Edmonton Short Film Festival

Oct. 17, 2026 to Oct. 18, 2026

Landmark Cinemas 9 (Edmonton City Centre)

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Organized by: Edmonton Short Film Festival

The Edmonton Short Film Festival (ESFF) is dedicated to the elevation of Independent short film. The ESFF gala event showcases Alberta filmmakers with films up to 15 minutes and our Long Shorts program screens Alberta films over 15 minutes PLUS films up to 30 minutes from anywhere in the world.

We value diversity in our submissions and look forward to seeing projects created by filmmakers from any and all backgrounds. The Edmonton Short Film Festival has valued inclusion of all filmmakers and featured projects from Indigenous voices, BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, and many more.

We feature diverse projects (newly created or “dusted off” favourites) including trailers, music videos, web series, commercials, and any genre short film. ONLY Alberta films under 15 minutes are eligible to submit to the genre categories. Films from outside of Alberta, any length up to 30 minutes, any creation date are to be submitted under the Long Shorts category.

Landmark Cinemas 9 (Edmonton City Centre)

10200 102 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 4B7

More dates and times

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 7:00pm — Edmonton Short Film Festival: Red Carpet Gala
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 1:00pm — Edmonton Short Film Festival: Long Shorts

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