Dirt City Films

  • Festival

    Palm Springs ShortFest 2022: A Short-Centric Guide

    With over 300 films in their line-up, working out what to watch at the Palm Springs Short Fest can be a daunting task. Programmer and S/W team member Céline Roustan lists the titles from S/W alums you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for at the festival.

  • Article

    Oscars 2021: The Short Films battling for an Academy Award

    With Oscar voting starting tomorrow, the S/W team explores the shortlists for the 2021 Academy Awards and highlights our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

  • The Short List

    The Short List: Elizabeth Lo

    With her debut feature 'Stray' impressing on the festival circuit in 2020, director Elizabeth Lo ('Hotel 22', 'Mother's Day') joins us to discuss her transition from short film to feature.

  • Festival

    Annecy 2022: A Shorts-Centric Guide

    With Annecy running from June 13-18 2022, we take a look at the short films you won't want to miss at this year's festival.

  • Article

    Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.

  • Article

    POWER/RANGERS: The Opportunity and Danger of Fan Films

    The viral success over the last 36 hours of the dark fan film POWER/RANGERS highlights the tremendous appeal of the genre. The fact that its creators are in potential legal jeopardy, illustrate the drawbacks.

  • Article

    Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide

    With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.

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