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

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.

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.

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.

Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].

An update to our key resource compiling the submission policies of top film festivals

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

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.

With Sundance 2022 marking the 40th anniversary of the Sundance Institute with a special programme of 'From the Collection' short films - we take our own retrospective look at the best films from the festival

Gints Zilbalodis joins us to discuss how he made award-winning animated feature Away on short film funding