Baku to host Future Shorts festival

The "Future Shorts" pop-up film festival will open in Azerbaijan`s capital next weekend. The festival will be organized by YARAT! Non-Profit Organization, and supported by Nizami Movie Theatre.

The Future Shorts Festival is the biggest global pop-up film festival, announced its largest growth do date since 2003. Since November 2011, festival screenings have taken place in over 144 cities and 55 countries with an audience of more than 25,000 people experiencing a showcase of the best short films, often alongside live music, DJs and art. From London to Tokyo, Cairo to Kabul, screenings have taken place across a massive network of music halls, cinemas, theatres, galleries, clubs, bars and warehouses.

The Baku festival`s program is available for screenings from March 1st to May 31st. Highlights include Nash Edgerton`s Cannes and Sundance hit “Bear”, the follow-up to his sensational “Spider”; Sam Taylor-Wood`s BAFTA nominated “Love You More”, the latest short form work from Spike Jonze and Amy Grappell`s four-way affair documentary, Quadrangle.


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