Edinburgh Short Film Festival
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Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2026
The 16th Edinburgh Short Film Festival once again brings some of the world’s best short films to Edinburgh and welcomes audiences back to see one of the strongest and most varied short film programmes anywhere.
Screening the year’s best international shorts from Cannes nominees to Sundance winners, as well as 29 UK Premieres and 27 award-winners, alongside the best Scottish films of 2026.
Featuring guest programmes from international film festivals, including Tokyo, Regensburg, and Poznań. We're also hosting a programme of Balkan shorts from the Adriatic Film Festival & Balkan film festivals, our European Film Festivals showcase returns along with regular guest programmers from Shortcutz Amsterdam, Italy and Budapest.
There’s also networking events, Q&As and panel discussions.
Tickets available online or at the Filmhouse Box Office.
All copy provided by Edinburgh Short Film Festival team.
Showtimes
Filmhouse Edinburgh
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Where the Wild Things Are
Fatherland
Wicker
Wild Horse Nine
The Letter
La Bola Negra
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
In Competition 3: Before The Heart Gives Out + Q&A (Edinburgh Short FF)
Detective Story
Ken Russell's The Devils (35mm)
Primetime
In Competition 4: Run Away + Q&A (Edinburgh Short FF)
Monday, November 9, 2026
Wild Horse Nine (Bring Your Own Baby)
Wicker
Wild Horse Nine
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We open 30 minutes before the first showtime of the day.
We open 30 minutes before the first showtime of the day.
accessible
All theaters are ADA accessible with wheelchair seating.
All theaters are ADA accessible with wheelchair seating.
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Closed captioning and assistive listening devices are available at the box office.
Closed captioning and assistive listening devices are available at the box office.
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