On September 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the list of winners of their 47th Student Academy Awards. Out of the 1474 entries and 39 finalists, 15 won in categories of Experimental, Animation, Documentary, and Live Action, in both Domestic and International categories. For the uninitiated, Student Academy Awards, first held… Continue reading Academy Announces 2020 Student Awards Winners
Author: Indie Shorts Mag Team
On The Whistle: Politics On The Basketball Court
Written and directed by TJ Noel-Sullivan, On The Whistle is an edgy sports drama of 20:00-minutes in duration that not only touches upon the hierarchical dynamics in the sports field but also the players’ own complexes that show up when challenged. Most certainly an interesting film for those that are an aficionado of the game,… Continue reading On The Whistle: Politics On The Basketball Court
The Missing Picture: A Poetic Love Note To Alzheimer’s
8:44-minutes of reel on a family’s moment with love, life and memories: that’s what writer-director Javier Aparisi’s The Missing Picture is all about. A film that deals with the central character’s suffering because of Alzheimer’s, Aparisi’s short presents a sublime, touching portrait of a family that has to live with someone whose death is more… Continue reading The Missing Picture: A Poetic Love Note To Alzheimer’s
Dumps: Allegorical Picturisation Of Depression & Suicide
Caught with his pants down, literally, is Andy. And as if that alone weren’t embarrassing enough, he has an overrunning bathtub, a friend whose help has caused more harm than good, and a situation that is as unexplainable as it can get. If you thought that was a giveaway to the plot, you’re mistaken. Boris… Continue reading Dumps: Allegorical Picturisation Of Depression & Suicide
Dirty Business: A Wake Up Call To The Recycling Industry
Yutao Chen’s Dirty Business is an environmental documentary of 12:10-minutes that focuses on Minh Khai, a hamlet in Vietnam that once thrived on its potatoes. Cut to the 21st century, it has found itself on the top of heap – of the garbage dump. Minh Khai houses the large-scale units that recycle the trash from the… Continue reading Dirty Business: A Wake Up Call To The Recycling Industry
Eric Vollweiler On Finding Sponsors, Navigating Film Festivals As New Filmmakers, And The Changes Necessitated By The Pandemic
Eric Vollweiler, an expert in entertainment sales, has produced and marketed over 75 film festivals and worked as a marketing advisor and consultant for film festivals for over 15 years. We caught up with Vollweiler for a chat about his experiences in the industry, and little bits of wisdom for up and coming filmmakers. You… Continue reading Eric Vollweiler On Finding Sponsors, Navigating Film Festivals As New Filmmakers, And The Changes Necessitated By The Pandemic
Under The Flag: An Exemplary Short On A Danseuse & Her Performance
Contrary to the headline, Under The Flag, isn’t just a tale of a dance performance or its lead. It’s certainly centred on it, but not restricted to it. The film is so much more and beyond the dais that holds the aforementioned performance that it takes nuanced observation to fully savour this piece of skilled… Continue reading Under The Flag: An Exemplary Short On A Danseuse & Her Performance
10 Top Filmmaker Profiles You Should Follow on Social Media To Stay Inspired [2024 Ed.]
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Each year adds a new entrant to the ever-lengthening list of people affecting and influencing the film industry. However, only a few manage to stand out from the lot and influence others with their creative endeavours. Keeping track of their latest projects and achievements allows one to engage with their unique sensibilities as a filmmaker, and the developments they… Continue reading 10 Top Filmmaker Profiles You Should Follow on Social Media To Stay Inspired [2024 Ed.]
Unfinished Lives: The Tragedy Of A Family Recounted
Short documentaries carry challenges of their own. Besides having to offer the compelling narrative of an incident that cannot be fictionalised even for creative pursuits, the story needs to be told or retold in a manner that is convincing, engaging and if possible, hard-hitting. Yucong Chen’s Unfinished Lives succeeds at all of that and more.… Continue reading Unfinished Lives: The Tragedy Of A Family Recounted
Leave Us Here: Storytelling Of Another Kind
Director Tari Wariebi’s Leave Us Here is unique from its opening frame. And, that is not limited to just its narrative style, but cinematography too. Sans dialogues, the short (5:33-minute) in all manners of cinematic conventions spells novelty. A story of a grandmother and her granddaughter, Leave Us Here is a dramedy of sorts, except… Continue reading Leave Us Here: Storytelling Of Another Kind