Respected British Producer, Simon Channing Williams, dies aged 63

14 April 2009, by encounters

Encounters Short Film Festival would like to pay tribute to one of the UK's most respected and prolific producers, Simon Channing Williams, who has died aged 63. He founded Thin Man Films with Mike Leigh in 1988 and produced all Leigh's films for the next two decades.

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The Oscar® Nominated Short Films 2009

7 April 2009, by encounters

Encounters International Film Festival in partnership with Shorts International present the unique opportunity to see two programmes of the best in Animation and Live Action Short Films nominated at the 2010 Academy Awards, including the winners Logorama and The New Tenants.

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Call for submissions opens Friday 3 April

6 April 2009, by encounters

Submissions for this year's festival open via the website on Friday 3 April and run until Tuesday 30 June 2009. In an attempt to go green and reduce the amount of DVD's submitted, Encounters sponsored by YouSendIt (yousendit.com) now offers the opportunity to upload your film and save ?5 of the submission fee.

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Leaving wins at Fuji Shorts and IVCAs

2 April 2009, by Pixillion

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