The Future Shorts Festival is the first ever global pop-up festival, showcasing the most exciting short films from around the world. The festival currently takes place in over 50 cities and 17 countries and comprises a worldwide audience of a half-million people, on and offline. The Hutong is proud to be screening The Beijing Future Shorts Festival, hosted by our good friends at Electric Shadows, on Thursday, January 12th. Seats are limited and are only 30 RMB, click here to reserve your space.
Since 2003, Future Shorts’ defining format showcases a single programme of the best short films from around the world often alongside live music, DJs and art. From London to Moscow, Melbourne to Jakarta, the screenings take place across a huge network of music halls, cinemas, theatres, galleries, clubs and warehouses, providing an alternative to the traditional film festival model.
Future Shorts breaks boundaries, borders and conventions to connect a global audience to the world’s best short films. Run by the creators of the acclaimed Secret Cinema, Future Shorts has redefined the way we experience film. The festival is a true celebration of cinema as a communicator and community. Even more, Future Shorts Festival is about filmmakers creating a real dialogue with people all over the world moving away from the traditional film festival showcase model.
Click here fore the link to the programme on the Future Shorts website.
ABOUT FUTURE SHORTS
Future Shorts is the largest short film network in the world.
Future Shorts is the world’s most prolific and innovative film organisation, connecting audiences to a global network of film and culture. Working across exhibition, distribution and experiential events, Future Shorts is committed to redefining the ways audiences experience film.
Future Shorts is the product of 8 years of audience development, experimentation and of reacting to the demand for another way of experiencing film. Since 2003 we built a new audience for film across the globe, developed a platform for filmmakers that allows millions of people worldwide to engage with their work.
Operating online, in live events and through commercial distribution, we believe strongly in the social experience of film – in cinema as a communicator and community that should not be restricted by geography, status, wealth, or politics.
