Sony
Future
Filmmaker
Awards
Supporting creative excellence within filmmaking
Third edition now open
Deadline: December 12, 2024
Now open for entries!
Submit your short film to the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards is a major program providing exceptional opportunities for creators and filmmakers.
The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, to attend an awards ceremony and a bespoke industry immersion program comprising exclusive workshops led by Sony Pictures executives, panel discussions, tours, screenings and Q&As.
Fiction
This category awards one winner and a shortlist of up to 10. Submissions must be between 5 to 20 minutes in length and be narrative-led to convey an original fictional story or event. Dramatized factual subjects should be entered into this category rather than Non-Fiction.
Non-Fiction
This category awards one winner and a shortlist of up to 10. Submissions must be between 5 to 20 minutes in length and be predominantly factual in content. Archive footage, documentary footage, reenactments and animation are eligible, but dramatized factual subjects will not qualify and should be entered into another category.
Animation
This category awards one winner and a shortlist of up to 5. Submissions must be between 2 to 20 minutes in length and include at least 75% of animated footage to qualify for this category.
Student
The Student category rewards filmmakers studying a film course at a registered institution at a diploma or degree level worldwide. This category awards one winner and a shortlist of up to 5. Institutions that make up the shortlist are selected by continent to ensure a diverse range of global talent. Entries can be of any genre. Submissions must be between 5 to 20 minutes in length.
