Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills, an IMDB qualifying festival, is a bi-monthly competitive Film Festival dedicated to short films. We accept all types of short films and offer awards for Best Us Film, Best Intl Film, Best male and female director, among others. We also accept all kinds of genre films, including Horror, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller, War and Western from all around the world. The festival has a seasonal structure, first, our programmes select the official selection of the festival, then the judges will privately review the selected films, and subsequently, they will announce the winners. The winner's projects will then have the option to be streamed online.

What are we looking for?
Any genre of short films from all around the world.
We are opened, to shorts films and screenplays.

Awards & Prizes

Who's gonna win the prize?
-A selected jury will assign the prizes
-We will have a digital award available for the winners. If you like to have a trophy, you can order your customized one.

Awards:
Best Us Short
Best Intl Short
Best Producer
Best Male Director
Best Female Director
Best Short Script
Best Short Cinematography
Best Short Score
Best Short Composer
Best Short Editing
Best Women's Issue Film
Best Social Justice Film
Best Horror Short
Best Action Short
Best Crime Short
Best Fantasy Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Romance Short
Best Science Fiction Short
Best Sport Short
Best Thriller Short
Best War Short
Best Western Short
Best Covid Short
Best Horror Comedy Short
Best Zombie Short
Best Animated Short
Best Experimental Short
Scariest Short Film
Best Trailer
Best Poster

Rules & Terms

- Any work with a length shorter than 45 minutes
- Short Screenplay no more than 15 pages
- Covid Short, any work with a length shorter than 20 minutes, shot during the quarantine.
- The Work must be produced after January 2015
- If not in English, all the submission MUST BE subtitled in English
- You can submit any number of works as long as all the rules are respected
- We only accept submission via FilmFreeway

Other important things to know:
- Programming decisions are made by the festival directors and our selection committee. If accepted, we will notify filmmakers by email
- Selections will be notified by email
- Entry fees are non-refundable
- Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used for any promotional purposes on the Film Festival social media
-By submitting the film, participants confirm that they hold the rights, or permission to use, all aspects of the submitted film.
185 Reviews
Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Chiara Basile Fasolo

    Thank you to the festival for selecting “Double Code” as a Semi-Finalist.
    It’s a great pleasure to see the project valued.
    I’m truly grateful for this experience.

    April 2026
    Helpful
  • Beka Jean

    While we could not attend we involved with JUST ANOTHER DAY are very pleased to have placed with a SEMI-FINALIST!

    April 2026
    Helpful
  • Mira Kim

    Thank you to everyone who supported my film and made this moment possible.
    I made this work to remember a Korea that endured hardship, but never lost its heart.
    I wanted to show how people survived through love, community, and simple daily compassion.
    AI became a new artistic tool that helped me restore these memories with care and dignity.
    I will carry this honor forward and continue creating stories that connect us.

    I feel both humbled and deeply grateful for this award.
    From Korea to Hollywood, this moment feels like a bridge between my past and the present.
    My childhood memories include war’s shadows and poverty, but also the warmth of family and neighbors.
    I created this film to bring those moments back—not as history, but as living emotion.
    Thank you for recognizing my story, and for believing in the future of AI cinema with a human heart.

    March 2026
    Helpful
  • Anngeannette Pinkston

    When I entered our film into your festival and found out that we won, We couldn't believe our luck! We Won. Thank you for thinking that our film, our movie was good enough to become a WINNER in your prestigious Film Festival. Anngeannette

    March 2026
    Helpful
  • gilbert sommerville

    We weren't able to attend so couldn't review some items--but we thank you for not only "selecting" our discussion-starter film "WHY?" but allowing it "semi-finalist" status. So encouraging!

    March 2026
    Helpful