#short film

Watch: Don Hertzfeldt's Mesmerizing 'Paper Trail' Short Follows a Life

"A life, seen through paper." That's the only intro to this mesmerizing new short film created by animation master Don Hertzfeldt. Paper Trail is the latest work from Hertzfeldt and it's now playing online after touring fests all year. This first premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision; then it played at SXSW (Jury Award + Audience Award for Best Animated Short) and Annecy (where it won Best Short), plus tons of other fests. It's best to experience this without knowing what you're watching at first. It'll all make sense as it plays ou

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Watch: Edgar Wright's 'Market Mayhem' Action Short for Apple Pay

"Fast. Easy. Secure." This is the perfect commercial for me – because I use Apple Pay all the time every day, and because I'm a huge fan of director Edgar Wright already. Apple revealed a new 60 second commercial called Market Mayhem, an action short directed by Edgar Wright for the tech company. The story follows a man who enters a convenience store and fights off the group chasing him by buying items then smacking them with all the stuff. Starring Hao Qi in the lead role. The vibes in this fun film remind me of Rumble in the Bronx or the original TMNT movie from the 90s. Edgar adds via IG: "

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Watch: Disney's Holiday Short 'The Invisible Horse' by Dougal Wilson

"Make the holidays magic." Disney has debuted a brand new 2026 holiday short film titled The Invisible Horse, which is now available for streaming via YouTube (see below) or on Disney+. The Invisible Horse is a 3-minute short directed by the same filmmaker who recently made the Paddington Bear adventure sequel Paddington in Peru. In this story, Jack, a boy who believes he's outgrown the magic of Christmas, is drawn into an adventure by a mysterious "invisible horse" that comes to his rural home. But can he tame it? When this strange invisible creature enters his life at Christmas, Jack is draw

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How to Turn Your Live-Action Short Into a Stylized Rotoscope-Animated Film

Another fun discovery at this year's Austin Film Festival was GIANTS , a five-minute short film in the festival’s Animated Shorts Program. It caught our attention for its DIY style and roots, and we were intrigued by the film’s journey: it began as a live-action short film shot over a decade ago before it was brought back to life and mutated into a stylized rotoscope-animated film. We chatted with filmmaker Nate Bayless about the film’s history and how he brought it into a new, mutated version that screened at this year’s Austin Film Festival. NFS: Tell us a bit about the inspiration and origi

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Watch: Inside Look at Turning 35mm Film into 65mm from FotoKem

"One frame at a time." This is for all the film geeks! Adam Savage's Tested has debuted a video taking us on a tour through the FotoKem offices to show how they turn a 35mm film reel into 65mm for projection on Large Format screens. The video goes into one of the labs where Adam meets FotoKem's Andrew Oran + technician Jeremy Miller to learn about the process and the machinery used in this technique. The device is called a "multi-format optical printer" featuring apertures for 35mm & 70mm films. It basically involves the old school concept of projecting one print through a series of lens right

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An Animated Film Made in Excel Sums Up the Pointless Impulse to Create

Just because something doesn't have a purpose doesn't mean it isn't worth doing. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article An Animated Film Made in Excel Sums Up the Pointless Impulse to Create appeared first on Colossal .

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Watch: Insanely Gory 'Vikings Versus Cannibals' Animated Short Film

Let them fight! The ultimate battle between two brutal forces. But it seems one is more dangerous than the other... A brand new R-rated adult animation film has premiered. Ankama Animations presents a 14 minute animated short film titled Vikings Versus Cannibals – and it is indeed about Vikings fighting Cannibals on a remote desert island. A group of Viking warriors who consider themselves the fiercest fighters in the world land on a mysterious "red island," where they encounter and clash with cannibals. This is vicious! And totally ambitious and intense. I can't believe they made this!? The o

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