4 films from the SXSW Official Selection that you can watch from the comfort of home

Animation Next, a touring programme of seven bold new original short films is set to screen at select US theatres in September (2019)

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You’'ve seen the scenario before: some talented, young filmmaker releases his latest short film on Vimeo… and BOOM… practically overnight it goes viral. A few million views and a couple hundred thousand comments later, they garner industry attention, eventually cinching a movie deal with Hollywood.

Congratulations to the three winners of the 2024 Short film Oscars.

For the trio of films highlighted as our Best of the Month picks for April, the S/W team select a period drama focused on performance and dialogue, a playful documentary exploring the routines of non-playable characters in video games and an experimental animation unravelling the creative process.

Introducing the S/W YouTube channel—Subscribe for short films premieres from a diverse set of emerging voices pushing the boundaries of filmmaking.

Director Denzel Whitaker and producer John Trefry joins us to discuss the release of 5150, a short film intended to be turned into a series.

The Short of the Week team predict the winners of the three Oscar short film categories, ahead of the awards on Sunday 10th March.

Executive producer of the #MOREFilms4Freedom project Loran Dunn joins us to discuss what we can expect from the first three LGBTQ+ themed short films commissioned through the programme