Stream 100 years of short cinema

"Atlasshorts has identified an underserved area of our industry that is of particular interest to me. I have been concerned for sometime that younger filmmakers and students have been left behind by an industry that has become more risk averse and less open to new and emerging talent. Short films have always been the engine room of innovation and new talent and supporting this initiative would be a way of giving opportunities to these new
and emerging creative voices"

"I believe Atlasshorts is an impressive new technology resource with potential to deliver screen content direct to the students who will find it really useful in their work. Being able to access work by their peers past and present and from across the world really helps educate and inspire, and I believe Atlasshorts could contribute greatly to that process."

"Short films can be really hard to find.  Having a site which brings together so many shorts, many by filmmakers who’ve gone on to make wonderful feature films - or who will - is an extremely valuable resource.  And for students - how inspiring to see the early work by filmmakers they admire … or for them to discover!  I wish Atlasshorts every success."

"I have always been inspired by the artistry and storytelling in students’ films for many years and often look to them for emerging talent and new voices in film. But they are often very hard to source. Atlasshorts will provide the sector with ready access to films from all around the world in one location. I can definitely see the potential for Atlasshorts to be a very successful and vital resource for the future."

"Atlasshorts provides a complete ecosystem that opens up the world to these young people and their diverse creative expressions in a manner that reaches further and has more potential longevity than anything else available or predicted. This is because of a longstanding and barely examined assumption that short films are merely what filmmakers make when they can’t make features, which in turn suggests their primary value is to get attention as a “calling card”."

"The platform has proven to be a phenomenal teaching resource, with permalink capacity that allows teachers to link outwards from within our LMS, 'Canvas'. Students have been required in assessments to choose from a selection of streaming works, and perform analysis on those films. I wholeheartedly endorse the platform and recommend that potential supporters - financial or otherwise - avoid all hesitation in getting on board."

"AFTRS is one of many film schools that have partnered with Atlasshorts to present the work of students and alumni to audiences around the world. This one-stop hub for access to hundreds of short films including titles from our catalogue, which are currently unavailable online, will become an important resource for industry across the board. I foresee this platform as an essential pathway for our students and alumni to learn, reference and connect with filmmakers both domestically and internationally, and for the industry to discover our newest storytellers."