Ben Proudfoot

  • Festival

    Palm Springs Shortfest Online Film Festival

    Palm Springs! We are very close to the arrival of North America's most important film festival dedicated to shorts. I know not everybody follows the festival scene, and I know it gets confusing because I'm always tweeting that Festival X is the most-_____ festival in all of _____, but for short films, trust me, Palm Springs Shortfest is a pretty big deal.

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    Drama Ben Steer

    Mamoon

    When a mysterious force blots out the sun, a woman and her son flee through a world of dizzying towers and strange lights, seeking safety.

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    Adventure Daniel Bird & Ben Richardson

    Seed

    An egg and an apple build competing broadcast towers that vie for the attention of a transistor radio. With its complex characterization and narrative of animal evolution, competition and reproduction, SEED is a beautiful and sinister stop-motion story about the struggle to survive.

  • Article

    Oscars 2021: The Short Films battling for an Academy Award

    With Oscar voting starting tomorrow, the S/W team explores the shortlists for the 2021 Academy Awards and highlights our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

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    Oscar Short Film Trends

    From the rise of the celebrity exec producer to the dwindling dominance of Animation's big studios, these are the Oscar short films trends you need to know about.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: March 2024

    Palpable chemistry, unshakable tension and eye-opening revelations all feature in our Best of the Month picks for March 2024

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