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News Web Competition / October 2, 2009

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…

News Web Competition / October 1, 2009

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News / September 15, 2009

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),…

News / August 30, 2009

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…

News / July 23, 2009

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…

News / May 15, 2009

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…

News / March 21, 2009

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…

News / March 19, 2009

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,…

News / February 22, 2009

The 2008 Oscar winners for the best short films are…

News / February 21, 2009

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…

News / February 15, 2009

YouTube announced via their blog that it is now possible to view embedded videos in high-definition.

News / February 3, 2009

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…

News / January 25, 2009

The National Film Board of Canada, has digitized its collection and taken it online in celebration of its upcoming 70th anniversary.

Festival News Sundance / January 13, 2009

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…

News / July 4, 2008

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,…

News / June 20, 2008

For the past few years, YouTube has been the ultimate democracy willing to take in every tired, poor, and huddled video. But just this week, YouTube has decided to put…