“If the future of filmmaking is in the hands of the short-form, then the 2025 Palm Springs International ShortFest is where the revolution begins. From June 24-30, the 31st edition of this fierce, sunbaked celebration of cinema returns to the desert with 311 shorts from 64 countries, repping the rawest, weirdest, and most wildly original voices in the global film scene.
Forget your franchise fatigue and sequel sludge—ShortFest is where cinema still has a pulse. This year’s lineup includes 45 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 36 North American premieres, and nearly 100 California debuts. That’s a hell of a lot of creativity squeezed into under-40-minute runtimes, and more than 6,200 films were submitted to get here. These aren’t just “calling card” shorts—they’re cinematic explosions…”
[Read the full article at filmthreat.com]