Which short films will shine at the Oscars this year? The Academy Award nominations are out and Clayton gives us his guesses for who’ll take out the prizes. Watch the films here.
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In this month’s Screening Room we highlight three short films that look at life through a prism, asking: what is ‘normal’ anyway?
It’s time to look back and make our lists of top films from 2017. True stories are always special, and they stood tall this year. Here are three festival favourites.
Successful branded movies must encompass both compelling storytelling, and convincing advertising. Here are three examples of clever branded shorts that tell a story while delivering an advertising message.
What’s your favorite Disney animated short film? Watch some of the best Disney cartoons available online in our latest Screening Room post.
Writing a solid short film script is easier said than done, especially if you don’t know what a good one looks like yet. In this article, we include five scripts from successful shorts that have made it into the festival and whose creators have been generous enough to share them.
Nothing beats film for a way to escape the real world, and what better way to dodge the family Christmas dramas than fresh and gorgeous fantasy and sci/fi? SMS team member Clayton breaks up your holiday break with striking fresh shorts that span around the world and into new ones.
The search for love is sometimes fraught with disaster but being a hopeless romantic – and single – Clayton Barnett from the Show Me Shorts team can’t help but fall in love with shorts on falling in love.
Film and music reviewer and Show Me Shorts ambassador Francesca Rudkin discusses four of her favourite shorts from this years Show me Shorts Film Festival. Ranging from a nostalgic comedy that attempts to create an idealized past, unsuccessful flat-hunts, delightful animations and even to a story of motherhood and consolidating crying children. Francesca shares her top picks!
While short films are a fantastic medium in their own right, they can also be a staging ground for exploration of ideas bound for a feature-length treatment. In this edition of the Screening Room, we explore two shorts that have made this transition and one headed in that direction.
