CONGRATULATIONS to all the Official Selections and a Thank You to all the submitting filmmakers………
Final Projection Guidelines 2020
CONGRATULATIONS FILMMAKERS!!
Taos Shortz Film Festival is honored to present your short film in the 2020 festival. You have made the cut of a select few. We know you spent many hours on your film and we want to present your film in the VERY BEST possible light, in the way you have intended, so please try to follow these guidelines.
FINAL FILM PRESENTATION
Taos Shortz Film Fest final projection is from a HardDiskDrive(HDD) media server only.
We DO NOT project DVDs.
We DO NOT project BluRay Disk.
We DO NOT project tape or film of any kind.
We would like to project the HIGHEST QUALITY short you have available.
Please send a copy of the VERY BEST QUALITY you have ( in order of our preference)
• DCP File
• HDD file
Please send the digital file via
• flash drive…( we will return this to you after the festival)
• small hard drive.. ( we will return this to you after the festival)
• direct download link ( see below))
DIGITAL FILE GUIDELINES:
Our venue is a state of the art 4k DCI compliant theatre.
We screen DCPs ONLY
If you already have a DCP,
please make sure your DCP is fully compliant with DCI file naming and color space standards and is fully playable from an HDD. The last thing we want is an unplayable file. Please do NOT install any key or time code restrictions on the file. We will NOT screen any locked or time restricted file. Please Read the Last sentence again.!!! There is no need to send the DCP files in a CRU Linux based DCI hard drive. We pull all files off your drive and put on our drives for projection. Please also send a non-DCP backup version of your film in a mp4 or mov container.
If you DO NOT have a DCP,
Please send the Very Best Quality version you have. If the On-Line screener that we received from you in the initial submission process is the VERY BEST QUALITY that you have, then there is no need to send us anything else. Just let us know. Otherwise send a Data File in a MOV or MP4 container.
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We DO NOT accept RAW or LOG data files. We DO NOT accept FCP or AdobePP Projects
Please DO NOT send audio encoded to DTS, as our venues do not support this.
We accept all resolutions up to 4k, just about any frame rate, just about any bitrate. If your short is not within standard formats please contact us and see if we can make it work.
If possible, please strip any watermarks, color bars, tone test, FBI warnings, or “do not copy” splash screens. Please remove all laurels and award winning tags. It just makes my life easier.
Again, We DO NOT project DVD or Blu Ray.
We transcode those to one of our standards and project that file.
SUBTITLES
If you have subtitles, Please use standard subtitle formats for DCPs. For- Non DCP it is preferred to embed in them a Mp4 container along with an mp4 video or HDmpeg stream. You may also burn into image if possible.
If none of this make sense, please talk to your editor or post house. They should know exactly what we mean. Or have them contact us if you have any questions!
DATA DOWNLOAD
You may send your completed file via your own upload link, please contact filmmaker@taosshortz.com with the link and password.
• Create a HIGH QUALITY file named “your film ”
• Please name your file(s) to some very understandable name.
• (i.e. “myfilm_h264_Highrez_finalprojection.mp4” )
• Please use the HIGHEST Quality you have, many sites transcode down.
• Upload the file(s) to the host/site of your choice. ie WeTransfer, Mega.NZ, Dropbox
• Please allow FULL downloading capabilities to the ORIGINAL file. Please Do NOT “share” folder but allow for download link.
• You may upload any EPK material if you wish.
SHIPPING ADDRESS
If you prefer, you can also send the digital file or HHD disk to
USMAIL or FedEx /UPS
Taos Short Film Festival
HC 81 # 2
1977 Old State Rd 3
Questa, NM 87556
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We are here to help.
Long Live Indie Shortz!!
