CALLING FOR SHORT FOCUS 2026 SUBMISSIONS!!
The eagle-eyed filmmakers amongst you will have noticed that submissions for SFFF2026 opened in mid-December and took advantage of our Super Early Bird entry fee. You can now put your feet up and relax knowing that your film is under review 😎
For those who have not yet entered, rest assured you still have plenty of time and can take advantage of our next lowest ‘Early Bird’ price tier until 28 February! So, what are you waiting for…?
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Image: Trout Lake [Florrie James, UK, 2024]
Thank you all for participating in this year’s festival and for all your votes. The award winners of Short Focus Film Festival 2025 have been decided!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the filmmakers whose films screened in our festival! We are extremely honoured to receive such great quality and thoughtful material. And to everyone that bought a ticket this year, together you raised £832.87 (including Gift Aid) for the Disasters Emergency Committee (@disastersemergencycommittee ) whose charities are providing lifesaving aid in Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank and Syria. Thank you!
If you enjoyed this year’s festival, you can watch more amazing short films over on our FREE short film streaming platform, FLTV.
Thank you all and we will see you again next year!
If you have any questions about Short Focus Film Festival, please email us at [email protected].
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the festival over the weekend! We are overwhelmed by the positive feedback and appreciate your constructive feedback. The festival ends on Sunday 21 September 2025. Plenty more amazing short films to watch over the next week! (Ticket links in bio)
DEADLINE ALERT!!!
Filmmakers, if there is one thing you do today, let it be submitting your short film to Short Focus Film Festival. Plenty of awards are up for grabs at this year’s festival and the only way to win one (or more) is to send us your film. Our REGULAR DEADLINE ends on 25 April 2026 after which prices will go up. Chop chop! 🎬
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A huge thanks to @framelightorg for the Audience Award! Thank you also to everyone that voted 🙏🏻 ❤️
What a fantastic selection of films, I saw some awesome work!
SHORT FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 Q&As
Dean Archibald-Smith interviews Seth Barnard Chodzko, director of Now That You’re Back’.
https://youtu.be/kcuFfvherwc
SHORT FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL 2025 Q&As
Giulia Carbonaro in discussion with Meng Han Hsieh about the making of her short film, ‘The Test’.
https://youtu.be/Af5r5j7kHq0