For those still reminiscing over the short films of Paris Je Tí¢â‚¬â„¢aime, fear not! The 13th annual Worldwide Short Film Festival is just days away. Kicking off at Torontoí¢â‚¬â„¢s Bloor Cinema on Tuesday, June 12th, theyí¢â‚¬â„¢ll be screening 265 short films in a variety of programs: from Sci-Fi to Slap í¢â‚¬ËœNí¢â‚¬â„¢ Tickle, and from their Film School Showcase to Celebrity Shorts, even if youí¢â‚¬â„¢ve never tried short film before, ití¢â‚¬â„¢s worth checking out at least one of their 29 different programs. Check out www.shorterisbetter.com for information on passes and tickets, as well as program and film details, and screening times. Submitted by Jo Hughes. Image from the film: Little Gold Men.

Fans of cutting edge documentaries flock to Toronto every year for the annual Hot Docs festival. The festival kicks off tonight with their screening of In the Shadow of the Moon and runs through till the 29th of April. Films to watch include The Devil Comes on Horseback, Eat the Suburbs, and Helvetica.

The ReelWorld Film Festival has officially kicked off and will run till the 15th. Check out their full schedule at www.reelworld.ca and view this year's trailer below. Visit Capital Mag soon to see reviews of films screening at ReelWorld. For other festival news, click here.

Brocket 99 - Rockin' the Country will be screening at the Reel World Film Festival in Toronto on April 13th at 5:30, Rainbow Theatre. For more from Director Nilesh Patel, check out Megan Cole's exclusive interview for Capitalmag.com.

Did you know that only 7% of directors are female? This worrying statistic was the inspiration behind the annual Birds Eye View Film Festival, showcasing the best emerging women film-makers from around the globe. The festival kicks off in London on the 8th of March and Capitalmag will be there to bring you all the highlights. For past Capitalmag reviews, check out: Capitalmag Reviews

Documentary film has never had it better, so to speak. If there is any doubt that the last five years have witnessed a transformation in the way that we watch this genre of cinema, take a look at the list of top grossing documentaries of all time: 8 out of 10 were released in 2002 or later.

Paul Perrier's Cracked Not Broken

(www.crackednotbroken.com) is film making on the fly, a case of that compelling subject who comes along in a not to be missed opportunity.í‚   It begins, in fact, with Perrier in his car, on his way to an impromptu shoot with a woman named Lisa.

The majority of South African films to come out of the country in the years since 1994, the year of the first democratic elections in the country, have largely focused on the turbulent history during apartheid and the years since as the country, its government, and its people struggle to find steady ground. Plagued by staggering crime rates, poverty and the HIV/AIDS pandemic, creating a strong film industry in South Africa has not been a top priority. But recent films, such as the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi and the innovative musical U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (based on the opera, Carmen, updated and set in a South African township and sung in Xhosa) have brought an international spotlight to South African film.

Though far from the prestige of the red carpeted galas and polished feature films that now characterize the film festivals of Canada's major cities, Amnesty International's film festival presents a unique batch of films touching on issues of social justice throughout the world. The festival receives a bit of a bad rep for being a bit of a "downer", which can often be a bit hard to argue - the impetus for most of the films is usually some form of violation of social, political, environmental or individual rights.