Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019: How to Watch 7 of 15 Right Now

The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations: some films in the Shorts categories are easy to see

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The 91st Oscar nominations were announced this morning in a presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We’re pleased to highlight for you 7 of 15 nominated shorts (Live Action, Documentary, Animated) that are online and available for you to watch from the comfort of home before the ceremony. Best Live Action Short…

Jan 23, 2019

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The 10 Best Short Films of 2018 (Available Online)

From Korea to Syria, here are the best of the best, strictly available online

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2018 has been a banner year for short films. The increasing diversity and originality of artistic ideas peak, as always, with our final tally for the year’s finest short films. Some of the most inspiring films were made by women, others are built on the absences of the past—and their ghostly emanations. But what matters…

Dec 31, 2018

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Focus On: Federica Gianni, Director of Primo and The Friend from Tel Aviv

At MedFilm Festival, we met Federica Gianni, who told us about her short films: watch the online premieres of The Friend from Tel Aviv and Primo

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Federica Gianni‘s gaze upon the world is unusual. It’s piercing and slanted. She is a NYC-based Italian writer/director and her short films explore the different expressions of contemporary masculinity, the struggle between belonging and otherness, the (re)self-discovery, the explosion of desire and the deception of feelings. She did it by focusing on suspension of her…

Nov 28, 2018

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The 6 Best Iranian Short Films In the Past Years

Not only Ashghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi: a new generation of young directors is making the Iranian cinema so proud

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When talking about Iranian cinema and their films, names like Ashghar Farhadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi and a lot more comes to mind. There is no doubt that Iranian feature films have been a big success but Iranian short films has been even more successful. There has been over 2,000 selected short films in film…

Nov 3, 2018

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Ennesimo Film Festival 2018, the Italian short film carnival

Welcome to Tile Valley: we went to the Ennesimo Film Festival in Fiorano Modenese and no, this is not "just another" festival report

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Welcome to Tile Valley: Ennesimo Film Festival 2018 is an illuminating example of cultural project management. From 4th to 6th May, the Astoria Theater in Fiorano Modenese — municipality in the province of Modena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, best known for tile collections synonymous worldwide with excellent ceramics Made in Italy, the Castle of…

May 10, 2018

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Bismillah by Alessandro Grande: Winner of the David di Donatello Award 2018 for Best Short Film

Exclusive interview with the director winner of the most important Italian prize

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Bismillah by Alessandro Grande is the winner of the David di Donatello Award 2018 for Best Short Film. Tender and sharp, this powerful and moving look at the migrant crisis in Europe will be representing Italy in the Oscar race and has been selected as one of the 265 short films in the running. The…

Mar 2, 2018

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The Academy unveiled its 2019 Oscar nominations: some films in the Shorts categories are easy to see

From Korea to Syria, here are the best of the best, strictly available online

At MedFilm Festival, we met Federica Gianni, who told us about her short films: watch the online premieres of The Friend from Tel Aviv and Primo

Not only Ashghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi: a new generation of young directors is making the Iranian cinema so proud

Welcome to Tile Valley: we went to the Ennesimo Film Festival in Fiorano Modenese and no, this is not "just another" festival report

Exclusive interview with the director winner of the most important Italian prize

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Mobile Film Festival 2017 Unveils Official Selection: 51 Shorts From 18 Countries

1 mobile, 1 minute, 1 film: the French festival is back for its 12th edition

Prospect

Straight out of this year's SXSW, an enchanting tale of survival in an hostile planet.

Dealer

A nocturne crime story inspired by and set to Burial's Rival Dealer.

Skin

A lonely child taxidermist makes friends with a girl who's fascinated by his hobby. But one day he does something that will change everything.

Melancholy – Ta Tristesse: Interview with Jacinthe Folon

A little conversation with the young Belgian director, winner of the Music Video International Competition at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

Ormie – by Rob Silvestri

Ormie is a pig, in every sense of the word: see his attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession

10 Animated Shorts That Made the Oscars 2017 Shortlist

The Academy has announced the 10 semifinalists for this year's animated short Oscar race

Funnel

His car has broken down, a guy spend a whole day on the phone while looking for a funnel.

Harry Grows Up

New York is a tough place to find love. Especially for an 18-month-old living on his own.

Sofia

The fragility of family relationships through the intimate communication between two young sisters.

Past Forward, David O. Russell’s Star-Studded Prada Short Film

The acclaimed director filmed a surreal, futuristic silent "cinema poem" in black & white

The Eagleman Stag

An innovative and staggeringly beautiful stop motion story about life and the passage of time. Best Animation at BAFTA 2011.

Online Premiere: Terra

Various human types meet on a night ferry's regular trip.

Box Room – by Michael Lathrop

Thanks God, there is Mom!

Lost Property

When you lose something dear to your heart, there is only one place it can be found. The Lost Property office.

021 Capalbio | GSF’s Exclusive Showcase

Watch a selection of some of the the best shorts from the various sections of the 021 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Fest until August 31st.

Double King – by Felix Colgrave

An animated short film about love... and regicide

FOCUS ON: Mario Furloni

Focus on his work, Freeland and the Filmaker360 residency

The Cosmic Dope – A Plant Experience – by CLEMENTE

The experimentation of the effects of a new and unknown species of orchid: an impeccable style exercise

Panorama – by Gianluca Abbate

A polis stretches away over an infinite global space with no more uninhabited places nor frontiers

Cannes 2016: Luca Tóth

Surreal, evocative, humorous: the 2D animated work of the Hungarian filmmaker

Anteprima Trailer: Merry Go Round

Following shocking discoveries about the double life of his father, a guy has to decide who he really wants to be.

Crowfunding: Candice by George Watson

Turn the Slate Productions has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the new short by 'Twelve' director

FOCUS ON: Fisnik Maxhuni

Interview with the director of Lost Exile, awarded at Locarno Film Festival