Ryan Powell

  • S/W Awards

    The Short Awards 2025: The Winners

    The jury has made their selections, the Audience Choice votes are in, and the S/W team has chosen the one standout short from our 2024 coverage to receive the Trailblazer prize. That means it’s officially awards time!

  • Filmmaker Update

    Filmmaker Updates: In Development (October 2022)

    From short-to-feature adaptations to five-year exclusive partnerships with Universal Pictures, the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers once again showcases the importance short film plays in a filmmaker's career.

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    Romance Guy Aroch and Jonathan Doe

    Roshambo

    A touring band member and his bohemian beaut are unexpectedly reunited on a Brooklyn street and share a short time together in the city’s boroughs.

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    Experimental

    Sensology

    A feast for the senses blending improvised music with abstract animation in this 4-year long hand-drawn animation.

  • News

    Oscars Short Films 2022: The Films Battling for an Academy Award

    From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

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    Horror Nicolas Verso

    The Last Time I Saw Richard

    Winner of Australia's top prize, In 1995, two boys sharing a room in a mental health clinic become locked in a battle of wills that turns sinister when night falls and their demons descend.

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    Experimental Danny Madden

    euphonia

    A riveting and experimental medium-form film from Ornana ((notes) on biology). A boy becomes obsessed with his handheld recording device, subverting his reality.

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    Comedy Dominic Burgess

    Sam Did It

    Sam is about to meet his celebrity idol... the only problem is, Sam works in a morgue... and his idol is dead.

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    Dark Comedy Alex Kavutskiy

    Squirrel

    A meager apology tests a woman's fortitude to forgive.

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