u/RodBlackhurst

THE SINGERS; Live Action Short Film 2026 Academy Award Winner...how did the project happen?

I watched THE SINGERS and it's a delightful little slice of humanity (and some incredible singing).

Got me to thinking/wondering about how filmmakers could get Netflix to finance (or acquire, if they aren't involved from day one, etc) their short film.

We all know that Netflix wants to win Academy Awards (Ted has stated this over and over) but I'm so darn curious if anyone here has any insight into how the short film space ACTUALLY works at Netflix. Just thinking about how it takes a 1M+ spend to win an Oscar means that there has to be a lot calculus that goes into which short films they make (or acquire).

Oh and go watch the short on Netflix. Should make you smile.

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u/RodBlackhurst — 12 hours ago