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Kratkofil (also known as Kratkofil Plus) is an international short film festival that takes place in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina in the summer. The first festival was held in 2007, followed by successful 8 editions. The new name International Film Festival Kratkofil Plus, as well as new programming and universal branding were introduced in the 2010 reconstruction-themed edition. The 8th edition of the festival was under final preparations when Bosnia was hit by disastrous floods in May 2014, causing the festival to move dates and announce a more simplified 3-day format for 2014 which was eventually held from 22 to 24 July 2014. The 9th edition was announced for 2015, to take place from 22 to 26 July, while call for applications for the competition program is expected to be open in early February 2015. == About The Festival == Kratkofil promotes alternative film expression and is a project of Creative Artists Association "Lanterna", a Banja Luka-based NGO. It aims to be a film event where both professionals and amateurs involved with film art have an opportunity to enjoy, explore and support non-mainstream films, and in particular the short film genre which is popular among first-time film-makers. Kratkofil screens feature, documentary, experimental and animation films. They are sourced from Bosnian, regional and international cinema. International Short Film Festival "Kratkofil" appeared for the first time in Banjaluka in 2007. Since then, "Kratkofil" has shown thousands of feature, animated, documentary and experimental short movies from all over the world. In cooperation with similar festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, Sidney, Dublin, Uppsala and Motovun, audience in Banja Luka were provided with quality section of events regarding the world of short films that include some "evergreen", avant-garde, controversial and experimental work. Festival's great uniqueness is the program called "Focus", which is mainly concentrated on Grand Prix winning country from the previous festival, thanks to which the guests of the festival have the opportunity to get more familiar with the cinema, culture, art and traditions of a country or region. So far, focuses were on Poland, Iceland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands and Australia. Next edition's "focus" will be on Sweden, with a possibility of extending cultural and cinematic focus on several countries and regions, aside from the previous Grand Prix winner's country. After only 6 years, Kratkofil Plus became no1 cultural project in Republic of Srpska and Banja Luka, in regards to attendance, scope of the festival and the media support it receives. It became well known for its main ''competition'' venue being at the Kastel, a medieval fortress, where the Open Air Theatre is held since 2010, which holds around 1500 spectators per screening, in the prime-time evening slots. Kastel is also used by the festival for a number of different venues, such as ''Secret garden'', a lounge area guests, partners and visitors, as well as other venues within the city such as: ''Staklenac'' the press venue in the city's downtown park ''Petar Kocic'', the Banja Luka's Youth Home as the ''Festival Center'', The National Theatre of Republic of Srpska, for day-time screenings and other downtown space, varying by edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kratkofil International short film festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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