A teenage girl embarks on a pupil-dilating journey through rave culture after meeting a wild new friend on a bridge
In the quiet of the forest, Firebugs secretly amass for worship only to fall victim to a foe pulling the strings in this realistic CG film from Germany.
In our recent reader survey, languishing far behind the other outlets through which we nakedly grasp for readers, was Twitter. A diminutive 4% of survey takers responded that it is their primary method of learning about new SotW content.
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming in a gut-wrenching and visually brilliant student animation that promises to be a top contender for Oscar.
We like reading up on animation festivals because more often than not you can find several of the winning short films online already. Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America's premier showcase for animation, and having wrapped up at the end of October has proven itself no exception—some of its excellent winners are already up on the web.
A young pyromaniac bear misses his mother in this Sundance and Ottawa favorite.
Gints Zilbalodis now hoping to "find good distributors" after his self-made film wins award in new section at Annecy
Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?" This Oscar-winning short from Alberto Mielgo is a collection of vignettes of rare beauty and style. (Pressing play opens the film in a new window)
(Streaming Link Removed: Available on Hulu) Jack has the perfect birthday surprise planned for Emelie. Sometimes, though, plans go horrifically wrong. The new short film from Blue Tongue Films & Nash Edgerton.
Pete, by day, an awkward salesman, by night, a government-controlled secret agent assigned to thwart a theft
