[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-4668":3},{"festival":4,"years":19,"news":29,"about":30},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":17,"about":18,"isManaged":15},4668,"flatpack-festival-united-kingdom-uk","open","Flatpack Festival","",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fflatpack-festival-united-kingdom-uk-4e59z8ni.png?v=7f11ebc7",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":16,"crop":14,"og":14},"plate",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71681.jpg?v=7f11ebc7","Flatpack Festival is a spring festival of film and moving image in Birmingham, England, that sets shorts, features and documentaries alongside live music, visual art, puppetry, poetry and other art forms. Screenings pop up across the city, from cinemas and community hubs to warehouses and other unusual spaces, and live cinema and audiovisual performance are a recurring part of the programme. Colour Box, the family strand, brings films and activities for children. The short film competition is open to all genres and presents awards for animation, screendance, sound, the most unexpected film and the best short, along with audience awards. The festival is the flagship event of Flatpack Projects, a Birmingham charity whose film nights in Digbeth date back to 2003; the charity also runs outdoor summer screenings, archive and heritage projects and Film Hub Midlands within the BFI Film Audience Network. The 2027 edition runs 4–9 May 2027.",[20,23,25,27],{"year":21,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2022",true,{"year":24,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2019",{"year":26,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2018",{"year":28,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2017",[],{"aboutHtml":31,"countries":32,"focus":34,"categories":35,"nextDates":38,"awardsPrizes":39,"rules":40,"website":41,"contacts":42,"editDate":62},"\u003Cp>Flatpack Festival is a spring festival of film and moving image in Birmingham, England, that sets shorts, features and documentaries alongside live music, visual art, puppetry, poetry and other art forms. Screenings pop up across the city, from cinemas and community hubs to warehouses and other unusual spaces, and live cinema and audiovisual performance are a recurring part of the programme. Colour Box, the family strand, brings films and activities for children. The short film competition is open to all genres and presents awards for animation, screendance, sound, the most unexpected film and the best short, along with audience awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival is the flagship event of Flatpack Projects, a Birmingham charity whose film nights in Digbeth date back to 2003; the charity also runs outdoor summer screenings, archive and heritage projects and Film Hub Midlands within the BFI Film Audience Network. The 2027 edition runs 4–9 May 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[33],"United Kingdom (UK)",[],[36,37],"Animation","Short","4 May 2027 — 9 May 2027","Short film awards (2026 edition): Best Short Award, Animation Award, Screendance Award, Optical Sound Award, WTF Award, Audience Award, Colour Box Award and Colour Box Audience Award. The festival offers four cash prizes ranging from £300 to £1,000.","Flatpack accepts short films of all types and genres under 20 minutes long, submitted through FilmFreeway. Each edition sets the eligible completion date: for 2027, films completed after January 2025. Films under 5 minutes enter the Short Short category. Submission fees apply and depend on running time and deadline.","https:\u002F\u002Fflatpackfestival.org.uk\u002F",[43,47,50,54,58],{"type":44,"value":45,"note":46},"Email","info@flatpackfestival.org.uk","General enquiries",{"type":44,"value":48,"note":49},"submissions@flatpackfestival.org.uk","Film submissions",{"type":51,"value":52,"note":53},"Phone","+44 121 771 1509","Flatpack Projects office",{"type":55,"value":56,"note":57},"Address","Flatpack Projects, Unit 304, Zellig Building, Gibb St, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AT, United Kingdom","Office",{"type":59,"value":60,"note":61},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FFlatpackFilmFestival","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",1792034410]