Short of the Week

  • News

    100 Important Directors of Animated Short Films

    Nothing excites the internet masses (yours truly included) like a best of list. A new one out lists a bunch of really important animation directors and their representative works.

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    Adventure Shane Acker

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    The most acclaimed student work of the decade is this post-apocalyptic CG action short out of UCLA, which won the director the right to adapt it to the big screen.

  • Interview

    Interview with Robin Risser (Solitude)

    How did Solitude come about? Solitude is my thesis project for my degree at ESAG-Penninghen Paris. It's a universal feeling that reaches every one of us at some point of time regardless of religion, language or country.

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    Experimental Robin Risser

    Solitude

    A still photographer steps behind the lens to tell this beautifully-composed story of a man's quest to cure to his lonely existence.

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    Satire Chris Stenner & 2 Others

    Das Rad (Rocks)

    What we see as centuries of progress—two rocks see as just another passing afternoon.

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    Drama Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

    World Cinema

    Brief look at the curious interactions between a lone cowboy and a theater ticketer by the Coen brothers.

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    Comedy Quentin Marmier & 4 Others

    Oktapodi

    Two star-crossed octopuses put their tentacles on the line to save each other from a tasty demise.

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    Fantasy Chris Bouchard

    The Hunt for Gollum

    Devoted fans give tribute to the Lord of the Rings trilogy in this epic fan film made for under £3,000.

  • SOTW

    Student Film Series

    View the Films » Throughout the month of August, Short of the Week will be bringing you the best student films the online world has to offer. Student filmmakers have proven to surprise the established film world time and time again.

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