Lost World Film Festival

International & Greek Short Films in SW Crete, October 3^rd – 8^th

EXTENDED DEADLINE: This year we’ve moved our usual Springtime Event forward to Autumn dates. With an extended submission period until late August, we look forward to an even more dynamic programme, filmmaker attendance & Festival fun!

The 2nd Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival takes place October 3 - 8 in SW Crete; a six-day event which is jam packed with the very best in International & Greek Short Films, paralleled with a dynamic programme of Live Music, Talks, culinary highlights & more. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM

Focused on presenting International & Greek Short Films which demonstrate great story telling, the festival is located in one of the most desirable spots on the Planet. Paleochora in SW Crete lies at the foot of majestic mountains on a peninsula surrounded by pristine beaches, a crystal blue ocean and also close to the world renowned Elafonissi Beach, consistently voted one of  the Top 10 beaches in the World! Film Screenings are held under the Stars in the Town Square and oceanside at the Pearl Cavo venue attracting filmmakers and visitors from all corners of the Globe.

The Lost World Film Festival was a huge hit straight of the gate at the inaugural edition, with 2020 gearing up to exceed expectations once again. Having already garnered an International reputation as a ‘must do’ Film Festival destination due to its infectious charm, fabulous hospitality and stellar ambience, the event even gained a full page spread in the 25th edition of ‘Compass’, the International Film Location Managers quarterly magazine (LMGI).

Hundreds of film submissions will result in around 100 Officially Selected films and the Festival team look forward to welcoming a vast array of filmmaking talent to the event bringing short films from over 35 countries with the majority of participants already signing up to attend. On the 2020 VIP guest list are Barbara Bentree & John Rangel, the Director and producer of our special inclusion feature film ‘Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time’ along with  Bruno Chatelin, CEO of Film Festivals.com.

Screening as a GREEK PREMIERE, award winning Director & Musician, Barbara Bentree’s film, DAVE GRUSIN: NOT ENOUGH TIME is an uplifting Documentary about one of the 20th Century's most important music composers. Millions of people all over the world have viewed Dave Grusin’s Film Score Themes, Live Concerts, and Recorded Album Music on YouTube, but even his most ardent fans don't completely realize what a phenomenal career he has had. Dave has had 8 Academy Award® Nominations, 80 Grammy Award® Nominations (GRP Records), 38 Personal Grammy Award® Nominations, 4 Golden Globe® Nominations, 3 Honorary Doctorate Degrees and 1 Emmy Award® Nomination. ‘Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time’ will screen following the Awards presentation on the Closing Night, Thursday October 8th.

Also attending, LWSFF major Festival Partner, Bruno Chatelin. Veteran Film Distributor, Film Agent & Co founder of Film Festivals.com, European Film Academy (former Board Member); Les Cesar voting member since 1987 & former head of Sony marketing, having launched 100’s of films throughout his career, including four Woody Allen films, ‘Independence Day’, ‘Boyz in the Hood’, ‘Field of Dreams’ & ‘The Doors’ to name but a few, Bruno will present a Keynote which is part of his annual Festival inclusion: ‘The Hollywood Stories from Bruno Chatelin’ – Chapter 2 ‘The Doors’ by Oliver Stone based on Bruno’s experience working on the film.

Making up the VIP Judging Panel in 2020, Bruno & Barbara will join Paul McGuirk, lecturer in Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin and author of Neil Jordan: The literary Fiction.

Notable amongst several Short Films with GREEK PREMIERE status at Lost World Film Festival is BAFTA award winning best animation 2020, ‘Grandad was a Romantic’ by LWSFF Alumni, Maryam Mohajer who attended to Paleochora in 2019 with ‘Red Dress no Straps’ picking an LWSFF animation Award. Another short animation, ‘Father’ by Apollonia Xylouris, a member of the world renowned Cretan Xylouris Family of musicians will also Premiere in Crete at the event.

Festival days & nights are packed social events & Live Music, including daily performances from Jan Olesen, flying in from Denmark to attend, as well as local favourites ‘Andromeda’ - Opening Night party and legendary Chania based Rock Band ‘Change House’ - Closing Night Party, with further details on the website ‘At a Glance – 6 Day Event’ & Programme page with Festival beverages sponsored by Loupakis Winery & Fischer Beer from Heineken

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR - Linda McGuire                                                                                            

FREE ENTRY – ALL WELCOME        

E-mail: lostwordfilmfest@gmail.com / Tel: +30 6987856018

WEBSITE: https://www.lostworldfilmfestival.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LostWorldFilmFestival

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LWorldFilmFest

BLOG: https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/lost_world_film_festi