Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival

Bristol, UK · FilmFreeway

No premiere requirement Short Films NarrativeAnimationExperimental

Oscar-qualifying and BAFTA-qualifying. UK premiere preferred.

Deadlines & Fees

earlybird deadline · passed

Sun, March 15, 2026

12 GBP

regular deadline · passed

Fri, May 15, 2026

20 GBP

late deadline · passed

Tue, June 30, 2026

35 GBP

The Facts

Festival dates

Tue, September 15, 2026 – Sun, September 20, 2026

Notification

Expected by Sat, August 1, 2026

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