[Festival introduction] SHOTS - international independent short film festival (prologue)

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May I present you Shots - International Independent Short Film Festival.

A friendly indie short film festival located in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia "traditionally" on the first weekend of August.
A festival signed with good food, warm hospitality and extraordinary short film selection.
I'm one of the crew members with my task being responsible for the festival music.
Joined under the command of the festival director Tomo Novosel and the head organisator Maša Flogie, a group of enthusiastic people would set up a thriving festival, pleasantly accepted by many who had heard about it.

You can see more about the festival on our official homepage: https://shots.si/

And/or on our FB: https://www.facebook.com/shotsfilmfestival

It's a project which started a couple of years ago when Tomo, Maša and some other film related friends were returning from a festival where we would participate with a film of ours.
To make the story short, the festival was pretty shitty so Tomo would have a better idea.
In a couple of weeks in 2016 maybe 2015 (can't remember anymore), he would gather a group of about 7 people including myself and say:"I have this mad idea". :)
So after some brainstorming, planing and a handful of meetings, Shots would have seen the light of the day for the first time. :D <3

Shots 2016 aftervideo:

If interested in any way I kindly advise, you take a look at the FilmFreeway link provided.
There you can have a look at plenty of nice photos from 2016 and 2017 and read some good feedback from authors who we already had the honor to meet and host.
https://filmfreeway.com/festival/sloshots
Filmmakers, join the selection as long as its cheap. ;)

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Evening screening - Shots 2017

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Stage set up - Shots 2017

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Shots 2017 crew & international authors

*photos and graphics by: Shots

This is it for now. Shots is alive and prospering and there's a lot more to write about it including a daily report from this years edition.
Follow me @acedawnmusic to stay in touch with Shots.

Don't know where to spend your summer 2018?
Shoot a film, register it at FilmFreway/Shots and hopefully come visit us for a weekend full of delicious cuisine, traditional beverages, sightseeing and spectacular films.
Have I mentioned it's in a castle...? Well it is.
Ouyeah. ;)

Thank you for your time.
Aleksander

P.S.: Go to day 0 festival report:
@acedawnmusic/festival-report-shots-international-independent-short-film-festival-day-0

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Very interesting! Looking forward to hearing more about the project in your posts :)

Thank you. :)
In the days to follow I'll write some daily reports of this years festival. ;)
Are you also in the film business?

Not in the industry but am very interested in simple film techniques to support learning. I've created a series of workshops called "Express Yourself Through Film" which I use with young people and children to get them thinking about presenting their ideas on topics which affect them. They then create their own very short film (very "homemade" but it's their own original work which they are extremely proud of, as am I) :)))))

Sounds cool.
It goes under the genre of indie short film, and we also have a student film category.
If you create some very nice videos, you re invited to register some for to the festival (the best ones). :)
The "early bird" registration is really cheap (i think its still 3$).
No Hollywood production here... Hehe. If the story is nice, you've got chances to make it to the screenings... ;)

Will definitely keep it in mind! Thank you :)

Wonderful. :)
Thanks a lot and good luck with your shots. ;)

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