Michael TracyApr 26, 20163 minA FIVE POUND SHORTHow do you keep going when you have a day job, busy family schedule and financial commitments that just can’t be put off? I came into...
Cindy Maples, Director of RANDOMApr 22, 20162 minRANDOM THOUGHTSFor me, writing, directing, producing and starring in a short film was kind of “sure let’s do that and see how it goes” kind of thing. It...
An Interview With Top Shorts Director, Roy ZafraniOct 1, 20151 min"WE NEED TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN FILMMAKING""I’ve come across Roy’s works while working for an NGO. And I couldn’t resist not to contact him. As we started to talk I began to feel a...
Top Shorts TeamJul 10, 20153 minTWO DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS | Alex BainsCreating a movie is a fragile process which requires dedication and the endless refinement of your work. Like Michelangelo sculpting the...
Top Shorts TeamJul 1, 20153 minVOYAGE OF PERSONAL GROWTH | Adam NelsonAs a young filmmaker, I constantly try to make a point of evaluating the personal growth that I gain as a result of making a film: I ask...
Top Shorts TeamJun 30, 20152 minGUESS WHO RULES THE WORLD | Thomas Kaufmann, Michael MehringAlekto is a science fiction short film which invokes questions about conspiracy theories and the entire evolution of man. An earthling is...
Top Shorts TeamJun 28, 20152 minTHE ABSENCE OF PRESENCE | Justin SuttlesMaking Hominid was an absolute joy. In fact, it might have been the best filmmaking experience of my life thus far. It's amazing what you...
Top Shorts TeamJun 8, 20151 minLIVE OR DIE! | Michael McCallumTAKE A PENNY came about from a few tough years that I faced. I lost three close friends one after the other. Two to cancer and one to a...
Top Shorts TeamJun 7, 20154 minBEING A KID AGAIN | Gabe RodriguezThe story behind SF OLYMPICS probably says more about me than the filming process. For years now, I’ve been an indie filmmaker in NYC,...
Top Shorts TeamJun 4, 20152 minTHE DELICIOUS AGONY OF WRITING | Mark RenshawWhat if you were talking to a charming stranger, while the rest of your family were being murdered close by? What if you were so wrapped...
Top Shorts TeamJun 1, 20154 minBOMBS IN BOURNEMOUTH | Toryn WestcottIn 2012 I was working in Philadelphia, and one evening I was lying in my hotel bed trying to get to sleep. I was drifting off nicely,...
Top Shorts TeamMay 21, 20153 minTIMEZONE TBD | Gabriel GalandA filmmaking story - On shooting at night and working with different timezones. Hi! I'm Gabriel, I'm a 23 years old director from France...
Top Shorts TeamApr 26, 20153 minGOING THE EXTRA MILE WITH YOUR FILM | Ruben NavarroWhen I decided to make a short film, I had some ideas to take into consideration. The tricky part was to find the right story, something...
Top Shorts TeamApr 11, 20152 minTHE ETERNAL DANCE OF FILM | Emmet O'BrienAnimation has always been a huge passion of mine. Ever since I was a child I thrilled to the world of ink and motion and have wanted to...
Top Shorts TeamMar 23, 20154 minRAMBLINGS ON WRITING FROM A RANDOM DUDE | Rob CarpenterSo it's 2015. I seem to find myself awe struck at those numbers. Of course, It's really about the amount of time that has passed since I...
Top Shorts TeamMar 8, 20154 minYOUR CREW COULD MAKE OR BREAK YOUR FILM | James PeatyThere’s an old saying that goes: you’re only ever as good as the people you work with. That’s certainly true, but in my experience those...
Top Shorts TeamMar 5, 20156 minWHY I’M ADDICTED TO FILMMAKING | Daniel WebbI often believe that filmmaking is an addiction. Most people that you talk to, after they have poured their heart and soul into a single...
Top Shorts TeamFeb 23, 20152 minMAKING A FILM WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS ONLY | Karlos AlastrueyAlong my filmography I have been finding certain details that define a way of understanding film creation on my own terms. One of them...
Top Shorts TeamFeb 22, 20152 minTHE FLAME BURNS BRIGHTLY | Mike MessierIt was an easy shoot. We captured a feeling, an transcendent nature of time and space, in a relatively short period of time. I was a...
Top Shorts TeamFeb 21, 20152 minWE LOVE FILMS. WHO DOESN'T? | Roy Zafrani, Top Shorts' Director and FounderIntroducing Top Shorts Online Film Festival When I was younger, starting my career in the film industry, I found out that there were so...