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  • 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.

  • Meet the Gatekeepers

    Meet the Gatekeepers: Jess Gormley (Guardian Docs)

    In the first of a recurring series, where we look to speak to those involved in the funding, production, distribution and programming of short film, we speak to Guardian Docs Executive Producer Jess Gormley.

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    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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    Documentary Emily Thomas & Derek Knowles

    Last Days at Paradise High

    After the most destructive fire in California history destroys the town of Paradise, the end of the school year takes on added meaning for two seniors and their beloved teacher.

  • Retrospective

    The Short Films of Rosto

    With the majority of his short film work now online, we finally take a look at the filmography of inspirational Dutch filmmaker Rosto, in this dedicated retrospective.

  • 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.

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    Lessons From a Decade of Short Film (2010-2019)

    The 2010s was the decade that streaming video exploded into the mainstream, read how Short film drove improvements in streaming quality, shaped how films are made, defined new genres, and changed how we think about film releases.

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