Short in length. Limitless in impact.
This year’s Best Narrative Short nominees at the Little Venice Film Festival remind us of something powerful — a story doesn’t need hours to change you. Sometimes, all it takes is a few minutes to leave a mark that lingers for years.
These films may be brief, but they carry entire worlds within them. They hold heartbreak, joy, memory, identity — moments that feel small, yet echo loudly in the spaces we don’t always speak about.
Because a short film isn’t just a shorter version of a feature…
It’s its own kind of experience.
A spark. A pulse. A quiet shift inside you.
To our nominees: thank you for proving that impact isn’t measured in minutes — but in how deeply a story stays with us.
A Loud Piece of Armour
@aloudpieceofarmourshort
Director: Molly Burdett
@mollyburdett
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/a-loud-piece-of-armour-2026
The Light Before the Sun
@thelightbeforethesun
Director: Michael Greyeyes
@michael_greyeyes
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/the-light-before-the-sun-2026
One Last Show in Taghmon
Director: Alan Walsh
@alangwalsh222
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/one-last-show-in-taghmon-2026
Magid / Zafar
@magid_zafar
Director: Luís Hindman
@luishindman
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/magid-zafar-2026
Stay
Director: Nick Ceulemans
@nick_ceulemans
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/stay-2026
Melted
@melted.shortfilm
Director: Erfan Behzadnia
@erf.isherenow
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/melted-2026
Eremos Trilogy
@eremos_trilogy
Director: Sam Arnold
@sja_cinephile
littlevenicefilmfestival.org/films/eremos-trilogy-2026
Seven unforgettable films. One extraordinary category.
The Best Narrative Short winner will be revealed at the Little Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Tuesday the 28th of April.
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