1.61 Films

  • Festival

    ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2018: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR

    The 2018 edition of the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is once again overflowing with S/W alum - we take a look at the new films from previously featured filmmakers and flag-up a few shorts we hope to bring to the site in the not-too-distant future.

  • Interview

    Interview with Connor Hurley (The Naturalist)

    With science fiction story-lines and topics of sexuality proving to be big discussion starters here on Short of the Week, it would have seemed like an opportunity missed if we didn't speak to emerging filmmaker Connor Hurley about his short film The Naturalist. Based around concepts of genetically altering sexual orientation and set in an unspecified dystopian future, we talked to the director about the influence of existing work on his narrative/tone and looked at how he went about creating a timeless aesthetic for his film: It's hard not talk about The Naturalist without first looking at the concept - where did the idea for the narrative come from? I remember I was probably around 12 years old, pursuing both my passion for filmmaking and facing questions of my own sexuality.

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    Comedy Eros V

    Double Tap

    A screen-obsessed teen ignores an Instagram chainmail and unleashes a Dickless Troll. Big mistake. Part of our SXSW Shorts Week coverage. #SXSWshorts

  • SOTW

    5-Year Anniversary!

    It's been 5 great years here at Short of the Week as we take a look at where have we been and where are we going.

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    Comedy Daniel B Foster

    Don't Die First

    Finding himself trapped in a cabin in the woods with his white friends, Jay makes a call to a mysterious organization.

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    Experimental Late Night Work Club

    Strangers

    Animation super-collective Late Night Work Club return with their latest anthology 'Strangers'

  • Festival

    Portable Film Festival 2010

    The Portable Film Festival, an online festival with a number of categories from short films to music videos to art films, has just wrapped up and announced this year's winners. Previous SOTW's, Apricot and Sign Language (which also took the Virgin Media Shorts competition) earned praise this year, but the top prize went to the Spanish music video, Hamor.

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    Sci‑Fi Nisha Ganatra

    Beholder

    **CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - When every parent is selecting for desirable traits, one expecting mother "rolls the dice" and tests the morality of the system.

  • Article

    How We Launched Our Film Online: The Thomas Beale Cipher

    On January 24th, 2011, Jason Sondhi and I released our festival-winning short film, The Thomas Beale Cipher, out onto the great wild web. Like many filmmakers, I wrestled with the decisions of when and how to put my film online.

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    Horror Felipe Vargas

    Milk Teeth

    In this horror-fantasy fairy tale, an orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children's teeth…

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