Short Films
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PBS Short Film Festival to Showcase 25 Short Films Exploring Culture, Race Relations and More
Sweetheart Dancers PBS’ Webby Award-nominated PBS Short Film Festival will return for a ninth year from July 13-24 to all PBS and station digital platforms, including PBS.org, YouTube and Facebook. The festival features 25 short-form independent films presented in five categories: culture, environment, family, humanity and race.
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Watch the Sundance Award-Winning Short ‘Ship’
Antonio Watson appears in -Ship: A Visual Poem by Terrance Daye, an official selection of the Shorts Programs at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Kristin Kouke. Terrance Daye’s award-winning Ship is a beautiful short story that depicts the complexities of love, family, and grief within the Black household. In the thirteen-minute short, Jeremiah learns the contradicting lessons of manhood and masculinity on the day of his cousin’s funeral.
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HBO Max Greenlights Animated Series Based on HAIR LOVE, Academy Award-Winning Short Film
Hair Love HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of the all-new, 2D animated series, Young Love, based on the characters in the Academy Award-winning short film, Hair Love from Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry and Sony Pictures Animation.
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Palm Springs ShortFest 2020 Announces Juried Award Winners. ‘Matriochkas’ Wins Best of Fest
Matriochkas directed by Bérangère Mc Neese. The 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its juried award winners from the 332 shorts films that were part of the Official Selection and made available online to screen from June 16-22. The top prize, Best of the Festival Award went to Matriochkas directed by Bérangère Mc Neese.
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11 Short Films Selected to Compete in Cannes Film Festival 2020
2019 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Palme d’or winner: The Distance Between Us and The Sky by Vasilis Kekatos (Greece). 11 short films from 12 countries will encompass the Official Selection of short films in Competition at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. Five female directors are also featured in the 2020 Official Selection.
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332 Short Films Selected for 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest
Jay Ellis in Thirsty Palm Springs International ShortFest has selected 332 short films in their Official Selection of the 26th edition that will be eligible for jury award consideration. These films represent 69 countries and were selected from more than 6,000 submissions received this year. While ShortFest will not hold an in-person event, a number of the official selection films will be available to screen for free online from June 16-22, 2020.
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Watch!! Trevor Anderson’s Short Doc JESSE JAMS, Coming-of-age for Indigenous Trans Frontman
The documentary short film Jesse Jams directed by Trevor Anderson spotlights Indigenous trans frontman of mumble-punk band Jesse Jams and The Flams. The film was an Official Selection of Outfest Fusion 2020 and recently celebrated as part of Vimeo Staff Picks.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival ShortFest Reveals 2020 Plans
Palm Springs Film Society announced their plans for Palm Springs International Film Festival ShortFest 2020 taking place in June in a recent update from Artistic Director Lili Rodriguez and Managing Director Rhea Lewis-Woodson. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, an in-person festival will not take place in June, however, official selected films will screen on the festival’s website for free from June 16 to 22, 2020.
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Stony Brook Film Festival to Stream Award-Winning Short Films FREE Online
Italian Miracle directed by Francesco Gabriele This May, Stony Brook Film Festival will offer a series of award-winning short films from past Festivals for free online. The films will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays every week through June, with the first film released on May 5 at 12:00 pm.
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Watch Trailer for AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES, National Geographic Documentary Produced by James Cameron
Akashinga: The Brave Ones Ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic Documentary Films announced a new documentary short, Akashinga: The Brave Ones. Executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and directed by Maria Wilhelm, executive director of the Avatar Alliance Foundation, the film tells the story of Akashinga, the all-female anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe that is facing down poachers and saving wildlife. Akashinga: The Brave Ones will have its world premiere at the EarthxFilm Festival, which will be held virtually April 22 to 27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The documentary short is also an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will broadcast on National Geographic later this year in 171 countries and 43 languages.
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Mailchimp and Oscilloscope Partner to Screen SXSW 2020 Short Films – Now Online
Stucco When the City of Austin had to cancel this year’s SXSW Film Festival, hundreds of filmmakers lost the opportunity for their work to be seen.