What No One Tells You About Short Films: Practical Advice on Festivals, Visibility, Streaming, and Sales

In this Cannes edition of IndieWire’s “What No One Tells You” series, we gathered a panel of international experts to discuss ...
Forbes

Oscar-Nominated Short Films Grab $1 Million In Box Office In First Weekend

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, ...
Pulse Tasmania

Very Short Film Festival Hobart to feature screenings, awards and Q&As

The Very Short Film Festival is heading to Hobart this weekend for a three-day celebration of bold storytelling and emerging ...
Variety

Oscar Nominated Short Films Pack an Emotional Punch, From Ethnic Cleansing to Animal Poaching and Everything in Between

Little films are a very big deal at this year’s Academy Awards. Topics as heavy as PTSD, ethnic cleansing and the immigration system, and as light as music, kissing and children with a passion to ...
The Film Stage

The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: Four ...
Variety

‘2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary’ Review: Take Your Pick Between Endemic Violence and Escapist Music

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 ...