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UPDATE: 'A Film By Abigail' will screen on May 10th in Emden at 2:15pm. The screening will be accompanied by English assortments of Earl Grey Tea, Scones, Clotted Cream, & Strawberry Jam for the German audience! Nice touch! According to the LSFF newsletter here is also a second screening on the 12th of May.

I've kept it under wraps for a little while now, but just after A FILM BY ABIGAIL screened at the London Short Film Festival 2014, I recieved an invite to submit to German film festival INTERNATIONALES FILMFEST EMDEN|NORDERNEY. One of the perks of being in the LSFF fold, is that they're very active and connected with other short film platforms for continual potential exposure. The short documentary was spotted by the German festival's short film programmer when it screened at the ICA. When I was officially told it was in (not always a done deal...) I was informed that it was going to be a part of the 'London Short Film Special' program - which is a curated screening of highlights from LSFF 2014 and presented by the festival director Philip Ilson. Not only that, but Abigail would also be the opening film for it!!!

The festival is larger, but seems to have a similar intentions to the THIS IS ENGLAND film festival in France that the film was an award nominee at, with it seeking culturally informative or insightful work from Britain for German audiences. This will be the film's German Premiere and the first time I've ever had any film screening in the country. It's a place that gave us and cinema Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog. It marks the third time that the short documentary has opened something, the previous being its World Premiere at BAFTA London and The Short Cinema film festival in Leicester.

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UPDATE: The schedule for WonderCon Anaheim International Children's Film Festival has been released online. The film will screen on Saturday April 19th in Program 5 at 12:15pm.

A FILM BY ABIGAIL will be in the official selection at the WonderCon Anaheim International Children's Film Festival 2014 at WONDERCON 2014, the sister event to the globally renowned SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL! "Comic-Con" is an incredibly exciting event to be associated with, as it has become a huge destination for new films, panels and announcements; possibly the biggest for genre film and TV in the entire world. The inclusion in this WonderCon film festival programme comes from the umbrella of the LA International Children's Film Festival and their desire to keep pushing the film at their associated events. Take a look at the slideshow below for examples of the event; as I'm writing this I've just seen how big the scale of it is... a LOT of people and some famous faces too!

If you're new to the film, my short documentary is about my young sister discussing a film idea after receiving a toy camera for Christmas. It was recently a part of the official selection in LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2014, screening at the ICA. So far it has also screened at places such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Epiphany School in New York and BAFTA London (where it premiered), as well as countries such as France (where it was an award nominee) and Estonia. Please check out the A FILM BY ABIGAIL page if you'd like to know see its complete achievements and some writing about the work.

Look out for at least three more film festival announcements for the film coming in the next few weeks/months. Once details and confirmations are absolutely clarified for me, I'll be revealing them ASAP! It appears that this film is not set to run out of steam on the circuit just yet moving into 2014!

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My short documentary A FILM BY ABIGAIL screened on the 10th of January 2014 in the official selection for the 11th London Short FIlm Festival as a part of LO-BUDGET MAYHEM at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA, London). According to LSFF it was: "a programme that was specially selected by the LSFF team showcasing 29 out-there gems in just over 100 minutes" and it was a pleasure for me to be a part of. Being selected for a festival of this calibre was my goal throughout 2013, so this is a very satisfying start to the year and I thank the festival for screening the film. The idea to have five minute max, low-budget works entered for free through an alternative submission, with an aim to find hidden obscure shorts that may otherwise not receive exposure; was inspired and welcome. I'm infinitely grateful they had the foresight to try this for their sough-after festival and grateful for the help it will give me as a filmmaker and a director.

Fresh screenings could be on the horizon too. The BAFTA-recognised festival, priding itself on helping filmmakers and their work, asked to have a video link to the film for potential forwarding to other events/festivals/institutions for future programming. This is an incredibly exciting added bonus to an already excellent film festival that holds networking opportunities and workshops, as well as it's individually curated selections of solely British short films.

A FILM BY ABIGAIL is a short documentary about a child discussing an idea for a film she wishes to create. Recently it was a part of the official selection at the 9th LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (screening at the prolific Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and was award nominated in the RNC Special Selection at the THIS IS ENGLAND - ENGLISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF ROUEN. Read more about the film and myself in the interview/article FUTURE FILMMAKERS conducted by Leeds-List.

I can also partially announce that another screening is likely taking place overseas in Denmark! Watch this space for more info on this soon... Follow the progress of the rest of the London Short Film Festival (on until the 19th across the capital) on Twitter @LSFF and to keep up-to-date or chat, follow me @PaulEVernon