Shortcutz Paris
15 set 2026
Inizio delle iscrizioni
31 mag 2027
Scadenza finale
8
mese
30 ago 2027
Data della notifica
13 ott 2026
30 giu 2027
30 set 2026
IT'S OK NOT TO BE OK
31 ott 2026
ACAB
31 dic 2026
PARIS, THE COUNTRYSIDE ...
31 gen 2027
CHANGE THE NORM, NOT OU...
28 feb 2027
FEMALE GAZE
31 mar 2027
TOGETHER AND ANGRY
30 apr 2027
STOLEN LAND
Inizio del Festival: 13 ottobre 2026 Festival si chiude: 30 giugno 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.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
30 set 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.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
31 ott 26
NOVEMBER
Power, police and institutional violence, control, repression and resistance. A session that looks power straight in the eye.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
31 dic 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.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
31 gen 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.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
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.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
31 mar 27
APRIL
Our anger can become struggle, solidarity and movement. A session about how, together, it becomes a collective force.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
30 apr 27
MAY
Colonization, occupation, dispossession, exile, borders and memory. A session about how land carries stories too.
Nessuna tassa
Data limite d'iscrizione
31 mag 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.
