The definition of a short film is technically anything with a runtime of 40 minutes or less, but it's generally thought that ...

Short films are a unique outlet for filmmakers to unleash their wildest ideas and full creativity. Not bogged down by the typical limitations and rules of a feature, a director can make a short film ...

The 15 films that made the shortlist in the Oscars’ documentary short category are all powerful and thought-provoking, making the competition for an Academy Award nod incredibly stiff this year.

The animation branch, to which approximately 700 Academy members will belong, will be represented by two governors, and the short films branch, to which some 200 members will belong, will be ...

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 ...

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, ...

A few months ago, my then-ten-year-old son and I filmed a short film in Esperanto and submitted it to an Esperanto film festival. (It's really short: under 3 minutes long. And don't worry: it has ...

Columbia College student Carlos Lerma, 21, has been “living and breathing” short films since he was 15, he said, and quickly realized his love for filmmaking while growing up in Monterrey, Mexico. Now ...

Short films from the Boulder International Film Festival: 7 p.m., Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Always a crowd pleaser, join for an evening of short films by filmmakers from across the ...