They already are, kind of. Did you intentionally pay attention to the ad breaks at the Super Bowl this year? Congratulations, you’ve just enjoyed a short film. Have you ever watched a music video?

If you’re looking for something scary but not too long, there are some great horror shorts to see. I love horror. Anyone who knows me knows that at this point. I love the best horror movies out there, ...

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) is honoring the 20th anniversary of its sibling event, the Sapporo International Short Film Festival (SIFF), with a special program of international ...

Quinta’s Ghost, Retirement Plan, Ado and A Friend of Dorothy Illusorium Films/John Kelly/Screen Ireland/Filthy Gorgeous Productions The 2026 Oscars shortlists were revealed Tuesday, and the Live ...

Aspen Film, the year-round film arts and education organization, announced the winning films from its 34th Aspen Shortsfest in an awards presentation held Saturday, April 5. One of only five ...

In an awards presentation held on Sunday, April 7, Aspen Film announced the winning films from its 33rd Aspen Shortsfest, held from April 1-7. One of only four Oscar-qualifying festivals in the U.S.

There is no one way to break into the movie business. But one of the most dependable routes for decades has been to make a short film, submit it to festivals, and then hope someone with money or power ...

Splitting up the Short Films and Feature Animation branch into separate branches has been met primarily with enthusiasm. But there are concerns about their futures. The new Academy realignment that ...

"The greatest locomotive around! Linus, our hero!" This wonderful animated short film is now available to view online after a successful film festival run earlier this year. Give it a watch! The Brave ...

In what’s become an awards-season tradition, the compilations of Oscar-nominated short films in live-action, animation and documentary categories are back in theaters ahead of the big night March 2, ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

The beauty of film as art is that it contains a variety of forms. It can be a fictional, narrative story that springs out of the imagination of a writer, or a documentary that details historical ...