Festival
Tribeca Storyscapes 2017
Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.
Festival
A Look Back at ANIMA 2019
Alex Dudok de Wit was on the ground at Belgium's top animation festival. Here are his impressions, and a sneak peak at the animated shorts that will be getting buzz in 2019.
Interview
The Future of New Media | SOTW Awards 2013
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.
Drama
James Shepherd & James Hartley
Twisted
After a night with the girl of his dreams, Michael has a story to tell. And a favour to ask.
Horror
Tiffany Kimmel
Everybody Goes to the Hospital
The tale of 4-year-old Little Mata (writer/director Tiffany Kimmel's mother) as she's taken to the hospital in late 1963 with appendicitis.
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
Sci‑Fi
Jalil Sadool
& Adam Meyer
Spice Frontier
Centuries after the destruction of Earth, Kentucky Williams and his cyborg companion, C-LA, lead the crew of the Serrano on an intergalactic, flavor-driven adventure to hunt down the last remaining earth spices.
Fantasy
Ainslie Henderson
Shackle
Three woodland spirits explore the conflicting, archetypal human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.
Filmmaker Update
Dan Ojari and Mikey Please bring Christmas to Netflix with Stop-Motion Short Robin Robin
Short of the Week alum's Dan Ojari and Mikey Please team up with Oscar-winning studio Aardman Animation to share a little festive spirit in Netflix Christmas special Robin Robin.
Dark Comedy
Ed Barrett
& 6 Others
Chronemics
Set in a world of distinct contrasts, two central characters, Light and Dark, find themselves caught in continuous conflict as they compete for dominance in the universe they share.
