Buntingford Shorts

09/02/2025

Last up for our international finalist announcements is our Music for Film category!

Hawr by Robert Minassian
Nothing by Sophia Münster
Identity by Daniil Kolotov

Our international awards take place on Sunday 13th April live on YouTube

Local award submissions close on Friday 21st February.

08/02/2025

Our penultimate announcement for our international shortlist is our horror category…

Melrose by Barrett Loades
Iris by Michael Keplinger
Mimics by Felipe Pitta and Bruno Pires

Our international awards take place live on YouTube on Sunday 13th April.

Local submissions close Friday 21st February.

07/02/2025

Today we’re pleased to announce the finalists in our drama category

An Olympic Dream by Rebecca Antunes
The Butterfly by Caleb Woods
Molkom-Core by Carl Eduard

The international awards take place on Sunday 13th April live on YouTube.

Local submissions close on Friday 21st February

06/02/2025

We’re excited to announce the finalists in this year’s documentary category…

She’s Asking for It by Natalia Zajączkowska
WIN by Kyle Adams
The 7a Ascent by Caleb Carter

Our international awards take place live on YouTube on Sunday 13th April at 7:30pm UK time.

Our local award submissions close on Friday 21st February.

05/02/2025

Next up in our international shortlist announcements is the comedy category

This year’s finalists are:
Save Me, White Jesus by Emma Connolly

The Elf Who's Making Your Toys is on £9 an Hour and Hates His Job by Matthew Vivian

The Afterlife Show by Artur Bombonati, Daniel Peixto, Matheus Funari and Rodrigo Toporcov

The international awards take place on Sunday 13th April live on YouTube.

Local submissions close on Friday 21st February.

04/02/2025

Kicking off our 2025 international shortlisted films is our animation category.

This year’s finalists are
Grindeberg’s Case by Alexy Noury
Catastrophic by John Hegarty
I’m Not a Robot by Geon-Hee Eom

Over the course of this week we’ll share the shortlist for each of our international categories.

Our international awards takes place on Sunday 13th April live on YouTube.

For local submitters, your time is coming soon as the last chance to submit to the 2025 festival is Friday 21st February.

02/02/2025

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26/01/2025

Excited to announce our event dates for 2025!

20/01/2025

On Saturday 1st February at 7pm at Buntingford Community Centre, our friends at are hosting a screening of A Man Called Otto, a remake of the comedic Swedish film A Man Called Ove starring Tom Hanks. Tickets are available at www.tickettailor.com/events/buntingfordfilmclub

16/01/2025

Our team are busy working away behind the scenes reviewing all of the international entries that we received this year. Our shortlisting process will conclude in early February with successful filmmakers told shortly thereafter. Best of luck!

08/01/2025

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01/01/2025

International submissions have now closed. Our team are busy reviewing all of this year’s entries and look forward to announcing the shortlist in the coming months. Our local award entries are still open until the middle of February via FilmFreeway.

22/12/2024

Just over one week until our entries close for another year. Everyone under the age of 26 can enter for FREE via FilmFreeway- www.filmfreeway.com/buntingfordshorts

15/12/2024

Over 700 eligible films from all around the world have been received so far! Our team are very busy watching and reviewing every film against a range of criteria. We look forward to closing entries and our shortlisting process in January. Submit now for FREE at www.filmfreeway.com/buntingfordshorts

08/12/2024

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01/12/2024

Last chance! Entries close in January 2025. Those aged 26 and under can submit for FREE at www.filmfreeway.com/buntingfordshorts

27/11/2024

Our shiny new banner has just gone up on Buntingford High street in readiness for the Late Night Shopping event next week! A huge thank you to Matt at Hertfordshire Display for organising this for us!

22/11/2024

Buntingford Film Club’s final event of the year is the much loved musical An American in Paris. Tickets are now on sale for Saturday 7th December, 7:30pm at Buntingford Community Centre.

An American in Paris – Buntingford Community Centre, Sat 7 Dec 2024