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The coveted Vimeo “Best of the Year” awards have been announced.

In its 17th year, the annual awards celebrate the most outstanding shorts and video creators on the independent platform. Many “Best of the Year” alumni have later won Academy Awards, Sundance Awards, Cannes prizes, and more. The Vimeo Curation Team reviews thousands of films to select the winners based on originality, technical excellence, storytelling impact, and overall artistic merit.

“We’re proud to highlight the most iconic short films and branded content of 2024,” Ina Pira, Head of Curation at Vimeo, told IndieWire. “These films are the very best of those that received ‘Staff Picks,’ which in its 17th year is still curated by humans sifting through and handpicking the best work shared on Vimeo.”

Pira cited highlight films including Bill Morrison’s surveillance and body cam documentary “Incident” and Renee Zhan’s live action and animated film “SHÉ (Snake)” as standout originals.

Despite “major” annual updates, progress can be incremental in the world of iPhone cinematography and photography. And Apple events feature an avalanche of impressive specs and gimmicky features geared toward making consumers feel like the latest and greatest will make them a professional shooter.

To get past the hype, IndieWire spoke with Filmic Pro Cto Chris Cohen. He shared the stage with filmmaker Sean Baker at the big Apple unveiling, and it’s Cohen’s app that allows every serious filmmaker, from Baker to Steven Soderbergh, to use the iPhone like a professional camera. We also talked to the iPhone experts at Moment, a five-year-old company that creates apps and tools for professional iPhone shooters.

Here are the five actual breakthrough camera advances in the iPhone 11 that should have filmmakers excited.

1. The Ultra Wide Lens

If you’ve ever shot anything on an iPhone, you’ll notice that switching from...