London Filmmaker Launches COVID-19 Love Story on itsashort.com/motek

Love in the time of COVID-19. No, we’re not talking about a spinoff of Gabriel García Márquez’s literary classic, “Love in the Time of Cholera.” Rather it’s a reference to Eva Lanska’s riveting short series “Motek,” a love story set…

What’s Up?! World Day of Short Film!

what’s up, good people?! don’t let the polar vortex keep you from celebrating A world day of short film! “X-Story” is the stuff of lore. It’s being described as Akira meets Indiana Jones by people like the folks at The…

What’s Up?! Bigger Sundance Short Film Program!

what’s up, good people?! it’s awards season and time to pay attention to short film in the major festivals. The Sundance Institute has announced the complete list of 68, (that’s right, sixty-eight) short film titles for the 2017 showcase. The…

What’s Up?! Oscars Bring Good Tidings in Short Film!

What’s up, good people?! the holidays are here. expect short film news and lots of good cheer. The season greets us with the gift of Academy Awards updates. According to Good Short Films, the Oscars have whittled their animated short…

What’s Up?! Wes Anderson’s Gift of Short Film!

what’s up, good people?! the holidays are here and short film is the gift that keeps on giving. We know travel season has begun, so we hope while you’re sitting in a layover city between flights, you can take some…

What’s Up?! From Short Film to Spielberg!

What’s up, good people?! Let us give thanks for a cornucopia of short film news! A short film can be your “business card.” These days, filmmakers are reaping major benefits from having impressive short film work on their resume. Take…

What’s Up?! Rock the Vote & BMW Short Film!

What’s up, good people?! there’s plenty to dive into in short film so let’s get to it. Actually, let’s take a step back and talk about something very important: voting. Itsashort.com understands that you can vote for whomever you wish…

What’s Up?! Ghostbusters!

  what’s up, good people?! it’s mid-October and it’s scary how great the short film landscape looks. This week was the digital and DVD release of Paul Feig’s 2016 Ghostbusters reboot. Despite the unruly, pre-movie conversations, people weren’t afraid of…

What’s Up: PSI Shortfest and Alan Becker and Animation!

The festival was amazing! The short film winners, wow. The Palm Springs International Shortfest has just concluded it’s 21st year. It is the largest short film festival  and short film marketplace in the United States. Actually Palm Springs does two…

What’s Up!!? Cannes 2015 Short Film Winner

The short film winner for the Cannes 2015 Film Festival is Waves ’98 by Ely Dagher. And, we are back!! It’s been quite a dry spell and we’ve missed sharing a lot…we missed talking about Tribeca, lots of regional festivals and…