Playlist
The 2016 Short of the Week Awards
Our annual celebration of the short films that delighted us the most from this calendar year.
Festival
A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024
Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW
Drama
Meryam Joobeur
Ikhwène (Brotherhood)
One of the most acclaimed shorts of the year, and a frontrunner for Oscar. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when their oldest son returns after a long journey with a mysterious woman he says is his wife.
Drama
Hannah Peterson
East of the River
Teonna is unexpectedly suspended from school and is faced with a day on the streets of Washington, DC. Created in collaboration with local high schoolers, the film is an unflinching portrait of the lived experience of teenagers finding their way through an overburdened public school system.
Oscar Films
Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
Satire
Kris Moyes
City Limits
An over-the-top bloody romp of fashion by Australian Kris Moyes for the label Romance was Born.
Netflix Streaming
The Ten Best Short Films on Netflix
Like short films? Have access to a Netflix account? Here are the 10 films worth your time [Updated March. 2025]
Article
Oscar Short Film Trends
From the rise of the celebrity exec producer to the dwindling dominance of Animation's big studios, these are the Oscar short films trends you need to know about.
Adventure
Ben Ozeri
& Corentin Monnier
Grandma's Hero
When Lulu graduates from Hero Academy he sets off on an epic journey to slay a legendary dragon, but to his great despair, his sweet and over-caring grandma decides to join him.
Dark Comedy
Dylan Redford
Emergency Action Plan
Instructional videos on how to survive an active shooter attack send a paranoid man into a self-fulfilling spiral.
