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FILM ADVICE FROM THE NEW GUY
My experience and advice as a first time director… It’s hard to really put into words the true experience of making a film from start to...
Michael Peake, Director of Jacob's Paradox
Apr 30, 20169 min read


THE FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER EXPERIENCE
Even though I’ve been acting since I was fourteen years old, I wasn’t interested in the crew side of film until I came to college. I had...
Emily Reas, Director of Blindsided
Apr 29, 20162 min read

THROUGH THE EYES OF NEW YORK TEENAGERS
I always get surprised by the evolution of a film and as writer and director of Act Zero I was able to be the first witness of that...
Thomas Rivera Montes, Director of Act Zero
Apr 29, 20162 min read


INTERVIEW WITH MARLOM MEIRELLES
Last year Marlom's film "Button Eyes" won the Best Drama award. We talked with the director and found out how he managed to create a...
Top Shorts Team
Apr 28, 20163 min read

TACKLING IDENTITY CRISES AND OTHER DISASTERS ON SET
Science fiction and fantasy stories are some of my favorite genres of film. For me, they are the best ways to explore hard-hitting...
Hélder Pedro, Director of The Someone
Apr 27, 20162 min read


INTERVIEW WITH LASZLO BARBO
It’s been almost a year since “Light Games” (in Italian: “Doppia Luce”) won the Best Thriller award at Top Shorts. Although it was an...
Top Shorts Team
Apr 26, 20164 min read


INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY DRAPER
We talked with Tommy Draper, the writer of “The Maid” (Pro Kopf in German) about the challenges in making a film in just one location,...
Top Shorts Team
Apr 26, 20163 min read


A FIVE POUND SHORT
How do you keep going when you have a day job, busy family schedule and financial commitments that just can’t be put off? I came into...
Michael Tracy
Apr 26, 20163 min read


RANDOM THOUGHTS
For me, writing, directing, producing and starring in a short film was kind of “sure let’s do that and see how it goes” kind of thing. It...
Cindy Maples, Director of RANDOM
Apr 22, 20162 min read


"WE NEED TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN FILMMAKING"
"I’ve come across Roy’s works while working for an NGO. And I couldn’t resist not to contact him. As we started to talk I began to feel a...
An Interview With Top Shorts Director, Roy Zafrani
Oct 1, 20151 min read


TWO DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS | Alex Bains
Creating a movie is a fragile process which requires dedication and the endless refinement of your work. Like Michelangelo sculpting the...
Top Shorts Team
Jul 10, 20153 min read


VOYAGE OF PERSONAL GROWTH | Adam Nelson
As a young filmmaker, I constantly try to make a point of evaluating the personal growth that I gain as a result of making a film: I ask...
Top Shorts Team
Jul 1, 20153 min read


GUESS WHO RULES THE WORLD | Thomas Kaufmann, Michael Mehring
Alekto is a science fiction short film which invokes questions about conspiracy theories and the entire evolution of man. An earthling is...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 30, 20152 min read

THE ABSENCE OF PRESENCE | Justin Suttles
Making Hominid was an absolute joy. In fact, it might have been the best filmmaking experience of my life thus far. It's amazing what you...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 28, 20152 min read


LIVE OR DIE! | Michael McCallum
TAKE A PENNY came about from a few tough years that I faced. I lost three close friends one after the other. Two to cancer and one to a...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 8, 20151 min read


BEING A KID AGAIN | Gabe Rodriguez
The story behind SF OLYMPICS probably says more about me than the filming process. For years now, I’ve been an indie filmmaker in NYC,...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 7, 20154 min read

THE DELICIOUS AGONY OF WRITING | Mark Renshaw
What if you were talking to a charming stranger, while the rest of your family were being murdered close by? What if you were so wrapped...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 4, 20152 min read


BOMBS IN BOURNEMOUTH | Toryn Westcott
In 2012 I was working in Philadelphia, and one evening I was lying in my hotel bed trying to get to sleep. I was drifting off nicely,...
Top Shorts Team
Jun 1, 20154 min read


TIMEZONE TBD | Gabriel Galand
A filmmaking story - On shooting at night and working with different timezones. Hi! I'm Gabriel, I'm a 23 years old director from France...
Top Shorts Team
May 21, 20153 min read


GOING THE EXTRA MILE WITH YOUR FILM | Ruben Navarro
When I decided to make a short film, I had some ideas to take into consideration. The tricky part was to find the right story, something...
Top Shorts Team
Apr 26, 20153 min read
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