This year the focus is short movies from Portugal with also an interesting part dedicated to Scotland

Today, 12 November, as part of the Poff Festival will begin the 10^th Festival of Student and Short Films Sleepwalkers which will be held from 12 to 15 November 2009 in Kinomaja and Theater Von Krahl. This year the focus is short movies from Portugal with also an interesting part dedicated to Scotland.

The opening the festival will take place in the renewed Kinomaja at 19.30 with a selection of short movies together with the nominees for the European Film Academy. All the people who can afford not sleeping much already on Thursday night are also invited to the first Sleepwalkers party in Von Krahl at 22.00 when the 10^th birthday of the festival will find its celebrations.

Festival organizers emphasized that Sleepwalkers was and remains a meeting place for young people, students, film fans and professionals who help young directors even after the success it gained year over year.