Short Films

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

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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.

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TINGLE MONSTERS, Alexandra Serio’s Horror Short Film Set for Release

Tingle Monsters is a short film starring, written and directed by Alexandra Serio

Tingle Monsters is a short film starring, written and directed by Alexandra Serio. After screening at Cinequest, Final Girls Berlin and the Cleveland International Film Festival and accepted into Oxford Film Festival, FilmQuest, Montclair Film Festival and more, this short film is set for release online on May 20, 2020.

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HBO Announces Winners of HBO Latinx Short Film Competition

“The Serenade” directed by Adelina Anthony

HBO announced three short films winners of HBO Latinx Short Film competition, selected from the 2019 Official Latino Film and Arts Festival (OLFAF) alumni.

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Watch Trailer for DEAR GUEST, Megan Freels Johnston’ Horror Short Film

DEAR GUEST directed by Megan Freels Johnston

Fresh off its premiere at the Monaco International Film Festival Megan Freels Johnston released a new teaser trailer for her Twilight Zone-esque short film, Dear Guest.

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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Dennis Quaid

Oscar Meza and Vania Accinelli star in The Catch (El Salto), directed by Thais Drassinower. Photographer: Mario Bassino

The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup of 64 diverse and captivating short films including DreamWorks Animation’s new animated short, To Gerard. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera.The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 – April 26.

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NY International Children’s Film Festival Announces 2020 Short Film Lineup

11:40 directed by Claudia Ruiz

Oscar-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) announced the complete short film lineup for its 2020 Festival, which runs February 21 to March 15 at theaters throughout New York.

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Sundance 2020 Announces Short Film Award Winners. Sofia Alaoui Wins Grand Jury Prize

Fouad Oughaou appears in So What If The Goats Die by Sofia Alaoui, an official selection of the Shorts Programs at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Enviede Tempte.

Winners of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced last night in Park City, Utah with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize going to So What If The Goats Die, directed and written by Sofia Alaoui.

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IFFR Announces Winners of Ammodo Tiger Short Awards 2020

From left to right: Dorian Jespers, Maïder Fortuné, Ismaïl Bahri. Winners of International Film Festival Rotterdam – Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2020.

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced the the winners of this year’s 2020 Ammodo Tiger Short Competition winning films – Apparition by Ismaïl Bahri, Communicating Vessels by Maïder Fortuné and Annie MacDonell, and Sun Dog by Dorian Jespers. The jury gave a special mention to Wong Ping’s Fables 2 by Wong Ping.

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First Short Films Revealed for 2020 Filmfest Dresden + Tribute to Israeli Artist Omer Fast

ELECTRIC SWAN (2019) by Konstantina Kotzamani © Homemade Films

From April 21 to 26, 2020, the 32nd Filmfest Dresden will take place in the state capital of Saxony in Dresden, Germany, featuring an exciting festival program with the best short films from across the world.

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Nino Aldi’s Comedy Short Film TRIBES to Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Nino Aldi’s role-reversal comedy Tribes, starring DeStorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Daytime Emmy-winning producer/actor Jake Hunter (Class Act).

Self-identity is a bitch
Tribes

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Short Film LITTLE CHIEF by Indigenous Filmmaker Erica Tremblay to Premiere at Sundance 2020

Little Chief directed by Erica Tremblay

Little Chief, a narrative short film directed by Indigenous filmmaker Erica Tremblay (Seneca-Cayuga), will world premiere as part of the Shorts Selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The story stars an Indigenous cast, including Starring Lily Gladstone as Sharon, Julian Ballentyne as Bear and Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, Billions); and was produced through the Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab.

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