Short of the Week

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    Comedy Jaime Maestro

    El Vendedor de Humo

    Instructor Jaime Maestro and students from Spain's PrimerFrame Academy produce this Goya-winning short translated as "The Smoke Seller".

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    Action Mark Nelson

    The Jockstrap Raiders

    Threatened by the invading German Army in WWI, a group of misfits must band together in order to save Britain and the world.

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    Poem Collaborative

    To This Day

    An internet collaborative project, animators and motion artists brought their unique styles to 20 second segments of a Shane Koyczan poem in order to speak out against bullying.

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    Dark Comedy Joseph Pierce

    The Pub

    Kemi lives and works in the murky slipstream of a North London pub. As the booze flows the line between who belongs behind and in front of the bar becomes increasingly blurred.

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    Fantasy Dan Ojari

    Slow Derek

    The epic and spellbinding tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet Earth. Director Dan Ojari's RCA thesis film and a Sundance 2012 selection.

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    Western Edson Oda

    Malaria

    Classic face off with Death told through a series of drawings and objects.

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    Overall Winners! | SOTW Awards 2013

    Among the tens of thousands of films that debuted online over the last year, the 150+ that we featured here on Short of the Week, and the 9 that we've honored here with the SOTW Awards 2013, one stood out above all the others. Not only that, but it's one of the best shorts we've ever experienced.

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    The Future of New Media | SOTW Awards 2013

    Winners of the SOTW Awards 2013 New Media category sit down to discuss the importance of story and the need for funding in this roundtable discussion about the future of the industry.

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    New Media Winners! | SOTW Awards 2013

    Winner![php]playlist(9058);[/php] Last year saw interactive films finally come into their own as a format for real storytelling. This year, Bear 71 upped the ante with even more interactivity allowing viewers to navigate a map of security cameras as they track a bear across a wildlife refuge.

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