Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025
Our schedule has now been released, check it out:
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!
Tickets
Tickets for the 10th anniversary edition of Sunderland Shorts are now available! Don’t miss your chance to be part of our celebration of cinema…
Festival Pass
Our Festival Pass is the ultimate ticket for any film lover. This ticket guarantees you access to all of our screenings across the whole of this year’s event.
Festival Passes are priced at £50
By purchasing the full week’s festival pass you also make over a 25% saving compared to individual day ticket prices – but act quickly as supplies are limited.
Sunderland Culture Ltd is the ticketing partner for Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025. When booking a ticket, you will be directed to their website to checkout. Tickets are subject to Sunderland Culture Terms & Conditions.
Day Pass
These Individual Day Passes are a great way to see a range of films across the festival and guarantee you access to all of that day’s screenings.
Our Day Ticket prices are set according to a Pay As You Feel sliding scale, in order to make our events more accessible. Sliding scale tiers for day tickets range from £10 – £15.
Your Monday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our Opening Night Shorts Showcase (19:00) and our 2024 Winners Showcase 1 (21:00) at The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema (12/05/2025)
Your Tuesday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our Young, Emerging & Student Screening 1 (16:00), Young, Emerging & Student Screening 2 (18:00) and The Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Winners Screening (20:00) at The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema (13/05/2025)
Your Wednesday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our 2024 Winners Showcase 2 (15:00) at The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema, and our Music Video Screening (19:00), and Field Music: A Music Video Retrospective (21:00) at Pop Recs (14/05/2025)
Your Thursday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our Art and Experimental Shorts Screening (13:00), Shorts Showcase Screening 1 (15:00) and In The Veins: The North East Film Archive Screening (17:00) at The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema, and our Comedy Shorts Screening (19:00) at Pop Recs (15/05/2025)
Your Friday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our Oska Bright Showcase Screening (12:00), Documentary Shorts Screening 1 (14:00), International Shorts Showcase (16:00), Drama Shorts Screening 1 (18:00) and Horror Shorts Screening (20:00) at Omniplex Cinema, Sunderland (16/05/2025)
Your Saturday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our Animation Shorts Screening 1 (11:00), Documentary Shorts Screening 2 (12:00), Drama Shorts Screening 2 (14:00), Shorts Showcase Screening 2 (16:00), Animation Shorts Screening 2 (18:00), Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Screening (19:30) and Sci-Fi Shorts Screening (21:30) at Omniplex Cinema, Sunderland (17/05/2025)
Your Sunday Day Ticket guarantees you entrance to our BFI Film Academy NE Screening (11:00), BIFA Shorts Showcase (13:00), Drama Shorts Screening 3 (15:00), North East Shorts Showcase Screening (17:00) at Omniplex Cinema, Sunderland, and the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025 Awards (19:30) at City Hall, Sunderland (18/05/2025)
Individual Screenings
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Sponsorship Opportunities
For the 10th edition of Sunderland Shorts we’re looking to offer Sponsorship Opportunities which will give brands and businesses the chance to align themselves with the creativity and innovation of the film festival at a time of growth for the media industry within the region.
These feature a fantastic range of opportunities to secure brand visibility, market products and services, and to engage directly with attendees, creators and industry speakers.