Roy Zafrani, Director of Top Shorts and FestigiousAug 18, 20166 minThe 5 Rules for Making an Outstanding Indie FilmThese days, it’s easier to make indie films; more than ever, almost anyone can access filmmaking technology, even on their smartphone or...
Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' DirectorAug 10, 20162 min10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY ACTOR MUST WATCHAre you an aspiring actor? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how to deal...
Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' DirectorAug 10, 20162 min10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY FILMMAKER MUST WATCHAre you an aspiring filmmaker? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how to...
Kio Shijiki, Director of EurekaMay 13, 20162 minEXPLORATION OF THE SPACEI started as an actor when I was 15. I always loved films, but seeing many of my favorite actors started from theatre, I thought I should...
Dan Horrigan, Director of DevotionMay 4, 20163 minDEVOTED TO THE STRANGEIf you want to unsettle people you have to take something relatable and move it further and further away from the continuity of the...
Alex Afshar, Director of The Living ForestMay 4, 20164 minMOTHER EARTH IS CALLING USAs a film maker, I work to create movies that matter and which have a meaning. I have done movies in many genres, from thriller to...
Eric C. Player, Director of Moment of AngerMay 4, 20167 minTHE LONG GERMINATION OF A SHORT FILM“Moment of Anger” is meant to be a tale about a man forgetting what is good in life, and life itself helping him remember. The process of...
Natalee Rawat, Director of The ImaginistMay 3, 20162 minTHE IMAGINISTThe Imaginist was one of the most challenging and rewarding films I have directed. A 19- page script written by my creative partner, Sina...
Austin H. Wilson, Director of 47 MinutesMay 2, 20165 minWORTH EVERY MINUTERoughly four years ago I woke up one morning at 3 am with the unquenchable desire to make “47 Minutes” as a short film. Since that moment...
Bill Gebhart, Director of RememberMay 2, 201611 minTHE IDEAS BEHIND 'REMEMBER'“All that was once directly lived has become mere representation.” Theorist Guy Debord, in his collection of theses called The Society of...
Emilya PiansayMay 1, 20162 minMAKING 'AN EDUCATED WOMAN'During the year of 2013, the directors of the film, Khawla and Katebah approached me. We were all working at the KwestOn Media offices in...
Top Shorts TeamApr 30, 20162 minINTERVIEW WITH DAVID CASADEMUNTA year ago, while reviewing over 500 submissions from around the world, we received another short film from Spain, called "Sleeping...
Shawn Leister-FrazierApr 30, 20164 minPERFECTING PREFLEXIA IS PERPLEXINGWhen I “borrowed” my father's camera at the age of ten and shot my first film, 'Attack of the Killer Grapefruit', I knew there was no...
Michael Peake, Director of Jacob's ParadoxApr 30, 20169 minFILM ADVICE FROM THE NEW GUYMy experience and advice as a first time director… It’s hard to really put into words the true experience of making a film from start to...
Emily Reas, Director of BlindsidedApr 29, 20162 minTHE FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER EXPERIENCEEven though I’ve been acting since I was fourteen years old, I wasn’t interested in the crew side of film until I came to college. I had...
Thomas Rivera Montes, Director of Act ZeroApr 29, 20162 minTHROUGH THE EYES OF NEW YORK TEENAGERSI always get surprised by the evolution of a film and as writer and director of Act Zero I was able to be the first witness of that...
Top Shorts TeamApr 28, 20163 minINTERVIEW WITH MARLOM MEIRELLESLast year Marlom's film "Button Eyes" won the Best Drama award. We talked with the director and found out how he managed to create a...
Hélder Pedro, Director of The SomeoneApr 27, 20162 minTACKLING IDENTITY CRISES AND OTHER DISASTERS ON SETScience fiction and fantasy stories are some of my favorite genres of film. For me, they are the best ways to explore hard-hitting...
Top Shorts TeamApr 26, 20164 minINTERVIEW WITH LASZLO BARBOIt’s been almost a year since “Light Games” (in Italian: “Doppia Luce”) won the Best Thriller award at Top Shorts. Although it was an...
Top Shorts TeamApr 26, 20163 minINTERVIEW WITH TOMMY DRAPERWe talked with Tommy Draper, the writer of “The Maid” (Pro Kopf in German) about the challenges in making a film in just one location,...