Montreal Shorts
International Film Festival that was created to promote short films.
Our team believe in the power of short stories.
About
Unlike feature films, in short films creation you have a limited amount of time to engage the audience and fully develop the characters and their stories.
Our final goal is to create a series in the style of 'Love, Death and Robots' and 'Black Mirror' for further collaboration with Netflix.
Each series will have a unique non-repeatable plot.
We are looking for the following types of work
Experimental Short
Animation Short
Drama Short
Thriller Short
Horror Short
Comedy Short
Documentary Short
Sci-Fi Short
Non-Dialogue Short

Every 3 months the best short films of these types will be selected and they will be screened in November 2024 in Montreal for 4 days at the annual event. On the fifth day, the winners will be announced and will be included in a compilation of films for the series. On the sixth day, on meeting of winners and organizers will be discussed and approved strategy for further development of the series
Awards and Prizes
BEST FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST COMEDY
BEST HORROR
BEST THRILLER
BEST DRAMA
BEST SCI-FI
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
BEST INDIE
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
Competition Results
June 2024
Eliminated
BEST SCI-FI

Directed by
Tomáš Krauz
GAME SHOW
BEST ANIMATION FILM

Directed by
Fei Chen
SCRAP
BEST COMEDY

Directed by
Jos van Meerveld
Huo Tong's Cave Heaven - the foremost among the Thirty-Six Daoist Cave Heavens
BEST DOCUMENTARY

Directed by
Shenghui Liu, Jingyuan Huang
Lay Me Down
BEST EDITING

Directed  By
Ren Kangas
NO LIMITS
BEST FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR
BEST DRAMA

Directed by
Darren McKenna
Our Favorite Song
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Directed by
Rangga Kusmalendra
A Day At The Beach
BEST INDIE

Directed by
Chris Arnold
JAUNATIS无尽之始
BEST EXPERIMENTAL

Directed by
bingqing mou
Thirst Trap
BEST HORROR

Directed by
Steve Flavin
I Loved You First
BEST FILM

Directed by
Hai Anh Trieu
Friends Gathering
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
BEST ACTRESS

Directed by
Hangcheng Xu
THE 7TH DAY AFTER FATHER'S DEATH
BEST DIRECTOR

Directed by
Yufeng Meng
Darlins
BEST THRILLER

Directed by
Zach Uthman
Welcome to the Montreal Shorts Festival Winners' Circle!
We are thrilled to present the outstanding films and filmmakers who have been awarded in our latest seasons. Each of these works exemplifies the creativity, passion, and dedication that Montreal Shorts Festival stands to celebrate. Below, you will find a list of the winning projects, categorized by their respective awards.
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SOUNDTRACK
BEST EDITING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
BEST MAKE-UP
BEST COLOUR EDITING
BEST SCRIPT

Event and venue

Every three months, some of the Best Short films will be chosen by the Jury to be screened during our public Screening Evenе at Montreal Film Theatre in Canada. Filmmakers included in the screening will be notified four weeks in advance of the event.


Next

Public Screening Event: November 2024

(date to be decided)

Location
3575 av. du Parc, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2X 3P9

RULES
By submitting your film/script, you acknowledge you have read, understood and accepted all rules and regulations.
There are no restrictions on theme, genre or techniques.
᛫ Films must have been produced after 1/1/2017.
᛫ Submissions in languages other than English must be subtitled in English.
᛫ Submitters must own the rights of the submitted projects.

᛫ Submitters must own the rights of the submitted projects.
᛫ The festival has the rights to utilize excerpts of it (trailer/teaser/poster/stills) for promotional purposes only. We will not in any circumstances make your movie available online.
᛫ Distributor may ask for special discounts.
•Short Films under 20 minutes will be given preferences.
•Festival reserves the right to change date and place of the event
•Entry fees are non-refundable
Contact us
Please contact us by email with any questions our response time is 24 to 48 hours. This is the best way to get in touch with us. Thank you, we look forward to hearing from you.
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