Treats in small packages await the curious as the academy nominates five worthy shorts each in live-action, documentary and animation. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscar pool.

From dive-bar patrons to Regency paramours, cross-generational friendship to same-sex longing, and chilly science fiction to ...

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The Oscar-nominated Shorts programs continue to attract audiences who are either looking to complete their Oscar viewing list or just curious cinephiles seeking works from new voices from around the ...

This year's Bafta-nominated shorts encompass a faded pop star, family trauma, queer romance, departed loved ones and social ...

Short films are a unique outlet for filmmakers to unleash their wildest ideas and full creativity. Not bogged down by the typical limitations and rules of a feature, a director can make a short film ...

The beauty of film as art is that it contains a variety of forms. It can be a fictional, narrative story that springs out of the imagination of a writer, or a documentary that details historical ...

Judd Apatow is coming to the Oscars — and he’s bringing a new film. The comedy writer-director-producer, whose screen credits include “Knocked Up,” will unveil fresh material on stage and on screen ...

When Ken Arquelio set out to make his debut short film “Disco Beats,” he only had one person in mind The post Ken Arquelio Knew Pepe Serna Was Perfect for His Debut Film, ‘Disco Beats.’ Then Serna Got ...

Rajkumar Hirani has revealed that he has already found a story that he wants to tell through AI, and will soon turn his ...

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: All the Empty Rooms | USA | 33 ...