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It’s Finally Here – the 2026 LJMU MA Short Film Festival is Live Now!

After weeks of anticipation, it gives me great pleasure to finally announce that the 2026 edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival is now live. For the next 7 days, you can watch 41 of the best in student Fiction, Documentary, Animation, and Experimental Filmmaking. Out of the 2281 submissions we received this year,Continue reading “It’s Finally Here – the 2026 LJMU MA Short Film Festival is Live Now!”

2025 Award Winners & Special Mentions

With the 2025 LJMU MA Short Film Festival drawing to a close last Friday, it’s time to reflect on the Award Winners and Special Mentions from this year’s edition. This year, our jury was made up of a combination of academics, industry experts, and final year LJMU students, who were tasked with selecting the winnerContinue reading “2025 Award Winners & Special Mentions”

Tonight’s Documentary Screening and Q&A

With the festival now well underway, tonight marks the first of our live screening and filmmaker Q&As, and we’re beginning with a full screening of our Documentary programme. From 6PM at LJMUs Redmonds Building, you’ll be able to catch all 9 incredible Documentary films in full, followed by a Q&A session with some of theContinue reading “Tonight’s Documentary Screening and Q&A”

Episode 2 of our Fifth Edition Official Podcast Available Now on Spotify & YouTube!

Catch up with all the news from this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival by listening to the second episode of the Official 2025 Edition Festival Podcast. Hosts Devan and Max are joined by fellow MA students Leo and Bridget, as they discuss the highs and lows of this year’s Oscars, creating the 2025 festivalContinue reading “Episode 2 of our Fifth Edition Official Podcast Available Now on Spotify & YouTube!”

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… We’re Coming Back!

Things have been quiet since we closed our call for entries back in November of 2024, but today marks the start of our social media campaign for the 5th edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival! If you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or any other social media platforms, you’ll no doubt haveContinue reading “5, 4, 3, 2, 1… We’re Coming Back!”

Revealed – Our 5th Edition Poster!

We gave you a sneak peek earlier this week, but now it’s time for the big reveal – it gives me great pleasure to reveal the official poster for the 2025 LJMU MA Short Film Festival! You can read more about the design process for the 5th edition poster below. This year’s poster was designedContinue reading “Revealed – Our 5th Edition Poster!”

Keep Your Eyes Peeled for This Year’s Poster

Submissions for the 2025 LJMU MA Short Film Festival have closed, but preparations continue with exciting updates to follow, including introductions to MA students and juries. A record number of global entries are competing for the Paper Bird Awards. The festival poster, created by MA students, will be revealed soon.

Still Time to Submit Your Films for our 5th Edition

It’s been just over 4 weeks since we opened submissions for our 5th edition and the response so far has been incredible. Here at the festival, we pride ourselves in being a truly international event, and so far, we’ve received entries from a hugely diverse range of countries including Macao, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, and Uganda.Continue reading “Still Time to Submit Your Films for our 5th Edition”

Submissions for the 5th Edition are Now Open!!!

We’re delighted to announce that as of this week we are accepting submissions for the 2025 LJMU MA Short Film Festival. If you’re a current or former student of a higher education institution you can submit your work in the category of Fiction, Animation, Documentary, or Experimental – all films must be less than 20Continue reading “Submissions for the 5th Edition are Now Open!!!”

2024 Paper Bird Winners & Special Mentions

Now that the 4th edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival has come to a close, it’s time to reveal which films were awarded the coveted Paper Bird Awards at our ceremony this past week. The event was a celebration of not only the films featured in this year’s programme, but also the hardContinue reading “2024 Paper Bird Winners & Special Mentions”

Awards Ceremony and Festival Close

As we reach the close of the 4th edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival, it’s time to reflect on the work we have featured and celebrate the creative talents of the filmmaker’s who have been so gracious as to allow us to include their films in this year’s programme. Come and join usContinue reading “Awards Ceremony and Festival Close”

Get Your Free Fiction Screening Tickets!

With the 2024 edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival at the half way mark, why not join us for our in-person Fiction screening? We’ll be screening the year’s Fiction programme in full, giving audiences the chance to watch 6 of the freshest and most captivating short films from the next generation of filmmakingContinue reading “Get Your Free Fiction Screening Tickets!”

Get Your Free Animation Screening Tickets

Hot on the heels of last night’s Documentary screening and Q&A, tonight is the turn of Animation. Grab your free tickets HERE and join us for 12 shorts that push the boundaries of animation. We’ll also be joined live by some of the directors from this year’s programme who will be discussing their films, influences,Continue reading “Get Your Free Animation Screening Tickets”

Join us for Documentary – tonight!

Get your free tickets HERE Tonight marks the first of our live screening and Q&A events, taking place at LJMUs Redmonds Building from 5:45 (doors open 5:30). We’re excited to screening this year’s full documentary programme, featuring fresh perspectives from across the globe, taking in countries such as Argentina, Iran, and Denmark. The films featuredContinue reading “Join us for Documentary – tonight!”

Only One Week to Go!

In just seven short days, the 4th edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival will be underway, meaning you’ll be able to watch all 36 of this year’s entries across Fiction, Animation, Documentary, & Experimental. This week, we’ve been introducing some of the filmmakers and films featured in this year’s programme over on ourContinue reading “Only One Week to Go!”

2024 Festival Jury

Meet your juries for the 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival Hot on the heels of the release of this year’s festival trailers, today we are able to introduce the juries for this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival. Fiction This year’s fiction jury is comprised of Kathrin Kohlstedde; Head of Programme at Filmfest Hamburg,Continue reading “2024 Festival Jury”

2024 Fiction Trailer Reveal

As we draw ever close to the launch of this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival, today marks the release of our Fiction trailer, featuring 6 stunning films hand-picked from almost 1400 entries. This year’s selection of films features explores the consequences of childhood curiosity, poverty and loneliness in the elderly, and individuals being pushedContinue reading “2024 Fiction Trailer Reveal”

Submissions For Our 2024 Edition Are Now Closed

The last two months have seen a phenomenal reaction to our call for entries for the 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival, but unfortunately, the submission period must come to an end. We’ve received a staggering amount of films from across the globe, with students from over 100 countries eager to showcase their work duringContinue reading “Submissions For Our 2024 Edition Are Now Closed”