Best of the Month
Best of the Month: December 2021
A trio of animations make up the S/W team's final Best of the Month playlist from our 2021 coverage.
Article
Oscars 2021: The Short Films battling for an Academy Award
With Oscar voting starting tomorrow, the S/W team explores the shortlists for the 2021 Academy Awards and highlights our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories
Comedy
Sophie Somerville
Peeps
Five teenage girls wander around a shopping centre after school, as from the rafters above, several species of birds bear witness to their drama.
Interview
The Importance of Editing with Alexander Farah
"The simplistic act of splicing two clips together in a sequence, made me understand the editor to be a second director of sorts" - S/W regular Alexander Farah joins us to discuss the importance of editing when creating a short film.
Best of the Month
Best of the Month: November 2022
A life-changing documentary, an innovative coming-of-age tale and an animation about poop make up our Best of the Month picks from our November 2022 coverage.
Documentary
Jonathan Ignatius Green
The Birth of the Camera Phone
On June 11th, 1997, the day his daughter was born, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone. This incredible piece of technology changed the world as we knew it.
S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2022: Category Winners
From the 233 short films we featured on Short of the Week in 2021, our team has selected 14 we think deserve extra praise and attention. This is the 2022 Short Awards
Fantasy
Kilian Vilim
Mr. Pete & the Iron Horse
The diligent soldier Mr. Pete does everything to meet the high standards of his baroness. To satisfy her insatiable lust for speed, he shovels madly on her new iron horse's voyage.
Adventure
Michael Lukk Litwak
The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger
Dinosaurs have invaded Earth but neither Tommy nor Stacey care anymore, now that they’ve met each other. They escape the war, but whether they dive to the bottom of the ocean or fly to Outer Space, conflict always seems to find a way into their lives.
Romance
Kevin Lim
Lichen
Through chance and coincidence, infinitely small decisions can produce new life.
