Best Films of the Month: October
A meta-thriller is sandwiched between two very different retellings of real-life events in our three favourite short films from October
A meta-thriller is sandwiched between two very different retellings of real-life events in our three favourite short films from October
Yesterday afternoon saw the announcement of Sundance's short film lineup for 2014, 66 short films that will play Park City this upcoming January. The competition was fierce, with a revealed total of 8,141 submissions, but, of the myriad things you could do to catch the fleeting but powerful attention of a programmerwrite a great script, discover an amazing subject, or cast a big starkeeping your short film offline, sight unseen, conferred no advantage.
Via CNet, I've learned that the National Film Board of Canada, that awesome sponsor of innumerable award-winning short films, is now offering over 500 films available for viewing on your iPhone via their new iPhone app. Both the films and the app are free.
We recommend 8 shorts you shouldn't miss from the massive We Are One online film festival.
This time out Ivan takes us through a tour of recent short films that from young Hollywood actors. With the cost of production dropping and distribution easier than ever before, several young talents are quickly jumping behind the camera.
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in three short films directed by emerging filmmakers as part of Jameson's 'First Shot' competition
So hard! 24 films was the number of films we featured in June, a number that, as always, was whittled down from the immensely higher number of films our team watched. When you're already picky, pruning your selections gets unbearably tough, but that's the point of this series—to highlight some of the truly best of the best, can't-miss shorts of the past month.
The surprise hit of SXSW was this experimental short film anthology from 5 of the most creative filmmakers in the form. The concept? Adapt each other's dreams.
Numerous S/W Alums have features at the festival this year. We revisit their featured shorts, and tease their upcoming full-lengths.
4 films from the SXSW Official Selection that you can watch from the comfort of home