The Elgin Short Film Festival

The Elgin Short Film Festival The Elgin Short Film Festival is celebrating it 17th year. Details soon to come for 2025

05/04/2026
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03/31/2026
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02/20/2026

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01/22/2026

So how many of this year’s nominees have you seen? Are you making plans to check them out before the awards ceremony? I think you would be glad if you did…

Best live action short

A Friend of Dorothy
Butcher's Stain
Jane Austen's Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva

Best animated short

Butterfly
Forevergreen
Retirement Plan
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
The Three Sisters

Best documentary short

All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: Were and Are Gone
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

01/22/2026

It’s all happening. We are getting fired up for the 18th annual Elgin Short Film Festival. Exciting news is not that far away so stay tuned!!!

09/21/2025

What a fun night! Our top three films are based on judges and audience votes-

Audience choice- Grave Expectations

First place- Why Did You Come Back Every Summer

Second place-Grave Expectations

Third place- I Just Wanted a Photo with the Cool Cosplayer, But the Universe Said No

Thank you for coming out and supporting these filmmakers. Thank you to all who helped us put together this year’s festival.

Address

45 Symphony Way
Elgin, IL
60120

Website

https://www.cityofelgin.org/1828/Elgin-Short-Film-Festival

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