Jean Anne Lauer, director of short film programming at Fantastic Fest, joins us to discuss her experiences in the short film arena and what the festival is looking for in a selected film.
With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers, Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi, take on the role of voter and whittle the 45-title shortlists down to the 15 short films they think should advance to the nominations round.
Distinctively captured via Light Detection and Ranging equipment (LiDAR), this meditative short that played Sundance 2021 centers on a protagonist spurred to introspection when an AI algorithm denies his life insurance application.
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.
Preview the best in VR short films from Tribeca's Virtual Arcade program and learn what's working in VR and what isn't.
Something is wrong with Bean-TOBO’s insides... Subversively set within a cute-silly world, a short film that tackles themes of vulnerability, feelings of unworthiness, and the connection that we truly crave with each other.
After being escorted to a mysterious irradiated site, Evgeniy finds himself experiencing strange visions and questioning the very reason he was sent to investigate the site in the first place.
A cherished tradition, every year Sundance releases a selection of short films from their competition lineup onto the internet for the duration of the fest. It is an excellent way for fans at home to connect with the goings on, and for short film fans in particular, a great way to spy some of the year's top shorts early in their festival run.
Fran is thinking about dying, but a man in the office might want to date her.
