Short Cinema Journal


Short Cinema Journal ' was a DVD Magazine focused on independent short films, interviews and documentaries The first three issues were released via PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. After PolyGram's reorganization, the magazine was picked up by Warner Bros. Home Video who gave it the title SHORT and added short International release issues. The first three issues were re-released by Warner during 1999 and 2000. Beginning with issue 4, the magazine included commercial advertisements that could not be bypassed or fast forwarded through.
The investors sold QuickBand Networks to On2 Technologies. The parent company of SHORT'' was renamed to 2014 after the address '2014 Pacific Ave. Venice, CA 90291'. 2014 was the first content start-up to get venture funding in Venice.

Short Cinema Journal

Short International Release

IssueContentsRunning TimeRelease Date
1Award-winning short films from France, Denmark, Korea, Belgium, China, Germany, Holland, Australia, Mexico and Hungary: Lars von Trier's "Lars From 1–10"; "The Fly", from Hungary chronicles the journey of a common housefly; "Burnout", Truck stop musical experience from Australia; "Du côté de la côte", Agnes Varda's look at the Côte d'Azur c. 1958. Also included "Tiny Sunbathers", "Der Rabe", "Images of Korea", "Superstition", "Arling and Cameron: Music for Imaginary Films" and "Hip Hop: The New World Order".120 min.October 3, 2000
2The second release contains "Portrait: Jane Campion and the Portrait of a Lady" with Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Shelley Winters, and Richard E. Grant, "Irish Actors: Brosnan and Byrne " with Pierce Brosnan and Gabriel Byrne, " Person Singular: I.M. Pei", an excerpt from the full-length documentary, "Gabriel", "Kaal", "Kite", inspired by William Turner's artwork, and "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci".120 min.December 5, 2000
3The third release of short video series includes the Academy Award-winning Scottish film "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life" starring Richard E. Grant, the documentary "Guggenheim Bilboa Museum" with architect Frank Gehry as narrator, live performances by the indie pop bands Tahiti 80 and Mojave 3, interviews with film directors Michael Apted and Constantin Costa-Gavras, and four additional short films.100 min.March 6, 2001