S/W Awards
The Short Awards 2020
The S/W team honors the most noteworthy short film streaming releases of the past year.
Constellations
As a young woman realizes her sexual needs have grown beyond her relationship with her boyfriend, a chance encounter allows her to take control of her fantasies.
Documentary
Jessie Zinn
Drummies
In a meditation on the meaning behind sports in a Post-Apartheid South Africa, three young girls muse on their hopes and dreams as aspiring Drum Majorettes.
Documentary
Rich Williamson
Frame 394
A young man from Toronto entangles himself in one of America’s most high-profile police shootings.
Fantasy
Eron Sheean
The Shore
Inexplicably abandoned by his parents on a windswept, empty beach, a young boy embarks on a surreal journey through time – and a contemplation of his own mortality.
Drama
Anu Valia
Lucia, Before and After
After traveling 200 miles, a young woman waits out Texas’s state-mandated 24-hour waiting period before her abortion can proceed, in this Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner.
Fantasy
Martin Smatana
The Kite
A young boys visits his grandfather and begins to understand a little about mortality.
Festival
Encounters 2013 - Festival Preview
Beginning life back in 1995, when it was originally envisioned as a one-off short film event, the Encounters Short film and Animation Festival has developed into one of the world's leading lights in showcasing short films and their talented creators. A qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and a gateway to the BAFTAs and the Cartoon d'Or, if you're a short film buff and within reach of Bristol in the UK, then Encounters is a gathering you'll certainly want to be a part of.
Drama
Jérémy Comte
Fauve
Set in a surface mine, this Special Jury Prize winner from Sundance 2018, follows two boys as they sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.
Comedy
Adam Tyler
Screwball!
Two teenagers navigate some serious and ludicrous obstacles as they try to lose their virginity in this frank and revealing portrait of first-time sex
