shooting Format: Digital
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: Color
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Get to know the short film: 1916, 4min, UK, Animation/Drama
Playing at the best of Family/Animation FEEDBACK Short Film Festival on Thursday Aug. 25th. 7pm. Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto. Get your FREE Tickets today
1916, 4min, UK, Animation/Drama
Directed by Oscar Lewis
An old man remembers the last time he saw his father, walking with him to the train station in rural England. This short film was made to mark the centenary of men with families being conscripted to the army in 1916 during WW1.
Film Type:Animation
Runtime:4 minutes
Completion Date:December 13, 2015
Country of Origin:United Kingdom
Country of Filming:United Kingdom
Film Language:English
Shooting Format:Digital
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Film Color:Black & White
First-time Filmmaker:No
Student Project:Yes
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WATCH PAST FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS and the FEEDBACK VIDEOS of EACH SELECTED FILM
 JUNE 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from June 30th event |
 MAY 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from May 26th event |
 APRIL 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from April 28th event |
 MARCH 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from March 31st event |
 FEBRUARY 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from February 25th event |
 JANUARY 2016 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from Jan. 28th event |
 NOVEMBER 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from Nov. 26th event |
 OCTOBER 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from Oct. 29th event |
 SEPTEMBER 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from September 24th event |
 AUGUST 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from August 27th event |
 JULY 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from July 30th event |
 JUNE 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from June 26th event |
 MAY 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from April 28th event |
 APRIL 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from April 30th event |
 March 2015 Film FestivalWatch Audience Feedback Videos from March 26th event |
2016 Under 5min. Short Films at Festival
List of Under 5 Minute Short Films that were showcased at the festival in 2016. Click the links and watch the Audience FEEDBACK videos, plus learn more about the films.
UNDER 5 MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL: Thursday July 28 2016We are proud to announce the selection of short films that we will screen at the festival on Thursday July 28th. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Matthew Toffolo. Showcasing a festival every single month in 2016! Here is the lineup of films. Full details to come by July 1st. STEPHEN THE TIME TRAVELLING DOG, 3min, UK, Comedy/Fantasy Where’s Stephen? HOWELL, 4min, UK, Horror/Comedy Howell is attending a supporters group meeting, along with others that share his condition. He has many issues…but he is trying his best to find himself. PEOPLE OF NOWHERE, 2min, Israel, Documentary/Music Video Music Video about the wave of Syrian refugees who try to make their way into Europe. CRE-AZIONI, 5min, USA, Drama/Experimental A film about women and time. WALK, 1min, Netherlands, Dance/Experimental One man’s fear of the relentless aging process and how death catches up with us all. LUNCH, 2min, UK, Experimental/Music Video From the dawn of Homo Sapiens we’ve been eating it, and we will continue to eat it… until it’s redundant. Take a journey through space-time and be aware of the 3D spatially dynamic soundtrack. I LIKE YOU, 2min, Italy, Drama/Romance A child falls in love with a girl, he is at an age where he does not know what love is, but he tries to explain what he feels with his heart. DREAMS OR DEMONS, 3min, Denmark, Drama/Life A woman liberates herself from her strive for the perfect body DRAGON DREAMING, 5min, Australia, Documentary Meet Kushia Young. She can’t hear you. But she can draw you a mystical character in under 10 minutes. This profoundly deaf 20-year-old artist from the remote APY Lands is being recognised for her unique contemporary indigenous drawings. LOREN THE ROBOT BUTLER: TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!, 3min, USA, Puppetry/Comedy Loren, a proper British robot and formally the head butler for a very wealthy family, has been replaced with a Roomba and stored in the basement. Now the kids program him to teach them stuff.        %d bloggers like this: |
CLEAN BREAK, 5min, UK, Comedy
STEPHEN THE TIME TRAVELLING DOG, 3min, UK, Comedy/Fantasy
HOWELL, 4min, UK, Horror/Comedy
PEOPLE OF NOWHERE, 2min, Israel, Documentary/Music Video
CRE-AZIONI, 5min, USA, Drama/Experimental
WALK, 1min, Netherlands, Dance/Experimental
SILENCE, 3min, Russia, Romance/Drama
I LIKE YOU, 2min, Italy, Drama/Romance
DREAMS OR DEMONS, 3min, Denmark, Drama/Life
