Inaugural Edition · London · 2027

LONDONNOVASHORT FILMFESTIVAL

Short films. New worlds.

An independent London festival for short-form cinema, experimental work and filmmakers developing a distinct visual language.

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About London Nova

A cinema for films that change the orbit.

London Nova Short Film Festival is built around a simple idea: short cinema deserves the same seriousness, craft and theatrical attention as any feature. We are interested in films with precise authorship, striking form, unusual rhythm and a strong relationship to image and sound.

The inaugural edition will take place in London with a live cinema screening, filmmaker conversation, jury awards and networking.

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Programme

Curated for risk,
rhythm and form.

Our programme is intentionally selective. Each strand reflects a different way of thinking about short cinema — from narrative precision and experimental image-making to editing, hybrid forms and new technologies.

Narrative Shorts

Fiction with distinctive authorship, performance and visual intention.

Experimental Cinema

Works challenging conventional image, sound, structure or duration.

Hybrid Forms

Films between fiction, documentary, animation, essay and moving-image art.

New Directors

Early-career filmmakers with a clear point of view and formal ambition.

Editing & Rhythm

Work where montage and temporal structure become central creative forces.

Film & New Technology

Artist-led work exploring emerging production and image-making methods.

Awards

Recognition with meaning.

We keep the award structure concise, with a focus on cinematic achievement rather than volume.

Best Short Film

Grand Prize

Best Experimental Film

Core Competition

III

Best Director

Direction

Best Editing

Craft

Best Cinematography

Craft

Jury Award for Innovation

Special Jury Prize

Call for Entries

Send us
your world.

Submissions for the inaugural 2027 edition will open via FilmFreeway. Full eligibility, deadlines, fees and screening terms will be published with the official call for entries.

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