Short of the Week

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    The SotW + PBS Show: Production Design

    Stop shooting in front of boring white walls! In today's episode, we examine the importance of production design in the creation of your short film. Learn how props, costumes, and locations can really give your movie projects that "filmic" look as we examine Hollywood favorites and the all-stars of the shorts world, including filmmaker Jamie Travis.

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    Drama Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark

    Margo Lily

    A couple is determined to plant a tree in the middle of winter following the loss of their child.

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    Documentary Cynthia Wade

    Born Sweet

    CURRENTLY OFFLINE - 15 year old Vinh lives in a remote Cambodian village and has accepted his destiny – to be sick for the rest of his life with incurable arsenic poisoning. A chance to star in a karaoke video about the dangers of arsenic allows Vinh to wonder if he truly knows his destiny. Winner of over 9 major festival awards.

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    Encounters 2013 - Festival Preview

    Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.

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    Vote in Our Reader Poll

    We've been curating the world of online films for over 6 years. Believe it or not, we're currently in our 3rd iteration of ShortoftheWeek.

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    Sci‑Fi K-Michel Parandi

    From the Future with Love

    Squads of privatized police officers from various corporations walk the streets of New York, selling overpriced protection plans to citizens.

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    Drama Hannah Fidell

    The Gathering Squall

    On the precipice of adulthood, fourteen-year-old Lisellen Uhlmann is without a man in her life; her father is distant and boys in school ignore her. When Duncan Baits invites her to hang out with his friends, everything changes, and in an instant everything goes drastically wrong.

  • SOTW

    The SotW + PBS Show: Short Films From Young Hollywood

    This time out Ivan takes us through a tour of recent short films that from young Hollywood actors. With the cost of production dropping and distribution easier than ever before, several young talents are quickly jumping behind the camera.

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    Adventure Late Night Work Club

    Late Night Work Club Presents: Ghost Stories

    Late Night Work Club, a collective comprised of the most promising minimalist animators on the internet, releases their first project—an omnibus of shorts that tell stories from the great beyond.

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    The Summer of Sequels

    As another sequel-saturated summer comes to a close, it's clear that sequels are no fad but a growing trend. It's a conversation we started with our 2011 article, Has Hollywood Lost its Way, when we mapped the rising popularity of sequels over the last three decades.

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