News
Oscar Short Films 2024: The Nominees
The Academy voters have made their selections - the 15 short films progressing to the nominations stage have been announced.
News
The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund Returns
The Uncertain Kingdom short film fund is back and offering five UK-based filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the theme of ‘belief’.
Festival
Sundance 2011 Short Films Online: Program 1
Word came out yesterday of Sundance's plans for the online exhibition of its short films this year. The American film festival giant first debuted short films on the internet in 2006, but we have yet to have two years of the same approach since.
Playlist
The S/W Team selects their Favorite Short Films of 2023
Vengeful sculptors, baby squirrels and backflipping avatars - the S/W team pick their favorite short films from our 2023 coverage.
SOTW
Short Films in 2013—A Year in Review
It's been an eventful and film-packed year for Short of the Week. Let's take a moment to look back at the biggest and most important events in the world of short films from this past year.
Experimental
Gabriel Gabriel Garble
Well Wishes My Love, Your Love
Newly orphaned and freshly wounded from a loss, a boy lends his companion a prosthetic arm for the day. The companion records the arm being exposed to different textures and materials. What will become of the limb and the video recordings?
Filmmaker Update
The Short List: Karen Maine Interview
A chat with the director of the SXSW premiere feature "Yes, God, Yes", adapted from the viral short of the same name.
Article
The Viral Experience: What Happens When You Reach The Top
You've seen the scenario before: some talented, young filmmaker releases his latest short film on Vimeo and BOOM practically overnight it goes viral. A few million views and a couple hundred thousand comments later, they garner industry attention, eventually cinching a movie deal with Hollywood.
Festival
Watch Films From the 2020 Palm Springs ShortFest
Palm Springs ShortFest is back in virtual form. The most comprehensive short film festival in the USA, we highlight alums on the jury and in the official selection, as well as link to the festival's online showcase.
S/W Awards
SOTW Awards 2015!
For the 4th consecutive year the editorial team at Short of the Week is pleased to highlight (what we think are) the very best short films released online. Culling from the over 150 short films featured on the site in 2014, the SOTW Awards honor the current breadth of excellence in the short form.
