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31st Aspen Shortfest 

Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A., April 5 to 10, 2022

CALL FOR ENTRIES 

Short films, all genres

The Aspen ShortFest is currently accepting entries for its 2022 edition. 

Please note that all films must be submitted directly to the festival. 

  • Competitive: Yes 
  • Entry fees: Yes  

 

ELIGIBILITY 

Films must meet the following criteria: 

  • Films cannot have premiered before March 2021; 
  • Maximum running time: 40 minutes; 
  • All genres accepted: fiction, animation, documentary, as well as student shorts; 
  • Non-English-language shorts must be subtitled in English. 
 ABOUT

Aspen Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying film festival recognized as one of the premier short film festivals in North America. Each April enthusiastic audiences, filmmakers and special guests from around the globe gather to participate in public screenings, panels, workshops, and other festivities that spotlight the art and craft of short moviemaking. 

The festival presents several international competitive sections including Best Animation, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Documentary, and Best Student Short. 

In 2019, FAUVE (2018) by Canadian filmmaker Jeremy Comte, was nominated for Best Live Action Short Films following in the tradition of Oscar® success. In 2019 list of 10 winners was Canadian short BROTHERHOOD, by Canadian filmmaker Meryam Joobeur, honoured with two awards, The Ellen Award, as well as the Jury Award for Drama. Last year, Special Mention for Drama went to I’LL END UP IN JAIL, directed by Alexandre Dostie (Canada), and a Special Mention to NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE (Canada), directed by Carol Nguyen. 

Telefilm Canada recognizes a selection in the Festival for application to its International Promotion Program.  

 

International Promotion
Telefilm Canada, Montreal
festivals@telefilm.ca
1 800 567-0890