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Short film festivals in the United States
We list 80 short film festivals in the United States. Cities with the most: New York City (7), Los Angeles (5) and Chicago (2). Dated editions cluster in November and January.
Coming up
- San Francisco Independent Short Film FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- Pittsburgh Shorts Film FestivalPittsburgh, United StatesNovember 4–15, 2026
- HollyShorts Film FestivalHollywood, United StatesNovember 12–15, 2026
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short FilmsPalm Springs, United StatesJanuary 7–18, 2027
- McMinnville Short Film FestivalMcMinnville, United StatesFebruary 25–28, 2027
- Atlanta ShortsfestAtlanta, United StatesMay 14–16, 2027
- MisCon International Short Film FestivalMissoula, United StatesJune 24–27, 2027
- Indy Shorts International Film FestivalIndianapolis, United StatesJuly 20–25, 2027
All of them
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short FilmsPalm Springs, United StatesJanuary 7–18, 2027
- Aspen ShortsfestAspen, United States
- LA Shorts FestLos Angeles, United States
- The Dam Short Film FestivalUnited States
- Couch Film FestivalUnited States
- The Film Collective Short Film FestivalUnited States
- Chicago International REEL Shorts FestivalChicago, United States
- 24FPS International Short Film FestivalAbilene, United States
- DC Shorts Film FestivalWashington, D.C., United States
- HollyShorts Film FestivalHollywood, United StatesNovember 12–15, 2026
- L.A. Comedy Shorts Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
- Love Your Shorts Film FestivalSanford, United States
- Miami Short Film FestivalMiami, United States
- Milwaukee Short Film FestivalMilwaukee, United States
- PBS Short Film FestivalUnited States, United States
- Manhattan Short Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Austin Comedy Short Film FestivalAustin, United States
- NYC Downtown Short Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Boston Short Film FestivalBoston, United States
- Los Angeles Short Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
- New York City Short Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Hollywood Short Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
- New York Shorts International Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- SF Shorts: San Francisco International Festival of Short FilmsSan Francisco, United States
- West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film FestivalMorgantown, United States
- International ShortsWashington, D.C., United States
- Lancaster International Short Film FestivalLancaster, United States
- MisCon International Short Film FestivalMissoula, United StatesJune 24–27, 2027
- NY Portuguese Short Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, USNew York City, United States
- Salute Your ShortsLos Angeles, United States
- San Jose International Short Film FestivalSan Jose, United States
- International Exhibition of Super Short FilmsEaston, United States
- McMinnville Short Film FestivalMcMinnville, United StatesFebruary 25–28, 2027
- San Francisco Independent Short Film FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- Chicago International REEL Shorts Film FestivalChicago, United States
- Colony Short Film FestivalMarietta, United States
- Gangrene Film Festival of Comedy ShortsKaysville, United States
- Indy Shorts International Film FestivalIndianapolis, United StatesJuly 20–25, 2027
- Australian Short Film TodayUnited States
- CineSpace Short Film CompetitionUnited States
- Copa Short Film FestMaricopa, United States
- Hang On To Your Shorts! Film FestivalEatontown, United States
- Hollywood Comedy ShortsSherman Oaks, United States
- Literally Short Film FestivalHouston, United States
- Pittsburgh Shorts Film FestivalPittsburgh, United StatesNovember 4–15, 2026
- Tally Shorts Film FestivalTallahassee, United States
- Adventure Shorts Film FestivalUnited States
- Arkansas ShortsHot Springs, United States
- Bike Shorts Film FestivalUnited States
- Chicagoland ShortsUnited States
- James River ShortsRichmond, United States
- One Screen Short Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Clean Shorts Film FestivalChoctaw, United States
- Corto Circuito Latino Shorts Film Festival of NYUnited States
- Door County Short Film FestivalSister Bay, United States
- Extremely Short Film FestivalHouston, United States
- My HERO International Short Film FestivalLaguna Beach, United States
- Pensacon Short Film FestivalPensacola, United States
- Atlanta ShortsfestAtlanta, United StatesMay 14–16, 2027
- Balticon Short Film FestivalBaltimore, United States
- ConCarolinas Short Film FestivalCharlotte, United States
- Sunnyside Shorts International Film FestivalSunnyside, United States
- West Chester International Short Film FestivalWest Chester, United States
- Oregon Short Film FestivalWilsonville, United States
- Women in Film & TV International - Short Film ShowcaseUnited States
- 48 INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM FESTIVALUnited States
- A2F2 Love Shorts Film FestivalUnited States
- BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Films FestivalSacramento, United States
- Briefs Erotic Short Film CompetitionUnited States
- CMU Short Film CompetitionUnited States
- Columbia Jewish Film Festival Student Short Film CompetitionUnited States
- Eagan Art Block Short Film FestivalEagan, United States
- Nitehawk Shorts FestivalBrooklyn, United States
- Asians On Film Festival of ShortsUnited States
- BAWIFM SHORTS SHOWCASEUnited States
- Beijing Indie Short Film FestivalUnited States
- Athena Film Festival Short FilmUnited States
- blackfilm.com| shortsUnited States
- 21 Islands International Short Film FestUnited States
Built from our directory of 15,028 festivals. Dates are listed only when we could source them (Wikidata or the festival’s own site). Spot a mistake? Tell us.