European Short Films
Cinema16 celebrates the short film by
showcasing some of the best classic
and award-winning shorts on DVD.
Aside from providing short films with a
much needed platform, Cinema16 gives
filmmakers and movie-lovers access to
some great films that would otherwise be
near impossible to see, from the fascinating
early works of some of the world's greatest
directors to award-winning films from its
most exciting new filmmakers.
Launching for the first time in North
America, Cinema 16's European Short
Films DVD celebrates some of the best
short films to have come out of Europe in
the last half-century.
With over three hours of films, this DVD
is essential viewing for anyone with an
interest in the moving image. The majority
of the films are accompanied by original
audio commentaries, almost always by the
directors themselves.
This DVD follows the success of Cinema16's
collections of British and European Short
Films which have been published in the UK
Since 2003 and have featured films from
Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Secrets and
Lies), Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy
Elliot), Peter Greenaway (The Cook, The
Thief, His Wife and Her Lover), Jean-Luc
Godard (Bout De Souffle), Tom Tykwer
(Run Lola Run, Perfume), Krzysztof
Kieslowski (The Three Colours Trilogy)
And Patrice Leconte (The Hairdresser's
Husband) and many others.
Most recently Cinema16 published a collection
of American shorts in the UK including Gus
Van Sant's 1982 adaptation of a William S.
Burroughs short story, The Discipline Of
DE, Tim Burton's early stop motion animated
classic Vincent, George Lucas' USC short
Freiheit, Alexander Payne's previously
unreleased UCLA graduation short Carmen,
Paperboys by Mike Mills, D.A. Pennebaker's
Duke Ellington scored Daybreak Express,
Todd Solondz's NYU short Feelings, along
with Oscar Winner The Lunch Date by
Adam Davidson, Stefan Nadelman's multi-
award winning documentary Terminal
Bar, Joe Nussbaum's cult classic George
Lucas In Love and 2006 Sundance
Winner The Wraith Of Cobble Hill by
Adam Parrish King.
