The Smalls

30/08/2024

A stunned crowd faces a fire, a man enters an extraordinary recycling machine, a 6-foot volcano threatens a relationship, a boy discovers he is not so different from his father...

This year's Student Film programme abounds with intoxicating and thought-provoking freshness, and with films from Venice and Cannes, it's a glimpse into the originality and talent of the next generation of filmmakers. Who's coming?

STUDENT FILM
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Saturday 21st September, 1pm
Curzon Hoxton

Limited public tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5 🎟️

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2024-studentfilm

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

28/08/2024

Vibrant, rhythmic and visually stunning, this year's Music Video programme celebrates the trailblazers of this notoriously eclectic art form. Don't miss it on the big screen this September.

Featuring a mind-bending cascade of nighttime lights, witches, robots, aliens - and a star turn for MS Paint - this is a pulsating and unconventional sensory showcase that redefines the boundaries of creativity.

MUSIC VIDEO
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Saturday 21st September, 2.45pm
Curzon Hoxton, London

Limited public tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5 🎟️

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2024-musicvideo

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

26/08/2024

Stories brought to life with tension, mystery, and emotional depth. The Drama programme features the tale of a stolen magician's rabbit, a mystery hidden in a Seoul apartment, and a young New Yorker who is anywhere but school. A masterclass of narrative filmmaking where every decision carries weight and every moment tells a story...

DRAMA
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Saturday 21st September, 6.30pm
Curzon Hoxton, London

Limited public tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5 🎟️

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2024-drama

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

23/08/2024

Delving into the mysterious, the dark, the absurd, and the revealing, our Documentary programme includes a cold case alien rumour-mentary, a hyperbolic take on alpha male fantasies, and an exposé on our widespread desire to travel.

Join us in London this September for the year's finest documentary shorts 🎥

DOCUMENTARY
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Sunday 22nd September, 5pm
Curzon Hoxton, London

Limited public tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5 🎟️

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2024-documentary

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

19/08/2024

The Change programme spotlights pressing global causes and the changemakers advocating for the future, examining the choices we make and the ripples they create.

Across seven compelling documentaries, we journey alongside young activists, explore the concept of home, and witness the courage of those defying societal norms. It's a powerful look at the forces shaping our collective destiny. Don't miss it.

CHANGE
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Curzon Hoxton, Sunday 22nd September, 1pm

Limited public tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5 🎟️

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2024-change

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

17/08/2024

From the ultimate lunch table to confronting holiday resorts and a young punk in East Germany, the short films in the Animation programme challenge the boundaries of identity, creativity and comfort with fearless imagination. Expect an expressive collision of kaleidoscopic memories, tested friendships, escalating thoughts, and the role of a lifetime.

ANIMATION
The Smalls Film Festival 2024
Curzon Hoxton, Sunday 22nd September, 3pm

Limited tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com for just £5! 🎟️

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

15/08/2024

🎬 Exciting News! 🎬

We are thrilled to unveil the official programme for The Smalls Film Festival 2024! Join us at London's Curzon Hoxton this September 21-22 for a weekend of incredible shorts from around the world.

A limited number of tickets have been released for the general public via Eventbrite, with each feature-length screening priced at just £5. Head to thesmallsfilmfestival.com to get yours!! 🍿🎉

31/07/2024

Collective youth empowerment... An absurd Kafkaesque nightmare... A son's quest for acceptance... Take a look back at 2023's winning films as chosen by our panel of industry judges http://thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2023-winners 🏆

📷 YOUNG LOURDES COLLECTIVE (dir. Jazmin Garcia)

26/07/2024

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September for a sensational weekend of the very best short films from around the world thesmallsfilmfestival.com 👁️

05/06/2024

There’s still time to enter your short film to The Smalls Film Festival 2024!

Fancy seeing your work on the big screen? Submissions close this Wednesday, June 5th, so head over to our FilmFreeway page to take advantage of this year’s Late Deadline:

The Smalls Film Festival is an annual showcase of the very best short films from around the world. Returning to London this September, the festival features ...

21/02/2024

A reminder that TODAY is the final call for Early Bird entries to The Smalls Film Festival 2024! You have until the end of the day to take advantage of the special £15 rate and submit your short film for consideration in this year's programme.

