Vote for Your Favorite Not-Cat Video in the 2016 Webby Awards | No Film School

As those of us trying to make a living in film are keenly aware, online video has progressed way beyond crazy cat antics. And I’m not just talking about the swing from cats to (pizza) rats. I’m talking about the web as a legitimate showcase for high-quality filmic storytelling.

Now in their 20th year, the Webby Awards were one of the first platforms to recognize the value and potential of the form (as they did when they awarded Best Drama series to our own Ryan Koo for The West Side in 2008). Today, Online Film & Video is one of the Webby’s most robust award categories.

The 2016 nominees were announced this week and you can start voting now for one of over 50 video-related awards like Animation, Documentary, VR, Best Editing, and Best Writing.

Exploring the hundreds of outstanding contenders is a fun rabbit hole to go down indeed. (Consider it research for your next project.) Here are a few that stood out to us:

Animation

Mashable - Raqqa: An Inside Story

Virtual Reality - Cinematic

VRSE.Works - Take Flight

Documentary Series

Refinery 29 Daughters of Paradise

Comedy: Individual Short or Episode

Fight Club for Kids (with Chuck Palahniuk)

Performance & Craft/Best Editing

Great Guns - Preacherman
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Header image from 'Raqqa: An Inside Story'

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Mark Duplass Has Some Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

Mark Duplass Share His Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

The Calvary King delivers a hopeful message to filmmakers who didn't get into Sundance.

Mark Duplass has always been a filmmaker's filmmaker. He famously delivered his "The Cavalry is Not Coming" speech at SXSW as a call to action for independent filmmakers to stop waiting and start shooting. Duplass also historically creates and works on small-budget indie projects, including being a key member of the lo-fi, bare-bones mumblecore movement. He's also a charismatic actor who brings a relatable ethos to every role he plays—not to mention seems like an overall cool dude.

We love Mark Duplass.

All the above considered, it's no surprise to see Duplass take to social media with an encouraging statement following the recently announced 2025 Sundance lineup this past Wednesday. Duplass, hot off positive reviews for the recently released The Creep Tapes on Shudder, warmly comforted filmmakers that if you happened to apply to Sundance and weren't selected, hey, that's okay. They curate 15,775. It happens.

We all know rejection sucks, but don't sweat it. Be proud of your project no matter what. And watch Mark Duplass's full snippet of encouraging wisdom below.

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