News December 4th, 2017

10 Films Advance in Race for Oscar Animated Short

Including multiple Short of the Week selections you can watch right now

Playlist December 27th, 2009

Top 10 Short Films of 2009

Our picks of the best short films from two thousand nine

Best of the Month June 7th, 2016

Best Films of the Month: May

From Bourne-esque action flicks set in a boarding school to animated canine comedies - these are our favourite short films featured on Short of the Week in May

Short of the Moment June 23rd, 2011

Short Films by Louis C.K.

Marking the second season of "Louie" premiering on US TV, we look at short film work by comedian Louis CK

Festival July 9th, 2010

Fluxus 2010 Online Film Fest

Just stumbled upon something really cool by complete accident! Maybe I should be ashamed to call myself an "short film expert" and not have heard of this since it's in its 10th year, but Fluxus is an online film festival based out of Brazil that combines museum exhibition of short films and installations with a sophisticated online exhibition experience. What that means for us who don't live in São Paulo is that 40 current, high quality festival-circuit films are online right this moment to watch! Still from Bastien Dubois' Madagascar.

Best of the Month May 1st, 2023

Best of the Month: April 2023

Prepare to be tense, teased and touched as the Short of the Week team pick their latest Best of the Month films from our April coverage.

Festival March 16th, 2023

Feature Filmmakers at SXSW 2023 explain how Short Film shaped their careers

Liza Mandelup, Matt Vesely and Michael Lukk Litwak - three filmmakers with features at SXSW 2023 - join us to discuss how short film was important in helping to shape their careers so far.

Article March 4th, 2013

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.

Playlist January 1st, 2021

The S/W Team selects their Favourite Short Films of 2020

As a preview to the upcoming S/W Awards, our team selects their favourite short films of 2020 and explain why they stood out from the 256 we featured throughout the year.

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Documentary Chad Clendinen 14 minutes

A Field Guide to Losing Your Friends

When a terrorist bombing killed Tyler Dunning's best friend, the news sent him down a dark path. His only solace? Exploring national parks. And through the adventures that unfolded, he pieced his life back together.