We like reading up on animation festivals because more often than not you can find several of the winning short films online already. Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America's premier showcase for animation, and having wrapped up at the end of October has proven itself no exception—some of its excellent winners are already up on the web.
The second annual GLAS Animation Festival lights up on March 2-5, 2017 in Berkeley, CA. We feel a kindred connection to GLAS not only because festival director, Jeanette Bonds, is a contributor here at S/W, but because it is the only US festival dedicated to pulling together the most daring indie animators from around the world.
A young Dominican woman is forced to rethink her move to the US after a dark family secret surfaces.
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.
Australian short The Landing is one of those film's that's going to leave you with questions. Whether based around the impressive craft on show in the production of the piece or aimed at the cleverly deceptive storyline, Josh Tanner's film is one that demands exploring in greater detail.
An astronaut encounters a terrifying anomaly approaching the International Space Station.
A documentary short shot in Virtual Reality that chronicles a day in the life of a ranger in Garamba National Park. These rangers are often the last line of defense in a race against extinction at the hands of poachers slaughtering elephants for their ivory tusks.
For ten years, I've pretended to make a movie out of my grandfather's Algerian war souvenirs. Today, I’m not sure I want to hear what he has to say.
The Oscar shortlists are here! Find out who made the cut and where you can view the films.
