California International Shorts Festival
18034 Ventura Blvd. #2011
Encino CA 91316
Early Bird
Post Marked by Jan. 1st 2026
Regular
Post Marked by Jan. 22nd 2026
Late
Post Marked by Feb. 12th 2026
Final
Post Marked by Mar. 5th 2026
Final FilmFreeway Deadline
Post Marked by Mar. 26th 2026
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Categories
Narrative Short - All Genres - Under 45 Minutes
Documentary Short - All Topics - Under 45 Minutes
Animated Short - All Animated Projects - Under 45 Minutes
Experimental Short - Films not following a traditional narrative format
- Under 45 Minutes
Foreign Short - All Genres of film produced outside of the US
- Under 45 Minutes
Student Short - All Genres of student produced or directed projects
- Under 45 Minutes
Music Video - All Genres - Under 25 Minutes
Commercial - All Genres and topics - Under 10 Minutes
Scripts - All Genres - Under 50 Pages