Submission deadline: Monday, August 4th, 2025.
The Parrsboro Film Festival [PFF] is inviting Atlantic Canadian filmmakers to submit films for the 15th Annual Parrsboro Film Festival short film competition.
PFF will take place this year from Friday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 5th, 2025.
There are two categories of films to choose from:
Short films under 6 minutes
Short films from 6 to 20 minutes
Films must have been completed within the past 24 months.
All genres of film will be accepted.
The short film competition will take place Saturday morning, October 4th, between 9am and 1pm.
The audience will vote for their favourite film at the end of each category.
Cash awards for The Audience Favourite in each of these two categories will be presented Saturday at the end of this portion of the Film Festival.
Submission deadline is Monday, August, 4th, 2025.
Applicants will be advised by Monday, September, 8th, 2025 if their submissions were selected or not.
Short films will be jury selected.
To submit films please use the following link...
Winners of the People's Choice Awards for 2024
After viewing the short films, the audience voted to select their favourites in the following two categories;
Films under 20 minutes
First:
"Me and My Teeth" by Anna Quon.
Second:
"Remnants" by Barrett Hooper.
Honourable mention:
"JOEfunk" by Gary Caven.
Films 5 minutes and under
First:
"Ode to Gertie Ryan" by Karen Robinson.
Second:
"Man versus Ferry" by Paul MacDougall.
Honourable mention:
"Six Feet Over" by Nancy Kenny.
Some of the participants at the 2024 short film competition.