The S/W team has voted. The Short Awards honor the most noteworthy short film streaming releases of the past year.

The top services available to aid female filmmakers in the creative process, including mentorships, funding options, and film festivals.

Director Ben Aston joins us to explain his striking short film He Took His Skin Off For Me, as we discuss practical fx & what he hopes an audience takes away from a viewing.

How long should I make my short film? We attempt to answer this question by looking at statistics from short film festivals and our own database.

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.

With nominee voting for the 2023 Academy Awards opening today (Thu 12th Jan), the S/W team highlights the five standout films from each short film category.

Minhal Baig joins us to discuss her journey from short film to feature as Hala becomes the first narrative fiction film acquisition for Apple TV+

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.

We take a look a our submissions & selections data and ask whether short film is doing enough to help find a gender balance in the film industry?