Cannes announces 2012 Cinéfondation and Short film lineups

In advance of their Thursday announcement of their official selections, the Festival de Cannes has announced the films for the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection.

The Cinéfondation selection of 15 films were taken from the more than 1,700 submissions from 320 film schools from around the world. The ten short films were selected from 4,500 submissions and will compete for the 2012 Short Film Palme d'Or. The Canadian film Chef De Meute by Quebec director Chloe Robichaud is among the ten films.

The Cinéfondation and Short Film jury will be presided over by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who with his brother Luc has won two Palme d'Or awards at Cannes for Rosetta and L’Enfant (The Child). The other jurors are Canadian actress Arsinée Khanjian, Brazilian writer-director Karim Ainouz, French writer-director Emmanuel Carrere and Chinese director 余力为 (Yu Lik-Wai).

The Short Film Palme d’or and Cinéfondation Awards will be presented at the Closing Award Ceremony on May 27nd, 2012. The 65th Festival de Cannes runs from May 16 to 27, 2012.

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Cannes 2012 Short Film Competition

Mi Santa Mirada, dir. Alvaro Aponte-Centeno (Puerto Rico)
Gasp (Souffle), Eicke Bettinga (Germany)
Ce Chemin Devant Moi, dir Mohamed Bourokba (aka Hame) (France)
Waiting For P.O. Box (Falastein, Sandouk Al Intezar Lil Burtuqal), dir. Bassam Chekhes (Syria)
The Chair, dir. Grainger David (US)
Night Shift, dir Zia Mandivwalla (New Zealand)
Chef De Meute, dir. Chloe Robichaud (Canada)
Yardbird, dir. Michael Spiccia (Australia)
Cockaigne, dir. Emilie Verhamme (Belgium)
Silent (Sessiz-Be Deng), dir L Rezan Yesilbas (Turkey)

The Cinéfondation Selection

Behind Me Olive Trees (Derriere Moi Les Oliviers), dir. Pascale Abou Jamra (ALBA, Lebanon)
The Barber (Riyoushi), dir. Shoichi Akino (Tokyo University of The Arts, Japan)
The Raptures (Les Ravissements), dir. Arthur Cahn (La Femis, France)
Slug Invasion, dir. Morten Helgeland (The Animation Workshop, Denmark)
Tambylles, dir. Michal Hogenauer (FAMU, Czech Republic)
Matteus, dir. Leni Huyghe (Sint-Lukas Brussels, Belgium)
The Camp in Razoare, dir. Cristi Iftime (UNATC, Romania)
The Road To (Doroga Na), dir. Taisia Igumentseva (VGIK, Russia)
Land (Terra), dir. Piero Messina (CSC, Italy)
The Hosts (Los Anfitriones), dir. MIguel Angel Moulet (EICTV, Cuba)
The Ballad of Finn + Yeti, dir. Meryl O’Connor (UCLA, US)
Head Over Heels, dir. Timothy Reckart (NFTS, UK)
Abigail, dir. Matthew James Reilly (NYU, US)
Dog Leash (Resen), dir. Eti Tsicko (TAU, Israel)
Could See A Puma (Pude Ver Un Puma), dir. Eduardo Williams (UCINE, Argentina)