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    20 Shorts with Ronn Kilby
    20 Short questions with Top Shorts Premier Judge
    • May 27, 2019
    • 3 min

    20 Shorts with Ronn Kilby

    1. My all-time favorite movie: Casablanca, followed by A Few Good Men - for different reasons. 2. A film that inspired me to become a...
    20 Shorts with Roy Zafrani
    20 Short questions with Top Shorts Director and
    • May 23, 2019
    • 6 min

    20 Shorts with Roy Zafrani

    1. My all-time favorite movie: A Walk to Remember (dir. Adam Shankman). I watched it about 10 times, and it's still heartbreaking. I also...
    Top Shorts 2019: The Annual Nominees
    Top Shorts Team
    • Apr 18, 2019
    • 8 min

    Top Shorts 2019: The Annual Nominees

    The 5th annual Top Shorts nominations have just been announced, and over 200 films and screenplays are in the run for an annual award, in...
    "Knowing that we created a positive environment on set is really important to me"
    An Interview with Brian McWha - Co-Writer and
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    "Knowing that we created a positive environment on set is really important to me"

    Brian McWha is a Vancouver based filmmaker who has started his filmmaking journey three years ago. Working his way up from production...
    "Don’t wait for the right time, make it the right time yourself!"
    An interview with Yulia Romanova
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 9 min

    "Don’t wait for the right time, make it the right time yourself!"

    Yulia Romanova is a UK based film producer and actress of Russian origin. She started her acting career at Pinewood Studios, UK, after...
    "I hope that this short film makes people think about the current issues involving immigration&
    An interview with Paul Bestolarides
    • Jul 26, 2018
    • 6 min

    "I hope that this short film makes people think about the current issues involving immigration&

    Paul D. Bestolarides is an independent filmmaker/freelance videographer currently teaching at San Joaquin Delta College. Michael Thygesen...
    "I feel that cultural behavior is a very interesting thing to observe and interpret"
    An Interview with Kelly Sarri
    • Jul 4, 2018
    • 7 min

    "I feel that cultural behavior is a very interesting thing to observe and interpret"

    Originally from Greece, Kelly Sarri is a Los Angeles based filmmaker. Kelly decided to shoot a documentary about the Tax Evasion in...
    "I wasn’t mentally prepared to have a love scene with another guy"
    An Interview with Juan Felipe Restrepo
    • Jun 13, 2018
    • 25 min

    "I wasn’t mentally prepared to have a love scene with another guy"

    Juan Felipe Restrepo has been playing in theatre and movies since he was 14-years-old. Recently, Juan won Best Actor award at several...
    The Making of Palpitations of Dust
    Interview with Ann Huang
    • Feb 4, 2018
    • 10 min

    The Making of Palpitations of Dust

    Ann Huang is a creative story teller and a filmmaker based in Southern California. After writing several successful poems, Huang wrote...
    Filmmaker in the Spotlight: An Interview with Derek Frey
    Top Shorts Team
    • Jan 23, 2018
    • 10 min

    Filmmaker in the Spotlight: An Interview with Derek Frey

    Derek Frey is an exceptional filmmaker. With credits like The Killers' Here With Me, Alice in Wonderland, Kill the Engine and Disney's...
    "I really want to take my mom to the Oscars"
    Interview with Jhosimar Vasquez
    • Dec 8, 2017
    • 8 min

    "I really want to take my mom to the Oscars"

    Jhosimar Vasquez is a Los Angeles based film director, originally from Peru. His recent film, The Scorpion's Tale, won the Top Shorts...
    The Making Of ALZHAÏMOUR
    Pierre Van de Kerckhove, Director of ALZHAÏMOUR
    • Aug 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    The Making Of ALZHAÏMOUR

    I made and produced documentary films for over twenty years without ever thinking about making a Fiction Film until the day I had to deal...
    The journey of my film ‘Solo’
    Lee O'Connor, Director of Solo
    • May 31, 2017
    • 5 min

    The journey of my film ‘Solo’

    The creation of ‘Solo’ I have always been fascinated by the vast ocean of space and what we as a human race have explored. After the...
    Natural Selection – Adapting to your limits
    Liam Newton, Director of Star Light, Star Bright
    • May 9, 2017
    • 5 min

    Natural Selection – Adapting to your limits

    Thanks to availability of comparatively cheap, easy-to-use graphics software, it's easy to think that all things are now possible when it...
    How I Finally Learned Things Go Wrong For a Reason (So Why Worry?)
    Written by Katie Garibaldi
    • May 6, 2017
    • 5 min

    How I Finally Learned Things Go Wrong For a Reason (So Why Worry?)

    Being an independent singer/songwriter, I wear many hats and juggle lots of responsibilities and duties. So as you can imagine, with all...
    Less is More – A Minimalist Approach to a Short Genre Film
    Written by Samuel E. Mac
    • Apr 28, 2017
    • 5 min

    Less is More – A Minimalist Approach to a Short Genre Film

    I’m a daydreamer. Always have been. It’s gotten me into trouble a few times and I’ve been told to ‘get my head out the clouds’ more times...
    Changing the Narrative around Addiction in Film
    Mark Renshaw, Writer of "Surrender"
    • Mar 1, 2017
    • 4 min

    Changing the Narrative around Addiction in Film

    My first experience with addiction on film was by far the most memorable and realistic. Back in 1986 a children’s TV program about a...
    "Beyond all those lessons, I learned never to give up"
    Written by Dennis Cahlo, Director of The Weekend
    • Oct 26, 2016
    • 4 min

    "Beyond all those lessons, I learned never to give up"

    2001: A Space Odyssey was the first film I can ever remember seeing. Not watching. Seeing. As a whole. As a piece. I happened upon it...
    "As a Director, You Really Have to Learn to Not Doubt Yourself"
    Interview with Danna Wallace
    • Sep 26, 2016
    • 4 min

    "As a Director, You Really Have to Learn to Not Doubt Yourself"

    Danna Wallace is an up-and-coming filmmaker whose work we value. We had the pleasure to chat with Danna about some of the challenges she...
    10 Inspiring Interviews That Every Screenwriter Must Watch
    Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
    • Sep 12, 2016
    • 2 min

    10 Inspiring Interviews That Every Screenwriter Must Watch

    Are you an aspiring screenwriter? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how...
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