Short film funding continues to dry up, yet the availability of equipment means more and more projects are being made. What does this mean for the future of short film?
Three local film makers have today been announced as finalists for next week's Tropfest NY. Jason van Genderen (director), Shane Emmett (co-producer) and John Roy (composer) joined forces to create a moving short film titled Mankind is no Island.
Two Western Australian shorts are among 13 Australian films selected to screen in London next week at the prestigious Rushes Soho Shorts Festival.
Australian short films will have a strong presence at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, with four films selected to screen in the Generation program.
Three New Zealand short films have been selected to screen for several of Europe's oldest and most prestigious film festivals.
Zenith, a new Australian-based SVOD platform focused on short films, is set to officially launch this week.
Screen Australia has revealed plans to stop almost all development and production funding for short films, according to the draft program guidelines released today.