California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners for the Summer 2025 season. Summer 2025 Award Winners – Genre Competitions Summer 2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions This quarter has submissions from 9 countries with total runtime of 10:12:15, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 51.7% Nominations:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Summer 2025 award nominations. These finalists were shortlisted from an official selection pool with an acceptance rate of 51.7%, drawn from submissions representing 9 countries. The total runtime is 10:12:15, in addition to the short scripts. Nominees represent the top 34.1% of all submissions for the season. The full list…
A quietly brilliant and emotionally layered film, Dolldays uses surreal humor and striking originality to explore the silent crisis of men’s mental health in rural Norway. Cal Film Festival is proud to announce Dolldays, written and directed by Morten Hansen (Norway), as the recipient of the Best Narrative Short (Grand Jury Prize) for the Spring 2025 edition. This gently absurd, emotionally resonant…
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners for the Spring 2025 season. Spring 2025 Award Winners – Genre Competitions Spring 2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions This quarter has submissions from 10 countries with total runtime of 9:08:52, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 48.5% Nominations:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 award nominations. These finalists were shortlisted from an official selection pool with an acceptance rate of 48.5%, drawn from submissions representing 10 countries. The total runtime is 9:08:52, in addition to the short scripts. Nominees represent the top 33.7% of all submissions for the season. The full list…
Precision-crafted and visually gripping, “Ice Cold Ricky” delivers raw emotion with striking cinematic control.
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners for the Winter 2024/2025 season. Winter 2024/2025 Award Winners – Genre Competitions Winter 2024/2025 Award Winners – Technical Competitions This quarter has submissions from 14 countries with total runtime of 17:58:05, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 56.6% Nominations:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Winter 2024/2025 award nominations. These finalists were shortlisted from an official selection pool with an acceptance rate of 56.6%, drawn from submissions representing 14 countries. The total runtime is 17:58:05, in addition to the short scripts. Nominees represent the top 30.1% of all submissions for the season. The full list…
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners of Fall 2024. Fall 2024 Award Winners: Genre Competitions Fall 2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions This quarter season has submissions from 15 countries with total runtime of 19:26:26, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 45,5% Nominations: 26,3% Award Winners:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 award nominations. These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 45,5% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 15 countries and total runtime of 19:26:26, plus the short scripts. The nominees are placed in the top 26,3%. The full list of finalists is available in 2 sections, plus the semi-finalists, in…
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners of Summer 2024. Summer 2024 Award Winners: Genre Competitions Summer 2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions This quarter season has submissions from 9 countries with total runtime of 17:00:39, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 49,5% Nominations: 42,7% Award Winners:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Summer 2024 award nominations. These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 49,5% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 9 countries and total runtime of 17:00:39, plus the short scripts. The nominees are placed in the top 42,7%. The full list of finalists is available in 2 sections, plus the semi-finalists, in…
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners of Spring 2024. Spring 2024 Award Winners: Genre Competitions Spring 2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions This quarter season has submissions from 10 countries with total runtime of 22:01:45, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 42,1% Nominations: 27,1% Award Winners:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 award nominations. These projects have been shortlisted from an official selection pool with 42,1% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 10 countries and total runtime of 22:01:45, plus the short scripts. The nominees are placed in the top 27,1%. The full list of finalists is available in 2 sections, plus the semi-finalists, in…
California International Short Film Festival is pleased to announce the award winners of Winter 2023/2024. Winter 2023/2024 Award Winners: Genre Competitions Winter 2023/2024 Award Winners: Technical Competitions This quarter season has submissions from 21 countries with total runtime of 30:41:23, plus the short scripts, and the following breakdowns: Official Selection: 47,4% Nominations: 26,7% Award Winners:…
Cal Film Festival is pleased to announce the Winter 2023/2024 award nominations. These projects were shortlisted from an official selection pool with 47,4% acceptance rate, based on submissions from 21 countries and total runtime of 30:41:23, plus the short scripts. The nominees are placed in the top 26,7%. The full list of finalists is available in 2 sections, plus the semi-finalists, in the…