Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand) is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. History. In 1979, a Short Film Week was organised by the Clermont-Ferrand University Film Society. In 1982, the Festival became competitive, with a jury attributing awards to films selected from the recent French short film production. International films were shown in special programs highlighting a particular theme, genre, country or region of the world. The audience was also presented with tributes to  the great short film makers of the past and present. In 1986, the first Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market was organized, with the intention to raise the economic profile of the short films. The market contains a video library for French and foreign television buyers, distributors and festival programmers to view the all of the films in competition, as well as the films out of competition, that were submitted for consideration. The Festival. Clermont has been the biggest short film festival for 40 years, the essential meeting place for spectators, professionals, youngsters and school children. Audiences has a choice of  600 films, across all sections, and the three competitions (national, international and Lab). The programming team receives each year more than 7000 short films submissions between March and October, included 1500 French productions. Discoveries. The festival has revealed many directors who then launched their film career successfully, for example: