Francis is a troubled teenager who manipulates his close ones in odd, uncomfortable ways.
Winner of the MTVU Decemberists' Green Screen Challenge, this short follows a young lady's unnatural obsession with an old TV set.
Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.
Cicadas come out of the ground for a party at the end of their lives.
Holiday-time is the new Super Bowl for advertisements, as marketers and filmmakers combine forces and put their best foot forward in the hope of melting your heart—all in less than 5 minutes.
A desperate son reconnects with his estranged father to ask an unspeakable favor that will change their lives forever.
Wait! Did S/W alums just clean up at the Oscars? We've got some juicy updates from our previous featured filmmakers.
Ross Hogg joins us to discuss the challenges of creating a project with short film, 360˚ & installation versions as we preview this year's Encounters Film Festival
The Oscar shortlists are here! Find out which short films made the cut and where you can watch them.
A playlist exploring the short film-to-series pipeline - those shorts that evolve into episodic content
