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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  • sitoncinéibos GCP.


    ALL OUR TEAM IS DELIGHTED TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND AWARDED FOR THE PRESENTATION OF OUR FILM AT YOUR FESTIVAL…..GROUPEMENT CINEMA PROVENCAL—-France

    October 2023
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  • BO TANAS

    Thank you for the honour of Semi-Finalist for my first short film, THE RETURN. I am grateful.

    September 2023
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  • Marika Vannuzzi

    receiving an honorable mention with a dance short gives me particular satisfaction. thank you ❣️

    September 2023
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  • Olivia N'Ganga

    Le festival du court métrage indépendant de Vienne donne une très belle visibilité aux film indépendant du monde entier. Je suis heureuse d'avoir participé et d'avoir été demi finaliste avec notre film "Broken". Longue vie à ce beau festival.

    September 2023
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  • Silvano Plank

    For us it was a nice experience being part of your festival. We enjoeyd it very much, Thank you, Silvano Plank

    September 2023
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