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.
Festival
A S/W Centric Look at Encounters 2022
Back for its first in-person edition since 2019, the UK’s leading short film Encounters returns to Bristol with an eclectic programme of short films, industry panels and interactive experiences.
Festival
Short of the Week at TIFF 2017
S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.
Article
An Examination of Gender Representation in Short Film
We take a look a our submissions & selections data and ask whether short film is doing enough to help find a gender balance in the film industry?
Experimental
Matty Brown
The Distraction
Welcome to your anxiety attack. A 10-minute short exploring the very visceral and disorienting world of living with severe anxiety and depression.
Western
Stephen Reedy
The Man From Death
A madcap, adrenalized, kung-fu, video game Western that pushes VFX and practical effects to their goofy, awesome limits. Attacked by by the nefarious Ailester Hall, a man seeks revenge for his wife's death with the help of a mysterious list of prophecies.
Article
Oscar Short Films 2024: A Voter's Guide
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.
Thriller
Ben Crowe
The Man Who Met Himself
**CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE** - Who is Stephen Maker? Did he fake his own death, or do doppelgängers really exist?
Interview
Interview with Mustapha Kseibati (Mohammed)
We talk filmmaking with one of UK’s burgeoning directors—including a love for The Goonies and how to motivate young actors with Star Wars clips.
