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Online Program / November 5, 2009

Another recent online contest winner to share with you. Stella Artois, responsible for the crappy short films you get to see instead of trailers when you go to the movies,…

News / October 22, 2009

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…

SOTW / October 20, 2009

We all have our tastes when it comes to short films. We writers thought we’d make it easy for you to find your taste by allowing you to follow our…

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

Bablegum winner

SOTW / September 30, 2009

ASA has been working hard to rip out the malicious code infecting Shortoftheweek, which had been responsible for the RSS spam and general site sluggishness. As a result we were…

Article / September 17, 2009

I was reading NewTeeVee recently and their weekend question caught my attention: How Much is a Movie Worth? The standard now seems to be $.99 rental, $4.99 old release, $9.99 new…

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…

Interview / August 24, 2009

How did Solitude come about?
Solitude is my thesis project for my degree at ESAG-Penninghen Paris. It’s a universal feeling that reaches every one of us at some point of time…

SOTW / July 29, 2009

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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…

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…

Interview / April 8, 2009

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

Interview / April 4, 2009

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…

SOTW / April 1, 2009

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.…

SOTW / March 24, 2009

We’re entering the final week of our Gut Check Online Film Contest and have received many more submissions than we ever could have anticipated. If you haven’t submitted your film…

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,…

SOTW / March 14, 2009

Halfway through our Gut Check contest, we’ve received a number of films from the few smart filmmakers who recognize this opportunity. I want to remind filmmakers that we’ll be accepting…

SOTW / February 28, 2009

Gut Check 2009 has concluded. Thanks to all who took part.
Short of the Week is officially kicking off our 1st Gut Check Online Film Contest. We believe there…

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…