Making and distributing a short film is relatively less expensive than making a feature film, and sometimes it’s a director’s ticket to stardom in Hollywood. Here are 19 short films that were expanded ...

The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections. By Jeannette CatsoulisBeatrice Loayza and Ben Kenigsberg Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through ...

Three critics briefly consider the short films nominated for the 98th Academy Awards. By Jeannette Catsoulis Alissa Wilkinson and Ben Kenigsberg From dive-bar patrons to Regency paramours, ...

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 ...

Two themes emerge among the five doc short finalists, as voters decide between hard-hitting issue docs and a pair of lighter portraits about the unifying power of music. The program then takes a ...

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 ...

Five experts tell IndieWire what short filmmakers need to consider to get their short films seen. In this Cannes edition of IndieWire’s “What No One Tells You” series, we gathered a panel of ...

The roughly nine-minute film, written and directed by Malcon Pierce and now available on Disney+, uses music and animated dance sequences to tell the story of two celestial beings excited to become ...

IndieWire's Brian Welk reflects on his experience as a jury member for the upcoming AI film festival taking place in Venice.

For just the seventh time in Academy Awards history, there was a tie Sunday night at the 2026 Oscars. The Singers and Two People Exchanging Saliva both won Oscars in the Live Action Short Film ...