Sixty seconds. One idea. Infinite impact.

The Just A Minute Film Festival is a global celebration of the "short-short." We believe that the tightest constraints produce the most explosive creativity. In a world of shrinking attention spans and scrolling feeds, the ability to tell a complete, moving, or hilarious story in exactly 60 seconds (or less) is the ultimate test of a filmmaker’s craft.

We aren't looking for trailers, and we aren't looking for "scenes" from longer projects. We are looking for complete cinematic experiences that land a punch, twist the knife, or spark a laugh before the clock runs out.

What We’re Looking For
Whether you are a seasoned pro or a first-time creator with a smartphone, we want to see how you master the "Micro-Narrative." Successful submissions typically lean into one of these winning frameworks:

The Twist Reveal: Set an expectation, build the assumption, and flip the script in the final five seconds.

The Visual Gag: A rhythmic, escalating joke that needs zero dialogue to land.

The Micro-Drama: A single, poignant moment of change, decision, or realization.

The Visual Poem: High-craft, atmospheric pieces where imagery and sound design take center stage.

The Countdown: Stories that use the 60-second limit as a narrative engine, building tension in real-time.

The "Golden Rules" of Just A Minute
To stand out to our jury, remember the Power of One:

One Clear Idea: If you can’t pitch it in 10 seconds, it’s too big. Focus on one moment, one reveal, or one turn.

Start in Motion: There is no runway. Open mid-conflict or with an image that instantly sparks curiosity.

Ruthless Editing: If a shot or a line of dialogue doesn’t move the story forward, cut it. Every frame is prime real estate.

Visual First: The best one-minute films are understandable with the sound off. Let your eyes tell the story.

The Landing: Don't just "stop"—land. Leave the audience with a mental afterimage.

Why Submit?
Just A Minute isn't just a screening; it's a showcase of efficiency. Our selected films are curated into high-energy blocks that keep audiences engaged and juries on the edge of their seats.

Are you ready to make every second count? Submit your masterpiece today.

Awards & Prizes

Cash Prizes

Rules & Terms

Submissions to the Just A Minute Film Festival can be shot or created in any format or device (Film, phone, video, animation, flash, machinima, tablet or whatever). Maximum total length of submitted production is 1 minute. Submission format: MPEG4 or MOV files. No other media formats will be accepted. The only requirement is that the film must be no longer than 60 seconds in total running time.

Entries must be posted by selecting the SUBMIT button on our website: JustAMinute.tv. Before the 1st of May 2026,

The Just A Minute Festival reserves the right to refuse any entry for any reason at its absolute discretion.

By entering, you do hereby grant at no charge, to The Media Tribe, Inc. and JustAMinute.tv, the right to post and/or stream your production on or through its website. You further grant, no charge to The Media Tribe, Inc., the right to distribute your production for the purpose of promoting the Just A Minute Festival.
The Just A Minute Festival is a production of The Media Tribe, Inc.

By submitting your contribution to the Just A Minute Festival, you warrant that your contribution is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to the Just A Minute Festival for all the purposes specified above; and you hereby indemnify the Just A Minute Festival, The Media Tribe, Inc. and their assignees against any and all legal fees, damages, liabilities and any other expenses that may be incurred by the Just A Minute Festival, The Media Tribe or their assignees as a result of your breach of any of the above warranties.

An individual may submit up to three entries to the festival.

There is no age limit for the Just A Minute Festival; however, entries from persons under 18 must have a parent or guardian's approval on the entry form.

Acceptance of these rules is a condition of entering a production to the Just A Minute Festival and doing so amounts to full agreement and acceptance to all of these rules.
Any entry submitted with false or misleading information is invalid, regardless of when the false information is discovered. If anyone submits such a false or misleading entry, all other entries submitted by that person may be disqualified.

Entries must be posted to the website JustAMinute.tv before the end of April 31, 2026, Eastern (U.S.) time.

Winners will be chosen through online voting from the web site JustAMinute.tv. The voting period starts at the beginning of May 10, 2026 and ends at the start of the day on June 10th Eastern (U.S.) time.

For voting: Votes may be cast by humans only (no automated voting). You may vote as many times as you wish, but you must watch the short in its entirety before rating it. Only one vote per entry in any one session: you must log out before voting again on that entry.
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  • Ignacio Concaro

    Thank you, I really loved the festival 💓

    March 2025
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  • Pascal Jousse

    Très heureux d'avoir eu mon film sélectionné, merci +++.
    J'ai moins aimé la diffudion aléatoire des films sur le site.

    January 2025
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  • Dogan Yildiz

    It was a great honor to be a part of The Just A Minute Festival

    January 2025
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  • Seyed Javad Hosseini

    The festival was great 👍👍👍

    March 2024
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  • Saman Kafi

    thank you
    for selected my movie

    March 2024
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