We're in great company this weekend! 🎬 Head over to the European Film Awards site to check out 8 curated shorts programmes including collections from Encounters and @sansebastianfestival.com. We're honoured to be the UK's nominating festival for the EFA European Short Film - Prix @vimeo.com

And that's how you kick off your 30th anniversary! cc @encounters.film www.encounters.film

✨ The Encounters Film Festival 2025 Official Selection is now LIVE! An extraordinary collection of 105 exceptional films from fresh voices and celebrated auteurs from around the globe, this historic 30th edition showcases the very best in contemporary cinema. www.encounters.film/programme-an...

✨Applications are now open to join the team as a Volunteer at this year's festival (24-28 Sept)!✨ 📅 Applications close Tues 19 Aug, 5pm. So get your skates on 🛼! Head to encounters.film/volunteer-2025 to find out more & apply! 📸 PortlandProductions LTD

Are you passionate about short films and interested in film curation? ⁣Apply now to join our selection panel and help shape the 2025 film festival. Read more and apply here: encounters.film/2025-selectors ⁣

This is an open call for collaborators, partners and sponsors. Bristol is the ideal home for an internationally significant festival that discovers and champions the emerging storytellers of tomorrow across all forms of visual media. If you share that vision then let’s build it together. 🚀

We are thrilled to announce that Encounters Film Festival 2025, Bristol's internationally renowned celebration of short films, animation, and emerging filmmaking talent, will return from 24-28th Sept 2025, celebrating a landmark 30th edition. Save the dates! We can't wait to see you.