The Canary Wharf Film Festival celebrates the very best in short films from all over the globe and this year returns with some brand new contributions from new and established filmmakers, world wide. With several world and UK premieres, along with fantastic shorts from a whole host of directors and screenwriters, the Canary Wharf Film Festival is great festival for film fans and makers alike.

Canary Wharf Film Festival 2009
Screenings in the film festival take place over five days in three different locations around Canary Wharf: the East Wintergarden, Cineworld West India Quay and Museum in Docklands. Whether you are a keen short filmmaker yourself, or have an avid interest in the film world, there will be something to inspire or interest you.

Special screenings
Last year, five different categories make up the selection of films screened during the Canary Wharf Film Festival, namely animation, documentary, music video, short film international and short film UK, and for 2009 a similar variety of exciting genres are expected. Several special guest screenings will also take place, so anyone who attends the festival is likely to get a great mix of films, and perhaps go home with some new favourite filmmakers. Alongside the film festival contributions you will also be treated a spotlight on the cinema of Serbia.

Cannes in London
Spoilt for choice with a great selection of short films, a good mix of genres and styles, and the chance to see them in three different locations, the Canary Wharf Film Festival has everything you could want from a film festival in London. Bringing together the London based film community with more filmmakers from the rest of the world, Canary Wharf is set to be the Cannes of the capital at the beginning of September 2009.

Canary Wharf Festival awards
But it's not just about viewing short films for fun. Each of the entries into the festival are up for an award, so you can expect to see a few nervous faces as the filmmakers watch how their work goes down with the audience. If you would like to see how well your favourite animation fares, or find out which is the very best international short, you can head to the Canary Wharf Film Festival awards towards the end of the festival.

The Canary Wharf Film Festival takes place Thursday 3rd September - Monday 7th September 2009 at East Wintergarden, Cineworld West India Quay and Museum in Docklands.

Last year, tickets ranged from £3.00 - £8.00, with some events being free and on a first come, first served basis. Ticket prices and the full programme of events and screenings have yet to be announced, so check back soon for further updates and information.

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