Conor Finnegan

  • Festival

    Encounters 2013 - Festival Preview

    Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.

  • Filmmaker's Guide

    How I Made a Short Film with Netflix

    From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.

  • Festival

    A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2025

    With more than 21 S/W alums featured in the 2025 SXSW lineup, let’s dive into their films and see what they have in store!

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    Drama Ladj Ly
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    Les Misérables

    **CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE** - With a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. Watch that short film that inspired the Oscar-nominated, César-winning feature of the same name.

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    Comedy Mark Waites

    The 1st

    Spend a day behind the scenes of test commercial, where a wall of milk bottles are to be blown up. It doesn’t sound like a tall order, but the clash of hard-working professionals and creative egos can endanger even the most straightforward of shoots.

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    Drama Paul Gay

    The Removal

    A father and son pack away the worthy remnants of a dead man's life

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    Drama Jose Acevedo

    Eagle

    Edgar, a high school senior in Brooklyn, gets good news.

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