Every year, Filminute challenges filmmakers all over the world to tell a story in 60 seconds. After combing through all the entries, they’ve created a shortlist of 25 films representing 19 different countries this time around. The online festival features a jury led by Richard Linklater that will pick an overall winner, but there’s also a People’s Choice Award, and voting ends this week. For innovation, for cleverness, for brevity — here are 10 entries that deserve recognition for their achievements (and your vote if you think they’ve earned it). 10. The Evening Cigarette Perhaps the hippest anti-smoking ad around, this anime-style work features deadpan, catastrophic proof that cigarettes can kill even when you’re trying oh-so-hard to look cool. Matthieu Van Eeckhout’s movie comes with a wry sense of humor and an excellent auto insurance policy. 9. Late This entry from Chong Yuen Ping is direct but effective. A husband comes home to his wife already in the...
- 9/24/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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