Show Me Shorts Film Festival

The main submission deadline for Show Me Shorts Film Festival is around 1 July 2026. Confirmed for the current edition.

Submitting to Show Me Shorts Film Festival costs from NZD 5 as a rough guide. Entry fees usually rise closer to the deadline and vary by category.

No premiere requirement. Show Me Shorts Film Festival accepts films that have screened elsewhere.

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

Show Me Shorts Film Festival takes place in Auckland, New Zealand.

Show Me Shorts 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 Show Me Shorts Film Festival through Circkit's free Scam Radar for an independent safety check.