If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would havetoday is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.
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.
Nominated for Oscar. Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath.
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+
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future in Don Hertzfeldt's 2016 Oscar nominated short.
**VIDEO OPENS IN A NEW WINDOW** - Nominated for an Academy Award and inspired by a true story, a 911 call plays out against the backdrop of a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
Each member of the S/W programming team selects one short film deserving of a little extra love at the end of 2022
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.
After the unexpected demotion of several Oscar categories from the live ceremony, we asked nominated short documentary director, Ben Proudfoot, to share his reaction. The acclaimed filmmaker makes the case for the vitality of his chosen format.
