Closed for submissions - Official Selection coming soon

AUGUST 20TH

Suffolk Shorts is excited to be screening at Folk East for the first time on August 20th to 23rd.

We will showcase our Best of East Anglia programme on Thursday, on Friday we present the last ever screening of Peter and Patricia, followed by a Q&A with Rob Gildon - Baritone and Vocal Animateur - and on Sunday Abby ‘n’ Crabby will join the kids ‘I made this’ event.

Folk East takes place at Sotterly Hall in Suffolk.

SEPTEMBER 1st

For the first time, Suffolk Shorts Film Festival is screening short films from East Anglia at Abbeygate as part of this special event. 

Suffolk Shorts is dedicated to bringing short films to a new audience in Suffolk and this diverse programme will showcase some of the region’s best talent from their 2025 festival. 

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COMING IN OCTOBER

Suffolk Shorts presents EAST X EAST, a curated programme of East Anglian short films that span the darkly comic, the deeply personal and the strikingly strange.

From a man confronted with his own obituary to a young woman who discovers the truth beyond her bunker, these films explore what it means to face reality - however uncomfortable, uncanny or unexpected that reality turns out to be.

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  • Celebrating Short Films in Suffolk

    We bring independent British and International Short Films to a new audience and champion local film makers

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  • Greater access for as wide an audience as possible

    In a region currently lacking opportunities for engagement with independent British and International short film.

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  • Short films are the future

    We are looking for films that experiment, push boundaries, tell a story you haven't heard before and do so in a way that captivates the audience. We are not just looking for highly polished, big budget productions, we want to celebrate all filmmakers, regardless of their access to resources.

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LATEST BLOGS

15.08.26

NO CREW. NO CAST. NO BUDGET.

Lowestoft-born actor and filmmaker Matthew Simpson explains how he created every aspect of DISREMEMBER, the world’s first award-winning live-action feature film made entirely by one person.

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08.06.26

CELEBRATING CREATIVITY ON AIR: SUFFOLK SHORTS MEETS BBC UPLOAD

One of the greatest joys of running Suffolk Shorts is discovering and celebrating creative talent. Last week, that mission took us somewhere unexpected: onto the airwaves.

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22.05.26

INSIDE A LIFE IN FILM WITH NEIL McGLONE

From Saturday morning cinema clubs to international film festivals, Suffolk Shorts director Neil McGlone reflects on a lifelong passion for cinema and the vital role festivals play in a film’s journey.

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