S/W Awards
The 2019 Short of the Week Awards
The Short of the Week team has voted. The Best Short Films from 2018.
Filmmaker Update
The Short List: Paul Trillo Interview
Writer/Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss what it means to be a "concept filmmaker," the difference between commercial and narrative films, and why his favorite short films feel like a satisfying meal.
Festival
Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 2
In last week's first program, Sundance reached back into its archives and issued forth a lineup of short films by four directors who are debuting features films in this year's festival. Today, a new set of 4 short films have been made available through the YouTube Screening Room, this time by four directors who are alumni of the Sundance Labs, the teaching side of the larger year-round Sundance Insitute.
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
Interview
From Short Film to Feature to Series: The Story of Trans in Trumpland
Director Tony Zosherafatain and producer Jamie DiNicola join us to discuss how they went from making short films to producing a four-part documentary series for Topic.
News
Home
Released in UK cinemas nationwide on World Refugee Day, director Daniel Mulloy speaks to us about 'Home' - a 20-min short exploring the migrant crisis.
Documentary
Naim Naif
& Margot Bowman
Coming Home
An intimate portrait of the Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-American performers who use the traditional Dabka dance as a means to connect to their community, their culture, and each other.
Playlist
A Mother's Life: 7 Shorts Films that capture the experience of Motherhood
From the tired, disorientating daze of those early years to the 'what next' period when the children leave home - these seven shorts films look to encapsulate the rollercoaster ride of motherhood.
Article
2022: A Year of Short Films
From alumni news to Oscar winners, take a look back at a year on Short of the Week
Playlist
The S/W Team selects their Favorite Short Films of 2023
Vengeful sculptors, baby squirrels and backflipping avatars - the S/W team pick their favorite short films from our 2023 coverage.
