Hey stranger, show us your shorts

Excitement is mounting here at Flatpack HQ, and it's not just down to all the festive frolicking. With the approach of the new year, we are hurtling towards the submission deadline for the jewel in our crown - the Short Film Programme.

Submissions close at 11:59pm on Sunday 14th January, and we are looking for all manners, styles and genres of film. All selected submissions will be featured in our 2018 programme (13-22 April 2018) and five pieces will be selected at the festival for our coveted awards.

There's only one month left to submit! For more information about our short film submissions as well as the application process, please click here.

Good luck. We can't wait to hear from you.

In the meantime, we thought we'd cast our eyes back at some of the fantastic past prize winners at the festival over the years.

Enjoy!

FLATPACK SHORT FILM AWARD 2014: EMERGENCY CALLS (dir. Hannes Vartiainen & Pekka Veikkolainen)

COLOUR BOX AUDIENCE AWARD 2017: Our Wonderful Nature - The Common Chameleon (dir. Tomer Eshed)

THE COLOUR BOX AWARD 2016: The Orchestra (dir. Mikey Hill)

FLATPACK AUDIENCE AWARD 2013: Oh Willy... (dir: Emma de Swaef et Marc James Roels)

THE WTF AWARD 2016: Missing One Player (dir. Lei Lei)