Some of the many short films made by and for kids to be screened at ILICFF. *The 5 th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children’s Film Festival (ILICFF) has announced the selection of a ...

Central Ohio filmmaker Shane Thompson's short film "The First Day of School" tackles school violence to spark discussion and drive change.

Haylin Dennison had been a licensed clinical social worker involved with “at-risk ” adolescents for almost two decades when her work became personal : Her child came out, first as bisexual and then as ...

A festival for children leads off the weekly slate, which also includes new releases starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor; David Straithairn and Jane Levy; and Francis Ford Coppola and chaos. The ...

Girls prevailing against the odds is one theme that has surfaced among the 13 features and 79 short films in this year’s festival in New York. By Laurel Graeber A teenager rescues and defends an ...

Little films are a very big deal at this year’s Academy Awards. Topics as heavy as PTSD, ethnic cleansing and the immigration system, and as light as music, kissing and children with a passion to ...

If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won ...

Short films are a unique outlet for filmmakers to unleash their wildest ideas and full creativity. Not bogged down by the typical limitations and rules of a feature, a director can make a short film ...

FILMFEST DC is offering two free programs for kids this year. One is a series of animated and live-action short films from abroad that will play at the Avalon Theatre and (in abbreviated form) at the ...

The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections. By Jeannette CatsoulisBeatrice Loayza and Ben Kenigsberg Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through ...

A new short film, based on University of Birmingham research, is sharing the voices of, and crisis facing, parent carers in the UK.