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\u201cThere\u2019s never been a better time to make shorts or watch shorts,\u201d 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.\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Ryan Koo speaks with Mike Plante to discuss:\n\nDeveloping motion picture films at the drug store in the \u201890s\n\nWhy shorts are a great medium to learn and experiment\xa0\n\nWorking at festivals and movie theaters\n\nReceiving over 12,000 short submissions in 2024\n\nDisadvantages of creating long shorts\n\nDifferences in funding international shorts\n\nSeeing many different types of voices, stories, and styles\n\nSundance shorts that later became features\n\nWhat makes you a filmmaker\n\nWhat Sundance looks for in a short\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cYou\u2019re always a filmmaker, but there will be months you\u2019re not doing anything on your film.\u201d [2:48]\n\n\u201cYou may watch a thousand shorts and nothing is good. Then you just start to lose your mind.\u201d [10:45]\n\n\u201cYour 30-minute short has to be better than three, 10-minute shorts.\u201d [12:25]\n\n\u201cThe internet is good for shorts because you can put it up. It doesn\u2019t mean anyone will watch it.\u201d [31:31]\n\n\n\nMentioned\nSubmission Dates for Sundance\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\n\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices