Welcome to the 3rd Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival! We are excited to be accepting submissions for our upcoming festival and are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to discover new and talented filmmakers from around the world. Our festival is dedicated to showcasing the best in independent short films. We are committed to providing a platform for emerging artists to share their work with a broad audience. If you are a filmmaker with a passion for storytelling and are looking for an opportunity to showcase your work, we encourage you to submit your film to our festival. We can't wait to see what you offer and look forward to celebrating the art of short film with you.

History of our Festival:
Since our inception in 2015, we have been on a surprising ride of conceptualizing, collaborating, and working with excellent, seasoned, and budding filmmakers, professionals, and industry experts, exploring the nitty gritty of cinema. Navigating the minor glitches, we have made it this far only due to the overwhelming support from the film fraternity. The pandemic proved to be an eye-opener when we realized the full extent to which we have been indebted to the goodwill and help of every filmmaker and reader.
Keeping this in mind and that ISM was approaching its 6th anniversary, it was the perfect time to commemorate our journey and patrons, celebrating all things cinema. Hence in 2021, we launched Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival.

ISMSFF 2021 & 2022 saw the screening of the best fiction shorts, handpicked documentaries, and videos for a 2-hour event on 13th July 2021 & 2022, where the audience and panelists got to choose their favorites.

We are excited to present the 3rd Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival.

Reserve your spots and mark your calendars to be part of our growing community as Indie Shorts Mag gears up to bring you an invaluable (and virtual) experience that cannot be missed! Keep an eye out on this space for more information.

Thank you for considering Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival as a platform for your work.

Rules & Terms

We at Indie Shorts Mag are a bunch of professional & devoted cinephiles who stoke the spirit of filmmakers and their craft. And we try our best to filter from the short films submitted the ones that truly deserve to be promoted, shared, and publicized.

SELECTION: 'Story' and 'Direction' remain the most determining factors in our selection. We believe, even the simplest of stories can be delightfully narrated, and even the most spectacular stories can fail in the delivery. The essence of a film's being rests solely on its direction and story. Neither does the duration of the film matter, nor the complexity or simplicity of the story. It's how they're dually dealt that counts the most.
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  • Lev Mergian

    I had such a great time being part of this festival and it was so exciting watching our film work its way through their awards process. We made it to the finals and were nominated for Best Editing and the video they out together of the nominees made it feel like the academy awards. A great virtual viewing experience of the films, and a well organized fest. Thank you ISMSFF!

    August 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words, Lev! We're so happy to have had your film a part of our festival and even more thrilled that it was nominated for an award. We will pass your compliments to the A/V team, who worked on the final awards video.

  • Derek Sitter

    The annual ISMSFF is a perfect opportunity to get your film reviewed and potentially selected for their festival screening. It's handled with care and these good folks will take care of you and respect your work. Submit. You'll be happy yo did. Thank YOU Indie Shorts Mag.

    July 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words, Derek. We're glad to hear that you had a positive experience with our festival. Thank you for choosing Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival! You are a huge part of what makes our festival so special.

  • Paolo Ruello

    A pleasure to be a part of your festival, thanks for the selection

    July 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much for submitting your film to our festival, Paolo. We're really glad you enjoyed the experience.

    We hope you'll join us again next year!

  • Nicholas Tory

    Thank you so much for your detailed review, you understood our intent in depth and with knowledge of film making.

    July 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words, Nicholas! We hope to see you at future events.

  • jafar pooyandeh

    I am glad that I was present at the festival

    July 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words, Jafar! We're glad you enjoyed the festival and we hope to see you again next year.