[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-3857":3},{"festival":4,"years":20,"news":24,"about":25},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":16},3857,"edinburgh-short-film-festival-united-kingdom-uk","open","Edinburgh Short Film Festival","",[11],"ESFF","\u002Fimg\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fedinburgh-short-film-festival-united-kingdom-uk-a3ijf7as.png",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":15,"og":15},"plate",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71927.jpg?v=89b7ae69","Scottish shorts share the screen with international fiction, documentary and animation at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival. Its programme combines competitive screenings with guest selections curated by partner festivals, filmmaker discussions and networking events. Its origins lie in the Leith Short Film Festival, with 2011 marking the start of the Edinburgh event. The festival also takes selected shorts to partner festivals abroad. The dates for the 2026 edition are 6–21 November, with screenings at Filmhouse Edinburgh and Summerhall. The programme includes a dedicated Scottish Shorts night and international showcases.",[21],{"year":22,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":23},"2013",true,[],{"aboutHtml":26,"countries":27,"focus":29,"categories":30,"nextDates":36,"awardsPrizes":37,"rules":38,"website":39,"contacts":40,"editDate":58},"\u003Cp>Scottish shorts share the screen with international fiction, documentary and animation at the Edinburgh Short Film Festival. Its programme combines competitive screenings with guest selections curated by partner festivals, filmmaker discussions and networking events. Its origins lie in the Leith Short Film Festival, with 2011 marking the start of the Edinburgh event. The festival also takes selected shorts to partner festivals abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The dates for the 2026 edition are 6–21 November, with screenings at Filmhouse Edinburgh and Summerhall. The programme includes a dedicated Scottish Shorts night and international showcases.\u003C\u002Fp>",[28],"United Kingdom (UK)",[],[31,32,33,34,35],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","Music Video","Short","6 November 2026 — 21 November 2026","Awards recognise Best Film, Best Animation and Best Scottish Short Film; the Scottish award is for films produced or shot in Scotland. Prizes include trophies and cash awards. Winners may be considered for Best of Fest screenings and international partner showcases, subject to the filmmaker’s agreement.","The 2026 regulations accept short films of any genre, budget or technique, with a maximum running time of 25 minutes including credits. Films must be completed on or after 1 January 2024. Films not in English require embedded English subtitles. Online screeners are accepted. Submitters must hold the necessary public-screening, music and image rights. Clips and stills from selected films may be used in festival promotion. Submissions for 2026 are closed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com\u002F",[41,45,48,52,55],{"type":42,"value":43,"note":44},"Email","info@edinburghshortfilmfestival.com","General enquiries",{"type":42,"value":46,"note":47},"edinburghshorts@gmail.com","Film submissions and institutional or distributor enquiries",{"type":49,"value":50,"note":51},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fedinburghshorts\u002F","Facebook",{"type":49,"value":53,"note":54},"https:\u002F\u002Finstagram.com\u002Fedinburgh_shorts","Instagram",{"type":49,"value":56,"note":57},"https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FEdinburghShortFilmFestival","Film submissions via FilmFreeway",1792087651]