With nominee voting for the 2023 Academy Awards opening today (Thu 12th Jan), the S/W team highlights the five standout films from each short film category.
Our Award-winners take a seat at our "virtual" roundtable and offer up their thoughts on what it means to be a filmmakers today. Plus, learn about what they're planning next.
Yesterday marked the online debut of the 2011 Sundance Competition short films, and in that first batch of 4 films we were treated to the World Premiere of New York-based filmmaker Nick Paley's Andy and Zach—my favorite short in the program. Nick Paley happens to be a fan of Short of the Week, so we traded emails regarding the film, Sundance, and his thoughts on short films online.
From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.
Twin tennis stars Darcy and Marcy struggle with their inner demons on the eve of a big championship.
A trumpet player struggles to adapt to life after losing his hearing in a freak accident in this emotive new short from Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis.
There's one in every groupthe guy who always shows up late because he can't get away from worklike serial killing. Warning: this is a dark, dark comedy. Enter at your own risk.
Meet Jeffrey Gurian: a fixture in the comedy world for the last 40 years who has simultaneously pursued fame while also maintaining a cosmetic dental practice.
A surreal portrait of a young woman as she finds her place within a roadside harem, a nighttime truck stop becomes an ominous playground for sexual desires and something much more strange.
A tiny and mysterious cat-like creature awakes in the remains of his smouldering spaceship and finds himself on a journey through a beautiful and dangerous world, in a quest for answers.