Duprelon “tizzz” Tizdale
575-770-1535
tizzz@taosshortz.com
Official Selection 2019
Program1 Program2 Program3 Program4 Program5 …NM…
1500 Miles Chris Duncan US 17:30 Program5
#SuperInLove Curro Bernabéu Spain 10:00 Program3
A Grand Journey Amon Barker US 15:00 …NM…
A Man Never… Eugene Izraylit France 13:31 Program3
A Song Can’t Burn Roscoe Neil UK/Lebanon 11:46 Program2
Alice and Lewis Elina Street US/France 15:40 Program5
Asia A Andrew Reid US 20:00 Program5
Ato San Nen (Three More Years) Pedro Collantes Spain 26:00 Program3
Beat Blue Julian Alexander US/NM 15:30 …NM…
Bitchboy Måns Berthas Sweden 15:00 Program2
Bye Bye Les Puceaux (Bye Bye Virgins) Pierre Boulanger France 23:00 Program2
Caught In The Chamber Nathan Johnson US 6:50 Program2
Color Me Done Dominic Garcia US/NM 9:25 …NM…
Custodia Compartida (Joint Custody) Carlus Fábrega Spain 5:50 Program1
Deep Dive Mohammad Soleimanifeijani US/Iran 6:06 Program4
El Aguacate (Avocado) Darwin Serink US 10:00 Program4
Evelyn X Evelyn Eric Pumphrey US 13:10 Program4
Evie Mike Peebler US 10:00 Program3
Fauve (Fox) Jeremy Comte Canada 15:52 Program3
For A Better Life Yasmin Mistry US 9:32 Program4
Framed Marco Jemolo Italy 7:00 Program3
Futures Daniel Marc Janes UK 12:50 Program1
Generations Sune Sorensen Denmark 11:00 Program4
Gifts From Babylon Bas Ackermann Gambia 23:47 Program4
Golden Girl Chiara Fleischhacker Germany 12:52 Program2
Grief (A place none of us know until we reach it) Alexandra Matheo Greece 8:00 Program4
Jacob’s Kiss Michael Figari US 12:31 Program5
L’Homme et le Poisson (The Man and the Fish) Lewis Leon Canada 4:08 Program5
Last Taxi Dance Brayden Yoder US/Hawaii 18:04 Program3
Les Trompes de Ma Mere (Under Mom’s Skirt) Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix France 12:10 Program2
Mandalina Ağacı (The Mandarin Tree) Cengiz Akaygün Germany/Turkey 17:58 Program1
Mni Wiconi: Water Is Life Miguel Antonio Genz US 2:44 Program5
Mr. Sushi Joshua Sallach US/NM 13:00 …NM…
My Paintbrush Bites Joel Pincosy US 16:03 Program5
New Mexico Rain: The Story of Bill and Bonnie Hearne Bunee Tomlinson US/NM 26:08 …NM…
Palaio Faliro Kiki Shakti US/NM/Taos 5:25 …NM…
Pile ou Face (Heads or Tails) Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas Canada 15:00 Program1
Platypus Trevor Kristjanson US 14:53 Program4
Reboot Ellen Osborne US 4:00 Program1
Skier Anna Nosatova Russia 13:07 Program5
Sorry For Your Loss Lauren Bair US 8:38 Program4
Stick Fighter Mayo Whaley US 9:39 …NM…
STOP Steven DeGennaro US 12:00 Program1
Tabu Justin Spray UK/Tanzania 14:20 Program3
Ten Hours Trevor Morgan US 16:17 Program1
The Blues Crab Ari Rubenstein US 13:42 Program1
The Cheech Edward Tyndall US 11:30 Program5
The Drink Cosima Spender UK 11:50 Program5
The One Where They Ride The Shuttle Chad Thomas Wallin US 4:51 Program3
The Shipment Bobby Bala Canada 25:00 Program1
The Sound Antony Petrou Cyprus 15:15 Program2
Trois Pages (Three Pages) Roger Gariépy Canada 15:00 Program4
Tshweesh Feyrouz Serhal Lebanon 25:00 Program2
Zilly’s War John Broadhead US/NM 25:50 …NM…
AWARD WINNERS 2018
CONGRATS!!!
TAOS SHORTZ WINNERS 2018
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Dramatic Fiction
Winner IT’S JUST A GUN USA … 14:05 Brian Robau
Honorable Mention MONDAY USA … 18:15 Dinh Thai
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Comedy Fiction
Winner ALZHAÏMOUR Belgium … 14:36 Pierre Van de Kerckhove
Honorable Mention TO WENDY WHO KICKED ME WHEN I SAID I LOVE YOU UK … 10:30 Dan Castella
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Animation
Winner GARDEN PARTY France … 6:12 Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
Honorable Mention NEGATIVE SPACE France … 5:00 Max Porter / Ru Kuwahata
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Emerging Artist
Winner NIGHT CALL USA … 17:39 Amanda Renee Knox
Honorable Mention THE LAST VIRGIN Spain … 17:29 Bárbara Farré
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Director’s Choice
MADRE Spain … 18:00 Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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People’s Choice
Winner TWO STRANGERS WHO MEET FIVE TIMES UK … 12:12 Marcus Markou
Honorable Mention STARRY NIGHT USA … 20:00 Paxton Farrar
Honorable Mention THE ROBBERY Spain … 10:00 Alfonso Díaz
Honorable Mention KILL OFF Australia … 15:46 … Genevieve Clay-Smith
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Tribal Radio
Taos Shortz is happy to announce we will have a special FREE screening of TRIBAL RADIO by Sean Owen.
A unique look at our KSUT .. a four corners Native American Radio station.
Saturday March 10th 3pm
Sunday March 11th 11am
#TrailerOfTheDay NEGATIVE SPACE from France by Director / Writer: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata
https://vimeo.com/205982517 #AcademyAwardNominee https://www.taosshortz.com/2016/ticket-info/ … … Screens Prog 3 and 3b
@NewMexicoFilm #Taos #NMFilm #Animation #WishThemLuck
Happy Prez Day
Welcome Snow in Taos… Great weather for watching films!
Taos Shortz 2018 … 3.3 Edition … 33 of the BEST GLOBAL Short Films!
We’ve chosen 33 of the Best Short Films on the Planet.
and are bringing them to Taos!!
…. See the 2018 Official Selections …
4 Different Programs
Each Program Screens Twice.
…..
