2026 Submissions Are Open! We are excited to open our call for our next edition of Copenhagen Short Film Festival. The submissions are open for Danish short films. The 12th edition of Copenhagen Short Film Festival is scheduled for November 5 – 8, 2026. This year’s festival focuses on Danish short films in the categories […]

While the Open Call for Copenhagen Short Film Festival just opened, we would like to take a moment to look back and celebrate the talented filmmakers who made the 2025 edition happen. A little over 3 months ago, we were delighted to host CSFF 2025 and celebrate Danish filmmakers during our award ceremony. Let’s revisit

We’re back and we’re ready to serve up more awesome shorts for you – so mark your calendars for November 6-9, 2025, when this year’s festival takes place.

Are you curious about DIY filmmaking, storytelling and animation? Do you want to tell your own stories but are unsure where to start or feel the lack of resources? Or just hungry for new indie filmmaking inspiration? Then join this masterclass where animation filmmaker Tobias Rud will guide you through the process of making your

We’re back! Og leder nu efter kort- og novellefilm til årets program. Så har du en film, som du gerne vil have i betragtning til årets Copenhagen Short Film Festival, så send den ind til os gennem FilmFreeway inden d. 7. april 2025 Copenhagen Short Film Festival er den eneste kortfilmsfestival i København, der udelukkende

Yesterday we handed out this year’s four awards: Best Foreign Short Film, New Danish Talent, Danish Animation Talent and Best Danish Short Film Big congratulations to the winning films and all the filmmakers: Best Foreign Short Film: “Daughter“, dir. Yaser Talebi, 25 min., Iran New Danish Talent: “Cataract“, dir. Jonatan Egholm Keis, 14 min., Denmark

In collaboration with Bue Nielsen from the podcast “Shortlisted” we’re creating episodes with filmmakers nominated for this year’s Best Danish Short Film award. Listen to the first episode with Selma Sunniva and Christian Lønhart the director and producer of the film “An Example” (Et Eksempel: Dem på Gulvet). You can listen to the podcast on

We’re working hard on putting together this year’s program for you, but in the meantime we want to present our new visual identity 🤩 Our website will get a facelift soon too, so stay tuned We hope you like it and remember to jot this year’s festival dates (Nov 3-13) Huge thanks to Maiken Maria