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Now that we’ve kicked off our new series with Oktapodi, we’ve got a bunch of great student stuff coming your way. Believe me, it’s already cued up in Wordpress. But…

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Throughout the month of August, Short of the Week will be bringing you the best student films the online world has to offer. Student filmmakers have proven…

Babelgum, a service I’m not really in love with, has attempted to overcome their clunky interface and low video quality by scoring exclusives. This one, Strawberry Swing is the latest Coldplay…

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…

The second collaboration between NPR institution “This American Life” and comic book icon Chris Ware, examines the slipperiness of memory to humorous effect.

This has been out for awhile but for those who haven’t had the chance to see the latest work from stop-motion master, Pes, I invite you to take a look…

Vice Versa is a fun short animation that roughly follows the history of industrialization and its balance with the environment. Progress begins slowly then progresses at an accelerated rate until we finally…

Our favorite Aussie stuntman turned director is back in another piece featuring humans colliding with cars. Nash Edgerton, director of Spider and member of the formidable Blue Tongue group, resurfaces with…

I first looked at this short on an early Wholphin collection. It’s simple, well done, and bizarrely entertaining. Watch it—give it time—and you’ll be rewarded with a laugh.
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I find that a lot of the most striking short films I see have a commerce aspect to them. Films like the There is Only One Sun or The Shock Doctrine which…

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…

A great little sci-fi film I found via our friends at Ticklebooth. A perfect dramatization of some of the spiritual/emotional issues still to be worked out as medicine moves forward.…

Just a couple weeks after MarBelle featured his bizarre, special effects laden film Handmade, Motionographer pointed me towards an equally bizarre new piece from CISMA, Le Sens Propre. It is a…

(Readers emailed me yesterday that the file was taken down. It now seems to be back. Thanks for the heads up.)
A new animation conceived by the genius of Chris Ware…

Big Buck Bunny is a worthy entry into the rich history of animated violence. An obese, sweet-natured bunny is picked upon by a trio of shady little woodland critters. He meekly…

Just a little something to get you through the weekend. D.E.B.S is a classic GLBT short that’s fun instead of weighty. Made in 2003 right in the middle of the Charlies…

This is a fun stop-motion from Carrotkid of OrangeCore Films based out of Vancouver. Android 207 features an android who is trapped in a mysterious maze which features danger at every turn.…

A fun and inventive stop-motion of a wolf chasing a pig. Yeah, not much of story, but high on the “wow” factor. Reminiscent of Ten Thousand Pictures of You, with…

Busy as I am searching for short films online, I  really don’t have time to obsess about music and search around for all the best new stuff. I, like many…

Vimeo looks like it might be joining Twitter in the mainstream limelight, as this Slate article could portend a coming zeitgeist for our beloved video site. Hopefully Vimeo can maintain its…

AJ Bond, director of the Gut Check winning film, Hirsute, talks about Back to the Future and his “Many Martys” theory.

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,…

Thanks to all the filmmakers who submitted their film to our online mini-festival. We received quite a few more entries than we really expected, so it was a big success.…

No, unfortunately not a film by Paul Rand, but the next best thing—a film about Paul Rand! By all rights I should let Andrew introduce this Short of the Moment since…

I recently enlisted Andrew’s help with a little Super-8 film project of my own, sparking a personal interest in the form. My curiosity is your gain in the form of…