Now on-line the calendar of the international short films competition.

Click on the link for each day to know the programme:

• 11 September

• 12 September

• 13 September

• 14 September

The Associazione Culturale Scarti has just concluded the selections of the works for the competitive section of Magma 2008: 36 are the short films selected to contend for the Lorenzo Vecchio Prize for the best work, coming from 16 different countries of the world (Spain, France, Germany, Argentina, Finland, Italy, Belgium, Brasil, India, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Estonia, Switzerland, Sweden,South Africa).

Click on each section to know the titles:

• Narratives

• Documentaries

• Experimentals

• Animations

Soon on this website also the selected titles for the Out of Competition section.

The deadline for submissions to the seventh edition of Magma - mostra di cinema breve, international short film festival, has expired on the 1st of June.

Magma’s team thanks all the directors who decided to take part in the selections of the sicilian festival:
680 are the short films submitted, coming from 64 different countries of the world. Click on the interactive map to know the exact number of works submitted from each country.

Now starts the hard selection work for the Associazione Culturale Scarti, wishing to choose the best short films to be shown in september.

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Se cerró el primero de junio la convocatoria para la séptima edición de Magma - mostra di cinema breve.

El equipo de Magma agradece a todos los directores que decidieron participar en las selecciones del festival siciliano: 680 son los cortometrajes inscritos, procedentes de 64 distintos paises del mundo. Pincha en el mapa interactivo para ver el detalle de las obras inscritas por cada nación.

Empieza ahora para la Associazione Culturale Scarti el duro trabajo de selección de los mejores cortometrajes que serán incluidos en el programma oficial en septiembre.

Short Films Total 1/06= 680
Countries Total on 1/06= 64

Coming back from Bochum we brought with us a very good impression of the german festival. International flavour, good short films, interesting and exciting vj performances and (why not?) funny parties.

The audience was very interested in Magma’s presentation during the special Videobrunch included in the program of Bochum International Videofestival. People liked our short films and asked more infos about our festival.

“We’re happy to have enriched our programme with a selection of short films from Magma - said Canan Parin, one of the directors of Bochum’s Videofestival - that offered to our audience the possibility to see various styles coming from different places”

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Traditionally, every year, the International Videofestival invites a partner festival, with which it shares certain features, to present itself among the guests and participants. This year, Magma - mostra di cinema breve is the guest festival representing Italy at Bochum. The presentation of Magma’s selection will take place during a Videobrunch on saturday morning, the 31st of May, Videofestival’s last day.

The German Festival focuses mainly on the international video competition. This year they are presenting 33 productions coming from all over the world. Many videos derive from Germany, but also videos from Russia, Australia, Austria or Mexico are going to be screened. The videos are shown in 6 blocks, which are exhibited in the big hall of the Musisches Zentrum during the three festival days. After each block there will be a possibility for discussions. Two juries award several winners.

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Watch Mammal, by the german director Astrid Rieger, winner of Lorenzo Vecchio Prize at Magma International Short Film Festival 2007.