A new update of these lists is now available, which can be very useful if you are starting to distribute your short film at festivals. The lists published by the Academy of Hollywood which you can download at this link are sorted alphabetically with only the name and website; although this format … Read more
Yesterday the shortlists for several Academy Awards categories were published, including the short film sections. The big news has been that Madre, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, is among the 10 short films selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to compete for the Oscar. This completes two years of distribution … Read more
The early hours of Monday, March 5, saw the 2018 Oscar Awards ceremony take place. A total of 15 short films were nominated, spanning documentaries, fiction (though it would be more accurate to speak of Live Action), and animation. Ultimately, the winners were the documentary Heaven is a traffic jam on the … Read more
After several years without changes, in February 2017, we learned about new Oscar-qualifying festivals; there were 9 festivals. It seems that the Hollywood Academy continues its policy of expanding the number of festivals each year. In the last week, I have learned about three new festivals that have announced their recent inclusion … Read more
A few weeks ago we learned about some of the new accredited festivals for the Short Film Academy Awards, although they were not yet updated on the official website listings. Finally, after my return from Clermont-Ferrand, I verified that they were now available and was able to update the listings. In total … Read more
Love is in the small details. These days I received the DVD that the Cannes Cinéfondation organization usually sends around this time each year. It is the complete collection of short films that have participated in the Cannes Film Festival, both in the international competition and in the Cinéfondation itself, a section … Read more
Late yesterday we learned the Oscars shortlist for Live Action Short Film, with two Spanish short films selected, Timecode, by Juanjo Giménez and Graffiti by Lluis Quilez. Few countries have managed to do this in the same year. This is great news for short films and Spanish cinema. To fully understand the … Read more
During these months, it is common to learn about news regarding the most important short film awards. While preparing posts about the Goyas and the rules for the Forqué awards, I noted two news items about the Academy Awards for Short Film. The Academy Awards are key for short film distribution. The … Read more
These days I am already starting to design the festival strategy for the latest graduation short films from ECAM. These shorts began filming in February and are all now in the final phase of post-production. The first consideration we must take into account is the national premiere, which we safeguard throughout this … Read more