Shortcutz Paris
15 Sep 2026
Call for entries
31 May 2027
Final deadline
8
mths
30 Aug 2027
Notification date
13 Oct 2026
30 Jun 2027
30 Sep 2026
IT'S OK NOT TO BE OK
31 Oct 2026
ACAB
31 Dec 2026
PARIS, THE COUNTRYSIDE ...
31 Jan 2027
CHANGE THE NORM, NOT OU...
28 Feb 2027
FEMALE GAZE
31 Mar 2027
TOGETHER AND ANGRY
30 Apr 2027
STOLEN LAND
Festival start: 13 October 2026 Festival end: 30 June 2027
Shortcutz Paris is an independent short film festival for cinema lovers — a gathering point where creatives, producers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts come together to exchange ideas and nurture their shared passion for filmmaking. Based in Paris, the festival draws filmmakers and audiences from across France and beyond, building an international community around independent short cinema.
More than a screening series, Shortcutz Paris positions itself as a space for engaged, socially conscious storytelling — each themed edition tackles pressing social and political questions, using short film as a lens to spark dialogue on the issues shaping culture today.
Each month, the festival hosts a session showcasing a themed selection of narrative, animated, documentary, and experimental short films, followed by a debate with the filmmakers and their teams. Sessions are open to the public on a prix libre (pay-what-you-can) basis, with films subtitled in French or English and Q&As conducted in French to foster connection with the local community.
Pas de competition
Submission Details
Duration: Under 25 minutes
Language: French or other languages accepted, provided the film includes French or English subtitles (unless left intentionally unsubtitled for artistic reasons)
Presence: A director or team member must attend the screening for the presentation and discussion (a video call is permitted in special circumstances)
Production: Self-produced or externally produced films are both welcome
Genre: Open to all genres — documentary, fiction, experimental, animation
Theme: Check our Instagram profile for the current call for films and its theme
Content rules: Shortcutz Paris is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful space. Films must not promote discrimination or hatred based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, origin, or disability, nor gratuitously glorify violence.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26
OCTOBER
Mental health, vulnerability, loneliness, care and mutual support. A session that says it's okay not to be okay — not a weakness to hide, but a shared human experience.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
31 Oct 26
NOVEMBER
Power, police and institutional violence, control, repression and resistance. A session that looks power straight in the eye.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
31 Dec 26
JANUARY
Rural life, forgotten territories, lives lived far from the big cities. A session that remembers the world doesn't end at the city limits.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
31 Jan 27
FEBRUARY
There's no "normal" body and bodies that deviate from it. There are just bodies — multiple, singular, changing, all legitimate. A session about changing the gaze, not the bodies.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
28 Feb 27
MARCH
Who looks? Who is looked at? Who holds the camera? A session questioning the gaze on bodies and narratives — and changing the stories we tell.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
31 Mar 27
APRIL
Our anger can become struggle, solidarity and movement. A session about how, together, it becomes a collective force.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
30 Apr 27
MAY
Colonization, occupation, dispossession, exile, borders and memory. A session about how land carries stories too.
No Fee
Submissions deadline
31 May 27
JUNE
Our stories aren't only about survival. They're also about love, desire, celebration, tenderness, freedom and chosen family. A session that affirms queer joy is resistance too.
