From the video site we believe hosts some of the most impressive short films around, comes a much overdue official festival. And they're going big.

Stop shooting in front of boring white walls! In today's episode, we examine the importance of production design in the creation of your short film. Learn how props, costumes, and locations can really give your movie projects that "filmic" look as we examine Hollywood favorites and the all-stars of the shorts world, including filmmaker Jamie Travis.

Short of the Week is now rockin' it like 2009! Visit our new Facebook page and click the "like" button to get our curated short film selections right in your news feed. As an added enticement to follow us, we're adding a new category of post which will be FB-exclusive—SotW Recycled—where once a week we'll dip into our now over 3-year back catalog of reviews and recommend a past favorite you might not have seen.

On this week's YouTube show, we highlight short films that made the jump to featuredom. Find out how some of your favorite full length movies got started in the short form.

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.

All this holiday cheer got you down? We've got the remedy—a delightfully non-heartwarming selection of holiday themed shorts for you to enjoy. Subscribe for more short film talk and custom curated selections! .

This time out Ivan takes us through a tour of recent short films that from young Hollywood actors. With the cost of production dropping and distribution easier than ever before, several young talents are quickly jumping behind the camera.

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.