There are several options. Ask your family and friends. Use Kickstarter and or Indiegogo. Ask around your town and find out who has done some angel investing.
Parlay all three to get the best results. Get some start up monies from family and friends. Then launch an indiegogo/kickstarter and draw some funds that way. Use your crowdfunding as a pitch to get angel investors to add the rest and possibly more.
It worked very well for us.
I'll Find a Way won the Oscar for Short Film - Live Action - in 1977.
You could make a short film about someone that has to make a short film so he makes a short film about making a short film.
short term funds and currency
A 'short film' is sometimes called a short, a noun.
There is no short film its a show.
The short film 'For the Birds' is an award winning short film. This popular short film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Ralph Eggleston.
1) Create short film 2) Ensure it's the best short film at the festival
No, you can win an Oscar for directing a short film, but you can't win an Oscar for starring in a short film.
Purge - short film - was created in 2008.
Bingo - short film - was created in 1998.
Fear - Short film - was created in 1965.
Remembrance - short film - was created in 2001.