Often, a short film has only one vocation: To be seen, to convey feelings, values, depending on the nature of the film or is simply a good entertainment. Sometimes the culmination of a short film can lead further than one might hope.
This is the case of this short selection that I made for you:
Let's start with Dies iræ (2003), directed and produced by Alexandre Astier, which is a 14-minute short film and which evolved into the Kaamelott series on the M6 channel (in France) from 2005 to 2009 with 458 episodes. The series continues in three films, the first part of which was released in theaters on July 21st, 2021.
Neill Blomkamp's Alive in Joburg (2006) evolved into a feature film, released August 13th, 2009, as District 9. Although it's not a complete adaptation of the original short, the themes and ideas were used.
Pixels (2010) by Patrick Jean. In 2011 he received the Cristal Award for the best animated short film at the Annecy Festival. The feature film adaptation was released on July 24th, 2015 under the direction of Chris Columbus but did not get the same success as the original.
And finally, the online success of Lights Out (2013) by David F. Sandberg did not go unnoticed. Sandberg was contacted by several agents who led him to be in contact with Lawrence Gray who wanted to adapt it into a feature film with James Wan. On June 8th, 2016, the film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and a sequel was in the works.
Admittedly, not all short films can develop into web series, TV series or film(s), to go from amateur/indie to professional, but realizing your ideas at least gives a chance to inspire others and allows the concept to evolve into another form.
Otherwise, as mentioned in my previous article Beyond the screen, you always have the opportunity to transcend your universe on your own via webcasting platforms.
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