Interview May 28th, 2014

Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors

Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.

News October 14th, 2024

Short of the Week Partners with Hartbeat’s LOL Network to Showcase Curated Comedy Shorts

This New Initiative Will Bring S/W-Selected Shorts to Popular AVOD and FAST Channel Platforms

Playlist March 21st, 2025

From Short Film to Series: Shorts That Evolved into TV Shows

A playlist exploring the short film-to-series pipeline - those shorts that evolve into episodic content

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Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Online Film Festival: Shorts

Filmmaker Update October 24th, 2021

Bite Size Halloween: Behind the Short Films of 2021

Get in the mood for Spooky Season with our behind-the-scenes look at 20th Digital Studio's Bite Size Halloween - 18 genre shorts screened as part of Hulu's Huluween programming.

Festival December 23rd, 2019

An S/W-Centric Guide to Sundance 2020

We're looking forward to Sundance 2020 by highlighting work that should be on your radar—a mix of features and shorts from members of the S/W alum community.

Festival March 10th, 2023

A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2023

Brimming with exciting filmmaking talent, the SXSW program can be a bit overwhelming. So if you're on the ground in Austin, Texas and looking for films to add to your watchlist, we've got you covered...

Playlist April 30th, 2022

Side-splitting Shorts - A Playlist of the Best Comedy Short Films

Prepare yourself for a dose of the "best medicine in the world", as the Short of the Week team pick their favorite comedy titles featured on the site.

Horror October 28th, 2022

Bite Size Halloween continues to support emerging filmmakers as it returns for a third season

Executive producer Valerie Steinberg and Arbi Pedrossian, VP Development for 20th Digital Studio, join us to discuss the latest season of 20th Digital Studio’s Bite Size Halloween and what the future holds for the initiative.

Article August 16th, 2017

Vice News Makes Good on the Promise of Digital Journalism

It was made for HBO, but its DNA is from the web. “Charlottesville: Race and Terror" is an incredibly visceral and timely work on the weekend’s violence in the USA.