"To celebrate the 20th Irish and British Film Festival that took place in Cherbourg from 5th to 12th April 2005, Eicar film school and Cinergie Productions have organised an international competition for short films from film universities. (Each school was allowed 5 shorts max)
From 80 entries, 15 shorts have be screened at the closure of the 20th Irish and British Film Festival in Cherbourg. Their film will then be streamed on the filmfestivals.com, the festival website and Eicar and Cinergie websites as well as Cherbourg festival website"
Bruno Chatelin: Fast Track Program Director

All films complied with the following technical conditions :
- Maximum length of 5 to 10 minutes
- Format to be used (DV, DV Cam, Beta, system PAL)
- French or English subtitles where necessary
- Be accompanied by a synopsis

Each school could present up to 3 to 5 films maximum. Besides the 20th Irish and British Film Festival in Cherbourg the program of the Fast Track for Student Films will also be screened in other festivals in France and abroad such as Caen les 5 jours tout courts and Trouvile Off Courts, Cannes.


THE JURY MEMBERS:
Samuel Pratt
co-organiser for the festival de court métrage de Trouville
(Off courts), producer

Romuald Poretti
l'Atelier du Film Court, Director of the Festival 5 Jours Tout Court de Caen

Jean Charles Mille
Directeur Premium Films: Short film sales agent

Alain Leroux
Vice président of "Le Palace Association"
(cinema Le Palace at Equeurdreville)

Michel Cornière
Board member of Travelling Association, organisers of "Cherbourg-Octeville/Cinémas d’Irlande et de Grande-Bretagne" festival.

Jean Pierre Bekolo
Writer, director and producer feature films: Quartier Mozart, le complot d'Aristote (best sound at Fespaco...) and les Saignantes in post production

Christian Barré
Actor


FESTIVAL AWARDS: The Film Student Fast Track 2005 Prize
The Jury has presented the following award during Festival awards:

Best student non animated film: Blind Spot (Blinda Fläckar)AnnaCarin Andersson: Dramatiska Institutet, école de Stockholm

Best student animated film: Ouar Lordz Jean-Paul Suau: Emile Cohl, Lyon school of animation

Blind Spot (Blinda Fläckar) :
A violent car accident, a woman - Johanna - survives but her husband and
daughter die in the crash. Johanna represses everything and she goes
straight to her friend Cissi for dinner. When Cissi, through a phone call,
gets to know what happened, she tries to get Johanna to remember.
A short film about friendship, honesty and to get your dreams destroyed in a
few seconds.

Ouar Lordz :
Two ridiculous army generals fight over the border line separating them.