Short Short Story Film Festival

About

The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes, celebrating brevity in filmmaking with both live-action and animated films.

Two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, both showcase dozens of films tightly sequenced in under ninety minutes, each with a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics.

Awards

Awards

Each award is a hand-crafted commissioned art object made by a previous festival filmmaker.

Awards will be announced after the conclusion of the festival in late November.

Rules

To submit a film:

1. Read the requirements below.

2. Fill out an entry (https://forms.gle/igUi1riGNgSN7UvKA).

3. Send a copy of the film to (https://mergingarts.wetransfer.com). 

Details on Rules and Submission Process here (below).

https://mergingartsproductions.com/Film/SSS/Submissions.aspx

We are currently accepting submissions for the 2023 edition of the festival. Submission deadline is 16th October (11:59 pm US EDT).

Submission Requirements

There is no fee to submit a film for consideration.

Also, we are unable to pay screening fees for any film.

The length of the film including all credits must be at least 1 minute (1:00:00) and shorter than 6 minutes (5:59:xx).

The film must tell a story; this excludes public service announcements, trailers, music videos, non-narrative experimental pieces, etc.

Whether a piece is truly narrative is at the discretion of the submission review panel.

All genres and styles are considered, including live action and animation, documentary and fiction, drama and comedy, etc.

For 2023, we prefer films completed in 2023 or 2022. Films completed in 2021 may also be considered. Earlier films are ineligible.

Premiere Requirements

Regional premiere required.

Jury and Organizers

https://mergingartsproductions.com/Film/SSS/2023/Judges.aspx