This was a strong year for short films. I can tell by the divided results from our Oscar poll that had close battles in both the animated and live action…
TropFest! ‘Tis truly excellent to have Australian short film goodness back in one’s life. I post the winners every year, so I don’t want to repeat myself too much,…
I just wrote up an, unfortunately, negative review of Luke Doolan’s Oscar-nominated Miracle Fish, which gave me a chance to remark on the fantastic Blue-Tongue Film collective. NyTimes have gotten…
In a rare turn of events, a cursory web search has revealed that at least one of the Oscar live-action short films is online, Luke Doolan’s Miracle Fish. The…
The 82nd Annual Oscar Nominated Short Films have been announced with a few surprises.
Sundance kicked off tonight in Park City, Utah. I hadn’t heard any advance buzz about the 10/10 online series, a recent Sundance tradition that we covered last year, and…
Ghost House has just announced they’ve signed director, Federico Alvarez, to make a $30-$40 million feature film based primarily on the success of his short film, Panic Attack, that has…
The final 10 animations in the running for the upcoming Oscar nominations have officially been announced. Check out the previews of each film below. Which do you think deserves to…
Life is grand for iphone users. Vimeo, video host of choice for the artsy crowd, is now available on the mobile phone. Things are just starting, so the whole collection…
Via CNet, I’ve learned that the National Film Board of Canada, that awesome sponsor of innumerable award-winning short films, is now offering over 500 films available for viewing on your…
You may have heard the news today. Despite President Obama’s personal lobbying, the International Olympic Committee snubbed Chicago as host for the 2016 games in favor of Rio. It was…
Jossie Malis has been hard at work expanding the genius behind his original Bendito Machine to a larger audience. The striking visual style (dark silhouette shapes against brightly colored backgrounds),…
Nothing excites the internet masses (yours truly included) like a best of list. A new one out lists a bunch of really important animation directors and their representative works. Created…
Shorts International, the UK-based purveyor of for-sale short films on Itunes and sponsor of the Oscar Nominee theater screenings for short film, unveiled something cool again. ShortsHD is their newest…
As you might have heard, Cannes is getting underway. While you don’t get to see any of the official competition films, Cannes does have this cool thing called the Short…
Hulu is broadening its support of documentary films including a section on documentary short films. Also, if you’ve been stranded on a deserted island for the past year, check out…
I have proclaimed my love for that most democratic and web-radical of film festivals, Tropfest, on numerous occasions. You can read the review and watch last year’s winner, Marry Me,…
Oscars are tomorrow, so its getting a little late to form an opinion on the short film categories, but, Shorts International is continuing with their recent tradition of putting the…
YouTube announced via their blog that it is now possible to view embedded videos in high-definition.
The folks over at AWN are showcasing the animated films up for an Oscar this year. They show short clips from most films along with stills and a synopsis—enough…
The National Film Board of Canada, has digitized its collection and taken it online in celebration of its upcoming 70th anniversary.
This year, the Sundance Film Festival will highlight an exclusive selection of 10 short films over 10 days on the iTunes Store.Beginning January 15th with the first film, Short…
A favorite short film host, Atom Films, has decided to narrow its once broad library of films to focus purely on comedy. It joins the likes of SuperDeluxe, Jib Jab,…
