S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2025: Nominees
Award season is here, and so is our annual Short Awards! Explore the 20 nominated films and cast your vote for the Audience Choice award.
Horror
Lena Tsodykovskaya
Storm
A couple wakes on a stormy night to find themselves trapped in the mechanisms of a horror movie.
Horror
Paul Holbrook
& Sam Dawe
Hungry Joe
A single mother struggles to hold on to her sanity as she's forced to turn to extreme measures to satisfy her son's increasingly inhuman appetite.
Thriller
Lizzie Oxby
Extn.21
A dystopic and surreal experience of a man who just wants to be heard. An innovative blend of atmospheric stop-frame animation, live action performance and digital effects creates a dark world of uncertain reality in this classic from 2003
Playlist
Best of the RCA Grad Show 2020
With the RCA Grad Show forced online this year, we take a look at the best short films from the final year students of the Animation MA course
Filmmaker Update
The Short List: Lewis Arnold Interview
Director Lewis Arnold joins us to discuss his path from Short Film to Television and offer advice for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps
Dramedy
Hannah Levin
Golden Child
A young woman is reunited with her childhood friend at a pool party and reckons with the fact that he used to pee on her when they were kids.
Festival
Shorts to Keep An Eye On From Sundance 2023
Our Sundance correspondent reports back on her favorite shorts from the fest and celebrates a banner awards night for S/W alums.
Documentary
Diesel Films & Seth Shapiro
Matt
Doctors gave him a five-percent chance of survival when he was born three months pre-mature. Now, he's defying everyone's expectations.
Sci‑Fi
Jeff Chan
Code 8
In a world where those with special powers are forced to live in poverty, some "specials" can't take it anymore - a short film from Robbie & Stephen Amell
