News
Oscars Short Films 2025: The Winners
Congratulations to the three winners of the 2025 Short film Oscars.
Sci‑Fi
Joseph Bennett
& Charles Huettner
Scavengers
Commissioned by Adult Swim, a terrific new sci-fi animated film from the respective creators of "Odin's Afterbirth" and "The Jump".
Festival
Festivals Go Virtual: How Top Fests Are Adapting to the Coronavirus Shutdown
Updated 4/19: In the midst of social distancing, film festivals around the world are canceling or postponing their events. Here are examples of what some festivals are doing to preserve aspects of the experience remotely.
Musical
Jacob Chase
Trouble
Set in 1952, a traveling salesman shows up on the doorstep of a dying old man and can't contain the song within his heart. A dark riff on a classic musical.
Documentary
Danski Tang
Umbilical
A daughter explores her mother’s abusive relationship with her father and how it shaped her experiences in a boarding school in China
Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Updates: Awards & In Development
Wait! Did S/W alums just clean up at the Oscars? We've got some juicy updates from our previous featured filmmakers.
Apocalypse Now Now
Based off a beloved South African fantasy novel this impressive proof-of-concept from rising-star Michael Matthews depicts a snarky, monster-porn-dealing teen dragged headlong into a deep, dark Cape Town underbelly full of monsters and myth
Documentary
Remington Smith
The Derby
A portrait of the disparate but connected worlds of workers and revelers at the fastest two minutes in sports, The Kentucky Derby.
