The 27th Festival Tous Courts (Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival) finished Dec 6, 2009. Four French films were among the award winners.
The Hard by Kathy Sebbah: Prix Fujifilm;
Bretelles, pudding et herbes hautes by Simon Lahmani: Best Original Music;
L'Âge adulte by Pierre Daignière: Television Prize;
The Year of Algeria by May Bouhada: Youth Jury Special Mention.
For its prize the Children's Jury selected Le Petit Dragon, a film by Bruno Collet, presented in the schools' programme.
Parallel to the competition, the market, of which Unifrance has been a partner for ten years, proved active and an essential aspect for the buyers and distributors who attended the festival. The distributors emphasize the global nature of this market, which nevertheless remains on a human scale, and gives priority to work meetings between producers, distributors, and directors. Many among the professionals, who'd come from Spain, Japan, and even as far away as Australia, were able to establish first contacts with a view to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2010 in February.
