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  • Playlist

    Watch 2012 Sundance Short Films!

    Yesterday saw the release of Sundance 2012's short film lineup. The official press release is here for your perusal.

  • Article

    Why the New YouTube Wants You to be a Curator

    The online world is in a buzz over the major redesign of YouTube that launched yesterday. Though many are focused on the social integration, we think the bigger shift taking place is one from creators to curators.

  • Playlist

    Top Rated of All-Time

    The favorite is back—follow this dynamic list of the top 10 rated short films of all-time based on your viewer ratings.

  • Interview

    Interview with Jesús Orellana (Rosa)

    From illustrator to highly-praised 3D animator in just over a year, Jesús Orellana takes us behind the scenes of what went in to making his short film, Rosa.

  • SOTW

    Vi"ME"o

    I've got some big news to share which is exciting for me personally, (evidenced by the post title), but which should be positive for the site and, by turn, you too. A month ago I was offered, and accepted, the position of Curator at Vimeo.

  • News

    YouTube Goes Pro—Puts $100M in Original Channels

    Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has clung tightly to its lead as the number one global site for video. But over the last few years, the amateur viral videos that made it famous have become more novelty and the former king of community-driven content has spent the last couple years trying different programs to up its quality.

  • Interview

    Interview with Guille Gatti (Deus Irae)

    We caught up with the Argentina-based horror duo Guille Gatti & Pedro Cristiani to talk about their recent success with Deus Irae and what it takes to make great horror films. The exorcism genre is a familiar one but the premise of Deus Irae is so unique.

  • Branded Content

    Best Branded Films

    What is a branded film? Genres are much easier to define in hindsight. For now, it's a question we can only partly answer.

  • News

    Update: The Thomas Beale Cipher. Solved.

    The Thomas Beale Cipher has been solved! No, not the actual historical cipher—but rather the one hidden in our visually-saturated short film, The Thomas Beale Cipher. When we released the film online 9 months ago, we weren't sure what would happen.

  • Festival

    NFB Playlist for the Ottawa International Animation Festival

    Tomorrow marks the beginning of this year's Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America's most prestigious outlet for artistic animation. In light of the "close, intimate relationship" the festival has had with the National Film Board of Canada, this playlist of 9 films from the NFB archive was collected for the occasion.

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