EN / CZ
10. 1. 2024

How are the films for the Young & Short selected?

We refer to Young & Short as characterising its generation and depicting themes which is important to young people and what they are enjoying. How do youth shorts presented at film festivals become a unique distribution strip put together by young viewers for their peers?

The Dramaturgical Board first selects the 10 most promising festival films for young people, from which it creates shortlists for the 12-14 and 15-19 age groups. From these films, the young jury will then select 5 final films for their age group, from which, after a peer discussion, they will compile a distribution list, which we will distribute to Czech cinemas and schools, offering not only a quality film experience, but also a specially created programme with lecturers' introductions, discussions, interesting guests or workshops.

The organisers of the project will select the most active young people from the applicants through a selection procedure, from which they will form a film jury. In making their selection, the organisers are interested in their motivation, their relationship to film and their opinion of the last film they saw. This not only helps them to find out what films these young people watch, but also tests their ability to reflect on and reflect on the film. In collaboration with experts, they will discuss each of the ten films they have seen, evaluating the individual components of the film as well as its aesthetic quality and originality.

At the same time, the young jurors will participate in the creation of methodological materials that will be used by lecturers and young viewers in special film screenings in Czech cinemas and schools. Three of the selected films will be screened and discussed together with experts by our young jury, who will go to the cinemas to defend their selection. In this way, we will take full advantage of the film-educational potential that lies in this unique film series.

The aim of the project is to bring to young audiences short films selected from the most prestigious European film festivals - such as Cannes, the Venice International Film Festival, Sundance, Berlinale or the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. We complement the top European short cinema with prominent Czech film representatives. All this across genres, cultures and film approaches.

Thanks to this, we are able to develop critical and aesthetic thinking in young people in an unconventional and entertaining way. At the same time, we give them the opportunity to inspire each other with their views and attitudes on a peer level.