On Chinese New Year’s Eve, a 19 year old boy tries to reconnect with his mother after going to kung fu school against her will.
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.
A kiosk worker dreams of escaping her restrictive workplace, but her sweet tooth and monotonous life has meant even getting out of the exit is troublesome
Night lovestory of two outsiders, who meet in closed swimming pool in the middle of big city.
Sam has dropped out of college for reasons she can’t explain. On her 22nd birthday, she has one wish: to see a comet that comes once every 150 years. But her day spirals out of control when she faces questions about her future that she's not prepared to answer.
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming in a gut-wrenching and visually brilliant student animation that promises to be a top contender for Oscar.
Only a formal handshake separates two politicians from a sealed contract. But as both stubbornly try to gain the upper hand within the gesture, their grim intransigence takes on a monstrous life of its own.
We published part 1 of this fashion film roundup to honor the end of New York fashion week and since then London and Milan have had their turn. Now we're in the thick of Fashion Week Paris, the final of the 4 consecutive world fashion weeks, and at last here is part 2.
Including multiple Short of the Week selections you can watch right now
An update to our key resource compiling the submission policies of top film festivals
