Filmmaker Update
Alumni Roundup: January 2016
We share some of the cool stuff Short of the Week featured filmmakers have been up to this past month.
Netflix Streaming
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS VOLUME 2: A guide to the Short Films and their Directors
Featuring a S/W alum, Netflix's anthology of animated shorts LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS returns with a second volume of eight standalone shorts featuring giants, robotic servants and Michael B. Jordan.
News
Oscar Short Film Nominees 2015
Good morning, short film fans. The nominations for 2015 are in! It's an interesting group, and fun to see what did and not make it from the various category shortlists.
Sci‑Fi
Paul Slater
A Little Bit Behind
Part-time chef Steve Palmer finds himself 3 seconds out of sync with the universe after he attempts to travel through time.
Drama
Aaron Dunleavy
& Joseph Ollman
Throw Me to the Dogs
A troubled teenage boy is stripped of his dignity as his father abandons him for the outside world which he is trying to retreat from. A gritty British short entirely improvised using street-casted, non-professional actors by Aaron Dunleavy & Joseph Ollman
Documentary
Pascal Floerks
BÄR
A grandfather's life is recounted in this deeply personal tale that sees filmmaker Pascal Floerks' mysterious family member reimagined as a Bear.
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
Dark Comedy
Sorayos Prapapan
Death of the Sound Man
Two sound recordists discuss their craft and the Thai government as they go around recording the final mix for a short film
Playlist
Short of the Year Playlist
This year marks the 15th edition of the Short Awards - with 2022's 'Short of the Year' soon to be announced, we take a look back at our previous winners and ask...Are these the best films we've ever featured on the site?
Netflix Streaming
Nexus Studios' Stop-Motion Short Film Anthology 'The House' Comes to Netflix
Directed by Emma de Swaef & Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza - names familiar in the short film world - we take a look at Netflix's new stop-motion anthology The House.
