Palm Springs! We are very close to the arrival of North America's most important film festival dedicated to shorts. I know not everybody follows the festival scene, and I know it gets confusing because I'm always tweeting that Festival X is the most-_____ festival in all of _____, but for short films, trust me, Palm Springs Shortfest is a pretty big deal.
With the BFI London Film Festival set to once again open its doors on Wednesday October 5th, we take a look at the programme and select our highlights from the 2022 line-up.
With epic science-fiction short 'THE SHAMAN' recently released online, Short of the Week sat down with director/producer Marco Kalantari to talk about his blockbuster production.
Shahir Daud, director of Double Happy, shares why he made the film, what it's like shooting with a RED camera, and how to shoot cinéma vérité.
A promising musical duo tries to avoid a meltdown before the biggest show of their career.
A sexy, coming-of-age tale from the acclaimed director of "Apricot". A teenage girl gets a keyhole look into a dangerous and mysterious world when a tattooed stranger checks into her roadside motel.
A brief yet inventive 16mm short highlights our hero's journey into the cinema screen in order to save the starlet he loves.
Are short film tie-ins the next trend in blockbuster film marketing? There is good reason to think so
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.
After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. To deal with his depression, anxiety, and anger, Roman turned to an unlikely place — ballet.
