Festival Spotlights… In Conversation: Ernesto Martínez Bucio and the poetry of childhood fears 18 Dec 202520 Nov 2025 Winner of the Best Feature-length film, awarded by the Festival du Nouveau Cinema's FIPRESCI jury. The bittersweetness of growing up has been at the center of many films, yet it…
Festival Spotlights… Festival Spotlight: Hot Docs 2025 17 May 202526 Sep 2025 It's our third year attending the Hot Docs Film Festival at Short Ends Collective! Juan Ospina and Elya Myers have gathered a short compilation of our time at the 32nd…
Fantasia… In Conversation: Tony Zhou, Taylor Ramos and a date with Cinephilia 17 Aug 202417 Aug 2024 Never meet your heroes they say. Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos defined much of my formative years in cinema and many others in my generation through their video essays on…
Fantasia… Capsule Reviews: Fantasia 2024 17 Aug 202415 Aug 2025 It was Short Ends first time at Fantasia Film festival and we couldn't have been more happy to attend Montreal's largest genre film festival! Below is a selection from Juan…
Festival Spotlights… The Digital Ethnographic Potential of Animated Documentaries in Knit’s Island 6 Feb 202429 Sep 2025 In the realm of independent animated productions, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) remains a strong player in North America and an engaging and communal experience for animation lovers, almost…
FNC Capsule Reviews: FNC 2023 29 Nov 202329 Nov 2023 It is always good to return to where we have always been welcomed. This year’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema brought to Montreal a sturdy selection of films that are committed…
Festival Spotlights… Capsule Reviews: TIFF 2023 29 Sep 202317 Jan 2024 Cerrar los Ojos - Dir. Víctor Érice (Spain) Cerrar los Ojos follows a film director as he tries to find his best friend who disappeared decades ago, coincidentally, his friend…
Festival Spotlights… Festival Spotlight: TIFF 2023 29 Sep 202329 Sep 2023 First times are always nerve-racking, and although we have gone through many (maybe too many) film festivals before, we had never witnessed something of the magnitude of the Toronto International…
Festival Spotlights… Festival Spotlight: SPASM 2022 8 Nov 202228 Sep 2023 Just like that, another edition of Montreal’s gut-busting, demon-summoning, face-punching Spasm Film Festival comes to a close. Here is a list of short films that were the highlights of my…
Festival Spotlights… Festival Spotlight: FNC 2022 19 Oct 202228 Sep 2023 Short Ends had the pleasure to attend the latest edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC). Although the festival has come and gone, these are the films that left an indelible…
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