Brooke Wilcox & Sekyiwa Wi-Afedzi On Costuming Predators and Prey for ‘Woman of the Hour’
The Dating Game presented a fantasy world to the American public. That illusion comes center stage in Anna Kendrick's breathlessly...
Loïc Espuche On the Shimmer, Shame, and Shine That Comes Along with Your First Kiss in ‘Yuck!’
Do you remember your first kiss? While watching Loïc Espuche's shortlisted animated film, Yuck!, I realized just how many of...
Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani On Shared Pain and Emotional Ties to Color for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’
A father and daughter are helpless in their grief in Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani's shortlisted animated film, In the...
Producer’s Guild Announces Nominees
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part...
Shorts Exclusive: Misan Harriman Sits Down with the Creative Team of ‘Room Taken’
TJ O'Grady-Peyton's shortlisted Room Taken is an ode to empathy and generosity. No one knows that more than Academy Award...
Danny Glicker On Costuming for the Tension of ‘Saturday Night’
When the first night of your live television show is about to premiere, there needs to be some confident constants...
Dani Feixas-Roka On Balancing the Focus Between Patient and Caregiver for ‘Paris 70’
Despite us being familiar with stories revolving around sickness and dying, each story has a unique angle. Depending on the...
Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz On Creating a ‘Documents Thriller’ for ‘A Lien’
The immigration process comes center stage in Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz's thrilling and frutratingly real Live Action Short Film contender,...
‘Conclave’ & ‘Emilia Pérez’ Lead BAFTA Nominations
It's a good day to be a cardinal or a former drug dealer! What does BAFTA signal in the shifting...
ShortsTV Shifts Oscar-Nominated Short Films Theatrical Release to February 14
LOS ANGELES (JANUARY 14, 2025) -- ShortsTV, the presenter of the Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical release for the past...
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