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Re: Freedom Swimmers

James McNally — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:33:12 -0000

Won both Best Animated and Best Documentary Short awards at Shorts Not Pants 2022. Great film!

Re: A S/W-Centric Guide to Encounters 2020

James McNally — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:20:27 -0000

I was at Encounters in 2016 and cannot wait to return. But a very affordable digital edition that features most films unlocked for viewing anywhere in the world is a good thing! Excited!

Re: Short of the Week Partners with Michael Sugar, Cary Fukunaga, & David Gordon Green

James McNally — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:08:52 -0000

Sounds like exciting news! Congratulations to everyone at SOTW and can't wait to see what sort of fruit this bears. Onward and upwards, shortsmakers!

Re: Keeping Up with the Joneses

James McNally — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:31:38 -0000

Saw this a few years ago too and especially loved Adeel Akhtar's performance (and accent!)

Re: A Teachable Moment

James McNally — Fri, 11 May 2018 14:38:47 -0000

Loved this when I first saw it, glad you're giving it a wider audience. Nice writeup, Celine!

Re: Mixtape Marauders

James McNally — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:53:39 -0000

Great review, Jason! And I'm happy to hear the film is being developed into a feature. I can only imagine the soundtrack for that!

Re: Men Don't Whisper

James McNally — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:42:39 -0000

Loved this film when I saw it at Sundance, and this is a mostly good review, but Ivan, come on: "relegated to the short form" smacks of self-hatred, especially on a site that means to celebrate short film as an art form in and of itself.

Re: So It Goes

James McNally — Mon, 01 May 2017 11:28:59 -0000

Perfect Monday selection! Thank you!

Re: 5 Films About Technology

James McNally — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:17:08 -0000

Great film, and nice review, Celine! :)

Re: Zipi Y Zapi Y La Iisla Del Capitán: El Cuento Del Capitán

James McNally — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:39:03 -0000

I saw the feature as part of the children's Fantastic Flix programme at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival and it was a delight, and the favourite film of the children's jury. I'd forgotten this amazing animated interlude, which makes the entire film even more impressive.

Re: O Negative

James McNally — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:19:43 -0000

A fantastic twist on the genre. Gorgeously shot and scored, too. Bravo!

Re: Her Friend Adam

James McNally — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 22:20:04 -0000

Go Toronto! :)

Re: Ironied by Paul Hunter

James McNally — Fri, 20 May 2016 18:17:58 -0000

Loved this and will be showing it on the big screen here in Toronto (where writer/director Tyler Parr lives). So happy SOTW will spread it around the world!

Re: Wild Life

James McNally — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:08:40 -0000

This was part of our very first public screening of Shorts That Are Not Pants way back in January 2012. Wonderful to see it finally online!

Re: Best Short Films of 2015

James McNally — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:14:53 -0000

Another great selection, guys! Thanks for all of your hard work this year!

Re: Weekend Warriors

James McNally — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:00:00 -0000

Loved this and was privileged to show it in Toronto with Lyndon and the rest of the cast and crew in attendance. Might need a NSFW warning for the language (and for the possibility of coffee spraying out of your nose onto your computer screen). :)

Re: Offline Dating

James McNally — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:25:38 -0000

Lovely stuff...

Re: Here's How You Can Win an Ecommerce Business and 6 Months Free on Shopify

James McNally — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:04:12 -0000

My career path has been a zig-zag of trying to find something I love. For the past two and a half years, I have been unable to find full-time work and I realized that the thing that has brought me the most joy has been running my short film screening series, something I started for fun a few years ago. I guess I AM an entrepreneur, after all! Now I'm looking for a business that generates regular income, and that allows me to use all the things I've learned about marketing and selling.

Re: The Last Days of Peter Bergmann

James McNally — Sun, 24 May 2015 15:42:02 -0000

This was lovely...

Re: Everything & Everything & Everything

James McNally — Wed, 13 May 2015 12:00:14 -0000

One of the best shorts from #TIFF14, so glad to see this online.

Re: Sean Kelly on Movies: Reflections on a Decade of Film Blogging

James McNally — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:13:46 -0000

Congratulations Sean! 10 years is a long time to pursue anything, and your dedication and determination to grow as a writer is inspiring. Good luck with the other quests (job search, academic publication) and I hope your blog continues to give you satisfaction for the next decade and beyond!

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

James McNally — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:35:14 -0000

Nice to see some crossover from the Interactive side. This is the sort of thing that the film industry desperately needs to consider.

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

James McNally — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:34:33 -0000

Dave's a SXSW veteran and a smart guy. I know this session will actually add value to people's SXSW experience.

Re: Cold, Hard Truth: The Ice Cream Guide

James McNally — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 14:39:06 -0000

Prices would be helpful.

Re: Over 30 arthouse directors have World Cup fever in the new omnibus film Short Plays

James McNally — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:32:05 -0000

Pretty excited for this, since I'm a huge footie fan as well as a lover (and programmer!) of short films!