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A showcase of the best Under 5 Minute Films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: QUEER STUDYBest Story: HIDE AND SEEKBest One Minute Film: NOTHING STICKSBest Experimental: OH DEERBest Visual Design: WHAT WE IMAGINEDBest Direction: CYCLESBest Performances: TOOTHBest Music Video: LOOKING FOR YOU Hide and Seek, 5min., ChinaDirected by Yu SunIn a decaying… Continue reading Winners: December 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival

Great experience! Perfect festival for our micro-short “Bug Eye” I loved getting a video with feedback from the audience. Highly recommend! Submit to the festival via FilmFreeway: FEEDBACK Under 5 Minute Film Festival is a great opportunity for filmmakers. The communication is excellent, and receiving audience feedback on your short film is always insightful and… Continue reading November 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival (5 STAR) Testimonials!

A showcase of the best Under 5 Minute Films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: RoutineBest Family Film: Chicken, the Lunchroom and Mr. BirkeBest Comedy Film: Mixed SignalsBest Animation Film: RequitalBest Documentary Film: Masai MaraBest Micro-Short: Pickup From The Start Chicken, the Lunchroom and Mr. Birke, 5min., USADirected by Birke Raymond DuncanChicken over-eats… Continue reading Winners: October 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

Some of my female friends told me certain stories of what they sometimes deal with from men. This short script expresses that.

Audience Awards:Best Short Film: L’oeil des sablesBest Direction: L’anniversaireBest Story: Can you hear me?Best New Media FilM: The Perfect ShotBest Cinematography: 3 MinutosBest Editing: Junky MonkeyBest Experimental Film: Final CutBest Performances: Right Beside You L’anniversaire, 4min., FranceDirected by Thibault MombelletEn rentrant chez lui, Julien découvre que ses amis lui ont organisé un anniversaries surprise pour… Continue reading Winners July 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: UMBRELLABest Story: TELEPHONESBest Direction JOSSBest Performances: SHAMESBest Micro-Short: Voight-Kampff Best Student Film: LEVELS Telephones, 4min,. USADirected by Copper Giloth“Telephones” explores a personal journey through time, identity, and technological evolution, using a collection of telephones as a lens. Each phone, from a red Western Electric to a modern iPhone, symbolizes… Continue reading Winners: May 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival

A family carries a heavy secret between father and son, passed down from generation to generation until it finally becomes to much for the last one. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole – 2Detective/Soldier: Geoff MaysWife: Elizabeth Rose MorrisMan/Officer/Junior: Shawn Devlin

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Awards:Best Short Film: Mothamorphosis Best 1 Minute Film: BATCANBest Direction: CROSSINGBest Story: WE CAN, WE HAVEBest Music Video: BEYOND THE PAINBest Animation: PUSHING UP DAISIESBest Experimental: ORGANIC ARCHITECTUREBest Performances: BUG EYE See info for each film: Bug Eye, 4min., USADirected by Clint GreenA marriage is… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: March 2025 UNDER 5 Minute Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award:Best Short Film: JOY! BLUE MOONBest Direction: THE WHIRLING DERVISHBest Animation: FOUR MOMBest Story: DO YOU HEAR MEBest Smartphone Film: HOMA – The guardian of the lightBest Documentary: MUSIC HAS HIS BACK: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old drummerBest Performances: SNEEZE See info for each film: FOUR… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: February 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival