The film industry has never been a financially reassuring career path for naive aspiring college graduates with little to no money to begin with. And to make things worse the ominous storm of the economic recession has clouded the sunny streets of Hollywood also. Keen competition keeps employment numbers down all the while professionals from every aspect of film making are losing their jobs. With the advent of such depressing trends film makers from around the globe have turned to new innovative distribution strategies where cost is kept to a minimum while exposure to the masses are emphasized. The lack of jobs and the difficult nature of entering the film industry have given birth to a new generation of film makers who act independently to gain the attention of big studios and producers.
The ever-increasing digital format has created a divide between traditional film makers who prefer the expensive film format while new younger film makers have found the digital format to be cheap and easy to edit. This is not to say that new film makers are not filming on film stock, but rather that they are almost forced into digital due to the nature of the film industry. The digitization of our society is an inevitable outcome, and the new generation of film makers are utilizing this phenomenon very well. The barriers to enter the film industry have caused aspiring film makers (students and independents alike) to seek fame and notice though the internet. YouTube has been the target of many independent film makers and studios to promote their work in order to gain a wider audience. The new innovative distribution strategy of uploading quality short films has caused a surge of underground film makers to create channels and viewing communities to share their work. Experience the YouTube Renaissance.
Bitch
Directed by Dom Bridges
A young man buys a tin of tuna, and gets a lot more than he was expecting in this funny take on an old urban myth.
Find our more at http://www.dombridges.com/
This film is distributed by Future Shorts. For any inquiries, please get in touch at distribution@futureshorts.com.
INSiDE
Directed by Trevor Sands
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Bathtub IV
Directed by Keith Loutit
Tilt-shift time-lapse or “fake miniatures” is the next big thing in animation, and this Sydney-based photographer is the master of it. Using a variety of techniques, this short film hopes to encourage you to to take a second look at places that are familiar to them.
See more of the director’s films and photographs on his website: http://keithloutit.com/
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The Lost Tribes of New York City
Directed by Andy and Carolyn London
Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City’s more overlooked citizens and transform them into the very pillars of the city in this brilliant animation.
10 Minutes
Directed by Ahmed Imamovic
This short film, as its title indicates lasts only 10 minutes, but it tells a much longer story which unravels only in our imagination upon seeing the end of the film. While 10 minutes in someone’s life mean nothing, they can be fatal in another: a boy and his loving family, tragedy in a war-torn city, death and destruction. All in just ten minutes.
PIXELS
Written and Directed by Patrick Jean
Director of Photograhy : Matias Boucard
SFX by Patrick Jean and guests
Produced by One More Production
New York invasion by 8-bits creatures.
Please Say Something
Directed by David O’Reilly
Set in the distant future, this is the story of a troubled relationship between an abusive Mouse and his wife, an intensely emotional cat.
See more from the director:http://www.davidoreilly.com/
Winner of the Golden Bear for best short film at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
This Is Me
Directed by Sam Arthur
Bertie is in a coma whilst his wife enjoys the high life. Witness the rise and fall of this couple living under the Heathrow airport flight path. Based on a real phenomenon airlines would rather we didn’t know about, this film is a little thing with a lot of impact.
