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Take a turn in the Brief Encounters Zoetrope and stimulate your senses with five days of truly innovative and inspiring international shorts on the big screen. Enhance your cinematic experiences with the indispensible insiders guide at the Film School, get the low-down at the Brief Lecture, the highlights at the Short Film Paradise, network, speedmatch, become a delegate and go to a shindig every night.

‘Brief Encounters is europe's most youthful film festival - energetic and friendly, the films, the audiences and the venue make the festival an unforgettable experience’

Royston Tan, award-winning Director and occasional bunny.

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2006 Festival
In 2006 Brief Encounters International Short Film Festival and Animated Encounters International Animation Festival will unite under one banner ‘Encounters Short Film Festival' (Tuesday 21 – Sunday 26 November)...

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2006 Submissions
Submissions for our 2006 festival will open for online submission registration on Tuesday 4th April. Deadline: Friday 26th May. more...

South West Screen wants your short films!
Have you produced a brilliant short film that you would like shown on the big screen?...
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BAFTA Short Film Paradise with Stephen Woolley
Sat 26 Nov 17.15 Watershed Cinema 1
£10.00 full / £8.00 concs
Stephen Woolley, award-winning producer of Interview With The Vampire, Scandal and The Crying Game, will present a programme of films that have inspired and intrigued him in an onstage interview with critic and journalist Mark Kermode.

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