Briand's Apricot shortlisted for Vimeo Awards

Ben Briand’s short Apricot has been selected as one of the five finalists – out of 6,5000 international submissions – for Best Narrative Film at the 2010 Vimeo Festival and Awards.

“Far more viewers have watched the film online than I could have ever hoped for in the traditional festival environment. The life changing career opportunities that have come from this exposure is a testament to the future of narrative films connecting directly with their target audience online,” said Briand in a statement.

The short, which has been viewed more than 300,000 times online, was produced by Matt Dooley,Michele Bennett, Alexis Bensa and Gaspard Chevance (Cherub Pictures and Moonwalk Films).