“There’s never been a better time to make shorts or watch shorts,” says Mike Plante, the senior short film programmer at Sundance Film Festival. Mike, who has been at Sundance for over 20 years, shares his thoughts on the future of shorts and what his team looks for in the selection process. In today’s episode, No Film School’s Ryan Koo speaks with Mike Plante to discuss:Developing motion picture films at the drug store in the ‘90sWhy shorts are a great medium to learn and experiment Working at festivals and movie theatersReceiving over 12,000 short submissions in 2024Disadvantages of creating long shortsDifferences in funding international shortsSeeing many different types of voices, stories, and stylesSundance shorts that later became featuresWhat makes you a filmmakerWhat Sundance looks for in a shortMentionedSubmission Dates for SundanceSubscribe to the No Film School Podcast on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogleGet your question answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.com.Listen to more episodes of the No Film School podcast right here:This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 13 May