(Don't worry if your film isn't quite ready yet - Regular submissions will stay open until 8th May, with Late entries welcomed until 5th June!)

With seven feature-length programmes spanning Animation, Change, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music Video and Student Film - plus industry judges and cash prizes - The Smalls Film Festival is an annual showcase of the very best short films from around the world. Head to filmfreeway.com/TheSmallsFilmFestival for details 🎞

16/01/2024

The Smalls Film Festival returns for its 17th annual edition this year, and submissions are officially open via FilmFreeway! Head to filmfreeway.com/TheSmallsFilmFestival to enter your short film now ✨

06/09/2023

Featuring an electric range of genres, fresh voices and award-winners (including an Oscar!), the STUDENT FILM programme presents ten exceptional shorts, picked for their full-blooded flair and intelligent originality.

From talking animals and dystopian futures to adolescent escape and student life (naturally), consider this the future of film.

Join us for a one-off screening at Curzon Hoxton cinema on Saturday 23rd September (1pm). A limited number of advance £5 tickets are available now via thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2023-student-film

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

04/09/2023

Introducing the fantastical worlds and striking personalities of ANIMATION, screening at The Smalls Film Festival 2023.

From a tennis ball on his day off to a psychological thriller at sea, the films in this programme capture humour, happiness, anxiety and romance with the limitless creativity that only animation can offer.

ANIMATION screens at Curzon Hoxton cinema on Sunday 24th September at 3.15pm, with tickets available now for just £5! The full programme and ticket details can be found at

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

31/08/2023

Win tickets to The Smalls Film Festival 2023! Taking place over the weekend of 23-24 September, experience the year's best short films on the big screen - from Drama to Music Video, Animation to Documentary - all from the comfy seats of London's Curzon Hoxton cinema.

We've got 5 pairs of tickets for each screening up for grabs. To enter, simply fill out the form at thesmallsfilmfestival.com/competition and let us know the screening/s that you and your guest would like to attend. Good luck!

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You must be at least 18 years of age to enter. The first 5 entrants for each screening will win a pair of tickets to one of their selected programmes. Winners will be contacted by email within 72 hours of entry.

28/08/2023

Framing life through the lens of others, DOCUMENTARY reveals authentic voices and hidden stories that immerse us in different worlds, never far from our own.

From a whimsical grandma super team to the roots of the opioid crisis, the six short films in The Smalls Film Festival 2023 docs programme capture the complex truth of a moment - and touch us to our core.

Don't miss this one-off screening, coming to Curzon Hoxton cinema on Sunday 24th September, 5.15pm. The full programme and ticket details can be found at thesmallsfilmfestival.com.

24/08/2023

Dogs, dreams, duels and diamonds. From awkward entanglements to teenagers-in-the-woods horror, the seven short films in The Smalls Film Festival 2023 COMEDY programme are an unmissable, masterful insight into the genre-spanning ways that filmmakers expose the absurd, poignant and ever more unexpected ways to make us laugh.

COMEDY screens at Curzon Hoxton cinema on Saturday 23rd September at 3pm. The full programme and ticket details can be found at thesmallsfilmfestival.com

22/08/2023

This September, The Smalls Film Festival 2023 introduces CHANGE, a programme that spotlights the stories, causes and characters that hold a mirror to society or seek justice in the world today. These seven remarkable documentaries take us across permeable borders and prison systems, into the Industrial Age, youth empowerment and human nature itself.

CHANGE screens at Curzon Hoxton cinema on Sunday 24th September at 1pm. The full programme and ticket details can be found at thesmallsfilmfestival.com

17/08/2023

It's here!! The Smalls Film Festival is proud to reveal the Official Selection for our 16th annual edition, in a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

Taking place over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September at London's Curzon Hoxton cinema, audiences are invited to seven feature-length programmes spanning Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music Video and Student Film. A new category, Change, will celebrate the films that spotlight urgent issues affecting the world today.

Looking to secure a spot now? Early-bird members of the general public have access to a limited number of advance tickets via Eventbrite, with each feature-length screening priced at just £5. Head to thesmallsfilmfestival.com for more details.

