Incident

Nominated for Oscar. Through a montage of surveillance and police body-camera footage, a reconstruction of a deadly shooting by a Chicago police officer becomes an investigation into how a narrative begins to take shape in the aftermath.

Festival April 22nd, 2011

Retro Short Films: Tribeca 2011 Film Festival

Tribeca's (Online) Film Festival this year is quite extensive: 6 feature films, 9 in-competition shorts and these9 "retro" shorts from the festival's past, all available for free! We'll cover this year's competition shorts in a series of forthcoming posts, but remember that Tribeca has their own spin on this online thing, so make sure to reserve a 24-hour screening window for each film in advance. These 9 retro shorts are a bit easier to manage, rather than signing up for specific 24-hour screening periods, they are available to view at any time between now and May 1st.

Oscar Films January 26th, 2022

Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide

With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.

Interview June 22nd, 2015

Interview with Ryan Spindell (The Root of the Problem)

We chat with Ryan Spindell, one of horror's most exciting young voices, about indie filmmaking and how to make delightfully gory films on a budget.

Article March 5th, 2015

(Why you can't) Watch the Short Film that became the Oscar winning Whiplash

Why did so many reputable news & entertainment outlets featuring a short film that was so obviously an unofficial copy?

News February 18th, 2020

A New Study Looks at Gender Disparity in Short Film

Film statistician Stephen Follows crunches 18 years of short film data to look for insights behind the current gender imbalance in the film industry.

Branded Content October 22nd, 2016

Revisiting BMW's Groundbreaking Branded Content Series "The Hire"

BMW's legendary marketing campaign is returning after 14 years with a new film. We look back at the original 8 installments directed by A-list talent like Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Ang Lee & Wong Kar Wai, which helped invent the concept of branded film.

Filmmaker Update March 21st, 2021

Filmmaker Updates: March 2021

With the 2021 festival season now underway and annual awards starting to be handed out, we take a look at what some of our previously featured filmmakers have been up to over the last couple of months.

News February 10th, 2020

The Oscar Winning Short Films of 2020

The Winners of the Short Subject Categories at the 92nd Academy Awards

News December 1st, 2024

Short Film Anthology selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at Oscars

With the short film anthology 'From Ground Zero' submitted as the official Palestinian entry for the 2025 Best International Feature Film Oscar, we take a look at the collection and offer an exclusive look at one of the 22-films.