Filmmaker Update
Filmmaker Update: June 2021
Short Film adaptations, Hollywood blockbusters, BBC Dramas & Jim Cummings - the latest news from our previously featured filmmakers.
News
Nine Short Films from a Galaxy Far, Far Away... Star Wars: Visions - Volume 2
Star Wars: Visions - Volume 2 allows nine animation studios from around the globe to present new visions from the Star Wars galaxy in this short film anthology on Disney+
News
The Viral Success of "Lackadaisy" Proves the Internet Still Works
With millions of views, the biggest online hit this week is an ambitious 27-minute independent TV pilot about gangster cats. Where did it come from?
Interview
Interview: San Francisco Film Festival Shorts Directors
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.
Interview
Interview with Marco Kalantari (The Shaman)
With epic science-fiction short 'THE SHAMAN' recently released online, Short of the Week sat down with director/producer Marco Kalantari to talk about his blockbuster production.
Article
Oscars Short Films 2025: A Voter's Guide
With Oscar voting now open, S/W’s Senior Programmers - Rob Munday, Céline Roustan, and Jason Sondhi - step into the voters' shoes to narrow down the 45-title shortlists to their picks for the 15 short films that deserve to advance to the nominations round.
Playlist
The Best Short Films about Mental Health
A collection of ten short films aiming to provide insight and provoke discussion around issues of mental health
Article
Women Filmmakers Guide: Resources for Funding, Mentorships, Festivals, and More
The top services available to aid female filmmakers in the creative process, including mentorships, funding options, and film festivals.
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
Documentary
Derek Knowles
& Lawrence Lerew
Sentinels
Sentinels is an immersive observational film that follows a small group of young environmental activists as they undertake a tree-sitting campaign to stop a large logging company from clear-cutting a northern California forest.
