Cinemas of Europe's Small Nations Film Festival (CESN)

Update 2: 10th August 2016

As we close in on the final few weeks of the call for sponsorship through the crowdfunding platform, we can finally confirm the festival dates hosted at Studio 74, The Phoenix, Exeter. We still require sponsorship so please do check out our page: https://spsr.me/9GbB   

Importantly, the festival will open on Wednesday 2nd November and continue every Wednesday (9th and 16th) until Wednesday 23rd November 2016. We will soon be uploading the films and talks scheduled for these dates. 

Secondly - in terms of the short films and short premieres for the festival, we have had a total 151 submissions to date via Film Freeway, with 48 being submitted in the last seven days. 37 of these shorts have been submitted from the UK (representing Scotland and Wales) with other films being submitted from a diverse set of countries, such as the USA and Canada, representing diasporic communities.    

We also now have a listing on the Phoenix's website here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/cinemas-of-small-nations/ 

Greetings All! This is our first update for the Cinemas of Europe's Small Nations Film Festival. 

We would like to show you our new promotional video for the event, outlining our aims and intentions for the festival, and to encourage further sponsorship. Click here to view our promotional video. It shows the location where our event will take place, the new Studio 74 at the Phoenix in Exeter, Devon, UK. 

Here are some images taken from video:

Our Film Freeway submission process has been activated and we are ready to accept submissions via the platform from filmmakers producing short films in Scotland, Wales, Belgium and Romania. I am pleased to note that we have already received around 25 film submissions, highlighting a very competitive and encouraging field.