Indy Shorts: ‘IGNIS’ Ups the Dosage of Real-Life Romantic Complications
The opening montage of Jake Borelli's affecting, emotionally complex film, IGNIS, shows the construction of a batch of medication. Shot ...
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Indy Shorts Announces Winners of 2026 Fest
(JULY 25, 2025) INDIANAPOLIS - The 2026 Indy Shorts Film Festival (Indy Shorts), presented by TQL Wealth Management, awarded over ...
Indy Shorts: ‘The Pigeon’ Mingles Grief and Humor with the Help of an Unexpected Flying Friend
"Where is she?" a desperate young woman says near the closing moments of Chloe Culpin's remarkably humane film, The Pigeon. ...
The Contending Exclusive: HollyShorts’ Announces Full 2026 Programme and Unveils Official Poster
Executive-produced projects from Zoe Saldaña, Margot Robbie, Barry Keoghan, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Serena Williams and more also headline the ...
Shorts: ‘(0, ∞)’ Questions Just How Much You Like to Be Watched
A man and a woman wearing bathrobes stand with their backs to us in a small inset frame in the ...
Lara Everly On the First Time ‘Selah’ Has to Let Go
We could all learn something from the resiliency of youth. Young people face things head-on in ways that should make ...
Elena Parasco On Establishing the Gentleness of Boyhood for ‘I’m Not Home’
"I'm trying to say this the right way," is one of the messages that we hear in Elena Parasco's I'm ...
Teddy Stern & Sneha Mehta On Infusing ‘Getar Hero’ with a ’70s Bollywood Flair
The cowboy that we follow throughout Teddy Stern's Getar Hero has presence in spades. With his hat hanging over his ...
‘Fruit’ Wins Best of the Best of the Fest at Palm Springs International ShortFest; More Oscar-Qualifying Wins Announced
PALM SPRINGS, CA (June 28, 2026) - The 2026 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried and audience award ...
Heartland Films’ Indy Shorts Announces 9th Annual Lineup
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Heartland Film has announced the lineup for the 9th Annual Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival (Indy ...
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