Ross Hogg joins us to discuss the challenges of creating a project with short film, 360˚ & installation versions as we preview this year's Encounters Film Festival
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.
From trying to make some cash as a freelance filmmaker to having sex for the first time since childbirth this trio of films focus on individuals looking to make some changes to their life
Sam, 13, has grown a pair of breasts. Desperate to hide this from the world, he is traumatised to learn that someone knows his secret and that they are not going to leave him alone.
At an audition, Maya becomes part of an absurd cycle... losing track of who she's performing for and why.
Looking to address the issue of a lack of diversity within the film industry the BFI Diversity Fund & Encounters Festival have created an exciting opportunity for new and emerging filmmakers from under-represented groups to create a short film.
The votes for the 2014 Academy Awards are in and the little man has been been handed out to 3 lucky winners in the shorts categories. Curiously enough your votes proved quite accurate this yearoff only by 1% on the Animated category (that's okay, I voted for Feral too).
After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. To deal with his depression, anxiety, and anger, Roman turned to an unlikely place — ballet.
Discover six short films from some of Canada’s most exciting emerging animators, created through this year’s Hothouse mentorship program at the NFB.
Set in 2020, a brewing cyberwar between the US and Iran puts Sonia, a young Iranian refugee, at risk of deportation. Her only escape may come at a greater price than she’s willing to pay.
