Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025
2025 is the 10th anniversary edition of Sunderland Shorts Film Festival and we look forward to it being our biggest and best event yet, and we look forward to welcoming you to be part of the action!
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.
“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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