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!”
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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”
Closing Awards Ceremony This Evening – Get Your Free Tickets Now!
All good things must come to an end, and the LJMU MA Short Film Festival is no exception, but fear not – there’s still time for our Awards Ceremony! Tomorrow marks the closing day of the festival, and there’s no better time to celebrate the efforts of all of the student filmmakers we’ve featured inContinue reading “Closing Awards Ceremony This Evening – Get Your Free Tickets Now!”
Experimental Screening and Q&A Tonight!
Last night, we showcased an incredible selection of Fiction films, and tonight we have our final live screening: Experimental! We have 10 incredible examples of cinema which will challenge, intrigue, and push the boundaries of filmmaking. If you missed our screening last night, you can check out the rerun on our YouTube channel. Grab YourContinue reading “Experimental Screening and Q&A Tonight!”
Fiction Screening and Q&A Tonight!
We’re past the midpoint of this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival, and tonight, it’s time for our Fiction filmmakers to shine! Our free Fiction Screening will showcase 6 of the most entertaining, challenging, and thought-provoking examples of emergent student filmmaking talent, so it’s an event not to be missed. As always, we’ll be followingContinue reading “Fiction Screening and Q&A Tonight!”
Tonight’s Animation Screening & Q&A
Last night was a celebration of some incredible documentary filmmaking, with our audience being treated to the full Documentary strand from this year’s programme. We were also fortunate enough to be joined by the directors of Roots, Swim Higher, Dear Valerie, To Kill or Be Killed, and 64 Reasons Why Everything Went Wrong, who gaveContinue reading “Tonight’s Animation Screening & Q&A”
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”
It’s Here! The Official 2025 Festival Trailer
If you’ve been following our social media lately, you’ll have seen that the campaign for our 5th edition is well and truly underway. The exciting news for today is that we have released the Official 2025 Festival Trailer! Each year, we task the MA students with crafting 10 trailers in total; 2 for each ofContinue reading “It’s Here! The Official 2025 Festival Trailer”
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!”
Last Chance for 2025 LJMU MA Short Film Festival Entries!
One week left to submit your film for the LJMU MA Short Film Festival
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”
Final Chance to Watch this Year’s Films/Celebrate the Festival Close
All good things must come to and end, and this year’s edition of the LJMU MA Short Film Festival is no exception. We’d love to be able to give you even more time to watch our excellent programme of Fiction, Documentary, Animation, and Experimental films, but the window for doing so closes this evening atContinue reading “Final Chance to Watch this Year’s Films/Celebrate the Festival Close”
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”
Free Experimental Screening/Vote for Audience Award
With only three days left of this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival, tomorrow evening (Thursday 21st) is you final chance to join us for one of our free, in-person screenings. As with our previous events, we’ll be joined by some of this year’s experimental filmmakers who will be discussing the meaning behind their filmsContinue reading “Free Experimental Screening/Vote for Audience Award”
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!”
We are live! 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival
We’re proud to announce that the full programme of 36 films featured in this year’s LJM MA Short Film Festival is now live and completely free to watch over at our website. Here, you’ll be able to enjoy some of the best emergent filmmaking talent from across the world, featuring the best in short Fiction,Continue reading “We are live! 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival”
One Day Until the Launch of the 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival!
In a matter of hours we’ll be launching this year’s LJMU MA Short Film Festival and showcasing some of the best emergent filmmaking talent from across the world. This year’s entries cover a wide range of countries including Singapore, Brazil, Chile. Closer to home, we’re also featuring films from Estonia, Sweden, France, and Poland. HereContinue reading “One Day Until the Launch of the 2024 LJMU MA Short Film Festival!”
Still Time to Grab Your Free Screening Tickets!
With the festival fast approaching, we’re gearing up for the first of four live screenings which will take place on Monday 18th March at LJMUs Redmonds Building. We’ll be screening the documentary programme in full and what’s more, we’ll be following this with a live Q&A, where you’ll get the chance to ask questions toContinue reading “Still Time to Grab Your Free Screening Tickets!”