Our annual Buxton Shorts Festival, is back! Once again, we are partnering with our friends at Buxton Opera House and Buxton Cinema for this year’s Short Film Festival. We are keen to encourage film makers with a local connection but we are always on the lookout for great storytelling so we are happy to widen the field to surrounding areas.
Selected films will be screened during the Buxton Festival Fringe in July 2025. The judging panel will be announced in due course and cash prizes will be awarded to winning entries. There will also be an audience award voted for on the night.
IMPORTANT DATE
May 31st 2025
All completed entry forms and films MUST be submitted by this date to give us time for judging and the production of our printed programme. If you don’t yet have final details, let us know you are intending to submit your film so that we can keep you up to date with information, by completing the form below.
Exhibition Details
- You may submit a maximum of two titles with separate payment and submission forms for each.
- Films submitted must be no older than 2 years.
- The entry fee for each film submitted is £10. You will be invoiced on receipt of entry form.
- Films can be any genre: fiction, comedy, horror, sci-fi, documentary, animation, music videos etc.
- Films must be 10 minutes or under in length.
- Thought-provoking films with original ideas and good production values are more likely to be selected.
- Films must be submitted in Mp4 format in full HD. Selected films will be converted to DCP format for projection on a full cinema screen. You can send film files by download or deliver via usb (details in submission form). Feel free to contact us about this if you are having issues.
- All submitted films must be completed works and include end credits.
- All submitted films must be compliant. All copyright cleared, all permissions and consents sought and given.
- Entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form.
- Judging will be based on all aspects of production value such as originality, storytelling, editing, soundtrack, script etc.
- Winning entries will receive cash prizes.
- Selected entries will be notified and screened in the Pavilion Arts Centre cinema during the Buxton Festival and Buxton Festival Fringe in July 2025. All submissions will receive a free ticket to the event and requests for complimentary tickets will be limited to 3 for each film screened.
- If you are interested and plan on taking part, we ask that you register an intention to submit by completing the appropriate form below. This registration will be taken as consent for us to contact you with further information in due course. Your details will not be used for any other purpose.
When you are ready to submit your film please complete the full entry form.