Film School Shorts

Film School Shorts would never have existed without the generous support of inventor, philanthropist, and film-lover Maurice Kanbar. Kanbar passed away this summer at 92, leaving behind an incredible legacy of ingenuity and generosity. jweekly.com/.../looking-to…

"Can we still make teen films as good as American Grafitti?" bit.ly/1ToMZJx @jim_jon_jim @nofilmschool

🎥💙The 2nd Annual Homemade Film Festival is in full swing! Watch it on the @KQED channel. Watch, like, and share your favorite to win this year's Audience Award! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Filmmakers! SFFILM's Rainin Grant supports narrative features examining social justice in the screenwriting, development, and post-production stages. Open once annually, the grant is accepting applications through March 12, 2021. Apply here: bit.ly/3odwffi #FilmTwitter

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Happy Birthday, Wong Kar-Wai! 🎥💙

“I believe that I, Peaches Christ, am the vehicle that allowed Joshua to love himself.” Learn how a former Catholic school kid grew up to become @PeachesChrist, one of SF’s most iconic drag queens. 🌈 Watch ‘Better Known As Peaches Christ’ now: youtu.be/LLSQUyXWlkE

Rest In Peace, Lynn Shelton. 💔 variety.com/2020/film/news…

“I’ve been on my roof for anywhere between 14 days and infinity.” Willie is spending the pandemic living on his roof. Will he be able to break through his creative block and be free again? Watch ‘Willie In The Sky.” kqed.org/arts/13880022/… #homemadefilmfest

Enter KQED’s Homemade Film Festival! Your short film must be: 🏠→ Made at Home ⏰→ Under 10 minutes long 📱→ Created entirely by YOU! California only. $1000 Grand prize. Read the guidelines and submit your film by May 7, 2020: filmfreeway.com/KQEDHomemadeFi… #homemadefilmfest

Short Films are a great learning tool, not just for film-makers, but for everyone involved, they are also great little things to take a few minutes off to look at. One particularly good place to look at them is @FilmSchoolShort kqed.org/filmschoolshor…

Robert Shaw talks filming Quint's death scene for Jaws

I just liked “Yeah Kowalski!” by @FilmSchoolShort on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/233388332

KQED documentary series Truly CA is accepting submissions for Season 15! Your film must be: 📽️ 1. A documentary 🏄‍♀️2. Feature a California subject. Apply here: filmfreeway.com/trulyca

Feliz #DiaDeLosMuertos! This is my favorite Day of the Dead short film. Beautiful! 💀 youtu.be/-v4-1wFEzM0 via @FilmSchoolShort

Watch the cool new stop motion short from Kirsten Lepore, the director of 'Hi Stranger' and 'Bottle'. studiodaily.com/2019/10/natura…

Before scripting the new Guillermo del Toro-produced horror movie 'Antlers', C. Henry Chaisson made short films. Watch his film 'Open 24 Hours' now --> youtu.be/EcXPQr3plEw #yournextfavoritedirector #fss #FilmTwitter

🎥💔An undocumented single mother risks her freedom to provide a better life for her daughter in Tanya Nunez’s short film ‘Dios Nunca Muere’. Watch now → youtu.be/fxaW_-VhMIA #HispanicHeritageMonth

Watch 'Sequin Raze', Sarah Gertrude Shapiro's short film that she adapted into the Award-winning television series 'UnReal'. Watch now: youtu.be/NRPXB_Sxzh0 #nextfavoritedirector #supportindiefilm

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