Short of the Week’s mission is not just to program the best short films around for you to watch, but also help discover and champion creators with new and diverse viewpoints.
In that spirit, we want to start doing a better job at raising awareness and celebrating the achievements of S/W recognized filmmakers long after their films debut on the site. This will be a monthly roundup post of updates from our creative community, honoring their hard work and success. This is what we spotted in October. If you’re an alum and want to be included in future roundups, hit us up at press@shortoftheweek.com
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Production
Twice-featured Minhail Baig has started shooting her feature-length adaptation of her short film
Hala. The Chicago Tribune did a great feature on
her and the project.
AWARDS
Since 1973 The Academy has given out special Oscars for student work. The ceremony took place on 10/12 in L.A., and
In a Hearbeat, by
Esteban Bravo & Beth David, took home the Gold Medal in the Animation category. Student Academy winners are automatically qualified for the upcoming Oscars, here’s the
full winner list. Also an extra congrats to Esteban and Beth who have both recently scored jobs at
Blue Sky Studios.
Screen Daily unveiled their
“Stars of Tomorrow” annual list at the BFI London Film Festival. Sarmad Masud – director of
Two Dosas & Loran Dunn – producer of
The Pig Child, and an upcoming S/W short,
Marina & Adrienne (debuting Wed. 11/8)
, are on the list.
The
International Documentary Association released nominees for their yearly awards. Both Hayden 5 and Charlie Phillips of the Guardian had projects on nominated in the short film category.
Releases
Jonathan Entwistle, famed for
Human Beings, has a new series broadcasting on Channel4 in the UK. Titled
The End of the Fxxxing World, Brits can catch it online in its entirety now, and international audiences will be able to peep it on Netflix in January.
Miscellaneous