National Geographic Documentary Films released the official trailer for The Flagmakers, a short documentary from award-winning co-directors Cynthia Wade (Freeheld) and Sharon Liese (Transhood), with NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo as executive producer.
The Michelin 3-star Northern California restaurant The French Laundry – currently run by legendary chef Thomas Keller – has often been recognized as the best in the world, but few know the story of its founder, Sally Schmitt. In an emotional final interview before her passing in March 2022, Sally tells her own story as a pioneering chef of California cuisine and sets the table for another way to look at life: where balance, rather than recognition, is the ultimate prize.
Toronto International Film Festival 2022 announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, presented by TikTok, showcasing 39 live-action narrative, documentary, and animated shorts by a groundbreaking group of filmmakers representing 18 countries.
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the winners of the 2022 MIFF Shorts Awards, which reward filmmakers with more than $63,500 in prizes. A jury consisting of filmmaker Tiriki Onus (Ablaze), director James Vaughan (Friends and Strangers), and film writer Jourdain Searles selected seven out of the 78 films in the program
The Oscar® Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival returns for its 8th edition from August 11- 20th, 2022, with nearly 400 films on the program featuring Academy Award Nominee® James Franco, Golden Globe and Grammy Nominee Wiz Khalifa, Emmy Nominee Colman Domingo, Rosario Dawson, Nina Dobrev, Penn Badgley, Emmy Award-winner Brian Cox, Academy Award nominee June Squibb, SAG Winner Zachary Levi and more
The 28th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried and audience award winners and the Estonian film Sierra directed by Sander Joon won the Oscar® qualifying Best of the Festival Award. Loosely inspired by the director’s childhood, Sierra pulls us into the surreal car racing world.
Filmmaker Joshua Seftel looks at a U.S. Marine and the Muslim community he plotted to bomb in his documentary short Stranger at the Gate which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, and won a Special Jury Mention honor.
Following its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, the Jeremy Lin short documentary film 38 at the Garden, directed by Frank Chi and produced by Oscar-winning filmmakers Travon Free and Samir Hernandez (“Two Distant Strangers”), will debut on HBO this fall.
A new half-hour anthology series Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series will roll out Sunday, June 12 on Showtime featuring the bold works of various emerging filmmakers, with each episode featuring two to three short films that vary in timely subject matter, tone and perspective.
The 28th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest returns to theatres at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) from June 21-27, 2022, screening 51 curated programs showcasing 300 films.
Written and directed by Award winning Palestinian American filmmaker Mohammed Saffouri, Touchline will celebrate its North America Premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Directed by Amy Bench, More Than I Remember, the animated documentary on child refugee Mugeni, will have its international premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs film festival as part of the shorts program: Persister Shorts: Mother’s Day, a selection of short documentaries features stories of women speaking up and being heard.