On October 10-11, New York City will host HDFest’s international short film screenings at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab Theatre. There are a number of very interesting films in the schedule, you can see the entire list at www.hdfest.com/hdfestnyc.html. FreshDV has obtained a limited number of free screening passes for our readers, available on a first-come-first served basis. More info after the jump below.

“HDFEST’s New York festival screenings will be held October 10th and 11th at the High-Definition Theatre at Sony Wonder Technology Lab. The New York event will be screening a truly diverse selection of HD international short films with most making their US premieres and their HD premieres simultaneously. HDFEST shorts to be screened at the New York event originate from countries around the world including Japan, Seoul, Singapore, Germany, England, Ireland, Canada, and Spain. Highlighted festival screenings also include an HD Comedy, Animation and FX” shorts sequence which will include “Off Beat,” written and directed by Will Becher. “Off Beat” is the first HD short film from Aardman Animations. The New York event will also screen the New York premiere of the award winning feature film “The Rat Thing” written by and directed by Kevin Keresey who will be in attendance to discuss his work. “The Rat Thing” focuses on two men who launch a wild, get-rich-quick scheme in a last ditch effort to solve their problems. The HDFEST New York festival also will present a series of High-Definition documentary films including “Globeriders Silk Road Adventure” a pioneering project about a group of motorcyclists who follow the ancient Silk Road through 8000 miles and 8 countries over a two-month period. Additional documentary screenings will include three documentaries from the American Museum of Natural History, all of which focus on environmentally related issues: “Lemurs of Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change,” “Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Mapping the Universe,” and “Melting Ice: Rising Seas.”

We have arranged for a limited number of free tickets for the FreshDV faithful. HDFest is providing 10 sets of free tickets to the NYC October 10th and 11th events at Sony Wonder Technology Lab (each pass is valued at $12). The first 10 respondents to email admin@hdfest.com with the following information will receive complimentary passes:

*Full Name
*Email address
*Include “FreshDV.com Ticket Giveaway� in the subject line
*Specify which screening session you wish to attend (see schedule below)
*How many passes you would like (choose 1 or 2)

If you are among the first 10, you’ll receive an e-mail confirmation and can pickup your will-call tickets in person at the HDFest box
office (in New York).

HDFEST New York - The Theatre at Sony Wonder Technology Lab 6th Street and Madison Avenue, New York City
October 10th
HD Documentary Films 6:30pm-7:45pm
HD Shorts Featuring Animation, Comedy and FX 8pm-9:30pm
HD Dramatic Shorts Sequence 9:30pm-10:45pm

October 11th
HD Dramatic Shorts 6:00pm-8:00pm
Feature Presentation “The Rat Thing” 8pm-9:30pm