Cannes a la Flip
With a new camera in hand and all Cannes for the filming, it's time to shoot a short! The Auteurs and Flip Video, in association with the Short Film Corner, and sponsored by Celluloid Dreams, Facebook, and HP, present the award for Cannes à la Flip competition.

The competition challenges 250 filmmakers to shoot a short film during the festival using a Flip camcorder. Hengameh Panahi, Founder and President of Celluloid Dreams, will preside the jury panel. A grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the filmmaker with the best short, with runners-up prizes including Hewlett-Packard laptops and Auteurs tee-shirts! Visit the official competition page at to find out more about the competition and watch the winning film.

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Online competition
The National Film Board of Canada will organize on www.onf.ca/cannes and its partners an online short film competition SPECIAL CANNES 2008. Ten short films will be selected by Danny Lennon from all the registered shorts to the Short Film Corner. The online audience vote will determine their favourite short among the 10 finalists. The director of the winning short will be granted a professional-quality DV-HD camera and a portable editing suite by the NFB.
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The Mini Movie Channel contest
The Mini Movie Channel 10,000 € award will be granted to the director of a film registered to the Short Film Corner and participating to the Mini Movie Channel contest. The winning film will be selected by the Mini Movie Channel team and the award will be given on Thursday, May 22nd, at the Short Film Corner.
To participate: you can register as of today by sending the registration form to Mini Movie Channel, or on the spot directly at the Short Film Corner, on the Mini Movie Channel stand, between May 16th and May 20th 2008. If you want to register already you must complete and accept the contest's rules and regulations, downloadable here >>>