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Clermont Ferrand 2026

ScreenUK Industry will be at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market to celebrate UK short films and co-productions in official selection, showcase UK short films festivals, and help international professionals connect with the UK screen sector.

ScreenUK Industry will be at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market to celebrate UK short films and co-productions in official selection, showcase UK short films festivals, and help international professionals connect with the UK screen sector.

Monday 2 February - Thursday 5 February 2026
09:00 – 19:00 | Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market 

We’re also pleased that representatives from the following UK Short Festivals will be in attendance: Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Bolton Short Film Festival, Encounters Short Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, London Short Film Festival and film festival strategist Festival Formula.

This year, we're delighted to also welcome the London Film School as a guest partner on the stand.

ScreenUK Industry aims to be inclusive and accessible to all. If you have any enquiries related to accessibility or need assistance, please get in touch by email (films@britishcouncil.org).

MEET WITH US
To meet with our host organisations and representatives from our UK Short Film Festival partners at the UK Short Film Stand, please scroll down to find our schedule below. Each host organisation is allotted a dedicated date and time that they will be present on the stand. If you wish to set up an individual meeting outside of these times, please contact the representative directly through the festivals industry channels.

Where To Find Us

UK Short Film 
Stand D2 
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market 
Gymnase Jean-&-Honoré-Fleury 
Rue Abbé-de-l’Épée (behind Maison de la Culture) 

Events Schedule

14:00

Market Screenings: BFI and Film4 Future Takes

BFI and Film4 Future Takes offers support for higher-budget live action, short form work from teams of writers, directors and producers in the UK. Discover five short films from the initiative at this year's Clermont Ferrand 2026 Market Screenings.

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10:00

Talents Connexion: Agora Presentation

Six UK filmmakers with brand new non-fiction short films (near or at completion) will give brief presentations of their projects in the Agora space, in the Short Film Market. The delegation is supported by the BFI Doc Society Fund and was selected from a UK-wide open call for applications, based on the projects' cinematic scope, formal and narrative risk-taking, and sensibility to appeal to the international festival circuit. 

Meet the UK Short Film Stand Partners

BFI NETWORK

Made possible through National Lottery funding, BFI NETWORK exists to support and develop talented early career screenwriters, directors and producers. We collaborate with film organisations and leading cultural venues across the UK to provide funding for short films, support for the development of first features, as well as a range of professional and creative development programmes.

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British Council

We celebrate the innovation, diversity, creativity and excellence of UK film around the world, and find opportunities for international collaboration.

In partnership with the BFI and funds from the National Lottery, we offer grants to help Short and Feature filmmakers, and XR creatives, travel to international events where their work is being screened. There is also a travel grant fund for international training labs, forums and markets. You can read more about the eligibility criteria here:

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Aesthetica

One of the UK’s largest film festivals, Aesthetica takes place across the historic city of York (a UNESCO City of Media Arts). The official selection includes a mighty 300 shorts alongside a selection of features, VR & Immersive, and is the first UK film festival to include Video Games as part of its public programme. They host conversations with leading industry such as Ridley Scott Associates, DNEG, Framestore, Aardman and more; as well as guest programmes curated by global partners. Aesthetica is BAFTA and BIFA Qualifying with all films eligible for ‘Best in’ category awards, craft awards and the festival’s unique Audible ‘Listing Pitch’ awards documentary grants of up to £30,000.

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Bolton International Film Festival

Bolton Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the North West of England and amongst the leading short film festivals in the UK. Attracting a diverse and vibrant audience of filmmakers, industry professionals, students and the general public, the festival opens its doors each October for five days of films, industry talks, pitching, networking and other events. Bolton is a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying short film festival, a BAFTA qualifying Animation festival and a member of the Short Film Conference - an international organisation lobbying for the rights of filmmakers. Renowned for its inclusivity and authenticity, the festival serves as a platform to amplify both emerging and established talent.

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BFI Doc Society

The BFI Doc Society Fund supports and nurtures independent non-fiction projects by UK filmmakers and artists, prioritising expansive, cinematic, innovative director-led storytelling, with funding for Features, Short Films, Research & Development, and Immersive work. Since 2018, the Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund has proudly supported over 60 original, short documentaries. The fund will reopen in spring 2025 to discover new, distinct voices from across the UK. BFI Doc Society also supports UK non-fiction filmmakers with a year-round talent development and support programme.

