Edinburgh Short Film Festival (15)

Festival start: 24 October 2025      Festival end: 09 November 2025

Edinburgh Short Film Festival Now Open! International Tours & Cash Awards

The 15th edition of the ESFF with International Film Festival showcases, more short film screenings, trophies, cash prizes and awards!

Max Length 25 minutes, international films welcomed, all genres eligible.

Open for entries online and via Festhome!

http://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/

Looking forward to seeing your films!

Cash Prizes: 2,000$

Best Film
Best Animated Film
Best Scottish Short Film

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2025 - Rules & Regulations

The Festival will run Oct 24th to Nov 9th 2025.

The Festival is open to any form of short film, genre, budgets and techniques.

The maximum duration for submitted films is 25 minutes including credits.

The final deadline for submissions will be Friday 20th June 2025.

Final exhibition copies of the film MUST be received by Friday August 15th 2025.

Submission Fee for entry.

Discounts available for institutions, colleges/universities and distributors making bulk entries of 5 or more films, please contact edinburghshorts@gmail.com

Entries must have been completed since January 2022.

All entrants will be advised if their film has been selected for exhibition by Monday 22nd September 2025.

Submission by online screener is acceptable, (You Tube/Vimeo etc) please enter the relevant web address in the form supplied.

English subtitles required for any film not in English.

ESFF occasionally provides short film programmes for other film festivals, we will contact entrant for their agreement to the inclusion of their film in any such future programme.


Selected trailers and stills may be screened or published online to assist in promoting the festival.


The submitter must have the legal authority to submit the film and to have the work screened publicly including any necessary permissions. By submitting, the submitter confirms they have all the necessary rights for the screening of the film submitted, to be exhibited at the festival.


By submitting their film all entrants are deemed to have read and agreed the rules and regulations governing the festival. In the event of any disagreement, the interpretation of the festival director will take precedence.


These rules and regulations are subject to change without prior notice.


The Festival reserves the right to withdraw or include selected shorts from the programme as necessary.


It is the responsibility of the submitter to ensure the correct contact email address is supplied to the festival.


The Edinburgh Short Film Festival is presented by the Edinburgh Short Film Festival Ltd, a company limited by guarantee. SC 458733 - 16 Campie Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6QG