Our flagship event, SFW: Shorts has a global reach as well as a strong local following. With entrants (and often winners) working on films all around the world occasionally we have awards that need to find their new owners at the end of each festival. In 2020 we staged our popular SFW: Shorts awards ceremony online and so found ourselves in the unusual position of needing to unite every award with its new owner.
The fourteenth annual Southampton Film Week is announced! Save the dates, 5th – 14th November 2021
The annual SFW: Shorts film competition is open for entries for 2021. Read on to find out how to submit your short Artist Film, Documentary and Fiction films.
We are pleased to present these two film screenings and Q&As as part of Southampton’s Mayflower 400 programme to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower and in partnership with University of Southampton’s Human Worlds Festival. Mashpee Nine and virtual Q&A Thursday 19 November @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Mashpee Nine is the …
We are excited to announce the winners, selected by our panel of judges, of Best Artist Film, Best Documentary and Best Fiction categories, as well as the Michael Fuller Award for Best Film and the Solent University sponsored Regional Filmmaker Award. Also find out who you voted for to receive the Audience Award.
Reliquary 2 is a new film by artist Larry Achiampong, especially commissioned in response to COVID-19. The short film is formed of animated sequences and unseen drone footage from Achiampong’s personal archives, complemented by an original score composed and performed by the artist.
Southampton Film Week is very excited to partner with Amplify Film Festival, a virtual event curated by our colleagues at Bath, Cambridge, Cornwall and Cinecity Brighton festivals, and to offer all Southampton Film Week fans and audience members the opportunity to engage with its programme with a 10% discount code.
Welcome to Southampton Film Week 2020 – a little different this year.
We regret that due to the Covid-19 pandemic we are not able to present our usual programme of live events and activities, but hope that you enjoy the wonderful films and conversation that we are able to bring to you in the virtual world including through our partnership with Amplify Film Festival.
Southampton Film Week is proud to announce the films that have made the official selection for SFW: Shorts 2020! First of all, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who submitted a short film to this year’s competition, the Southampton Film Week team really enjoyed watching all the great films from across the …
Exciting news – There’s now 10 extra days to submit your short film to our annual film competition SFW: Shorts. Plus, filmmakers can get a 20% discount off submission fees.
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