Couch Fest Films

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Couch Fest Films was an international festival of short films hosted in private homes and alternative locations all on one day.[1][2] The annual festival, which began in 2008 in Seattle, was held worldwide on the same day.[3] Since 2015 it is part of Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival.[1]

History

Couch Fest Films is the largest single-day shorts film festival in the world. From Poland to Portland, Seattle to Slovakia, and Port-au-Prince to Peru, Couch Fest Films is a unique and cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses and alternative locations all over the world.[4]

Each year Couch Fest Films presents films from such festivals as Sundance, SXSW, CFC Worldwide Shorts, Seattle Int. Film Festival, and the New Horizons Film Festival to name a few. As the mission is to bring people together with what could be considered "mind-blowing films" each year Couch Fest Films presents over 65 of the very best of current short films to a huge audience of cinephiles worldwide.[5]

shnit SHORTS

In 2015, Couch Fest Films became part of shnit SHORTS, which is a 12-day event for short films held in multiple cities around the world.[1][2][6]

Map of Locations for Couch Fest Films 2011
Map of Locations for Couch Fest Films 2011

Winners

Golden Couch Silver Couch Bronze Couch
2011 Cold Blood by Martin Thibaudeau Suiker by Jeroen Annokkee The Mirror by Ramon and Pedro
2010 The Surprise Demise of Francis Coopers Mother by Felix Massey The Poodle Trainer by Vance Malone Famous 4A by Mike Attie
2009 Prayers for Peace by Dustin Grella OFF by Gareth O'Brien & Ben Langsfeld Sunshine Bob by Dandy Dwarves
2008 Head Sophisticated Side Ponytail Noel Paul & Stefan Moore Fantaisie in Bubblewrap by Arthur Metcalf Untitled by Jarid del Deo

References

  1. ^ a b c "CouchFest is now a part of SHNIT Short Film Fest (Philly Oct 17, 2015)". Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  2. ^ a b "The Madlab Post -". www.madlabpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  3. ^ "B-Side – The audience is never wrong » Blog Archive » Couch Fest wants your butt to visit new, exotic sofas". 2012-07-22. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ^ "A Couchfest wrapup...nearly $2,000 in awards and two foot trophies! - The Madlab Post -". www.madlabpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. ^ "Couch Fest Films: Watch in strangers' homes - Seattle's Big Blog". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  6. ^ Davila, Florangela. "The Weekend List: Couch Fest, theater inspired by detainees, and tons of music | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.


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