Happy Holidays everyone! Ivan prepared a YouTube show on Dark, Twisted Holiday shorts just this month you should check out, however, at this point, I'm a wee bit tired of shorts that explicitly reference the season. There has to be more than that to make a classic.
Yesterday afternoon saw the announcement of Sundance's short film lineup for 2014, 66 short films that will play Park City this upcoming January. The competition was fierce, with a revealed total of 8,141 submissions, but, of the myriad things you could do to catch the fleeting but powerful attention of a programmerwrite a great script, discover an amazing subject, or cast a big starkeeping your short film offline, sight unseen, conferred no advantage.
This week's YouTube playlist of curated short film selections features a collection of shorts with gorgeous visuals. We've got Sundance award winners, internet favorites, and even a selection from the artisans over at Whitestone Motion Pictures.
It's almost Independence Day here in the States, so this week's Short of the Week YouTube playlist features films that celebrate Americana. From calf ropers to juggalos to night shift mailroom workers, it's a melting pot of different cinematic styles and themes.
Happy Father's Day! Building on a playlist we did a few years back, the new episode of the Short of the Week YouTube shows features films for fathers. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to our channel to make sure you get each custom themed playlist as soon as it hits the web.
Another ep fresh off the digital press from ace SotW Editor Ivan Kander. Just in time for summer blockbuster season, here is a collection of action short films that will get your blood pumping! Don't rely on discovering new playlists through the site however, subscribe to our channel for instant update on all our curational awesomeness.
Episode 3 is a little ahead of schedule, but what's the point of doing a Mother's Day playlist after Mother's Day? (You have gotten something for your Mom already haven't you!?) So here we go, another expertly curated collection from our playlist guru Ivan Kander, featuring moms both good and bad. Maybe you and mom can enjoy it together! As always, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get this and future episodes as they launch.
Episode two in our partnership with PBS Digital Studios is now live on YouTube. On this week's episode, we're focusing on a popular topic as of latebranded content.
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.
In honor of Valentine's Day, a playlist about chasing love.
