September is a big month for film fans, as the Telluride Film Festival recently wrapped up, the Toronto International Film Festival taking over Canada’s largest city, and Filminute kicking off internationally.
Filminute kicked off this week, offering movie fans a unique festival featuring 25 one-minute films from 15 different countries. The online festival runs from now until Sept. 30 and it’s looking for film fans to take part to choose their fave film to win the People’s Choice Award.
In the spirit of short films, Digital Journal is posting video of five of our favourites along with bite-size reviews that we’re publishing through Twitter.
Retweet your top picks and submit your own reviews on Twitter for which film you think deserves the top prize. Be sure to mention @digitaljournal and @filminute when you Tweet. You can also click on each of the links below to vote for on Filminute’s website.
In no particular order, here are Digital Journal’s top picks:
Bar Girl:
Renzo Aneröd and Hanna Aneröd, Sweden – Vote for this film
Director & Producer: Renzo Aneröd and Hanna Aneröd: Camera – Hanna Aneröd: Editors – Renzo Aneröd and Nadine Aneröd: Music – Månegarm: Thanks – Sai, Nim, Macforum, Konstnärsnämnden.
Our ‘Twittereview’
.@filminute Review: Bar Girl a raw moving look of life as a working girl & mother. Tender and thoughtful – bit.ly/Q9hHH1
— Digital Journal (@digitaljournal) September 7, 2012
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Candy Crime:
Ben Jacobson, UK – Vote for this film
Director, DOP & Editor – Ben Jacobson; Writer – Leilani Holmes; Producer – Kaley Jacobson; Sound – Farid El-Jazouli; Music – Maryann & Michael Tedstone; Cast – Holly Jacobson (girl), Pierre Marku (boy), Adain Bradley, Morgan Hayward, Matt Rogers (other boys); A Blueberry Child Film
Our ‘Twittereview’
.@filminute Review: Candy Crime blends frightening actions with playful surprises. Can’t help but smile at ending – bit.ly/Q9hHH1
— Digital Journal (@digitaljournal) September 7, 2012
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Flip Book:
Richard Anthony Dunford, UK – Vote for this film
Writer, producer, editor – Richard Anthony Dunford; Starring – Graham Winston- Peters, Jamie Langlands, Kayla Pasby, Catherine Lindsay; Flip Book Artist – Andrea Rossi
Our ‘Twittereview’
.@filminute Review: Flip Book is a fabulous execution of life meeting art, with a dollop of dark and real emotion – bit.ly/Q9hHH1
— Digital Journal (@digitaljournal) September 7, 2012
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Lady I:
Tamta Gabrichidze, Georgia – Vote for this film
Director of Photography – Irakli Metreveli; Editor – ZaZa Gudushauri; Executive Producer – Rusudan Chumbadze; Music – Avto Sharvadze; Cast – Darejan Kharshiladze
Our ‘Twittereview’
.@filminute Review: Lady I is a moving film that leaves you wanting more. Strong story and pulls at your heart strings bit.ly/Q9hHH1
— Digital Journal (@digitaljournal) September 7, 2012
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Light:
Münir Doğan, Turkey – Vote for this film
Writer, Director, Producer & Editor – Münir Doğan: Camera & Lighting – Egemen Tokat: Sound – Öğünç Tevfik Hatipoğlu
Our ‘Twittereview’
.@filminute Review: Light creeps to the edge of darkness. Wildly artistic, great cinematography & story bit.ly/Q9hHH1
— Digital Journal (@digitaljournal) September 7, 2012
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