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    The 5 Rules for Making an Outstanding Indie Film
    Roy Zafrani, Director of Top Shorts and Festigious
    • Aug 18, 2016
    • 6 min

    The 5 Rules for Making an Outstanding Indie Film

    These days, it’s easier to make indie films; more than ever, almost anyone can access filmmaking technology, even on their smartphone or...
    10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY ACTOR MUST WATCH
    Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
    • Aug 10, 2016
    • 2 min

    10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY ACTOR MUST WATCH

    Are 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...
    10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY FILMMAKER MUST WATCH
    Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director
    • Aug 10, 2016
    • 2 min

    10 INSPIRING INTERVIEWS THAT EVERY FILMMAKER MUST WATCH

    Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Once in a while, most of us could use a little encouragement and inspiration, along with advice on how to...
    EXPLORATION OF THE SPACE
    Kio Shijiki, Director of Eureka
    • May 13, 2016
    • 2 min

    EXPLORATION OF THE SPACE

    I 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...
    DEVOTED TO THE STRANGE
    Dan Horrigan, Director of Devotion
    • May 4, 2016
    • 3 min

    DEVOTED TO THE STRANGE

    If you want to unsettle people you have to take something relatable and move it further and further away from the continuity of the...
    MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US
    Alex Afshar, Director of The Living Forest
    • May 4, 2016
    • 4 min

    MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US

    As 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...
    THE LONG GERMINATION OF A SHORT FILM
    Eric C. Player, Director of Moment of Anger
    • May 4, 2016
    • 7 min

    THE 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...
    THE IMAGINIST
    Natalee Rawat, Director of The Imaginist
    • May 3, 2016
    • 2 min

    THE IMAGINIST

    The Imaginist was one of the most challenging and rewarding films I have directed. A 19- page script written by my creative partner, Sina...
    WORTH EVERY MINUTE
    Austin H. Wilson, Director of 47 Minutes
    • May 2, 2016
    • 5 min

    WORTH EVERY MINUTE

    Roughly 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...
    THE IDEAS BEHIND 'REMEMBER'
    Bill Gebhart, Director of Remember
    • May 2, 2016
    • 11 min

    THE 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...
    MAKING 'AN EDUCATED WOMAN'
    Emilya Piansay
    • May 1, 2016
    • 2 min

    MAKING '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...
    INTERVIEW WITH DAVID CASADEMUNT
    Top Shorts Team
    • Apr 30, 2016
    • 2 min

    INTERVIEW WITH DAVID CASADEMUNT

    A year ago, while reviewing over 500 submissions from around the world, we received another short film from Spain, called "Sleeping...
    PERFECTING PREFLEXIA IS PERPLEXING
    Shawn Leister-Frazier
    • Apr 30, 2016
    • 4 min

    PERFECTING PREFLEXIA IS PERPLEXING

    When 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...
    FILM ADVICE FROM THE NEW GUY
    Michael Peake, Director of Jacob's Paradox
    • Apr 30, 2016
    • 9 min

    FILM ADVICE FROM THE NEW GUY

    My 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...
    THE FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER EXPERIENCE
    Emily Reas, Director of Blindsided
    • Apr 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    THE FIRST-TIME FILMMAKER EXPERIENCE

    Even 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...
    THROUGH THE EYES OF NEW YORK TEENAGERS
    Thomas Rivera Montes, Director of Act Zero
    • Apr 29, 2016
    • 2 min

    THROUGH THE EYES OF NEW YORK TEENAGERS

    I 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...
    INTERVIEW WITH MARLOM MEIRELLES
    Top Shorts Team
    • Apr 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    INTERVIEW WITH MARLOM MEIRELLES

    Last 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...
    TACKLING IDENTITY CRISES AND OTHER DISASTERS ON SET
    Hélder Pedro, Director of The Someone
    • Apr 27, 2016
    • 2 min

    TACKLING IDENTITY CRISES AND OTHER DISASTERS ON SET

    Science fiction and fantasy stories are some of my favorite genres of film. For me, they are the best ways to explore hard-hitting...
    INTERVIEW WITH LASZLO BARBO
    Top Shorts Team
    • Apr 26, 2016
    • 4 min

    INTERVIEW WITH LASZLO BARBO

    It’s been almost a year since “Light Games” (in Italian: “Doppia Luce”) won the Best Thriller award at Top Shorts. Although it was an...
    INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY DRAPER
    Top Shorts Team
    • Apr 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY DRAPER

    We talked with Tommy Draper, the writer of “The Maid” (Pro Kopf in German) about the challenges in making a film in just one location,...
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