I just wrote up an, unfortunately, negative review of Luke Doolan's Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish, which gave me a chance to remark on the fantastic Blue-Tongue Film collective. NyTimes have gotten in on the act, writing a nice informative piece on Australia's favorite group of indie filmmmakers.
In a rare turn of events, a cursory web search has revealed that at least one of the Oscar live-action short films is online, Luke Doolan's Miracle Fish. The animated shorts often are online, but for various reasons the live action ones don't make it.
The 82nd Annual Oscar Nominated Short Films have been announced with a few surprises.
Sundance kicked off tonight in Park City, Utah. I hadn't heard any advance buzz about the 10/10 online series, a recent Sundance tradition that we covered last year, and so I sadly concluded that the festival had moved away from online distro for short films to instead focus more on its much-heralded pay per view partnership.
Ghost House has just announced they've signed director, Federico Alvarez, to make a $30-$40 million feature film based primarily on the success of his short film, Panic Attack, that has had the online industry buzzing these past few weeks. The obvious parallels with Neill Bloomkamp's Alive in Joburg and the following feature District 9 are there.
The final 10 animations in the running for the upcoming Oscar nominations have officially been announced. Check out the previews of each film below.
Life is grand for iphone users. Vimeo, video host of choice for the artsy crowd, is now available on the mobile phone.
Another recent online contest winner to share with you. Stella Artois, responsible for the crappy short films you get to see instead of trailers when you go to the movies, decided enough was enough and let others try and make short films for them.
Via CNet, I've learned that the National Film Board of Canada, that awesome sponsor of innumerable award-winning short films, is now offering over 500 films available for viewing on your iPhone via their new iPhone app. Both the films and the app are free.
You may have heard the news today. Despite President Obama's personal lobbying, the International Olympic Committee snubbed Chicago as host for the 2016 games in favor of Rio.
