How do filmmakers tell a story in under six minutes?

Find out at the 18th annual Short Short Story Film Festival.

About the Festival

The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes, celebrating brevity in filmmaking with both live-action and animated films.

The festival consists of two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, each with a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics, and including both live-action and animated films.

Film Selections Complete

We have completed our selection process! With several hundred submissions from more than forty countries, it was difficult yet rewarding to select the best of the best.

In total, we accepted 18 films, from a dozen countries on four continents, most of which are US or World premieres.

Touch here to see a list of festival films.

More On The Festival

For 2024, festival was a unique closed event, with film makers across the globe participating in both exhibiting and reviewing films.

This new approach continues for 2025 - starting Monday, 24th November through Sunday, 7th December.

Film makers across the globe participate in both exhibiting and reviewing films, and panel of Spoiler Alert Radio interviewees judge the films as well.

Commissioned custom art objects created by past festival participants are presented to the winners. You can see last year's awards on the right.

Festival History

The festival has taken place every November since 2007 (except for a Covid hiatus in 2020), in cities and towns throughout the northeastern United States.

To learn more about the festival concept and history, touch here.

For requirements to submit to future editions, touch here.

There is no fee to submit your film to the festival.