Philip Ilson

Festival Director at London Short Film Festival

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London Short Film Festival

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London Short Film Festival

London, England, United Kingdom • 16 Employees

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The London Short Film Festival, now in its 12th year, has been recognised as the premiere UK showcase for cutting-edge UK independent film. For the January 2015 Festival, we are opening to international filmmakers. Renowned for daring cross-arts programming, we have showcased the very best of the country's raw talent for 11 years. The LSFF is a Mecca for the UK's young creative talent and a significant date in the UK film calender. Every year the Festival's large and loyal audience flock to screenings and events, and this network has grown steadily over almost a decade. In 2003 Philip Ilson and Kate Taylor organised the first Halloween Short Film Festival at the ICA. This was formed as a continuation of The Halloween Short Film Club which Philip had been programming since 1994. In 2008 the festival became the London Short Film Festival and has been growing year-on-year to take in more films, live music, industry and training events and diverse, high-quality venues. Kate Taylor's last Festival was in 2009 and since then the Festival Producer has been Carla MacKinnon (2010), Chloe Roddick (2011 - 2012), Cassandra Neal (2013 - 2014), and we now welcome Joanna Duncombe as the 2015 Producer alongside a new partnership with Shooting People (who have created a new Festival submissions platform: flock). The team: Philip Ilson (Festival Director) Joanna Duncombe (Festival Producer) ___ "The Best Short Film Festival in the World" â€“ Guardian Guide "Too good a party to miss" - Time Out "A London bastion of cutting-edge short films and multimedia" - The Times "Film fans who prefer multimedia thrills to multiplex fodder have flocked to this festival since its inception" - Metro 'This is a festival not afraid to take creative risks and nurture new talent, something rarely seen in this age of austerity and conformity.' - i-D Magazine 'You could experience 20 things in the time it takes to watch The Hobbit. Take that Bilbo!' - Guardian Guide 2013

Founded Year

2004

Organization Website

shortfilms.org.uk

Organization Languages

English

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