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
S/W Awards
The 2019 Short of the Week Awards
The Short of the Week team has voted. The Best Short Films from 2018.
News
The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund Returns
The Uncertain Kingdom short film fund is back and offering five UK-based filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the theme of ‘belief’.
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
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.
Playlist
This is a Tribute: New and Awesome Fan Films
From The Hunt For Gollum to a live-action homage to Miyazaki, these are the best fan films you can find on the internet.
Festival
Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 1
Word came out yesterday of Sundance's plans for the online exhibition of its short films this year. The American film festival giant first debuted short films on the internet in 2006, but we have yet to have two years of the same approach since.
Festival
Retro Short Films: Tribeca 2011 Film Festival
Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.
Oscar Films
The Best Oscar-Winning Short Films You Can Watch Online
From the 1952 winner of the Best Documentary short Film Oscar to the 2019 Best Animated Short Film winner - these are the best Oscar-winning short films available online
