The 2016 Short of the Week Awards
Our annual celebration of the short films that delighted us the most from this calendar year.
Our annual celebration of the short films that delighted us the most from this calendar year.
Shot over a moonlit night, the atmospheric documentary reveals the last of a hidden community hunting an endangered fish.
A love story to Canada, Guy Maddin directs this film for the NFB about a Bosnian immigrant who uses the Aurora Borealis to broadcast images across the country.
As short film curators, we often get asked the broad question: why make a short film? After all, they tend to be money losers, and even if you do capture lightning in a bottle and manage to go viral, that doesnt necessarily translate to fame and fortune. So, why do it? Well, there is a popular assertion that a short film can be a pivotal stepping stone to a feature.
A young woman incurs the wrath of the internet after inadvertently becoming a viral sensation.
TREACHERY! Lou’s mum sold his beloved roller skates at the swap meet. A series of strange and revealing encounters begin when he inevitably goes looking for them in the buzzing crowd...
Duncan and his dog Oscar go on their weekly camping trip into the wilderness. But this trip, when Duncan looks out into the woods, something out there looks back
The story of Shmilu, a Hasidic Jew in crisis, torn between his community and the romantic possibilities of trendy East London.
With the RCA Grad Show forced online this year, we take a look at the best short films from the final year students of the Animation MA course
An overconfident understudy lets a taste of fame go right to his head.