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Amsterdam Film Festival Awards
Congrats to TOH contributor Sophia Savage, pictured here with the "Bellflower" boys Evan Glodell and Tyler Dawson, for winning the World Cinema directing prize at the Amsterdam Film Festival for her Kickstarter-funded debut short film "Empyrian," which she also wrote and stars in, along with Dawson....
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When Should You Post Your Film Online If You Want to Get Into Festivals and Win Oscars?
When the people behind the website Short of the Week spoke to filmmakers about posting short films online, they found that most filmmakers didn't know that some of the most prestigious film festivals, Sundance among them, actually consider films that have premiered online before the festival.
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Short Shouts: Watch 'White Sugar in a Black Pot'
Here's a short film - now available for viewing in full - by NYU grad Rachel Johnson that traveled the festival circuit in 2011 and 2012.
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Exclusive: ShortsHD To Premiere The Short Films of Matthew Modine on ITunes Worldwide
ShortsHD, The Short Movie Channel and distributor of Oscar nominated shorts, will make available for pre-order a collection of six of actor-filmmaker Matthew Modine's short films on iTunes in 54 countries as of Wednesday, downloadable June 4. Three of the six shorts premiered at the Sundance Film Fe...
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Watch: Michael Cera Plays a Paraplegic in New Short Film 'Gregory Go Boom'
Though officially a part of YouTube's ongoing Comedy Week, Michael Cera's appearance in the new short film "Gregory Go Boom" also works as an unofficial warm-up for this weekend's new season of "Arrested Development."
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'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' Director David Lowery Singles Out Short Films at Maryland Film Festival Opening
Most film festivals contain short film programs, but by the time viewers get to the end of a lengthy program, its earlier contents often feel like a distant dream. The Maryland Film Festival, which kicked off its 15th edition last night, has hit on a different formula.
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Tribeca Review: Experimental Shorts Series 'Let There Be Light' Turns the Simple Into the Intense
Thirteen experimental short films screened in the "Let There Be Light: The Cycles of Life" series at the Tribeca Film Festival. Each of the films was loosely connected by the "profound artistic influence of light" in film. Some of the films highlighted the power of sunlight, flickering through trees...
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Academy Opens All 24 Categories to All Voting Members
The rule change dictates that prior to the final round of voting, the Academy will provide members with DVDs of the nominated films in five categories: Foreign Language Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film.
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Oberhausen Short Film Festival: Beyond Love and Companionship
Oberhausen Short Film Festival is held May 2 – 7 and one of the 2 oldest and most important short film festivals in the world.
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It's the Money (and the Trust): Why Filmmakers Are Happy to Make Ads for Vimeo
Vimeo's just-launched Brand Creative Fund premieres its first short today. As one of four films that interpret the theme "Hello Again," it's designed to jumpstart the 80-year-old Lincoln Motor Company brand.
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