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Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival 2016

Catch the best new short and animated films from across the globe, right here in Bristol. Encounters is the UK’s leading short film festival combining film screenings, special events, industry masterclasses and workshops in a jam packed programme of activity.
The Encounters programme is bursting at the seams with a glorious selection of things to do, see, watch and experience. This year’s highlights include an Aardman Retrospective, celebrating their 40th year; a country focus on Ukraine, an exceptional programme of European shorts featuring films from each of the 28 EU member states; and a retrospective programme through Bristol’s musical history. Special guests include author and screenwriter David Nicholls, filmmaker, musician and DJ Don Letts, and writer, broadcaster and filmmaker Paul Mason.
The 22nd Festival will present over 400 films and 40 events, and the International Competition is a gateway to some of the biggest awards out there – filmmakers who screen their shorts at Encounters can go on to win the Academy Awards® the BAFTAs, Cartoon d’Or and the European Film Awards. See them here first.
Find out more about the festival, see the full programme and sign up to the Encounters newsletter at encounters-festival.org.uk.
Ticket price range: free drop in sessions - £8.00.
Previous screenings & events in this Season
Award Winners Screening 2 15

Award Winners Screening 1 15

Nothing Compares to EU - Perpetual Cinema

Shorts 2 Features - The Hatching 15

European Film Awards - Screening 3 15

Lithuanian Shorts 15

Shorts 2 Features - Light Years 12A

Aardman Family Model Making Workshops - Build a Shaun the Sheep

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European film Awards - Screening 2 15

Shorts 2 Features - Baden Baden 15

DepicT! Showcase 15

Aardman Family Model Making Workshops - Build a Gromit

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European Film Awards Screening 1 15

Shorts 2 Features - Norfolk 18 (CTBA)

I Will Survive - Family Friendly Shorts 14 + PG

Festival Highlights 15

Family Friendly Shorts 7 + U

Late Lounge XXXtra 18

Breaking Boundaries: In Conversation with Don Letts

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The Bristol Sound on Screen 15 Sold Out

Animation 6 - Art and Design 15

Let's Dance - Music Videos & Dance Films 15

Short Film 9 - Make me 15 Sold Out

Breakthru Shorts 15

Short Film 8 - Bloody Foreigners 15

Animation 5 - A Look Inside 15

Cartoon D'or 15

Short Film 7 - Islands 15

Late Lounge 18 Sold Out

Preview: Under the Shadow 15 (S) Sold Out

Fear and Loathing - Thriller Shorts 15 Sold Out

Animation 4 - It's Only Natural 15

Ukraine Female Focus 15

Tales of the Unexpected - Widening the Lens 15 Sold Out

Short Film 6 - Modern Love 15

Short Film 5 - Those Left Behind 15 Sold Out

Voices from the Margins 18 Sold Out

Animation 3 - Top of the Class 15

Filmakademie 25th Anniversary Screening 15 Sold Out

Short Film 4 - My Space 15

Close Encounters of the Short Kind - Sci Fi Shorts 15 Sold Out

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Desert Island Flicks with Paul Mason

Funny Looking Shorts 15 Sold Out

Animation 2 - Moving Pictures 15

Deaf Shorts - Sign of the Times 15 Sold Out

Short Film 3 - Daddy Dearest 15

Lithuanian Programme (Post) Soviet Documentary 15

Nahemi Screening 15

Short Film 2 - Mother’s Milk 15

Animation 1 - The Weight of Humanity 15

Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi Retrospective 18

Ode to Lesvos 18

Short Film 1 - Sux2Bme 15

The Aardman 40th Anniversary Special Sold Out

Festival Highlights - Opening Night 15
