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The 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival returns for the 4th year, online and live in Liverpool
LIVERPOOL John Moores University is proud to announce that the LJMU MA Short Film Festival is returning for its 4th edition, scheduled to take place online from:- 15 March to 22 March 2024, and in person from:- 18 March to 22 March 2024.
Established in 2021 and organised by MA Film students as part of their studies, the festival showcases outstanding student films from around the world in four strands:- Fiction, Animation, Documentary and Experimental. The 2024 programme features 38 films from 21 countries, with student filmmakers competing for one of four coveted Paper Bird Awards, bestowed on the winning film by judging panels comprised of industry experts, academics, previous winners and LJMU students. Visitors to the festival website will also be able to vote for their favourite film to receive the Audience Paper Bird Award. After the success of last year’s live awards events, the LJMU MA Short Film Festival returns, enhanced and expanded. For the first time, the festival will be fully hybrid, meaning audiences will have the choice of how they want to watch: in-person at 1 of our screenings or online at:- LJMUMashortFilmFestival.Org. Live screenings of each film strand will take place at LJMUs Redmonds Building from:- 18 March to 21 March 2024. Each screening will be followed by a live Q&A with some of the filmmakers featured in this year’s programmes, giving audiences the opportunity to ask questions and discover more about individual films. If you are in the Liverpool area, why not take the opportunity to experience this year’s programme in person? In addition, our yearly closing awards event will take place on:- Friday, 22 March 2024, at Scale Liverpool and in another first for the festival, this will also be streamed live across our social media channels what's more, all these events are 100% free to enter!
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