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  • Article

    The Changing Game of Distribution

    This year marked an interesting milestone for the Oscar nominated animated short films. For the first time in recent memory, people actually watched them.

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    Sci‑Fi Ethan Shaftel

    Flesh Computer

    A man taking care of his cybernetic pet is threatened by a group of idle troublemakers.

  • Article

    2022: A Year of Short Films

    From alumni news to Oscar winners, take a look back at a year on Short of the Week

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    Experimental Anna Apter

    /Imagine

    To explore themes of solitude and our artificial online existences, filmmaker Anna Apter created this short film with the sole assistance of AI tools and her dog.

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    Dark Comedy Jamie Travis

    The Armoire

    Aaron sings in choir, watches soap operas and sleeps with the nightlight on. Can hypnosis solve the mystery of his missing friend?

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: January 2024

    Haunting winter traditions, insightful tales of immigrants and West African hair salons feature in our Best of the Month picks for January 2024.

  • Festival

    Encounters 2013 - Festival Preview

    Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.

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    Documentary Timi Akindele-Ajani

    Nubia Way: a story of black-led self building in Lewisham

    The story of a group of Black Londoners who built their own homes in 1990s Lewisham, examining self-building as an act of resistance against housing discrimination faced by Black British communities.

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