Uppsala Short Film Festival

Uppsala Short Film Festival is accredited by the following Awards Academies:

Academy Awards (Accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
BAFTA (accredited by British Academy of Film and Television)
European Film Awards (Accredited by the European Film Academy)
Guldbagge Awards (accredited by Swedish Film Institute)

About

Uppsala International Short Film Festival is an annual festival hosted in Uppsala, Sweden since 1982.

Founded in 1982, Uppsala Short Film Festival has since become Sweden’s premier arena for short film and one of the most important short film festivals in Europe. Every year the festival screens more than 300 short films in different sections exploring the diversity and richness of the short film – from new film to retrospective programs, from fiction film, documentaries and experimental film to animations.

The festival is a meeting point for the Swedish and international industry, bringing together emerging and established Swedish and international filmmakers in networking and social events and parties, where collaboration can begin. The industry events include Uppsala Talks, which is the festival focus on seminars, talks and workshops and Uppsala Talent Days, a national meeting for filmmakers on the verge of entering the professional film industry. The meeting is a unique opportunity to make contact with filmmakers from all over the country and to start creating a professional network

Uppsala Short Film Festival is recognized by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which means that winning the international or national competition at the festival makes a film eligible for a nomination for an Oscar.

The festival is also recognized by the European Film Academy and BAFTA. Screening at the festival qualifies Swedish short films for Guldbagge nominations — Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry.

Awards

The festival presents cash awards in the amount of 20,000 EUR to the winning films in the competition (International Competition, National Competition, Children’s Film Competition) sections of the festival.