The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere

In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak.

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Music Video Romain Chassaing

Words Hurt

"Words hurt but decisions matter" - Be a leader or be a loser in this interactive music video game.

Adapted to Feature April 20th, 2018

From Record-Setting Kickstarter, to Short Film, to Netflix Original - The Long Journey of Ryan Koo and 'Amateur'

We catch up with the No Film School founder, and S/W alum, to discuss the process of making his new Netflix Original feature.

Interview February 11th, 2013

The Future of Animation | SOTW Awards 2013

SOTW Awards 2013 Animation winners discuss the future of the animation industrytheir experiences and their thoughts on how shorts are leading the charge for innovation.

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Dark Comedy Jason Tostevin 7 minutes

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Born Again

When five amateur Satanists have their dark ceremony go horribly wrong, they call forth the holy shit moment of the millennium.

Festival March 9th, 2024

A Shorts-centric Preview of SXSW 2024

Black holes, nuns and Nicholas Cage all feature in this round-up of work from our previously featured filmmakers at this year's SXSW

SOTW February 2nd, 2014

Celebrating Philip Seymour Hoffman Through Shorts

Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the great actors of our time has sadly and prematurely died today. We don't have any special remembrances to share, and we'll abstain from any testaments to his character, leaving that to those who knew him.

News June 16th, 2016

Shakeups at Vimeo

In the wake of high-profile depatures at video sharing service Vimeo, an article in Indiewire questions how close the company is to achieving its goal of creating a marketplace for content creators and their audiences.

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Sci‑Fi Yves Paradis 10 minutes

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In one week increments, Yves Paradis worked on an unscripted, improvised animation, starting only with the concept of a character pushing a big cube in the desert. The result is an unexpected science fiction adventure into a distant future of mankind.

Festival June 16th, 2011

Palm Springs Shortfest Online Film Festival

Palm Springs! We are very close to the arrival of North America's most important film festival dedicated to shorts. I know not everybody follows the festival scene, and I know it gets confusing because I'm always tweeting that Festival X is the most-_____ festival in all of _____, but for short films, trust me, Palm Springs Shortfest is a pretty big deal.