Sunderland Shorts
A celebration of cinema in the North East!
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival returned in 2024 for our 9th year of proudly showcasing the best short films from around the World and across the country, while championing the homegrown talent from here in the region.
SSFF24 AWARD WINNERS
MUNA (Dir. Warda Mohamed)
Best Drama
WHERE IT ENDS (Dir. Fergal Costello)
Best Comedy
WANDER TO WONDER (Dir. Nina Gantz)
Best Animation
THE CAKES I WOULD BAKE (Dir. Will De Ritter)
Best Art & Experimental
THE SCHOOL ON SEASIDE LANE (Dir. Carl Joyce)
Best Documentary
WHERE WE BELONG – 私の居場所 (Dir. Madoka Belda Yamamoto)
Best Young, Emerging and Student
POBL BACHYN (Dir. Kiri Pritchard McLean)
Best Horror
OWN HOME? (Dir. Bec Evans)
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TV DEATH: SCARECROW (Dir. Lucy R Turner & Benny J Smith)
Best Music Video
16 (Dir. Rachel Flynn)
Best Debut Film
TOAST SOLDIERS (Dir. Paul Stainthorpe)
Judges Recognition Award
FLUFF (Dir. Max Clendaniel)
Audience Choice Award
BONNY CHIP (Dir. Haley Muraleedharan)
North East Recognition Award
BISECTED (Dir. Danny Pineros)
Honourable Mention
KILLING BORIS JOHNSON (Dir. Musa Alderson-Clarke)
Honourable Mention
SKATE (Dir. Kasey-Anais Blondell)
Honourable Mention
NAILS (Dir. Alex Challies)
Honourable Mention
THE SIKH SOLDIER (Dir. Sky Cheema & Joseph Archer)
Honourable Mention
FISHING (Dir. Josie Charles)
Honourable Mention
THE FIRST TIME I NEVER MET YOU (Dir. Eric Kole)
Honourable Mention
LIONHEAD (Dir. Alvin Yu)
Honourable Mention
WEREE (Dir. Tal Amiran)
Honourable Mention
MY WEEK WITH MAISY (Dir. Mika Simmons)
Honourable Mention
“Welcoming, brilliantly run festival with great crowds and excellent lineups, highly recommended.”
Garry Sykes – Filmmaker
Short films.
Big ideas.
Since 2015 Sunderland Shorts has been dedicated to providing unmissable film experiences for film fans and filmmakers alike.
The 7th edition of our festival in 2022 was a massive year of growth for us with our biggest selection of films shown to our largest audiences yet. Showing over 130 short films & music videos across 15 screenings meant we were able to deliver a fantastically diverse selection of films across all genres; making sure we had something for everyone.
We also hosted a number of networking and industry events including those from leading names from BFI Network – Film Hub North, BBC Writers Room & North East Screen.
In 2022:
15+
Screenings throughout the festival.
12+
Partners from around the city and beyond!
5
Locations across Sunderland.
Introducing our partners
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