Vienna Indie Short Festival is an online seasonal film festival. Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence. An enticing place for art & culture. Vienna Indie Short Film Festival will welcome any independent project from all genres. During each edition, our jury selects the winners of each category through private screenings. Our judges consist of industry professionals from 5 different countries. Such a multicultural team behind our festival helps make our festival thrive amongst Independent Festivals. After private screenings, the jurors will announce the name of the winners and we will reveal them through our social medias. If you become a winner project, your project will consider officially selected films of the festival deemed for online screening upon the request.

Awards & Prizes

* We do accept only short film

Best Short Film
Best Student Film
Best Documentary
Best Student Documentary
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Director
Best Student Director
Best Soundtrack
Best Music Video
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay/Script
Best Unproduced Script
Best Cinematography
Best Web Series
Best TV Pilot
Best Micro Short
Best Women Empowering

Rules & Terms

All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 40 minutes.
The films must include German or English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English or Germany).

By submitting the film, the submitter agrees that:
1. Vienna Indie Short Fest can use trailer/teaser/film poster/stills for promotional purpose
2. Entry fees are non-refundable.
3. The submitter owns all the rights to the film.
4. The submitter cannot withdraw the submission after the official selection announcement.
5. The information about the entries can be disclosed to Vienna associate film festivals.
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  • Alex Victor Trinity

    I would like to thank the Vienna Indie Short Film Festival organizers and the jury for selecting my two short films. Both made it to the semifinals. Thank you very much! Here's to the festival's continued success!

    June 2026
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  • Joshua Meszaros

    We are truly grateful to the festival and the jury for selecting “DISORDER” as a Semi-Finalist. This documentary was created to give voice to people living with impulse control disorder, and we deeply appreciate the opportunity to help bring awareness to this important topic. Thank you for helping it reach a wider audience.

    June 2026
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  • Lynwood Shiva Sawyer

    On behalf of our team, we are delighted and flattered to been awarded Semi-Finalist to your Festival!
    The Country Gentlewoman was shot in the autumn of our final year at university- to see a love for our film go from the confines of our campus, to now across the world, is surreal! May our campy kitschy short continue to delight and amuse your audiences with our killer cast and script!
    Thank you and wishing you all the best with all your future festivals.
    Ellie Dinnes
    Producer, The Country Gentlewoman
    Film Department
    University of Winchester
    Winchester, Hampshire UK

    June 2026
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  • Antoine Therrien Chevalier

    I would like to thank Vienna Indie Short Film Festival for the opportunity to be part of that. I'm very grateful and honored.

    June 2026
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  • Chiara Basile Fasolo

    Thank you to the festival for selecting “Double Code” as a Semi-Finalist.
    I’m very happy to see the film acknowledged in this way.
    Your recognition means a great deal to me.

    April 2026
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