27/07/2023

The Smalls Film Festival returns on 23rd and 24th September and we're looking forward to bringing a programme of brilliant short films to London.

In the meantime, take a look back through the winning films from last year..! thesmallsfilmfestival.com/archive-2022 👏👏

13/07/2023

SAVE THE DATE >>> The Smalls Film Festival returns for its 16th annual edition this year, heading to London for a monumental weekend of short film screenings on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2023. More will be announced soon!

22/06/2023

Final Call! Submissions to The Smalls Film Festival 2023 close TODAY! 🏆

Short films must be 25 minutes or less and submissions made today will qualify for our late deadline. Simply head over to filmfreeway.com/TheSmallsFilmFestival to get started.

15/06/2023

Call for short films!! There’s ONE WEEK left to enter your project for The Smalls Film Festival 2023, with prizes in categories including Animation, Drama, Documentary, Student Film and more.

Find out how to apply via at thesmallsfilmfestival.com/submit-your-short

31/05/2023

ANIMATION / CHANGE / COMEDY / DRAMA / DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC VIDEO / STUDENT FILM

Got a great short film? The regular submissions deadline for The Smalls Film Festival 2023 is Thursday 1st June (that’s tomorrow!).

Head over to FilmFreeway via thesmallsfilmfestival.com to get started 🏆

04/05/2023

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this year, and we're inviting submissions from filmmakers across the globe!

Get your films in by June 1st for Regular entry via and thesmallsfilmfestival.com 💚🎬

06/04/2023

Final call for Early Birds!

With preparations for this year’s 16th annual edition of The Smalls Film Festival under way, our early bird submissions window closes at 11:59pm - that’s TONIGHT!

Find out the full details and how to apply via FilmFreeway at thesmallsfilmfestival.com ✨

23/03/2023

Got a great ? Submissions are OPEN for The Smalls Film Festival 2023 with Early Bird entry live now for a limited time via FilmFreeway ✨

Find out the full details and how to apply at thesmallsfilmfestival.com

02/03/2023

The Smalls Film Festival returns for its 16th annual edition this year, and submissions are officially open!

With seven short film categories - Animation, Change, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music Video and Student Film - plus prizes to be won, we want to hear from you 🏆

Find out the full details and how to apply at thesmallsfilmfestival.com

06/02/2023

One of the best things about having a creative studio in Singapore is that every team celebration can be hosted on some sort of boat.

Is there a better way to celebrate Chinese New Year than with a corgi wearing a hat?

We actually need a few more salty sea dogs on the Smalls APAC team, with roles open for a
Creative and BD Manager - yell ahoy at [email protected] to apply.

30/09/2022

The Smalls Film Festival 2022 prizes have been decided by our judges, and we're delighted to announce the winners!

Congratulations to THE PANOLA PROJECT, winner of Best Action and Activism 🏆 - a portrait of local hero Dorothy Oliver during Covid19.

Congratulations to BESTIA, winner of Best Animation 🏆 This unforgettable short follows the life of a secret police agent during the military dictatorship in Chile, and is based on true events.

Congratulations to IT FEELS PERSONAL, winner of Best Comedy 🏆 When Hugh finds out that his video has been stolen, re-contextualised, and turned into a viral meme by an anonymous TikTok user, he embarks on an internet odyssey to find the thief...

Congratulations to IN THE COMPANY OF INSECTS, winner of Best Documentary 🏆 Duncan Cowles comes to terms with his feelings of loss by focussing on something smaller in this deadpan meditation on the end of life.

Congratulations to WARSHA, winner of Best Drama 🏆 In this French/Lebanese short, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the city's most dangerous cranes.

Congratulations to SALVATORE GANACCI with STEP-GRANDMA, winner of Best Music Video 🏆 Bringing his trademark eccentricity to the world again, Salvatore pretends to be the grandchild of a lady who lives in the woods.

And finally, Congratulations to LA NEIGE INCERTAINE, winner of Best Student Film 🏆 This collaborative animation follows a wildlife photographer who realises she may have missed more than a shot while on the lookout for polar bears in the Arctic.

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme/winners
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