Best YouTube Channels to Watch Indian Short Films on
Short Films have become an extremely popular medium for filmmakers, both experienced and aspiring, for storytelling, with a lower budget and in a limited duration of time.
They have also become a great source of entertainment for people, who do not want to watch a whole movie or do not have enough time to do so. Short Films are of varying durations and can be watched during short breaks, or you can go on a full short film binge watch session.
To make your work of finding some amazing short films easier, we have created a list of the best and most popular YouTube channels having short films belonging to different genres, different durations, different languages, and featuring both new and experienced filmmakers and actors.
These are some of the best YouTube channels for Short Films:
1 — Large Short Films:
Large Short Films by Royal Stag Barrel Select is an amazing YouTube channel featuring the most original short films by some of the best directors in India, and having a stellar cast, with big names from the industry being a part of the shorts. They also feature films made by young, aspiring filmmakers, giving them a platform to share the space with the experienced filmmakers of the industry.
Most Watched Short Film on the Channel: Chutney (121 Million Views).
2 — HumaraMovie:
HumaraMovie is an Indian YouTube channel launched in 2011 by Vinay Mishra, Preety Ali, Pallavi Rohtagi, and Raghavan.
The channel provides a platform for the talented young filmmakers. The channel releases a short film every week, including shorts that have won international film festival awards, or by famous directors, or films mentored by famous directors.
Most Watched Short Film on the Channel: Time (27 Million Views).
3 — Six Sigma Films:
Six Sigma Films is a YouTube channel by the production house of the same name, based in Mumbai. They collaborate with independent filmmakers as well as young aspirants and help them deliver their films to the world. The founder of Six Sigma Films is Anurag Khanna.
It has become one of the top 3 aggregators and distributors of short films. You can not only watch top short films, but the channel also features celebrity videos, events, etc.
They are one of the top producer and distributor for not just short films, but also documentaries, videos, Indie films, etc. and have worked with filmmakers from more than 20 countries.
Most Watched Short Film on the Channel: Kadaklaxmi (8 Million Views).
4 — Pocket Films — Indian Short Films:
Pocket Films is another YouTube channel that provides Indian short films across all genres, be it Romance, Comedy, Action, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, etc. They upload short films very regularly, and have went on to become one of the leading aggregator and distributor of content like short films, documentaries, independent films, etc. They also organize short film contests.
With a library of more than 6000 videos on their network with content aggregated from around 1500 filmmakers, they sure seem to have a large collection.
They are the content division of 1takemedia, and have content in various languages including Hindi, Marathi, English, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, etc.
Most Watched Short Film on the Channel: Mother and Son (96 Million Views).
5 — Terribly Tiny Tales:
The famous micro-tale storytelling platform Terribly Tiny Tales came up with its audiovisual form called Terribly Tiny Talkies on YouTube. It was co-founded by Anuj Gosalia and Chintan Ruparel, and they have jointly developed this venture into a reputed platform for quality short films by filmmakers. Terribly Tiny Talkies has went on to produce award winning short films that can be called some of India’s finest. From India’s largest, popular and celebrated storytelling platform to a popular audiovisual content platform, from Terribly Tiny Tales to Terribly Tiny Talkies, has taken a huge leap.
Most Watched Short Film on the Channel: Kheer (3.6 Million Views).
These are some of the best YouTube channels to watch some of the finest Indian Short Films.