John William Ross

  • Interview

    Q&A With Simon Bovey (The Un-Gone)

    Yesterday Sondhi posted his featured review of The Un-Gone. Earlier this week I got in touch with director Simon Bovey to dive a little deeper into the creative process behind this splendid short.

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    Action Justin Lutsky

    The Action Hero's Guide to Saving Lives

    If at first you don't deliver cocky perfection, try try again—a behind the scenes look at the making of a classic action hero in this comedy from On the Lot alum, Justin Lutsky.

  • Filmmaker Update

    Filmmaker Updates: In Development (October 2022)

    From short-to-feature adaptations to five-year exclusive partnerships with Universal Pictures, the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers once again showcases the importance short film plays in a filmmaker's career.

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    Dramedy Matt Starr

    The Entertainer

    Set in a reality where technology as we know it doesn't exist, a young woman attends a series of touching and surreal “appointments” that straddle the line between companionship and personalized entertainment.

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    Adventure Tom Jenkins

    Address is Approximate

    When everyone leaves for the night, the objects in the office take over the computers to experience the outside world in this stop-motion animation powered by Google Street View.

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    Documentary Chad Sogas

    Rat Tail

    A self-deprecating look at a filmmaker's battle with depression using archival footage and ephemera from his past, focusing primarily on the rat tail he had for ten years that his parents still keep in the storage room of their basement.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscars Short Films 2025: Predictions

    With the Oscars ceremony taking place this Sunday (March 2nd), the S/W team predict the winners in each of the three short film categories.

  • Playlist

    Best of the RCA Grad Show 2020

    With the RCA Grad Show forced online this year, we take a look at the best short films from the final year students of the Animation MA course

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    Comedy Taylor James

    ILY, BYE

    Thanks to the help of her best friend Gary, Siobhan - a quirky, socially anxious mess - scores an interview with his boss, Mr. Litchfield.

  • Interview

    Interview with Rauch Brothers (StoryCorps)

    StoryCorps animators, Mike and Tim Rauch, share their character design and animation process and how animation can reveal truth in ways live footage can't.

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