Motherf*cker
Jackie got a job today—a single-shot experimental narrative part of the Takeaway Scenes Project.
Filmmaker's Guide
How I Made a Short Film with Netflix
From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.
New Filmmaker Series
The New Filmmaker: Stephan Zlotescu
In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.
Breast Friends
Some people can’t escape the voices in their head, but for Jess it’s her two larger-than-life talking breasts that she can't seem to get away from.
Article
Women Filmmakers Guide: Resources for Funding, Mentorships, Festivals, and More
The top services available to aid female filmmakers in the creative process, including mentorships, funding options, and film festivals.
Interview
The Future of Animation | SOTW Awards 2013
SOTW Awards 2013 Animation winners discuss the future of the animation industrytheir experiences and their thoughts on how shorts are leading the charge for innovation.
News
MOREFilms4Freedom grant reveals first three commissioned LGBTQ+ shorts
Executive producer of the #MOREFilms4Freedom project Loran Dunn joins us to discuss what we can expect from the first three LGBTQ+ themed short films commissioned through the programme
Interview
Interview with Ryan Spindell (The Root of the Problem)
We chat with Ryan Spindell, one of horror's most exciting young voices, about indie filmmaking and how to make delightfully gory films on a budget.
Documentary
Topaz Jones
& Rubberband
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Winner of a 2021 Sundance Jury Prize, Topaz Jones's visual album is an autobiographical journey into his formative influences. Told in vignettes, it is modeled off the Black ABC's—an invention from 1970, when Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Black-centered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape.
SOTW
collective: unconscious
The surprise hit of SXSW was this experimental short film anthology from 5 of the most creative filmmakers in the form. The concept? Adapt each other's dreams.
