If I could have somehow avoided the news about Sundance starting today, I would havetoday is the start of the 34th straight Sundance Festival that yours truly will be failing to attend. 34 times have films been watched, pitches been made, deals been sealed, without me.
Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.
Winners of the SOTW Awards 2013 New Media category sit down to discuss the importance of story and the need for funding in this roundtable discussion about the future of the industry.
Short Film adaptations, Hollywood blockbusters, BBC Dramas & Jim Cummings - the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers.
See how now established filmmakers used short filmmaking to hone their craft and begin to explore the styles and themes which we have come to associate with their names
An update to our key resource compiling the submission policies of top film festivals
The 2010s was the decade that streaming video exploded into the mainstream, read how Short film drove improvements in streaming quality, shaped how films are made, defined new genres, and changed how we think about film releases.
Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].
With 'Burrow' the latest Disney title nominated for the 'Best Animated Short Film' Oscar, we dug into their extensive catalogue to select the best short films on Disney+ [latest update: 8th September 2022]
