Jossie Malis has been hard at work expanding the genius behind his original Bendito Machine to a larger audience. The striking visual style (dark silhouette shapes against brightly colored backgrounds), nuanced animation, and themes of western influence have been brought to 2 more episodes.
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.
Shorts International, the UK-based purveyor of for-sale short films on Itunes and sponsor of the Oscar Nominee theater screenings for short film, unveiled something cool again. ShortsHD is their newest venture, a 24-hour HD channel dedicated to short film that is available to users of the AT&T's U-Verse service, an IP internet and TV option.
As you might have heard, Cannes is getting underway. While you don't get to see any of the official competition films, Cannes does have this cool thing called the Short Film Corner, which is a get together of short film makers as an adjunct to the festival.
Hulu is broadening its support of documentary films including a section on documentary short films. Also, if you've been stranded on a deserted island for the past year, check out their section on Short Films.
I have proclaimed my love for that most democratic and web-radical of film festivals, Tropfest, on numerous occasions. You can read the review and watch last year's winner, Marry Me, on our site, and Mankind Is No Island, was a favorite of 2008.
Oscars are tomorrow, so its getting a little late to form an opinion on the short film categories, but, Shorts International is continuing with their recent tradition of putting the Oscar-nominated short films for sale on iTunes. $1.
YouTube announced via their blog that it is now possible to view embedded videos in high-definition.
