Show Me Shorts goes hybrid for 2020. New Zealand’s largest international short film festival will open in cinemas across Aotearoa – and online – from 2 October.
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Tēnā koutou katoa. A very warm welcome to Show Me Shorts 2020 from our Festival Director.
Join us for an evening of Indonesian short films full of family, friendship, frights, love, and contemplation of the big questions in life. Available to watch online from 18-20 August.
Join us for an evening of award winning short films. Watch the nominees for Best Animation and Best Live Action categories at the Oscars. 7pm Tuesday 14 July at The Kingslander in Auckland. 7pm Wednesday 15 July at The Third Eye in Wellington. Book now.
Join us for an evening of Italian short films full of animation, astronauts, family, religion and laughter. In Auckland 23 June. Online 25-27 June. Tickets now on sale.
Come work with us. Want to get work experience at New Zealand’s leading international short film festival? Hone your administration skills; learn about film distribution and exhibition; be part of a passionate team that creates vital screen industry events. Applications close 19 June.
The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated screen production internationally. Now filmmaking is resuming in New Zealand with tight restrictions to keep us safe. What does this mean for your upcoming short film shoot? We explain.
Many top animators have been busy during lock-down. Creating short films that allow us to reflect on and poke gentle fun at our anxiety, escalating desire to escape, and strange urge to hoard toilet paper. Enjoy them here.
Join us to celebrate the cinema of Britain with this vibrant collection of short films full of empathetic farmers, entrepreneurial young people, friendly nurses, zombies and gay men in the swinging sixties. Get tickets now.
Many of you are wondering whether Show Me Shorts will take place this year, and if your short film qualifies for our awards if it is screening as part of an online festival. The answers are yes, and yes.
To help you stay positive and entertained through lock-down limbo we present three uplifting and fun short films to put a smile on your dial. People (and animals) come together to celebrate life!
Our upcoming Short Film Night events are now mini online festivals. Buy a ticket and you will be sent out a special link and password to enjoy the films together-apart. Here are the details about the first two – Iranian and German short films.
Show Me Shorts presents a night of German short films – 28 April in Auckland & 29 April in Wellington. Join us to celebrate the cinema of Germany with this vibrant collection full comedy, cats, Christmas, amusement parks and football!
Join the team helping to select the best short films in the world. We’re now recruiting volunteers to watch short films for the 2020 festival.
We are now calling for entries for our fifteenth edition, set to take place at more than 25 cinemas nationwide during 3-25 October 2020.
