USPA NEWS - The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is the most important short film event in the world. Masterpieces of animation, comedies, films on contemporary reality, genre films, student projects from the best schools in the world, real and fake documentaries… The Festival began in 1979 as part of a student film club and immediately took off. In 2020, it welcomed over 3,600 professionals from all over the world and totaled over 172,000 admissions. Th cinematographic French event is held in Auvergne on of the most praised region of France, in the middle of the French Vulcans, and the deep countryside, down the peaks of the mountains. The selections comprising the seventy programs in this year’s Festival critically bring together the worlds of filmmakers of all stripes. Between the competitions and retrospectives, there are 400 hundred films from fifty countries that offer a formidable dive into a refreshing pool of young cinematic talent. This year the Clermont Short Film Festival has a focus on Taiwan, with Yi Yi spotlight on Taiwan! In all, there are 8 programs, across all categories, inviting us to explore this key country in the world of filmmaking. ..

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