Rushes Shorts Are 'Coming Attraction'

A London Post house has announced the official selection for its 2010 festival, Rushes Soho Shorts.
This year's non-profit event will take place from 21st to 30th July and will see the acclaimed festival again being a major platform for the short film genre.
It offers an equal focus on emerging and established talent with 170 short films from 23 countries selected for competition. Production budgets range from £50 to $2.5million from a wide range of both newcomers and rising talent to long established professionals, from individuals to large multi-national studios.
The 23 countries represented this year include Bangladesh, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Lithuania, Uganda, Switzerland, Russia, France, Germany, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Côte D’Ivoire, Sweden, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, USA and UK.
This year, the audience will be able to vote for their favourite film at the official screenings.
These will be joined by a further 55 screenings of guest-curated work and 40 events which will be held throughout the 10 day period, 90% of which will be free for people to attend.
Full screenings and event details along with information on how to reserve tickets and seats will be available online from Wednesday 30th June 2010.
The full list of films in the competition, along with the directors and companies that made the work, can now be seen be seen on: www.sohoshorts.com
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