The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival presents the UK highlights from this year's edition. The festival is one of the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world, taking place in France with an audience of 200,000 visitors every year.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film directors
FILMS SCREENING:
Progress Mining
Feed the monster, have a cup of tea, and if it's your first day - don't pay attention to anything peculiar in Sector 3. Nick shows a new worker around the crumbling Progress Mining Company, while Mary tries to get it shut for repairs.
dir. Gabriel Böhmer | United Kingdom | 2024 | 16min
milk
One filmmaker sets out on a journey to discover the mother she never knew.
BAFTA Award nominee
dir. Miranda Stern | United Kingdom | 2024 | 21min
Bunnyhood
Mum would never lie to me, would she?" Innocent Bobby discovers the answer to this question when she is surprised by a last minute trip to the hospital.
Cannes La Cinef Award Winner
dir. Mansi Maheshwari | United Kingdom | 2024 | 9min
A Bear Remembers
Local boy, Peter, is trying to find the source of the metallic sound that haunts the village. When he shares his footage with an old woman it sparks memories of a bear that roamed the hills during her childhood.
Canal+ Award Winner
European Film Award Winner
dir. Linden Feng, Hannah Palumbo, Zhang & Knight | United Kingdom | 2024 | 20min