This year’s CFC World Wide Short Film Festival runs June 5-10 in Toronto and offers lots of great short subject features. From star-studded comedies to late night horrors to filmmaking workshops, this festival has it all.

Want to take part in the festival but don’t know where to start? In this Sunday’s Addio Commentary, I list off some films I’m looking forward to checking out as well as some other events associated with the festival that are taking place in some interesting locations around the city.

Here are the showtime details of the films and events I name off in my vlog. In brackets, I’ve put the official selection the films can be found in.
For more details about the films and events listed below or for unmentioned screenings visit www.shorterisbetter.com.

Trailer For This Year’s Festivities:

ADDISON’S MOST ANTICIPATED:

Animated Films:

Bradley Manning Had Secrets (Someone To Watch Over Me Official Selection)
Screenings:
Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Saturday, June 9 at 4:30 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

The Seamstress and Walkin’ on Snow Grass (Homeland Security Official Selection)
Screenings:
Thursday, June 7 at 9:30 p.m. @ Isabek Bader Theatre
Sunday, June 10 at 2:45 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Official Selections To Look Out For:

X-Ray Spex: Trippy and bizarre shorts that are not what they appear at first
Screenings:
Friday, June 8 at 6:45 p.m. @Isabel Bader Theatre
Sunday, June 10 at 4:45 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Scene Not Herd: A collection of innovative music videos
Screening:
Friday, June 8 at 9:30 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Slap ‘N’ Tickle: Risque shorts with a sexual nature that will ring true, make you laugh, reflect, or hey, perhaps all three.
Screening:
Thursday, June 7 at 10:15 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

The Night Shift: A spooky and haunting all-nighter!
Screening:
Saturday, June 9 at 11:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Towering Shorts:

Date Night: For $25, watch the Date Night official selection and enjoy dessert and coffee at the CN Tower’s Horizon Restaurant.
Screenings:
Saturday, June 9 at 8:15 p.m. @ the CN Tower
Friday, June 8 at 7 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (Just the films at regular festival pricing.)

Shorts For Shorties: For $25, come watch some family friendly flicks! Afterwards, your kids can make their own movie in the animation workshops in association with NFB’s Mediatheque. Two children 12 and under get in free with one adult ticket to the event.
Screening:
Saturday, June 9 at 10 a.m. @ the CN Tower

Celebrity Short Sightings:

The Immigrant (Canadian Premiere, Stranger in a Strange Land Official Selection)
Starring: Scott Thompson and Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall), Will Forte (TV’s Saturday Night Live, Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie), and Michael Cera (TV’s Arrested Development, Superbad)
Screenings:
Friday, June 8 at 4:15 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Saturday, June 9 at 10:15 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Blitzen Trapper Massacre (Canadian Premiere, Celebrity Shorts Official Selection)
Starring: Rainn Wilson (TV’s The Office)
Screening:
Thursday, June 7 at 7:45 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Butterflies (Canadain Premiere, Celebrity Shorts Official Selection)
Starring: John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading)
Screening:
Thursday, June 7 at 7:45 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

NFB Bonanza:

Big Mouth (World Premiere, Iron Ladies Official Selection)
Screenings:
Wednesday, June 6 at 6:15 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Saturday, June 9 at 3 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Kali The Little Vampire (World Premiere) and Edmond Was A Donkey (North American Premiere, Who’s Your Dada Official Selection)
Screenings:
Wednesday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre
Saturday, June 9 at 7:45 p.m. @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Romance (Toronto Premiere, Country Spotlight: Switzerland – Far)
Screening:
Saturday, June 9 at 12 p.m. @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema