After having disappeared in the last three long years, the Italian Short Films are back at the Short Film Market of Clermont-Ferrand's 30th Festival International du Court Métrage - the most important international short film event.

Unique Italian short film selected in the Short Waves international competition at ARCIPELAGO 2007, Il supplente (The Substitute) by Andrea Jublin will also represent Italy at the 80th Academy Awards, next February 25 in Los Angeles, in the "Live Action Short Film" category.