Marnie Blok, Jack Howard, Linden Feng, Hannah Palumbo, John Kelly, Merced Elizondo, Lee Knight, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer, ...

Short films were once the exclusive domain of film school students; the Internet boom of the late 1990s ricocheted shorts into the American consciousness. Although business has slowed in the ensuing ...

Short films used to be warm-ups. Now, they’re auditions for the big leagues. More and more, filmmakers are turning 5- to 15-minute shorts into pitches for full-length features. This trend is not ...

Michael Pantozzi’s “Off The Face of the Earth” opens with a reclusive photographer, Tim (Pantozzi), who struggles to find the ...

It's not easy to win attention in the Oscar and Bafta shorts categories, but Screen speaks to the campaigners who are taking on the challenge.

War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko - which is now available on YouTube - uses the 1971 John Lennon and Yoko ...

Given 16 minutes of your life to spend watching a short film, would you click on one described on YouTube as “a homeless 7-year-old who lives on the beach makes and sells ‘stick people’ to get by”?

The prevailing wisdom is this: don’t do it. “It’s insane,” they’ll say. “A waste of money and time and resources,” they’ll whisper. Don’t make that short film. Don’t go to film festivals. Don’t pour ...

Short films serve two primary purposes for an aspiring filmmaker: hands-on experience and proof that you’ve got what it takes. Succinct yet rich narratives that are personal, entertaining, and hit a ...