Exit 6 Film Festival

Accepting short films of 15-minutes or less in any genre.

THE FESTIVAL

Exit 6 Film Festival is a week-long celebration of short films and filmmakers, showcasing films both online and across a one-day in-person event taking place at Vue and other venues in the heart of Basingstoke, UK.

Now a staple on the UK short film festival circuit, Exit 6 was created by filmmakers, for filmmakers, and in 2023 will be celebrating it's 8th edition.

We know how important it is to share your work with new audiences, and have the opportunity to share insights into how that work was created. That's why we invite representatives of each selected film to take part in Q&A's online and in person for those who are able to join us on the physical festival day, when we will host a range special industry guests giving talks on everything from funding, to production, post and beyond.

We keep our submission and ticket fees as low as possible because we understand raising the money to make your film is hard enough - and we want you to enjoy your achievement with us!

RECOGNITION & REWARD

The Exit 6 judging panel will decide the Official Selection, plus the nominations for each of our special award categories, including those that will form the much-coveted JUDGE'S 6 - the 6 films in contention to win Best Film.

Nominees for our special award categories - Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Performance and Best Editing - will be chosen from the entire Official Selection, and notified as such during the festival week.

The winners are selected by our special guest judges for each category, who in recent years have included Burn Gorman (Pacific Rim, Torchwood), Jeffrey Ford (Avengers: Endgame), Nanu Segal (The Levelling), Shelley Conn (Liar), Angela Workman (The Zookeeper's Wife), David Rom (Ted Lasso), Mark Towns (Saint Maud), Ben Willbond (Ghosts), and Jennifer Sheridan (Rose: A Love Story).

In addition, our 6th award of the festival is the Audience Choice award, for which all of the films in the festival programme can be voted for by ballot across the week. All winners will be announced during our live awards ceremony.

AWARDS PARTY

After a day watching some wonderful work, it’s time to let your hair down. We especially look forward to welcoming all festival attendees to our legendary awards party where all awards will be announced/presented, celebrations continue throughout the night.