Festival
The Short Films of 2019 Sundance Feature Filmmakers
In advance of Sundance, we highlight new features and episodic projects from our short film alumni
Documentary
Winnie Cheung
Albatross Soup
A delightful and innovative adaptation of a classic riddle, a chorus of voices attempt to investigate a puzzling suicide: A man gets off a boat. He walks into a restaurant and orders albatross soup. He takes one sip... pulls out a gun, and shoots himself to death. So...why did he kill himself?
Interview
Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
Article
Short Films by Famous Filmmakers
See how now established filmmakers used short filmmaking to hone their craft and begin to explore the styles and themes which we have come to associate with their names
Playlist
The Best Short Form Filmmaking on the Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis
As editor of Short of the Week and former Curator of Vimeo's Staff Picks, I've watched dozens of hours of reporting and filmmaking on the Syrian crisis. Here are my picks for the most vital short form work yet produced.
Playlist
The S/W Team selects their Favourite Short Films of 2020
As a preview to the upcoming S/W Awards, our team selects their favourite short films of 2020 and explain why they stood out from the 256 we featured throughout the year.
News
Nine Short Films from a Galaxy Far, Far Away... Star Wars: Visions - Volume 2
Star Wars: Visions - Volume 2 allows nine animation studios from around the globe to present new visions from the Star Wars galaxy in this short film anthology on Disney+
S/W Awards
SOTW Awards 2015!
For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.
Interview
Interview with Aneil Karia (BEAT)
Director Aneil Karia joins us to talk about the inspiration and production of his award-winning short 'BEAT' and give us an insight into what he's working on next.
Festival
Palm Springs ShortFest 2022: A Short-Centric Guide
With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.
