Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Update: Oct 2017
We highlight the achievements of S/W alums over the past month
Drama
Louise Bagnall
Late Afternoon
Oscar Shortlist for 2019! Emily has her afternoon tea and lets her mind wander back into the past. She journeys through her memories, reliving moments from her life. What she discovers there will challenge her in unexpected ways.
News
Oscar Short Films 2024: The Nominees
The Academy voters have made their selections - the 15 short films progressing to the nominations stage have been announced.
Thriller
Lizzie Oxby
Extn.21
A dystopic and surreal experience of a man who just wants to be heard. An innovative blend of atmospheric stop-frame animation, live action performance and digital effects creates a dark world of uncertain reality in this classic from 2003
Action
Damian Nenow
Paths of Hate
>>>>Video File Down Due to Copyright Claim by Platige Image<<<< A stunning aerial dogfight between two pilots brings both to the edge, transforming them into something darker, in this highly anticipated short animation.
Article
Review of the Crowdsourced Short "Live Music"
Live Music is a short animation that has been buzzed about in creative and traditional media circles for several months now based primarily on its unique production history. Mass Animation, a company specializing in "crowdsourcing"the process of enlisting the time and expertise of a volunteer force, managed to put together a large creative community to work on the film via a custom Facebook app.
Sci‑Fi
Tom Teller
Icarus
When a Mars colony's communication satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion.
Fantasy
Adam Graf
& Mandy Peterat
Stained Skin
Inside the halls of a dystopian textile factory two young workers escape their harsh reality into the fantasies of a fairytale.
New Filmmaker Series
The New Filmmaker: Stephan Zlotescu
In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.
