Wicked: For Good and Sinners lead the list revealed Tuesday of films shortlisted in 12 Oscar categories, making them the only feature films this year to make every list in which they were eligible — seven — including Best Song, where both films have two…

The documentary short The Hemingway captures co-director Patrick Sean O'Brien's life with ALS. O'Brien reached out to longtime collaborator Evan Mathis with a script asking for help bringing it to fruition. The pair spoke with Deadline's Matt Carey at Contenders Documentary about their short, and…

Welcome to this edition of Deadline’s video series, The Back/Story, which today features a close up look at the acclaimed live action short, elle/elle. By clicking the link above I invite you to join me and the key figures from the film including…

American Cinema Editors has created a new award category for its annual Eddie Awards. For the first time, it will accept submissions from YouTube and other digital platforms across compatible existing categories. Eligible submissions include theatrical short films (such as those eligible for…

As NewFest kicks off its fifth annual Pride film series in New York City, the country’s largest LGBTQ film festival is teaming up with AMC Networks. Part of the network’s ‘Future of Film’ initiative, which showcases emerging talent from festivals across the country, NewFest has curated a…

The 2025 Tribeca Festival has set its selection of shorts across narrative, documentary, animated works and music videos. Expanded eligibility to projects previously screened in New York or online for out-of-competition consideration led to record submissions and 93 short films this year, a high…

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner Wendy Finerman, American Ninja Warrior host Matt Iseman, Revelations Entertainment boss Lori McCreary and This is Us star Jon Huertas are among the judges of a short film competition designed to celebrate healing and hope. They will form a judging panel for Hero’s…

EXCLUSIVE: In anticipation of his new album that is set to drop Sunday, global music superstar Bad Bunny has dropped a new short film, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOTos, that is linked to the record. Written and directed by Benito A. Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) and Arí Maniel Cruz Suárez, the film stars the…

And they’re off. Awards season just got entirely official with the revealing of shortlists for the 97th Oscars in 10 categories today. See the lists from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences below. Fifteen movies each are moving forward in the contests for International Feature…

Disney's curated short film program, Launchpad, features six unique features created by diverse filmmakers from different backgrounds. In the series second season, The Roof,  directed by Alexander Bocchieri and written by W.A.W. Parker, which is up for Emmy consideration, tells a touching story about…

Writing and directing a short is a potential passageway to creating a full-length feature film. Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to win on the short film festival circuit and be picked up by investors, leading to larger projects and…

Today is not just significant for the solstice and the passing of fall into winter, it also is the first bell ringing in the race for Oscar as the Academy has just announced semi-finalists in 10 categories. Fifteen movies each are moving forward…