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Natural Selection – Adapting to your limits
Thanks to availability of comparatively cheap, easy-to-use graphics software, it's easy to think that all things are now possible when it...
Liam Newton, Director of Star Light, Star Bright
May 9, 20175 min read


How I Finally Learned Things Go Wrong For a Reason (So Why Worry?)
Being an independent singer/songwriter, I wear many hats and juggle lots of responsibilities and duties. So as you can imagine, with all...
Written by Katie Garibaldi
May 6, 20175 min read

Less is More – A Minimalist Approach to a Short Genre Film
I’m a daydreamer. Always have been. It’s gotten me into trouble a few times and I’ve been told to ‘get my head out the clouds’ more times...
Written by Samuel E. Mac
Apr 28, 20175 min read

Changing the Narrative around Addiction in Film
My first experience with addiction on film was by far the most memorable and realistic. Back in 1986 a children’s TV program about a...
Mark Renshaw, Writer of "Surrender"
Mar 1, 20174 min read


"Beyond all those lessons, I learned never to give up"
2001: A Space Odyssey was the first film I can ever remember seeing. Not watching. Seeing. As a whole. As a piece. I happened upon it...
Written by Dennis Cahlo, Director of The Weekend
Oct 26, 20164 min read


"As a Director, You Really Have to Learn to Not Doubt Yourself"
Danna Wallace is an up-and-coming filmmaker whose work we value. We had the pleasure to chat with Danna about some of the challenges she...
Interview with Danna Wallace
Sep 26, 20164 min read

10 Inspiring Interviews That Every Screenwriter Must Watch
Are you an aspiring screenwriter? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how...
Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
Sep 12, 20162 min read


The 5 Rules for Making an Outstanding Indie Film
These days, it’s easier to make indie films; more than ever, almost anyone can access filmmaking technology, even on their smartphone or...
Roy Zafrani, Director of Top Shorts and Festigious
Aug 18, 20166 min read


10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY ACTOR MUST WATCH
Are you an aspiring actor? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how to deal...
Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
Aug 10, 20162 min read

10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY FILMMAKER MUST WATCH
Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how to...
Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
Aug 10, 20162 min read


EXPLORATION OF THE SPACE
I started as an actor when I was 15. I always loved films, but seeing many of my favorite actors started from theatre, I thought I should...
Kio Shijiki, Director of Eureka
May 13, 20162 min read


DEVOTED TO THE STRANGE
If you want to unsettle people you have to take something relatable and move it further and further away from the continuity of the...
Dan Horrigan, Director of Devotion
May 4, 20163 min read


MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US
As a film maker, I work to create movies that matter and which have a meaning. I have done movies in many genres, from thriller to...
Alex Afshar, Director of The Living Forest
May 4, 20164 min read


THE LONG GERMINATION OF A SHORT FILM
“Moment of Anger” is meant to be a tale about a man forgetting what is good in life, and life itself helping him remember. The process of...
Eric C. Player, Director of Moment of Anger
May 4, 20167 min read


THE IMAGINIST
The Imaginist was one of the most challenging and rewarding films I have directed. A 19- page script written by my creative partner, Sina...
Natalee Rawat, Director of The Imaginist
May 3, 20162 min read


WORTH EVERY MINUTE
Roughly four years ago I woke up one morning at 3 am with the unquenchable desire to make “47 Minutes” as a short film. Since that moment...
Austin H. Wilson, Director of 47 Minutes
May 2, 20165 min read


THE IDEAS BEHIND 'REMEMBER'
“All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.” Theorist Guy Debord, in his collection of theses called The Society of...
Bill Gebhart, Director of Remember
May 2, 201611 min read


MAKING 'AN EDUCATED WOMAN'
During the year of 2013, the directors of the film, Khawla and Katebah approached me. We were all working at the KwestOn Media offices in...
Emilya Piansay
May 1, 20162 min read


INTERVIEW WITH DAVID CASADEMUNT
A year ago, while reviewing over 500 submissions from around the world, we received another short film from Spain, called "Sleeping...
Top Shorts Team
Apr 30, 20162 min read

PERFECTING PREFLEXIA IS PERPLEXING
When I “borrowed” my father's camera at the age of ten and shot my first film, 'Attack of the Killer Grapefruit', I knew there was no...
Shawn Leister-Frazier
Apr 30, 20164 min read
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