An Afternoon of International Shorts (The Women's International Film & Television Showcase) December 4, 2009

The Women's International Film & Television Showcase.

There will be two Canadian shorts featured on Friday, December 04, 2009. The first will take place at 4:55 PM called Crema Suprema. This short is inspired by the feel of the old rubber hose animations up until the introduction of technicolour, Crema Suprema (2008; 2 m. 50 s.) is a multiple award-winning stop motion animation about two bakers who are competing to win the World's Greatest Cake Contest. The bakers sabotage each others’ "masterpiece" cakes, but only one cake can win. It has won 3 awards: Best Animated Short at the LaFemme Film Festival (Beverly Hills), Best Animated Short (Jersey Shore Film Festival) and Audience Choice Award for Best Animation (Jersey Shore Film Festival). It has been nominated for the following: Best of Festival and Best Animated Short at the Miami Short Film Festival; Best Animated Short at the Action on Film Festival (Pasadena); Audience Choice of Best Animation (Sedona Int. Film Festival) and an Animation Semi-finalist (Angelus Student Film Festival). It has been screened internationally, including at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
The second Canadian short will be at 5:00 PM and is called Countdown. At the height of his career, a renowned concert pianist is suddenly struck with a strange affliction: one by one, he is losing the use of his fingers. As he struggles to adjust to each new loss, fate continues to mock him, and he falls face first from grace. Just when he thinks he’s hit rock bottom, the universe reveals some reasoning behind it all, and he must face his fear in order to fulfill his destiny.

All Shorts 12noon - 5pm inclusive - $15.00 (both of the Canadian Screenings are included in this price)

Official Website: http://www.thewifts.com/Documentary_Shorts.php