The Doorpost Project is the best online film competition out there. I realize that might not be saying much as the web is lousy with short film competitions.
Updated 4/19: In the midst of social distancing, film festivals around the world are canceling or postponing their events. Here are examples of what some festivals are doing to preserve aspects of the experience remotely.
An S/W Award winner in 2014, "Bag Man" has transformed into "Kin" a new sci-fi feature released in theaters this weekend. We round up coverage from around the web on the film and the journey of its creators, twin brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker.
Kwan is an Asian-American hustler in contemporary Los Angeles. You need something, Kwan can get it for you, whether that’s drugs or a spare laptop. As we follow Kwan through his deals he demonstrates the critical skills needed to survive when living in a city where cultures and class intermix.
An anxiety-ridden high school girl is faced with the challenge of giving a class presentation.
Florian Grolig ('In the Distance') joins us to discuss his new mobile puzzle game 'High Rise'
An irreverent alt-history of of a classic dining tool, and how one lazy lazy woman changed the restaurant industry forever.
Marrying into a Korean-American family in disarray, a Japanese-American man hides away with his camera and discovers a hidden connection with his future grandfather-in-law.
As you might have noticed, this year we dispense with what has our been our traditional year-in-review Top Ten list (examples here) in order to highlight even more quality deserving content than that stale format allows. The SotW Awards are the result, and last week, after surveying an incredible year's worth of short film picks, we presented our favorite Animation, Live-Action and New Media pieces of 2011.
Catch up on the achievements of Short of the Week featured filmmakers in the month of November
