Edinburgh Short Film Festival

The main submission deadline for Edinburgh Short Film Festival is around 19 June 2026. Confirmed for the current edition.

Submitting to Edinburgh Short Film Festival costs from GBP 13 as a rough guide. Entry fees usually rise closer to the deadline and vary by category.

No premiere requirement. Edinburgh Short Film Festival accepts films that have screened elsewhere.

Yes. Edinburgh Short Film Festival can qualify a film for an Academy Award (Oscar), subject to the specific category and condition for each award. The exact route differs per award body.

Edinburgh Short Film Festival takes place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Edinburgh Short Film Festival is a legitimate, established film festival: it is listed in Circkit's curated, human-vetted festival database, which deliberately excludes known scam festivals and certificate mills; it ranks among the upper tiers of the festival circuit. As with any festival, confirm the current deadline and fee on the official site before you pay. You can also run Edinburgh Short Film Festival through Circkit's free Scam Radar for an independent safety check.