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30/09/2025

The results are in and we're delighted to introduce our winning films of 2025! Congratulations! 🏆

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The Smalls Film Festival is heading to London for its 18th annual edition this September, bringing the very best short films from around the world to Curzon Hoxton cinema.

19/09/2025

Something for the weekend?! Start off your Saturday with STUDENT FILM at The Smalls Film Festival 2025 - a powerful showcase from the next generation of storytellers.

🎬 STUDENT FILM: The Smalls Film Festival 2025
📍Sat 20th Sep 12.30pm,
🎟️ Limited (last few!) £5 tickets via thesmallsfilmfestival.com

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2025-student-film

The Smalls Film Festival is heading to London for its 18th annual edition this September, bringing the very best short films from around the world to Curzon Hoxton cinema.

18/09/2025

So good we had to curate it twice. This Sunday, experience a visionary mix of cosmic cravings, cursed dates, balding brothers and bottled-up longing - all told through the limitless shape-shifting power of animation.

This year’s lineup includes Nicolas Keppens’ BEAUTIFUL MEN (nominated for Best Animated Short Film at this year’s Oscars), Alice Bloomfield's acclaimed LARVAL, and the premiere of Ryan McCown's unmissable CRAB DIANE. A few £5 tickets are still available, so get yours now!

🎬 ANIMATION 2: The Smalls Film Festival 2025
📍Sun 21st Sep 12.30pm,
🎟️ Limited £5 tickets via thesmallsfilmfestival.com

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2025-animation-2

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London this September, with a stellar lineup that proves short film is as moving and unorthodox as ever.

17/09/2025

From powerful drama to groundbreaking docs, The Smalls Film Festival brings together the best of global short film cinema. Don’t miss it this weekend at !

A limited number of £5 tickets are still available - secure yours now at thesmallsfilmfestival.com ✨

17/09/2025

Closing the festival on Sunday evening is DOCUMENTARY, a programme that tunes into intimate reckonings and astonishing stories from across the world.

Following distant workers training self-driving cars, influencers raised on camera, and the dynamics of a Tokyo classroom, these films illuminate what it means to be seen, heard and understood in an increasingly mediated world.

🎬 DOCUMENTARY: The Smalls Film Festival 2025
📍Sun 21st Sep 5.50pm, Curzon Hoxton
🎟️ Limited £5 tickets via thesmallsfilmfestival.com

https://www.thesmallsfilmfestival.com/programme-2025-documentary

The Smalls Film Festival is heading to London for its 18th annual edition this September, bringing the very best short films from around the world to Curzon Hoxton cinema.

16/09/2025

This Sunday afternoon, join us at Curzon Hoxton for CHANGE, a programme of astonishing short docs that bring global topics into sharp focus.

From oil spills and lost youth, to expanding cities, political protest and the ongoing cost of war, these films bear witness to the challenges of our time - and ask what a better future might look like. Don't miss it.

🎬 CHANGE: The Smalls Film Festival 2025
📍Sun 21st Sep 4pm, Curzon Hoxton
🎟️ Limited £5 tickets via thesmallsfilmfestival.com

🎥 ALSO RESISTERS // Dir: Christina Danielle Bartson

15/09/2025

Things To Do In London This Weekend: Now in its 18th year, The Smalls Film Festival is at Curzon Hoxton offering two days of short films from around the world, packaged into eight feature-length screenings on themes including inventive animation, Oscar-nominees, joyful new comedy, and astonishing documentaries.

Two massive new exhibitions and loads of festivals to fill your Sat and Sun.

14/09/2025

A weekend of bold stories and fresh voices. The Smalls Film Festival 2025 lands in London next Saturday and Sunday!

A limited number of £5 tickets are still available - secure yours now at thesmallsfilmfestival.com ✨

13/09/2025

TELL YOUR FRIENDS. The year's best MVs on the big screen: Curzon Hoxton, Sunday 21st September, 2.30pm.

A maximalist, genre-defying collision of sound and story. Talking bugs go noir, aliens fall in love, sculptors lose control, and stellar artists push visual storytelling to the outer limits of style and emotion.

🎬 MUSIC VIDEO The Smalls Film Festival 2025
🎟️ Limited £5 tickets via thesmallsfilmfestival.com

12/09/2025

A collection of emotionally charged stories that explore life-changing decisions and seismic shifts. Join us in the cinema next Saturday for just £5!

🎞️ DRAMA / The Smalls Film Festival 2025
📍 Sat 20th Sep 6.15pm Curzon Hoxton
🎟️ thesmallsfilmfestival.com
🎥 VOX HUMANA

11/09/2025

The Smalls Film Festival 2025 opens next Saturday with STUDENT FILM, a powerful showcase of emerging talent and fearless cinematic exploration.

These bold shorts delve into themes of identity, memory and myth, from storm-chasing inventors and glacial pilgrimages to unexpected rituals and sisterly bonds. It’s an imaginative and emotionally rich start to the weekend, spotlighting the next generation of storytellers. We can't wait!

📍Sat 20th Sep 12.30pm
🎟️ £5 tickets thesmallsfilmfestival.com

FEATURED CLIP 🎥 THE SHYNESS OF TREES (Dir: Bingqing Shu, Jiaxin Huang, Lina Han, Loïck Du Plessis D’Argentré, Maud Le Bras, Simin He & Sofiia Chuikovska)

10/09/2025

The Smalls Film Festival returns to London next weekend! From global docs to mind-blowing comedy and visionary animation, this year’s lineup is a thrilling journey through the art of short-form storytelling.

📍Sat 20 - Sun 21 Sep at Curzon Hoxton
🎟️ £5 thesmallsfilmfestival.com