With the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics just over 24 hours away (7:30 PM Paris time), over 10,000 athletes are preparing to compete for the event’s coveted gold medals. From Breaking – making its Olympic debut – to Basketball, fans tuning in from around the globe will witness some of the biggest names in sports in action.

To join in this celebration of athletic achievement, we’ve compiled our own Olympic-sized playlist over on Shortverse. Featuring the best short films centred around sports from the games. From boxing to swimming and cycling to fencing, whatever your event of choice, these films capture the highs and lows and the sweat and tears of competitive sports.

On your mark, get set, watch!

VIEW THE 11 FILMS IN OUR SHORTVERSE OLYMPICS COLLECTION

Olympics Short films

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Playlist

Winners | SOTW Awards 2014!

From the hundreds of thousands of films released online last year to the 200+ we featured on Short of the Week to the 30 nominees and now to 9 winners and just one Short of the Year—it's been a long journey. These are the greatest films from the past year that took the torch of short film and charged into the unknown.