Edinburgh Short Film Festival

Edinburgh Short Film Festival Edinburgh's Short Film Festival

Dedicated to showcasing short films, Making awards for Best Film,
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Edinburgh's Short Film Festival

Dedicated to showcasing short films from near and far in eclectic venues across the city and working with festivals internationally to screen and promote short film. Making awards for best director, best animation, best male & female actors and hosting workshops and competitions for film-makers and screenwriters.

17/07/2026

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🎬 Submissions are now officially CLOSED!A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their short film. We’re incredibly gr...
21/06/2026

🎬 Submissions are now officially CLOSED!

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their short film. We’re incredibly grateful for the passion, creativity and hard work you’ve shared with us! ❤️

Shiny are the leading Awards worldwide for emerging & diverse filmmakers who want to work in advertising production. We'...
20/06/2026

Shiny are the leading Awards worldwide for emerging & diverse filmmakers who want to work in advertising production. We're currently taking submissions for the London Shiny Awards held at the offices of industry giant, Omnicom Production on July 29th in London.

Entries must be under 5 mins runtime, but can be absolutely any genre including social content, spec ads, music videos & micro shorts

Directors can never have worked with budgets over £$€ 50k

Deadline is July 19th

Emerging filmmakers get their free entry by entering SCOUTSS as the discount code on the entry form.

https://www.shinydirectors.com/shop/

NB: only 1 entry per director please. There are only 50 of these free entries on offer worldwide and when they're gone, they're gone, so enter ASAP!

Just TWO days to go for submissions to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival!There’s extra screenings, awards for best ...
18/06/2026

Just TWO days to go for submissions to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival!

There’s extra screenings, awards for best film and best animation,
BIFA Qualifying AND working with partner festivals to showcase our favourite shorts to audiences internationally.

We want the finest shorts known to humanity and we want them now!

Max length; 25 mins
Any genre, Any nationality
Deadline: Friday June 19th 2025

https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/call-for-entries-filmmakers/

Final Deadline for entry to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival is tomorrow, Friday June 19th! 🎥16th edition with ext...
18/06/2026

Final Deadline for entry to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival is tomorrow, Friday June 19th! 🎥

16th edition with extra screenings, awards and international programmes.

BIFA qualifying.

AND

Showcasing our short films worldwide at our partner festivals.

APPLY TO THE LINK IN BIO! 🎬🍿

Final Deadline for entry to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Friday June 19th!16th edition with extra screenings,...
16/06/2026

Final Deadline for entry to the 2026 Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Friday June 19th!

16th edition with extra screenings, awards and international programmes.

BIFA qualifying.

AND

Showcasing our short films worldwide at our partner festivals.

But get your skates on – The FINAL Deadline is Friday June 19th!

https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/call-for-entries-filmmakers/

Thank you so much once again to the AdriaticFilmFestival for another incredible experience at your festival in Pescara a...
15/06/2026

Thank you so much once again to the AdriaticFilmFestival for another incredible experience at your festival in Pescara and Francavilla! ❤️🎥

We’ve been partners with your festival for many years now, and it is always a pleasure and an honour to continue this long-lasting partnership together.

We admire your festival not only because it screens incredibly inspiring short and feature films, but also because, every year, it brings together people from all over the world to share this common passion and build connections that extend beyond the festival itself.

Thank you, and see you next year! 🇮🇹

FINAL Deadline for entry to the 16th Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Friday 19th JuneAwarding prizes for Best Short Film,...
15/06/2026

FINAL Deadline for entry to the 16th Edinburgh Short Film Festival: Friday 19th June

Awarding prizes for Best Short Film, Best Animation and Best Scottish Short, BIFA Qualifying AND showcasing our short films worldwide at our partner festivals!

But get your skates on – The FINAL Deadline is Friday June 19th 2026

https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/call-for-entries-filmmakers/

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