A new Short Film Festival will take place in Chisinau at the start of May. This international event is held simultaneously in over 70 towns of the world. Besides the international selection, this year the festival includes a section for Moldovan movies, Info-Prim Neo reports. The International Short Films Festival (Le Festival des Très Courts) was held for the first time in Paris in 1999. The producers and the public immediately expressed interest in the short and concise format of the movies. The Short Film Festival is different from the numerous broadcast events through its powerful identity that centers on two major points: short length and simultaneous broadcast. The films last for less than three minutes and are made by professional or amateur producers from the whole world. In May, about 50 pictures selected from different countries will be simultaneously screened in 17 towns in Romania and Moldova and in another 60 towns from 17 countries. In every town, the spectators vote for the international prize of the public. Last year, over 5,600 spectators watched the movies screened in 23 Romanian towns and in Moldova’s capital Chisinau. All kinds of film genres can take part in the contest: video films, animations, synthesis images, fiction, documentaries, films made on mobile phones. There is only one condition: the movie should not be longer than three minutes and should not have title and the credits. The movies for the Moldovan selection must be presented in DVD-video format accompanied by filled out participation applications, which must be sent by April 10, 2009 to the address: the French Alliance in Moldova (Louise Barseghian), 18 Sfatul Tarii Street, MD-2012 Chisinau, phone: (00 373 22) 23 45 10, email: lbarseghian@alfr.md. The Très Courts Festival is organized by Tres d'Esprit and Nanosphère Productions, France. The local organizer is the French Alliance in Moldova.