Plum Town

A young land developer returns to his childhood home in the Chinese countryside for the first time in years to convince his stubborn father to sell the family plum orchard. When the two struggle to understand each other, they turn to an old karaoke machine to find a common language.

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Sci‑Fi Faye Gilbert 21 minutes

The Line

A teenage girl and young boy run for their lives to cross ‘The Line’, but are they running away from danger or towards it?

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Sci‑Fi Simon Bovey 8 minutes

The Un-Gone

Beam me up! Transporters are a reality in this spare, realistic sci-fi short. However they are not perfect, as one man is about to find out.

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Drama Eoin Duffy 5 minutes

On Departure

A lone traveller makes his way through an airport before finally accepting his journey's end.

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Sci‑Fi Kerry Conran & Stephen Lawes 6 minutes

Gumdrop

A robot's life story emerges during a casting session in this short film from feature director Kerry Conran

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Drama Wannes Vanspauwen 15 minutes

De dag die wit was (The Day That Was White)

A diverse group of people are stuck in a traffic jam on a foggy highway, the mist persists and becomes a cloak of uncertainty.

Best of the Month February 29th, 2020

Best of the Month: February 2020

A fast-paced tonal hybrid, a colourful fashion documentary and an exciting take on the extremely well-trod vampire mythos make up our 'Best of the Month' selection for Febraury.

Meet the Gatekeepers November 10th, 2023

Meet the Gatekeepers: Steve Henderson (Manchester Animation Festival)

"The films that end up in the programme selection are the survivors of a very bloody battle" - Manchester Animation Festival's Steve Henderson is the latest interviewee in our Meet the Gatekeepers series.

Festival June 7th, 2023

A S/W-Centric Preview of Tribeca 2023

We round up alum features and 8 shorts to look out for from the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival Program.

Article July 18th, 2018

Be Everywhere All At Once: The Ultimate Guide to Festivals, Online, and Your Short Film Release

The ultimate guide to your short film release from festivals to online to promotion, these step-by-step instructions tell emerging filmmakers how to find an audience for their film and kickstart their career.