Watersprite Film Festival

Submissions have now closed. Watersprite is the UK’s largest international student film festival, and the second largest in the world. With submissions from over 105 countries, Watersprite seeks to provide a creative, vibrant, and inclusive space for the filmmakers of the next generation. Watersprite is now looking for the world’s best short films in fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental for its 13th edition! We offer a wide array of exciting awards across several technical and genre categories, which aim to provide long term career support, offering unique opportunities such as working with respected industry professionals and getting access to the best available equipment. Watersprite goes beyond one-off cash prizes and instead provides you with real, practical opportunities to progress your career in the creative industries. All filmmakers nominated for a Watersprite award are offered a free travel and accommodation bursary to fly to Cambridge and experience all that the festival has to offer. Please note, travel bursaries this year will be dependent on the Covid-19 situation and any restrictions in place. We are planning for a hybrid festival where we will offer online access to the festival weekend including access to its events and networking. Where it is possible for nominees to attend the festival in person, we will endeavour to provide all nominees with bursaries. This year, Watersprite will take place from 4th to 6th March 2022. We will have a diverse offering of industry events, panel discussions, Q&A's, workshops, and screenings, all of which are completely free of charge! Our previous keynote speakers have included Academy Award and BAFTA winners, including Bill Nighy, David Yates, Olivia Coleman, Richard Curtis, Biyi Bandele, Finola Dwyer, Asif Kapadia, Eddie Redmayne, Asif Kapadia and Tamsin Greig. If you aren't eligible to submit a film, please feel free to sign up to be an online judge and have the chance to watch the best short student films from around the world!