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  • Playlist

    Watch 2012 Sundance Short Films!

    Yesterday saw the release of Sundance 2012's short film lineup. The official press release is here for your perusal.

  • Filmmaker Update

    Bite Size Halloween: Behind the Short Films of 2021

    Get in the mood for Spooky Season with our behind-the-scenes look at 20th Digital Studio's Bite Size Halloween - 18 genre shorts screened as part of Hulu's Huluween programming.

  • SOTW

    TOP TEN SHORT FILMS OF 2017 - Chelsea Lupkin

    Chelsea Lupkin / NYC Contributor / @chelsealupkin2017 was the year that I couldn’t shut up about short films. There may have been major Hollywood features and awesome Netflix series vying for my attention, but short films took the proverbial cake for me.

  • Playlist

    Lexus Short Films 2017

    From high school basketball tryouts to strange encounters in the Australian outback, we take a look at the latest batch of short films from Lexus and The Weinstein Company.

  • Interview

    Q&A with Sundance Filmmaker Nick Paley (Andy & Zach)

    Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.

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    Comedy Peter Huang

    5 Films About Technology

    Five satirical vignettes showcase the dumber side of modern technology. (North American Exclusive)

  • Article

    The Changing Game of Distribution

    This year marked an interesting milestone for the Oscar nominated animated short films. For the first time in recent memory, people actually watched them.

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