** accepting submissions soon **
The Parrsboro Film Festival [PFF] is inviting Atlantic Canadian filmmakers to submit films for the 16th Annual Parrsboro Film Festival short film competition.
PFF will take place this year from Friday, October 2nd to Sunday, October 4th, 2026.
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 3rd, 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.
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.