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Short Film: Butterfly Circus

The winner of the 2009 Door Post Film Festival is a beautiful period film by Joshua Weigel about hope and perseverance. A side show attraction with no arms and legs learns his worth.
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Ten rules for writing a successful short script

by Linda Cowgill

Know who you’re making your film for. If it’s for yourself, that’s who you
have to satisfy. If you’re making it as an entry into the industry, your film needs to work dramatically as well as technically. Competition is stiff.

The longer the story, the better the film has to […]

Salvador Dali and Disney’s DESTINO

In 1946, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated on a short film called Destino.
Financial concerns caused Disney to cease production with less than 20 seconds of film completed. Sixty years later modern Disney artists completed the film using Dali’s and John Hench’s original storyboards.
The result is without a doubt […]

Short Film Distribution Guide

Scottish Screen offers a comprehensive guide (”You’ve Got it Made”) to the ins-and-outs of distributing a short film. Visit their site to download the guide and while there check out some of the other great resources they have to offer.
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Building a Spectacular Spec Reel

Jessel Monteverde breaks down how to build a success Spec Reel to break into the world of advertising: Submitted by Gospel John
Part1:
…There is absolutely nothing more important to a commercial director’s career than a demo reel. Not education. Not connections (although this is important). And not experience.
A jaw-dropping reel […]

Lapsus

A curious nun ventures into the darker side of her animated World. A very witty and creative Argentinian animated short film by Juan Pablo Zaramella.