!! Submissions are now CLOSED !!
Notifications will be sent by
Monday, September 8th, 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.
Submissions are closed as of 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.
Winners of the People's Choice Awards for 2025
After viewing the short films, the audience voted to select their favourites in the following two categories;
Films from 6 to 20 minutes
First:
"The Girls" by Kirsten Bruce.
Second:
"Helping Paws" by Madeline Toel.
Honourable mention:
"Gaslit" by Anna MacLean.
Films under 6 minutes
First:
"Mugshot" by Jessica MacDonald.
Second:
"Treasure of the East" by Amos Shelley.
Honourable mention:
"What Time Taught" by
Maya Lanteigne and
Annaclare Culberson.
Some of the participants of the 2025 short film competition at the Q&A.