Enter your short film at our festival because:
1. It's an annual Competition & Festival specifically for films under 30 minutes.
2. ALL entries receive a scoresheet.!
3. ALL films are scored by 3 judges.
4. Cast & Crew may receive individual awards.
Call for Entries
• Action/Adventure
• AI Films
• Animation
• Comedy
• Documentary
• Drama
• Fan Films
• Horror
• Mystery/Thriller
• Musicals
• Puppetry
• Science Fiction/Fantasy
• Student
• Web Series/Webisode
• Western
• Made in Georgia
• Review Only
Mission
Statement
Our goal is to recognize filmmakers whose short films demonstrate
their ability to produce well-crafted motion pictures.
We are proud to announce that we are a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non‐profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Southern Shorts Awards must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” and are tax‐deductible to the extent permitted by law.
What sets us apart from the thousands of other festivals is that our festival is produced by filmmakers for filmmakers. But don't take our word for it. Listen to the filmmakers who have actually screened at our festivals.
The 2027 Season is now open!
Enter now and save!
On October 1st, our rates will increase due to rising costs and inflation. We haven't changed our fees in 10 years, but the theater now costs twice as much as it did pre-Covid.
(Disclaimer: Cast & Crew only receive awards if they are nominated and score a minimum aggregate score of 7 out of 10 from all three judges.)
PLEASE NOTE: We do not grant waivers or disocunts.
Always include festival fees in your films' budget
as this is an essential marketing cost.
Use our FILM FESTIVAL CHECKLIST to see
which festivals you should enter.
Click on the Top 100 to see our Awards Presentations!
