The 13th Edinburgh Short Film Festival once again brings some of the world’s best short films to Edinburgh and welcome audiences back to the cinema to see one of the strongest and most varied short film programmes anywhere.
From Cannes winners to Annecy Animation Festival Winners and Flickerfest winning shorts to Scottish and Edinburgh-made films alongside award winners from across the globe.
Guest programmes from International Film Festivals including Amsterdam, Budapest Belgium, Adriatic & Buenos Aires, networking events, Q and As and parties!
The ESFF runs live only from Friday October 26th to Sunday November 5th, 2023.
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READ MOREJalen Ngonda is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene, don't miss him live at Summerhall on Wednesday 10th July!
READ MOREFrom acclaimed producers Scissor Kick comes the world premiere of Catafalque, a one-woman eulogy through the lens of a civil celebrant asking, how do we grieve the ungrievable?
READ MOREAndrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman have released their first single as a duo and announced a UK tour with a date at Summerhall on 20th September!
READ MOREJoin Stuart Murdoch for an evening of reading, songs and a live Q&A at Summerhall, in celebration of his debut novel, Nobody's Empire.
READ MOREAfro Celt Sound System bring their ground-breaking fusion of African, Gaelic and Bhangra influenced sounds to Summerhall on 21st October!
READ MORECatch Los Bitchos, a four-piece dance-rock band from London, when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Wednesday 23rd October!
READ MOREDon't miss Ibibio Sound Machine when they play Summerhall Edinburgh on Monday 18th November!
READ MOREThis is a collection of short films exploring themes and experiences of time and space. All films are subtitled in English.
READ MOREInfiltrators is a visceral “road movie” that chronicles the daily travails of Palestinians of all backgrounds as they seek routes through, under, around, and over a bewildering matrix of barriers.
READ MORE3000 Nights (12A) tells the story of a young Palestinian school teacher who gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison, where she fights to survive, protect her son and maintain hope.
READ MORER21 AKA Restoring Solidarity (12A), is a collection of 16mm films by militant filmmakers from various countries.
READ MOREA collection of short films exploring the theme of children and childhood under occupation. The films will be followed by a virtual Q&A with director Farah Nabulsi.
READ MOREThis is a pair of documentary films on Gaza and Gazan experiences, followed by a Q&A with Ahmed Alnaouq, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers.
READ MOREElderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.
READ MOREMuna and her teenage son leave the West Bank, dreaming of an exciting future in the promised land of small-town Illinois, USA. But starting a new life proves harder than they could have imagined.
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