Mad Cow Films

  • Interview

    The Importance of Editing with Alexander Farah

    "The simplistic act of splicing two clips together in a sequence, made me understand the editor to be a second director of sorts" - S/W regular Alexander Farah joins us to discuss the importance of editing when creating a short film.

  • News

    Oscar Short Films in Theaters Today

    If you live in the US, UK or Canada, you may be able to see the live-action, animated and documentary Oscar-nominated short film programs in a theater near you starting today. Shorts International is again the driving force behind this great series.

  • Festival

    Competition Short Films Part 1: 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

    Friday I reviewed the 9 retrospective short films available to watch for free in the Tribeca Streaming Room. They underwhelmed me, which I found odd—shouldn't the program have been comprised of nothing but slam-dunk, all-star selections? Anyway, today we shift focus to the films that are actual 2011 Tribeca Film Fest selections, and fortunately  I think they are much better.

  • Playlist

    Lexus Short Films 2017

    From high school basketball tryouts to strange encounters in the Australian outback, we take a look at the latest batch of short films from Lexus and The Weinstein Company.

  • Playlist

    Watch 2012 Sundance Short Films!

    Yesterday saw the release of Sundance 2012's short film lineup. The official press release is here for your perusal.

  • SOTW

    TOP TEN SHORT FILMS OF 2017 - Chelsea Lupkin

    Chelsea Lupkin / NYC Contributor / @chelsealupkin2017 was the year that I couldn’t shut up about short films. There may have been major Hollywood features and awesome Netflix series vying for my attention, but short films took the proverbial cake for me.

  • Article

    Oscar Short Film Trends

    From the rise of the celebrity exec producer to the dwindling dominance of Animation's big studios, these are the Oscar short films trends you need to know about.

  • Playlist

    The Animation Workshop: Grad Films 2017

    From isolated whaling towns to post-apocalyptic worlds, journey through a universe of animated awesomeness in the 2017 grad films from Denmark's The Animation Workshop

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