Staff Picks
15 years of Vimeo Staff Picks: Tracing its innovative history and future
Hear from the curators behind Staff Picks, and a handful of the filmmakers who have been given one, about three significant innovations within the film industry.
Staff Pick Premiere: "Dekalb Elementary" by Reed Van Dyck
Based on a 911 call that made national news in 2013, this week’s Staff Pick Premiere is “Dekalb Elementary,” a gripping Oscar-nominated short.
Staff Pick Premiere: "Maneuvers" by Sämi Ortlieb
Stop-motion animation and skiing collide in this week's Staff Pick Premiere, a playful ode to the DIY origins of skiing and its relationship to nature.
How to get a Vimeo Staff Pick
Ever wondered what really qualifies a short film for the coveted Vimeo Staff Pick badge? The Vimeo curation team tells all.
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Spooky Staff Picks to watch this Halloween
Black cats, witches, and ghosts rejoice: Your season has arrived. Watch this year’s selection of seasonally appropriate Staff Picks, straight from Vimeo’s Curation Team.
Our favorite DIY and low-budget Staff-Picked short films
Low-budget and no-budget filmmaking will always be where the most innovative filmmakers thrive. Watch these talented creatives use whatever means possible to tell their stories.
What 6 Staff Pick directors have to say about the beauty of short film
Highlights from our interviews at Sundance and SXSW.
That’s a wrap! Our unofficial 2024 jury awards at Sundance Film Festival
We came, we saw, we curated. Check out our favorite shorts from 2024's Sundance Film Festival.
That’s a wrap! Our unofficial 2023 jury awards at Sundance Film Festival
We came, we saw, we curated. Check out our favorite shorts from 2023's Sundance Film Festival.
Staff Pick Premiere: "West by God" by Scott Lazer
In this week's Staff Pick Premiere, "West by God," Scott Lazer details an intimate power struggle, aka a first date.
Staff Pick Award at Palm Springs ShortFest 2022: “Meantime” by Michael T Workman
Michael T Workman, the Vimeo Staff Pick Award winner at Palm Springs Shortfest 2022, joined us and answered questions about the challenges of creating his personal family portrait, "Meantime."
Staff Pick Premiere: "The Tunnel" by Arash Ashtiani
Three refugees run the race of their lives from Calais to Dover through the Euro Tunnel in Arash Ashtiani's "The Tunnel."
Staff Pick Premiere: "Genius Loci" by Adrien Merigeau
Adrien Merigeau's Oscar-nominated short "Genius Loci" takes viewers on a bonafide fever dream.
