Shortie

post · Oct 8, 2019

We would like to announce award winners of Shortie 2019: BEST FILM OF THE FESTIVAL 'Summer' BEST FICTION SHORT 'Whitetail' BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE SHORT 'What if black boys were butterflies' BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT 'Unbecoming' BEST SUPERSHORT 'Martellato' BEST STUDENT SHORT 'The calling' BEST ANIMATION SHORT 'Aura' BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 'Please and thank you' BEST EDITING 'Spirit' BEST SOUND 'Spirit' BEST ACTING 'New Bronx' Paulina Kaczyńska BEST DIRECTOR Filip Ignatowicz BEST FIRST TIME FILMMAKER Ka

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post · Sep 9, 2019

“In Brief” is beautiful work by Carlo Perassi that becomes part of Official selection of Shortie 2019. It’s a silent drama about the heart of being human. Carlo Perassi’s previous shorts have been shortlisted in more than 40 festivals, both international and national ones. We are very excited to have Carlo’s work as a part of Shortie🥳💥👏🏼

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post · Sep 6, 2019

Shortie picks another 'Official selection' movie “Krempton” (Turkey, 2019) by Abdullah Sahin. Ilyas and Ahmet are two close friends. Emir, Syrian refugee completes the gang. Ilyas wants to make the tryouts for a local football team and saves money to buy new cleats. Emir shares his ideal. After seeing his father pays the debts of Emir’s family at the grocery store, Ilyas gives his new cleats as a gift to Emir in order to join to the tryouts. However, his own cleats tear up just after. The shoema

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post · Aug 20, 2019

Shortie picks another 'Official selection' movie 'New Bronx'( Poland, 2017) by Filip Ignatowicz. Filip Ignatowicz is a polish visual artist and filmmaker. The main character of the movie, Natalia is a boyish and impulsive girl in her mid-teens living in a rough part of Gdansk, Poland. Her crush on a boy from her neighbourhood becomes an obsession and she is prepared to do anything to get close to him. But when she finally reaches her goal, everything suddenly changes... Such an exciting movie! Y

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post · Aug 12, 2019

“Cuidad B” becomes a part of Official selection of Shortie 2019. This short documentary was made by Carolina Gonzalez, a Colombian photographer and documentary filmmaker, whose work explores social exclusion of youth, women in urban environments. “Cuidad B” develops in Ciudad Bolivar, one of the poorest areas of Bogota, the capital of Colombia. Ciudad Bolivar is considered one of the world’s largest mega-slums and concentrates not only the poorest population but also higher levels of violence an

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post · Aug 5, 2019

Congratulations go to...Magali An Berthon and her documentary “Dancing in silk”. It’s is now a part of “Official selection” Shortie 2019. Magali An Berthon is a Vietnamese-French award-winning scholar and visual storyteller who is interested in short stories on women and social issues in Southeast Asia. “Dancing in Silk” offers a female gaze on a group of women at different stages of their lives. The film tells the story of Khannia, a young Cambodian American dancer and instructor at Khmer Arts

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post · Jul 13, 2019

Biz-zillion congrats to Kuldeep Gangola and his great short “Ghost villages of Himalayas” on becoming a part of Shortie Official Selection 2019. What a remarkable story and amazing visuals! 🤩🎬✨ This is a story of 89 year old 'Ammaji' who lives alone in a nearly abandoned ghost village in the strikingly beautiful Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India. Like most of the younger generation, her children have moved to far away cities for jobs. But Ammaji refuses to leave her home, the only place which make

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post · Jun 21, 2019

We are thrilled to announce the first movie, officially selected for Shortie 2019, “Fourteen”, a short by @rowena_rasmussen A story of a tense break-up dinner at home of Farrow and Zoe. Zoe has a plan, but unexpectedly finds herself at a crossroads - redemption or revenge. Australian director, Rowena Rasmussen did a fantastic job writing, producing and directing “Fourteen”. Shortie is proud to celebrate such a great work by a female artist. Congrats on being part of “Official selection”! YAY! 🌟📹

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post · Apr 11, 2019

Shortie film festival will take place at absolutely unique location in New York City : beautiful 1800s industrial loft with giant windows overlooking East Williamsburg, a sprawling mix of manifest its, startups, bars, restaurants 📍

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post · Apr 9, 2019

We are very happy to announce that our submissions are now open. You can apply using Filmfreeway platform.

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