​​ASIFF (All Shorts Irvington Film Festival) is a curated international film festival that screens animated, live-action, and documentary shorts. Hundreds of submissions are received for each festival; the most outstanding are selected after a highly competitive viewing and elimination process by festival producers.

"ASIFF 2025: Take Two" presents short films from around the world that illustrate the theme of second chances (think: refresh, renewal, restart, recovery, revive, reopen). We welcome short film submissions from one to twenty minutes.



ASIFF's mission is to present compelling and diverse shorts that reflect original concepts, innovative storytelling, outstanding writing and acting, and high production value. In addition to jury prizes awarded by the ASIFF Jury, viewers pick the “Audience Choice Award” by voting on their favorite short at the end of the evening.

ASIFF is presented as a one-night-only event in a majestic, recently renovated 430-seat, historic theater overlooking the Hudson River, just north of New York City. Each festival sells out to an audience of film enthusiasts, garnering extensive press coverage and offering each selected film exceptional visibility. The festival has featured never-before-seen world premieres, United States and New York premieres, student works, and shorts that have won prizes at other international festivals.

Since its debut in 2015, ASIFF has gained a worldwide following, with filmmakers and patrons traveling from abroad to attend. The selection process has grown increasingly competitive, and ASIFF is now recognized globally as a sought-after festival by both renowned and up-and-coming filmmakers. A festive after-party follows each screening, where audience members can participate in lively discussions with directors and actors. Filmmakers value this rare opportunity to see their work on the big screen alongside a thoroughly engaged, film-loving audience.



Awards & Prizes

ASIFF Audience Award: 
Best Festival Film

ASIFF Jury Awards: 
Best Short
Best Director 
Best Original Screenplay
Best Actor (Male)
Best Actor (Female)

ASIFF Jury 2025 (see bios below)
John Bardin
Beverly Chase
Aaron Lubarsky
Ali Moss
Hal & Marilyn Weiner

John Bardin is an Emmy-winning producer who oversees the creative development of Story Syndicate projects as well as the creative execution of all projects in production. In this role, he is responsible for developing and creatively overseeing series, feature documentaries, podcasts, and scripted projects. Prior to joining Story Syndicate, Jon served as VP of Documentaries and Specials at Discovery Channel.

Beverly Chase has produced and edited hundreds of hours of television and film, including scripted, non-scripted, and feature and short-form documentaries. Most recently, she oversaw Current Programming and Development for VICE News. She produced "VICE" on HBO, "Investigations by VICE" on Hulu, and was executive producer and showrunner of "VICE" on Showtime. Her work has earned her six Primetime Emmy nominations, 13 News and Documentary Emmy wins, two Peabodys, and two duPont Awards. She was also honored with a Gracie Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Showrunner from the Alliance for Women in Media.

Aaron Lubarksy is a documentary filmmaker and executive producer who won an Emmy Award for JOURNEYS WITH GEORGE (HBO). He was a producer on the Emmy-winning series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (Showtime) and directed & edited the duPont-award-winning PBS documentary SEOUL TRAIN. Aaron received his MA in Documentary Production from Stanford University, where his thesis film earned a Student Academy Award and Student Emmy Award.

Ali Moss is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker whose latest feature NO ACCIDENT (HBO/MAX), premiered in 2023. Other recent documentaries include the Oscar-nominated THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK (The New Yorker 2024), FAUCI (Disney+/Telluride 2021), YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN (HBO/Tribeca 2020), and the Emmy-nominated feature NOT DONE: WOMEN REMAKING AMERICA (PBS 2020). She is honored to have been a 2020 Impact Partners Producing Fellow and to have been named to DOCNYC’s 2021 list of 40 Under 40.

Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Marilyn and Hal Weiner have produced, written, and directed over 250 documentaries, including four public television series, Journey to Planet Earth, Women at Work, Faces of Man, and The World of Cooking. They have also produced three feature films: Family Business, The Imagemaker, and K2. They are recipients of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science’s Silver Circle Award for “outstanding contributions to the television industry.”

Rules & Terms

Please read all rules and guidelines carefully before submitting your project.



1) As iFF is hereby granted the rights to use an excerpt from submitted films for promotional purposes as well as screen the film at our festival. The individual submitting the film attests to the fact they have authority and rights to submit this film.


2) You agree to hold harmless All Shorts Irvington Film Festival, Irvington Town Hall Theater, and the Village of Irvington, New York from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and cost of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or publicity.


3) As iFF reserves the right to refuse entries.



GUIDELINES:


a) Please upload an official poster, synopsis and Vimeo link of your film to FilmFreeway for our screening/judging purposes. Vimeo links must have 'download' turned on for those that are chosen. Selected films will be sent screening requirements. 


b) All films must be in English or have English subtitles. 


c) All films must be completed movies. As iFF does not accept rough cuts. 


d) All films should have been made in the years 2020-2025.


e) Films submitted can be as short as one minute (or less), but should not exceed 20 minutes in length (including opening and closing credits). 



g) After the film has been chosen as an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified and the film will be listed on the As iFF festival website. 


h) Filmmakers are invited to Irvington for the screening if they wish to attend, but it is not necessary in order to be chosen. We want to share your work with our audiences; having the filmmaker present is an extra perk. 


i) All entry fees are non-refundable.