Short Film Submissions for 2025 are now closed. No further submissions will be accepted. Questions? Please email cinemaeyehonors2023 at gmail dot com.
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Thank you for submitting your short film for the 2026 Cinema Eye Honors. Deadline for submissions is Friday, August 8, 2025. After this date, submissions are by permission and an additional late fee will apply. For submission rules and eligibility information, please visit our rules page.
The short film submission fee is $100 (plus a 5% handling fee).
The annual Cinema Eye Shorts List of our nonfiction short semi-finalists will be announced in October 2025. The full list of 2026 Cinema Eye Honors nominees will be announced in November 2025.
PLEASE NOTE: While we make every effort to fact check the names of our nominees before we announce, we rely on these submissions to provide the correct names and information for the filmmakers and crafts persons. Cinema Eye is not responsible for any errors made in submission forms. We will work with film teams to correct any errors in submissions so long as those errors are brought to our attention within 10 days of nominations announcements. Thank you for understanding.
