Sundance short films can be first steps in successful careers

The ranks of moviemakers who got their start in movie shorts at the festival and went on to bigger projects include Wes Anderson, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and Paul Thomas Anderson. This year's collection of 65 shorts holds much promise and some surprises.

Think of the Sundance Film Festival's shorts program as a glimpse into the future of movies. In 1994, you could have caught Wes Anderson's brilliant "Bottle Rocket," which grew into a full-length feature a couple of years later and was the first step on the road to his current masterwork, "Moonrise Kingdom," as well as his second screenplay Oscar nomination, this time with Roman Coppola. In 1993, Paul Thomas Anderson's short "Cigarettes & Coffee" resonated with the singular contemplative voice that would craft "The Master," with stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix up for Oscars as well.

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