Spotlight: An interview with Yumi Masuda ("Teal to Orange")
Which films and/or filmmakers inspire you? Do you feel there are any particular films that have influenced your style and creative...
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Top Shorts Team
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
An Interview with Matthew Michael Wasiewicz ("Assassin League")
Before we chat about your latest film, Assassin League, we'd like to learn a bit more about your background. How did a professional...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
7th Annual Top Shorts 2021 Winners
Best of Fest 2021 The Morning Walk - Louise Hylland, Marc Harpsøe Jury President Award Sleepwalk - Filipe Melo Special Jury Award Until -...
Top Shorts Team
- May 5, 2021
- 14 min
7th Annual Top Shorts 2021 Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 7th Annual Top Shorts 2021 have been announced! The Stranger, directed by Katherine Oostman, earned most...
Top Shorts Team
- Oct 22, 2020
- 6 min
An Interview with Jason Gonzalez ("Artificial Souldier")
Jason Gonzalez was born in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up in a Latino household, the idea of becoming an actor or director wasn’t considered a...
Top Shorts Team
- Oct 20, 2020
- 6 min
An Interview with Brian McWha ("Tsunami Falls")
Brian, we're very excited to chat with you again in this follow-up interview! Seems like you have been pretty busy since we last checked...
Top Shorts Team
- Sep 21, 2020
- 6 min
An Interview with Christopher Leong ("Poker")
Christopher Leong was born in raised in Redwood City, CA; located in The San Francisco Bay Area. Graduating from San Francisco State...
Top Shorts Team
- Aug 6, 2020
- 15 min
An Interview with Russell Southam ("Black Heart, Red Hands")
Russell Southam is a writer, producer, and director born in Sydney, Australia to English parents. Russell entered film by chance after...
Top Shorts Team
- Jul 9, 2020
- 6 min
Spotlight: An Interview with Sound Designer Bo Pang ("Ghazaal")
Bo Pang is a talented, hard working sound designer. After earning her master's degree- MFA in Film Production from Dodge College (Chapman...
An interview with Hugo Diego Garcia
- Dec 31, 2019
- 5 min
5 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS TO WATCH: Hugo Diego Garcia (France)
Hugo Diego Garcia is a 26-year-old French and Spaniard actor and director currently living in Los Angeles. After studying theater and...
An interview with Virginia Bach ("Tell
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
5 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS TO WATCH: Virginia Bach (France)
Virginia Bach is a French writer and filmmaker, based is Paris. Virginia's 3rd film, Tell Him, won Best Director, Best Drama and Best...
An interview with Tsuneo Goda ("Mogu and
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
5 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS TO WATCH: Tsuneo Goda (Japan)
Tsuneo Goda is a Japanese stop motion animator and filmmaker. Tsuneo's film, Mogu and Perol, is a story about two friends living on Yummy...
An interview with Stepan Nakhaev ("Our
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
5 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS TO WATCH: Stepan Nakhaev (Russia/Czech Republic)
Stepan, congratulations on winning the Best Indie Film of the Year at Top Shorts. Our Kin was one of our favorites here at Top Shorts. As...
An interview with Richard Prendergast
- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
5 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS TO WATCH: Richard Prendergast (UK)
Richard Prendergast has a truly natural ability for beautiful story telling through film and video. His vision and passion, backed by his...
Spotlight: An Interview with David Leidy - Writer
- Aug 28, 2019
- 7 min
"Suddenly, a man leaped out of his chair and said: What the hell was that?!"
David Leidy is an award winning filmmaker and experienced founder with a drive to share daring stories that challenge modern perceptions...
Top Shorts Team
- Aug 20, 2019
- 4 min
Spotlight: An interview with Oliver Bou Eid, Cinematographer & VFX Artist
Oliver Bou Eid is a Los Angeles based film director, cinematographer & VFX artist, who specializes in movie intros and TV commercials....
An interview with Qianzi Gao
- Aug 20, 2019
- 8 min
"I always give my actors full confidence and attention"
Growing up in south China, Qianzi (Sophie) Gao spent her childhood writing stories and reading movie magazines. After watching Truman...
20 Short questions with Jarek Marszewski
- Jun 3, 2019
- 5 min
20 Shorts with Jarek Marszewski
1. My all-time favorite movie: If I were to choose only film, it would be: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Milos Forman for its...
20 Short questions with Nami Melumad
- May 30, 2019
- 5 min
20 Shorts with Nami Melumad
1. My all-time favorite movie: De Tweeling, directed by Ben Sombogaart. An absolute masterpiece. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best...
20 Short questions with Elysia Rotaru
- May 30, 2019
- 4 min
20 Shorts with Elysia Rotaru
1. My all-time favorite movie: The Professional but I also love the VHS version of Alice in Wonderland. 2. A film that inspired me to...