Andrew S Allen

  • News

    AWN: Oscar Animation Showcase

    The folks over at AWN are showcasing the animated films up for an Oscar this year. They show short clips from most films along with stills and a synopsis—enough to give you taste of each film.

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    Dark Comedy Smith & Foulkes

    This Way Up

    An inventive digital animation about a father and son mortician who go to Hell and back (literally) to deliver a casket. 2008 Oscar nominee.

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    Experimental Ruth Jarman & Joe Gerhart

    Magnetic Movie

    A beautiful collision of art and science that brings a series of intangible scientific theories to life.—A Sundance 10/10 film: online

  • Festival

    Short of the Week Will Review Sundance 2009 Films

    This year, the Sundance Film Festival will highlight an exclusive selection of 10 short films over 10 days on the iTunes Store.Beginning January 15th with the first film, Short of the Week will be reviewing each film as they're released—giving our expert advice on whether to watch it or not.

  • Award Winners

    Award-Winners Series: January 2009

    In honor of all the golden statues soon to be handed over to Hollywood, we will focus on honoring the many overlooked short films that have earned accolades on smaller stages.

  • Playlist

    Best of 2008

    Our favorite short films from 2009.

  • SOTW

    Help Shape the New Short of the Week

    Hey Readers, I'd like to invite everyone to take an active role in Short of the Week by telling us what you'd like to see in our redesign of the site. Your suggestions will help shape the decisions we make, so don't hold anything back.

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    Poem Juan Delcan

    The Spider

    This chillingly simple animation of Gabor Barabas poem “The Spider” cracks into the depths of the human cycle in a sharp three minutes. The Spider shows us the contradictions of life—love and death, beauty and indifference.

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    Satire David Rees

    Get Your War On

    The cult-fave comic strip brings its biting political satire to the web in bite-sized installments.

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