Dedicated to screening the best in International contemporary short film as well as programming
for other festivals across the UK & Internationally, the ESFF is now open for submission for short film-makers globally!

We’re also offering cash prizes for Best Film, Best Animation and Best Scottish Film!

This year, we’re also excited to be curating film programmes for our 2018 partners:
DC Shorts – The US East Coast’s largest short film event,
Mecal – the Barcelona International Short Film Festival
Sardinia Film Festival
Fastnet Film Festival
Firenze FilmCorti
Hidden Door

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

Open for entries online and also via Film Freeway & Withoutabox.
Please note, our early bird deadline for submissions ends on Friday February 2nd 2018
Enter Your Film Here:

SUBMISSIONS 2018