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    Horror Gustav Egerstedt

    Live Forever

    Based around an anthemic song which sees the dead unite across genres and time, Live Forever is a musical love letter and tribute to the poor victims of horror films who didn’t make it to the sequel.

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    Documentary James Burns

    We Live This

    We Live This is the story of four boys from the projects who have come together to pursue their dreams. Most New Yorkers who ride the MTA have opinions about them, but what lies beneath these young performers is more than what meets the eye.

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    Oscar Short Films 2023: A Voter's Guide

    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.

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    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.

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    Review of the Crowdsourced Short "Live Music"

    Live Music is a short animation that has been buzzed about in creative and traditional media circles for several months now based primarily on its unique production history. Mass Animation, a company specializing in "crowdsourcing"—the process of enlisting the time and expertise of a volunteer force, managed to put together a large creative community to work on the film via a custom Facebook app.

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    Interview: Max Winston

    It's been over a year since we stopped getting in touch with filmmakers on a regular basis, and one of the things we got back from you readers before our redesign, was that you wanted that sad state of affairs to end. So it will.

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    The Future of Live-Action | SOTW Awards 2013

    Short of the Week is about more than just highlighting the best in bite-sized narratives—it’s also about fostering a dialogue amongst the innovative creators telling earth-shattering stories in new and interesting ways. And, what better time to do that than the week of the 2013 Short of Week Awards? All week, we'll be having roundtable interviews with the award winners to learn more about their creative process as well as the broader storytelling landscape where short films are proving to be the leaders in the industry.

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    Live-Action Winners! | SOTW Awards 2013

    This year’s winning live-action filmmakers represent a diverse group: a star feature film directing duo, a veteran commercial director, a pair of award-winning photojournalists, a Canadian writing/directing duo, and a young LA up and comer. What all these creators share is an ability to tell fantastic stories.

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    Poem Max Winston

    I Live in the Woods

    A warped and absurd little fairytale about a Woodsman who is master of all he sees...—A Sundance 10/10 film:

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