Monthly Awards and Prizes!

Welcome to Just Shorts Corfu, an event dedicated purely to short films. Nestled in the heart of Ionian islands’ cultural capital, Just Shorts Corfu is dedicated to showcasing the very best in short filmmaking from across the world. Our festival aims to celebrate the creativity, diversity, and innovation of short films and their creators.

Just Shorts Corfu operates as a monthly film festival competition, providing filmmakers with a platform to submit their works and gain recognition. Each month, filmmakers can submit their short films, and from these submissions, one standout film is selected as the winner. This winning film will be screened at a prestigious cinema venue at the end of the season. In addition, ten semi-finalists are chosen each month to compete in an online jury for the remaining 12 spaces for screenings. All winning films each month will be screened at the local and traditional Πολύτεχνο Κέρκυρας in the heart of Corfu scheduled for 25-27 September 2025.

The Just Shorts Corfu is organised by HFP, a pioneer organisation that runs Film Festivals and other events showcasing and championing ideas of diversity. Through our global series of film Festivals that spread over 13 countries, we open the path to voices with a compelling story to share. Our main mission is to honour independent cinema and establish a network of artists eager to join forces and spread their work across all nations.

Awards & Prizes

The Grand Winner of the year will be selected by the audience. The winner will be awarded the prestigious sponsor award provided by JustShorts' main sponsor, including a cash prize. Additionally, the top 5 finalists will be offered a streaming deal, a trophy, a certificate, and an array of other exciting goodies. Our ultimate aim is for Just Shorts Corfu to serve as a vital stepping stone for independent filmmakers, propelling their careers to new heights and providing them with the recognition and opportunities they deserve.

Rules & Terms

✓ All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles (if in a different language).

✓ All films must have been made in or after 2023.

✓ Short films must not exceed 45 minutes.

✓ Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.

✓ By submitting to us, you give us consent and right to screen your film in front of a live audience, and, under special circumstances, online screening.

✓ Nominations: These are all the films that have been nominated for an award in a category. Nominated films will not be screened.

✓ Award Winners: Chosen from the Nominations and will be screened.

✓ We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.

✓ We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through email and our online platforms.

✓ We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online.

✓ We do not accept partial screeners, trailers, or screener links that require access other than password protected links.

✓ Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

✓ We cannot provide refunds.

✓ By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.

✓ We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.