…. See the Chosen 2018 Official Selections …
2017 TAOS SHORTZ FILM FEST AWARD WINNERS!
Four Cheers for the Taos Shortz Film Fest! It’s a Wrap Folks. The Fare-Thee-Well Festival concluded with celebration and gratitude for ten years of amazing global cinema.
Watch our award-winners now!
DIRECTORS CHOICE
THE KNACKERMAN / Tom Shrapnel / United Kingdom
DRAMATIC FICTION
BALCONY / Toby Fell-Holden / United Kingdom
Honorable Mention A NEW HOME/ Ziga Virc/ Slovenia
DOCUMENTARY
ALIVE AND KICKING/THE GRANNIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
Lara Ann De-Wet / South Africa/USA
Honorable Mention: BOXEADORA / Meg Smaker / Cuba/USA
COMEDY FICTION
GORILLA / Tibo Pinsard / France
Honorable Mention: PAN RUDNICKI I SAMOCHODY / Andrzej Mankowski / Poland
Honorable Mention: THE DRIVING SEAT / Phil Lowe / United Kingdom
ANIMATION
FRUIT / Gerhard Funk / Germany
NIMMER / Lieven Vanhove / Belgium
OOTO (OUT OF THE ORDINARY)
BLACK RING / Hasan Can Dagli / Turkey
#SELFIE / David M Lorenzz / Germany
BEST EMERGING ARTIST
CITIPATI / Andreas Felix / Germany
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
THE CHOP / Lewis Rose / United Kingdom
Honorable Mention: SHY GUYS / Fredic Lehne / USA
Honorable Mention: BULLSHIT / Marc Wiltshire / USA
You can view all of the award winners on our Vimeo Channel.
Featured in Movie Maker Magazine!
Thank you Adam and MovieMaker Magazine!
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Away From it All in Taos
Lose yourself, in the best way, at Taos Shortz Film Fest
MovieMaker, Issue 119, Vol. 23, Summer 2016
by Adam M. Goldstein
There’s a joke in New Mexico that Santa Fe is full of people who don’t want to deal with the world, and Taos is full of people who don’t want to deal with Santa Fe. But the high desert town—famous for its off-the-grid aspirations and mystical leanings—welcomes moviemakers from all around the world every April to congregate and present work on the big screen. The 2016 edition of Taos Shortz Film Fest celebrated 170 short films from 33 countries, and stepped up its game with a state-of-the-art upgrade of its theater’s projection and sound systems—all organized by a Taos community that, actually, seemed quite interested in dealing with the world.
The festival boasts around 30 hours of short films from every corner of the globe (this year a special program was dedicated to Persian shorts), but there’s also a deep commitment to New Mexican cinema. This was clear from day one, when casting auditions were organized in the lobby of the Taos Community Auditorium, with the goal of recruiting interesting New Mexican faces into the industry as paid production extras. There is also a specific program dedicated to short films by Taoseños (read: denizens of Taos), and a series featuring shorts made in New Mexico. Add to that a drones workshop in Kit Carson Park and a lot of networking events, and the fest turned Taos into a five-day cinematic working retreat for artists and professionals.
TSFF’s founders, Anna Cosentine and Duprelon “Tizzz” Tizdale, have fostered an atmosphere where Southwestern U.S. and Taoseño creative communities can view one another’s work, share ideas and talk production strategies with filmmakers from around the globe. The Native American community, not forgotten as the original inhabitants of Taos—and an ever-growing cinematic force in the world—also plays a prominent role at the festival, with a program curated by the American Indian Institute of Art in Santa Fe. This event gave young filmmakers the opportunity to present and discuss their work, then mix it up with the likes of award-winning Russian, Australian, Brit, German, Canadian and U.S. directors and actors.
Each evening, after 12 hours of skillfully curated programs, there are the mixers. One night at the Taos Mesa Brewery—a huge hanger-like structure rising like a mirage out of the sagebrush just outside town—filmmakers and audience members swigged beer, stood around a bonfire and kept a respectful distance from a machine, part forklift, part flame-thrower, called The Subjugator. As movie plots were discussed, The Subjugator artistically ripped to shreds and incinerated a prefab wooden structure, and the intense heat of the performance art warmed the crowd in the cold desert night.
Audience favorites are announced Sunday evening at a raucous, enthusiastic and celebratory awards ceremony. Meanwhile, jury awards are handed out in the categories of animation, documentary, dramatic fiction, comedic fiction, emerging artist and “Out of the Ordinary”—plus, of course, Best New Mexican Short (the Zia Award) and Best Native American Short (the Free Spirit Award). Winners take home honorary trophies designed by local artists.
Taos, situated beneath the towering Sangre de Cristo Mountains and cut off just to the west by a deep gorge carved by the Rio Grande, has been a spiritual and cultural center for many centuries. Some locals even believe that extraterrestrials have landed nearby. It’s not really a place that you’d just be passing through, but early April is a good time to plan a trip. You can hang out in town during the festival and see some of the world’s top short films. And then, if you find you’re not yet ready to deal with the world again, you can disappear into the desert for a while. Maybe for good. You wouldn’t be the first.
—Adam Goldstein, MM contributing writer
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