The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences narrowed the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscar nominations.
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10 Animated Short Films Remain in the Running for 90th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today revealed the 10 animated short films that will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards.
Cork Film Festival 2017 Awards – Irish Short Film WAVE Wins Grand Prix Irish Short
Irish short film Wave is the winner of the Grand Prix Irish Short at the Cork Film Festival 2017 Awards Ceremony.
15: A QUINCEAÑERA STORY, Five Different Latina Girls Celebrate Quinceañera, will Debut on HBO
15: A Quinceanera Story is a collection of four short films following five Latina girls from different cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds as they transition to adulthood, all observing the traditional rite of passage of the quinceañera
Watch Trailer for THE HEYDAY OF THE INSENSITIVE BASTARDS Starring James Franco, Natalie Portman
Here is the funny trailer for The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, a series of vignettes ranging from comical to bittersweet to poignant.
Short Film TOKYO PROJECT Starring Elisabeth Moss to Debut on HBO | Trailer
The short film “Tokyo Project,” starring Elisabeth Moss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Shu Kakizawa, explores a mysterious romance between two strangers.
DTLA Film Festival Announces 2017 Short Film Lineup
The 2017 DTLA Film Festival will screen more than 60 short films from filmmakers around the world in 10 distinctly different programs.
2017 Fantastic Fest Announces Short Film Lineup, CERULIA, THE BURDEN, and More
The 2017 Fantastic Fest announced the short film line up for the 13th edition of the festival, which runs September 21 to September 28, 2017 at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX.
VIDEO: Watch Trailers for 2 Netflix Documentary Shorts Premiering at 2017 Telluride Film Festival
Here are the trailers for two Netflix original documentary shorts – Heroin(e) and Long Shot premiering this weekend at the 2017 Telluride Film Festival.
11 Finalists Selected for 2017 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival Short Film Competition
Eleven short films have been selected as finalists for the Juried Short Film competition at the 2017 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival.
2017 HollyShorts Film Festival Announces Winners, Brett Rattner Receives Icon Award
The Academy Awards® qualifying 13th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival came to a close Saturday night with the HollyShorts Awards.
Netflix Debuts Trailer + Poster + Release Date for Documentary Short RESURFACE from Tribeca Film Fest
Netflix has released the trailer and poster for the documentary short film Resurface.
World Premiere of COUSIN, COUSINE An Unreleased Short by French Filmmaker Jean Rouch Added to Venice Film Festival
For the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great French director and ethnographer Jean Rouch, the Venice Film Festival adds to its line-up the world-premiere screening of Cousin, cousine
Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 35 International Titles on 2017 Short Cuts Program
The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled the 35 exceptional short films that make up the International portion of the 2017 Short Cuts program.
16 Short Films and Webisodes Selected as Semi-Finalists for 2017 NBCUniversal Short Film Festival
16 original short films and webisodes have been selected as semi-finalists for the 12th annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival.
2017 HollyShorts Film Festival Unveils Competition Short Films Lineup
The Academy Awards® qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival unveiled today it’s official lineup of in-competition short films for the upcoming 13th edition of the festival.
9 Short Films by Italian Directors in Venice Intl. Film Critics’ Week SIC@SIC Short Films Program
Nine short films by Italian directors, who have not yet directed a feature film, will have their world premiere at the 2nd SIC@SIC (Short Italian Cinema @ Settimana Internazionale della Critica).
25 Independent Short Films in 2017 PBS Online Film Festival
The Webby Award-nominated PBS Online Film Festival will return for a sixth year July 17 – July 28, 2017, featuring 25 short-form independent films.
Palm Springs International ShortFest Announces 2017 Lineup Featuring Idris Elba, Kate Winslet and More
This year’s 23rd Palm Springs International ShortFest taking place June 20-26, 2017, at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs will showcase 338 films
Catya Plate Returns to 2017 Brooklyn Film Festival with World Premiere of MEETING MACGUFFIN | Trailer
Award winning Brooklyn filmmaker and artist Catya Plate, whose film “Hanging By A Thread” won the Spirit Award for Animation at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2014, is back with the World Premiere of the stop motion animated film Meeting MacGuffin: An Animated Ecological Thriller
Watch Trailer for Chris Burkard’s Documentary UNDER AN ARCTIC SKY on Surfing in Iceland
Here is the trailer for “Under an Arctic Sky,” a documentary film that follows six surfers along with photographer Chris Burkard on their journey to Iceland’s north coast in search of perfect waves
WOMEN & WINE, REFUGEE and PUSSY Win Seattle International Film Festival ShortsFest Jury Awards
ShortsFest Weekend, Seattle International Film Festival’s celebration of short films, that takes place every year over Memorial Day Weekend, announced this year’s Jury Award winners.
Watch John Turturro and Bobby Cannavale Talk Hair in rag & bone’s Short Film HAIR from Tribeca 2017
rag & bone has released online in full, the short film Hair, starring John Turturro and Bobby Cannavale, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.
Tribeca 2017: rag & bone Debuts HAIR Directed by and Starring John Turturro | Trailer
Hair, a short film, directed by and starring Golden Globe-nominated actor John Turturro alongside two-time Emmy-winner Bobby Cannavale debuted at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.