See how now established filmmakers used short filmmaking to hone their craft and begin to explore the styles and themes which we have come to associate with their names
From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories
The top services available to aid female filmmakers in the creative process, including mentorships, funding options, and film festivals.
"Transpecos" arrives in theaters soon. The feature debut of Greg Kwedar, the creative team nurtured the project for over 5 years, but things unlocked for them when they decided to make a short set in the same world.
Short of the Week checks out Tribeca's VR sidebar, and reports back on the state of the form.
The viral success over the last 36 hours of the dark fan film POWER/RANGERS highlights the tremendous appeal of the genre. The fact that its creators are in potential legal jeopardy, illustrate the drawbacks.
After being escorted to a mysterious irradiated site, Evgeniy finds himself experiencing strange visions and questioning the very reason he was sent to investigate the site in the first place.
Gints Zilbalodis joins us to discuss how he made award-winning animated feature Away on short film funding
Experience a ground-level view of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in this Oscar-nominated short from Field of Vision. Visceral and pulse-pounding, Anders Hammer provides unprecedented access to the participants as they fight against the mainland Chinese government—actions spurred by the passage of a new Beijing-backed national security law.
Making a great short film requires a certain kind of alchemy; because there are no hard-set rules in regards to running time, subject matter, or even medium, filmmakers traverse a tricky path on the road to festival -- and online audience -- acceptance. I was lucky enough to sit down at the San Francisco International Film Festival with a few of the shorts filmmakers that were in attendance and get insight into their process, ask what lessons they learned on their latest productions, and find out what they believe makes a good short film.
