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How to Win an Oscar for Best Short Film

How to Win an Oscar for Best Short Film

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the people who give out the Oscar, do a wonderful thing every year. They give Oscars to short filmmakers! The Oscar for Best Short Film (they give out two—Live Action and Animation) provides undiscovered...

BlueCat Hosts Second Annual Short Film Festival

BlueCat Hosts Second Annual Short Film Festival

On Tuesday, April 30th, BlueCat held its Short Film Festival at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles, California for the second year in a row. A total of 13 short films were selected for screening. The 13 selected short films spanned multiple genres ranging from horror...

How to Make a Short Film

How to Make a Short Film

Making a short film is vital to the development of the filmmaker and screenwriter. But how do you do it right? If you’ve decided you want to make a short film, it might seem obvious. Write a great script, raise money and resources to produce your screenplay, cast...

How to Write a Short Film Script

How to Write a Short Film Script

Writing a short film script changed my career. That’s how important it is. People do not see a demand for short film scripts in the marketplace, so they don’t write them. But writing a short screenplay can prove to be very helpful in showing how good of a screenwriter...

BlueCat Hosts First Short Film Festival

BlueCat Hosts First Short Film Festival

Middle Left: Omar Al Dakheel - Director of ABLUTION Reaching New Heights On Tuesday, June 19th, BlueCat held its inaugural Short Film Festival at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles, California. A total of 10 short films were selected to screen from a competitive pool...