Edmonton Short Film Festival

The Edmonton Short Film Festival (ESFF) is a Film festival hosted annually in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The festival was founded in 2012 by Sharlene Millang and Daniel Foreman, and programs a lineup of short films, including music videos, and trailers.

The festival is held in the Fall each year and primarily screens short films made by independent filmmakers from Alberta. Initially the festival was a single day event, then in 2016 another day was added that focused on family films. In 2018, the second day of the festival was changed to focuses on short films made by international filmmakers from around the world, rather than family oriented short films.

List of Events
In addition to the annual fall festival, the ESFF also programs workshops, events, and community screenings throughout the year.


 * Community Screenings: Since 2021, ESFF hosts several community screenings throughout the year corresponding to different holidays, including Black History Month and Canada's National Indigenous History Month. These community screenings currently


 * Workshops: ESFF hosts filmmaker workshops as well as industry panel talks with professionals in the film industry.
 * 48 Hr Mobile Device Filmmaking Challenge: ESFF hosts an annual film-making challenge that asks participants to write, shoot, and edit a short film in 48 hours.
 * Alberta Screenwriter Accelerator Program: In 2022, ESFF launched the Alberta Screenwriters Accelerator Program which awards the prize winner the funding and support to produce their script into a professional short film.