Filminute is a film festival that targets the Twitter generation (or those of us who have rather a weak constitution when it comes to sitting still) by inviting filmmakers to create films that are under a minute in length. That right folks, a WHOLE FILM in LESS THAN A MINUTE!
This year, the honour of best film has been awarded to UK directors Phil Sansom and Olly Wiliams for their special effect laden film, The Black Hole. In it, actor Napolean Ryan plays an office worker that discovers a photocopied piece of paper with a black hole. He then sets about using the black hole in ways that too aptly display the darker side of human nature – paralleling the behaviours responsible for our current economic crisis. It's a classic tale, and a perfect one-minute parable for our times.
You can
watch it here on TheVine TV.
The Black Hole was selected from a lineup of 25 films from 13 countries (the shortlist of 25 was narrowed from a field of more than 2000 films, animations, and mashups), certainly something to blog home about.
The seven-member international jury acknowledged Sanson and William's brilliant direction in creating a truly
"great one-minute film", with Filminute co-founder and head of jury, John Ketchum declaring that,
"from the originality and timeliness of the idea, through to the brilliance of the acting, the power of the sound design, and the deft use of special effects, this film made every moment count."
“So many of this year’s films beg second and third viewings and resonate long after the final note. These films are remarkable works.”
Here's two more.
Winner of the People’s Choice, determined by the Filminute audience with votes coming from 122 countries - 123 if the formidable Twitter nation counts:
LIFE, directed by James Cooper, Canada.
The Top-Rated film during the month of September:
SUN-DAY, directed by Pantaleone A. Megna, Italy.