News
Oscar Short Films 2022: The Nominees
From 45 to 15, the short films in the running to collect an Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards have been announced.
Festival
Retro Short Films: Tribeca 2011 Film Festival
Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.
Article
Do Short Film and Social Media Belong Together? A Look at the TIFF x Instagram Shorts Festival
As the borders between digital and real life blur, film festivals seek to leverage the latter to gain prominence in the former. TIFF’s mini festival with Instagram is an insightful look at influential platforms seeking to leverage each others strengths and envision the future of content
Oscar Films
The Best Oscar-Winning Short Films You Can Watch Online
From the 1952 winner of the Best Documentary short Film Oscar to the 2019 Best Animated Short Film winner - these are the best Oscar-winning short films available online
Black Swell
A man (Richard Kind) tries to kill himself in a motel room - a thought-provoking short drama with an emotive kicker.
News
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
Historically accurate game '1979 Revolution: Black Friday' looks to passively educate an audience, whilst also providing a cinematic experience with its innovative and immersive narrative experience
Black Filmmakers
From Short Film To Series: 5150
Director Denzel Whitaker and producer John Trefry joins us to discuss the release of 5150, a short film intended to be turned into a series.
Festival
A S/W-Centric Guide to Encounters 2020
With UK's leading short film festival forced online, we dive into the Encounters 2020 programme and take a look at what the festival has to offer this year - including some new films from some old S/W favourites
News
Frameline Voices Aims to Improve Representations of LGBTQ+ People in Short Film Initiative
Presenting what they describe as 'the finest and freshest LGBTQ+ shorts', these are the films of the 10th edition of Frameline Voices
S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners
From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards
