The Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Edinburgh's accessible, friendly & eclectic short film festival, launches soon! Dedicated & passionate about short film, we've been screening the best contemporary Scottish,UK & international short film since 2011.
For 2016 we're excited to bring a programme of outstanding short cinema, featuring 39 UK premieres and 29 award-winning short films!
77 short films,23 countries, ranging from a terrific drama from Afghanistan to New Zealand comedy and from French Sci-Fi to Mexican animation, there's 34 award-winning shorts including Academy Award nominations, BAFTA & Cannes winning shorts and we are also screening 22 European Premieres and 39 UK Premieres.
On top of all that, we're planning free to attend film funding workshops, screenwriting masterclasses,a script pitch competition for young writers, lively networking events, Q & A sessions, meet the film-makers as well as late night parties along with some of the best Bluegrass this side of the M8 from our very own, Brimstone Blake!