Interview
The Short Film Oscars: What it’s like to win
Short film Oscar-winners share what it means to gain cinema's ultimate prize and the doors it opens once you've won
Oscar Films
Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide
With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.
Sci‑Fi
Michael Lukk Litwak
Alpha Squadron
From Michael Lukk Litwak (The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger), the story of a fighter pilot trying to keep his group of friends together as they grow apart.
Playlist
The S/W Team selects their Favourite Short Films of 2021
With our annual Short Awards planned for Early 2022, to round off our yearly coverage we take a look at the S/W team's favourite films from 2021.
Playlist
This is a Tribute: New and Awesome Fan Films
From The Hunt For Gollum to a live-action homage to Miyazaki, these are the best fan films you can find on the internet.
News
Oscar Short Films 2022: The Nominees
From 45 to 15, the short films in the running to collect an Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards have been announced.
News
The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund Returns
The Uncertain Kingdom short film fund is back and offering five UK-based filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the theme of ‘belief’.
News
Oscar Short Films 2024: The Nominees
The Academy voters have made their selections - the 15 short films progressing to the nominations stage have been announced.
Festival
Retro Short Films: Tribeca 2011 Film Festival
Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.
Article
Overwatch Short Films: As Story Fades From Gaming, Short Film Picks Up the Slack
The release of a new blockbuster game franchise "Overwatch" was notable for the way it was supported by 4 impressively animated short films. As gaming matures, short films are poised to pick up the narrative slack in developing game franchises into true, cross-platform IP
