Encounters Short Film Festival

The Encouters International Short Film Festival will be hosting there 16th awards next month.It includes to festivals which are brief Encounters and animated Encounters , it is done around the bristol area

Only in 2006 merging to one, so in 1995 as Brief Encounters originally , the makers thought it would be a one of event to mark the centenary of cinema. It proved so popular that it is now an annual attraction and known as one of the most respected short film festivals and gaining international acclaim with it drawing in more crowds every day

They have no real restrctions on films accept time, every genre is allowed from animation to Drama to musi videos. The festival has been the place where  some amazing short films have been made such as Boxer and The best man. The appeal of this festival has drawn in directors such as Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank), Tom Harper (The Scouting Book for Boys) and Eran Creevy (Shifty)  who come as spectators and also do Q&A