The Scottish Short Film Festival is an independent film festival which has taken place annually in Scotland from 2012. From 2012 to 2017, the festival was known as The Raptor Filmz Short Scottish Film Festival until the event was rebranded in 2018 to Scottish Short Film Festival.
History and format
The festival was set up in 2012 by Scottish filmmaker Chris Young. The first festival took place in Glasgow at the Grosvenor Cinema and at later dates was held at Howden Park Centre in Livingston and Bathgate Regal Community Theatre.
The festival returned in 2018 with Scottish actor Regina Vereker coming onboard alongside to help run the film festival, and under the new name of The Scottish Short Film Festival. The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow was due to host the 2018 festival but due to the fire at the Glasgow School of Art, the venue was forced to close. It was announced on the festival's Twitter account that the Crowne Plaza Glasgow would take over as host.
In 2021, during the COVID pandemic, the film festival was moved online and returned to an in-person event at The Art School, Glasgow for 2022 (10th edition).
After a three year break, The Scottish Short Film Festival has relaunched with a new team of volunteers, and the 11th edition of the Scottish Short Film Festival will be held at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow in July 2026.
Festival award winners
List of winners and nominees of the festival.
2012 winners
2014 winners
2015 winners
2016 winners
2017 winners
- The Golden Raptor Award - Portrait of the Artwork as a Young Man - Chris Gerrard
- Judges 1st Prize - Writer's Block
- Judges 2nd Prize - Enora
- Audience Choice Award (Evening Session) - Dying To Forgive
- Audience Choice Award (Afternoon Session) - Weekend Away
2018 winners
- The Golden Raptor Award - Carved - Daniel Caradec
- Judges 1st Prize - Lethe - Eric Romero
- Judges 2nd Prize - To The Sea - Mark Westbrook & R. Paul Wilson
- Audience Choice Award - Drone - Robert Duncan
- Rising Star Award - To The Sea - Gregor Selkirk
- Golden Bawhair - The She Wolves Of Wall Street - Tamsin Amantea-Collins
2019 winners
- The Golden Raptor Award - Remember Me - Katie Low
- Judges 1st Prize - Turning Tide - Andrew Muir
- Judges 2nd Prize - Spaceship - Conor McMahon
- Judges 3rd Prize - Mess - Graham Robertson
- Main Event Audience Choice Award - Spaceship - Conor McMahon
- Matinee Audience Award - Turning The Tables - Jay Rowan Tanner
- Golden Raptor Award - Remember Me - Katie Low
2020 Winners
- Audience Choice Award - Eyes Down
2021 Winners
- Audience Choice Award - Last House on CCTV
2022 Winners
- Audience Choice Award (Saturday Screening) - 1815 - Neil Boyle
- Audience Choice Award (Sunday Screening) - Terminal Happiness - Eric Romero
- Judges 1st Prize - 1815 - Neil Boyle
- Judges 2nd Prize - Whale Heart - Phillip Edge
- Golden Raptor Award - Professor Heny Bowfax's Fantastic Journey Through Time!
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