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Iffr confirms 23 films and jury for Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films.

International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 27 - Feb 7) has finalised its selection for the 11th Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films.

The selection comprises 23 short fiction films, documentaries and experimental films from countries including Japan, Palestine, Singapore, Brazil, Serbia, France and New Zealand.

There are three Canon Tiger Awards for Short Films, each consisting of a €3,000 cash prize plus a professional digital video camera. The awards will be presented on Jan 31 and the jury will also pick a film to go on to compete in the short films category of the European Film Awards (Efa).

Alongside Tiger Award-winner Roy Villevoye and filmmakers Vincent Meessen, Cyprien Gaillard, Yto Barrada and Mark Leckey, the selection includes new names and young filmmakers.

The selection contains 11 world premieres and three international premieres.

Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films 2016

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The 23rd annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival presents four nights of international avant-garde and experimental media from all over the world. The fest runs June 23-26 with the Opening Night festivities taking place at the Gene Siskel Film Center and the rest of the screenings held at the venerable Chicago Filmmakers, which has been behind the event for the past 11 years.

The Opening Night presentation begins with the new short film from the Brothers Quay, Maska, which was produced in Poland and based on a short story by Polish author Stanislaw Lem (Solaris). Also included in the opening screening are films by Thom Anderson, Mati Diop, Christopher Becks, Milena Gierke and more.

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