2025

Explore the full programme, awards and stats from the 2025 edition.

Festival Dates

To be announced

Location

To be confirmed

Tickets

On sale from Wednesday 11th September 2024

Key festival dates

Opening Date
Sunday 11th August 2024
Tickets Release
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Selection Notifications
Friday 13th December 2024 → Saturday 28th December 2024
Schedule Announcement
Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Nominations Announcement
Tuesday 9th January 2024

Festival Summary

Opening Date
Sunday 11th August 2024
Tickets Release
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Selection Notifications
Friday 13th December 2024 → Saturday 28th December 2024
Schedule Announcement
Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Nominations Announcement
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Submission Prices by Deadline
Not recorded

Film Stats

Films
39
Runtime
146h 45m
Average runtime (min)
226
Categories
6 — Animation, Commercial, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Narrative

Submission Deadlines 2025

Earlybird Deadline (06-09-2024)
£7.50
£5.00
£5.00
Regular Deadline (11-10-2024)
£10.00
£7.50
£7.50
Late Deadline (15-11-2024)
£12.50
£10.00
£10.00
Extended Deadline (13-12-2024)
£15.00
£12.50
£12.50

Press Photos

Press photos for this edition will be published soon.

Latest News

Final Call for Late Submissions: Deadline Nears for January Festival

The regular submission deadline for the Glowflare Short Film Festival is November 15, 2024. Submit your film before fees increase. Rates: £12.50 standard, £10.00 for students/Gold members. After this date, late fees apply. Submit through FilmFreeway and visit our website for full guidelines. All short film categories are welcome.

Press Releases

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Sponsors & Partners

At a glance

Films

39

Runtime

146h 45m

Categories

6

Countries

6

By category

Timeline

Tickets on sale

When: Wednesday 11th September 2024

Selections announced

When: Saturday 28th December 2024

Awards (2025)

Best Actress

As We Fall Silent Lauren Wagner

Best Screenplay

As We Fall Silent

Best Cinematography

Cry Like a Guy

Best Editing

Cry Like a Guy

Audience Choice – Best Animation

Echoes

Best Director

Gretchen Dean Addison

Best Low Budget Under £1000

Gretchen

Audience Choice – Best Actress

Gretchen

Best Actor

Homeless Tobez Thomas Loone

Best Supporting Actress

Homeless Tobez Hayley Mitchell

Audience Choice – Best Film

Homeless Tobez

Audience Choice – Best Director

Homeless Tobez

Audience Choice – Best Actor

Homeless Tobez

Best Animation

In Half

Best Score

In Half

Best Supporting Actor

The Devil’s Symphony Patrick Broderick

Audience Choice – Best Documentary

The Nose Knows: Foreignness & Fortune in China

Sponsors & Partners

Partners

Festival Coverage

Press articles

All films

As We Fall Silent
Narrative
Canada
Beholden
Narrative
United Kingdom
Bo Jacquo
Narrative
France
Bruised
Narrative
United Kingdom
Confession
Commercial
United States
Crashlanding the Persian Mothership
Documentary
United Kingdom
Cry Like a Guy
Narrative
United Kingdom
Der Hof
Animation
United Kingdom
Echoes
Animation
United States
FAHRENHEIT 2051
Narrative
France
Girl in the Shadows
Narrative
United Kingdom
Gretchen
Narrative
United Kingdom
Homeless Tobez
Narrative
United Kingdom
Hunter Loading
Narrative
United States
In Half
Animation
Spain
In the Matter of Brian Franks
Narrative
United States
Let The Artist Talk Sam Modder
Documentary
United States
Like, Comment, Share
Narrative
United States
Meeting
Narrative
United Kingdom
Novablood – Biblical
Music Video
United Kingdom
Pee Fright
Narrative
United Kingdom
RECEPTION
Animation
United Kingdom
Roundabout
Narrative
United Kingdom
Speaker
Narrative
United Kingdom
Stationary
Narrative
United Kingdom
Still Here / Immerdar
Narrative
Canada
Takeaway
Animation
United Kingdom
Te Amo Papá
Narrative
United States
The Appliance of Science
Experimental
United Kingdom
The Barber, The Astronaut and The Golf Ball
Documentary
United Kingdom
The Dating Game
Narrative
Canada
The Devil’s Symphony
Narrative
United Kingdom
The Visit
Narrative
United Kingdom
The Westwood Cows
Experimental
United Kingdom
TRIGGER-ED
Narrative
United Kingdom
Turn Over
Narrative
United States
Where Have I Gone?
Narrative
United Kingdom
Yen For Zen
Animation
United Kingdom