Oscars Short Films 2025: The Nominees
With voting complete, the Academy Awards move to the next stage: the highly anticipated nomination announcements.
With voting complete, the Academy Awards move to the next stage: the highly anticipated nomination announcements.
Director Eric Kissack's excellent short, Blessing in Disguise, is the rare romantic comedy film that is truly romantic and funny. The same could be said for his new indie feature film, Love, Sex, & Missed Connections.
The nominations are in! There are a number of great films this year, and once again, some very notable absences (The Eagleman Stag). Who deserves to win? Click the images to view the film or trailer (if available) then vote below.
The cult-fave comic strip brings its biting political satire to the web in bite-sized installments.
Last year, MEL Films visited a theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden that became a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. But, the Wild West response to a refugee crisis only lasts so long.
We honor the best animated short films from the past year from a variety of categories including best 3D, Experimental, Stop-Motion, Student and Traditional Animation.
David O'Reilly (the creator behind Please Say Something, one of my favorite films of this year) has a new film The External World that has done well at festivals (Cannes, Sundance). It's not out yet, but this trailer is now up.
Harry really wants a rabbit. Harry’s dad really wants his wife back. A subtle but moving Sundance short from Australian director, David Michôd (Animal Kingdom).
A retired and reclusive tech company CEO attempts to teach AI how to experience and process true human emotions.
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.