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Encounters Film Festival

Encounters is a globally renowned short film festival that takes place each September on the beautiful harbourside in Bristol, a UNESCO City of Film. Encounters is a qualifying festival for BAFTA, BIFA and the European Film Awards. Bristol’s spirit of radical independence is the foundation for an accessible and welcoming festival. Encounters was set up in 1995 to mark the centenary of cinema. In the 30 years since then it has showcased thousands of shorts, welcomed filmmakers and audiences from all over the world.

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Festival Formula

Festival Formula has 20+ years experience behind it after spotting a gap in the festival knowledge of filmmakers. Providing strategy support to filmmakers world-wide, they are a leading light and a trusted company. They're active members of the Short Film Conference and the Film Festival Alliance. Founder, Katie Bignell, is also a key spokesperson on festival issues with coverage in The Hollywood Reporter and Screen Daily regarding suspect and fraudulent film festivals. She co-created the Filmmaker Lounge in partnership with Film Festival Alliance – an online space for programmers and filmmakers to discuss their roles.

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Ffilm Cymru Wales

Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film. We are dedicated to advancing and sustaining a strong film industry for Wales; one that we can all be proud to call our own.

We do this by providing funding and training to emerging and established Welsh filmmakers, offering exciting cinematic experiences to audiences across Wales, and developing new skills and career paths for people through a range of training programmes. Recent credits include Chuck Chuck Baby, Unicorns, Kensuke’s Kingdom and Timestalker. Forthcoming productions include Brides, Mr Burton, Madfabulous and The Man In My Basement.

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Glasgow Short Film Festival

Since 2008 Glasgow Short Film Festival has been the leading short film event in Scotland. GSFF hosts an inclusive community of filmmakers and film lovers, showcasing ground-breaking works of visual storytelling. We nurture and inspire diverse forms of cinematic expression, in Scotland and around the world.

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London Short Film Festival (LSFF)

London Short Film Festival (LSFF) is the UK’s leading short film festival. Each January, the festival hosts ten days of short form, conversation and multidisciplinary curation. They present up to 500 British and international films, collaboratively selected from 5000+ open submissions, alongside Special Events and an industry programme of workshops, panels and discussion for filmmakers and cinema workers. The 23rd London Short Film Festival will be held in January 2026. LSFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices.

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Northern Ireland Screen

Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland.  We are committed to maximising the economic, cultural and educational value of the screen industries for the benefit of Northern Ireland.  This goal is pursued through our mission to accelerate the development of a dynamic and sustainable screen industry and culture in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Screen offers a number of short film schemes across fiction, factual and animation for new and emerging filmmakers.

The main short film call is open on an annual basis and offers funding to individuals and companies in the fiction and factual genres. We also run a development scheme for underrepresented  new and emerging filmmakers. Creative Animation scheme is open to junior animators working in animation studios locally to develop IP.

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Scottish Documentary Institute

Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) was established in 2004 to nurture documentary filmmakers and audiences, and to advocate for the unique and vital contribution of independent documentary to the film industry ecosystem and to our society. We believe in the power of documentary to spark critical thinking and to inspire positive social change, in a generous and thought-provoking way.

Through training, funding, inspirational events and distribution, we deliver a slate of development opportunities to benefit all Scotland-based directors and producers, and support them on a national and international level. We also offer a range of programmes to international filmmakers and we actively collaborate with documentary organisations around the world to champion and celebrate the art form.

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Screen Scotland

Screen Scotland drives development of all aspects of Scotland’s film and tv industry, through funding and strategic support. Screen Scotland is part of Creative Scotland and delivers these services and support with funding from Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Screen Scotland has today (11/12) launched four film talent development initiatives designed to expand opportunities for filmmakers in Scotland to make short films or develop their first feature film: Short Film Development and Production, Early Development Shorts,Community Engagement Workshops, Feature Film Script Development.

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Guest Partner - London Film School

LFS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the education of filmmakers from the UK and the rest of the world. It aims to be the world's leading international conservatoire of filmmaking. LFS offers MA and part-time workshops programmes focused on aesthetic achievement, craft excellence, creative collaboration and artistic freedom. It acts as a centre of inspiration for graduate students and working filmmakers, fostering professional development, innovation, research and scholarship across all practical areas of film.

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Essential Info

British Council UK Shorts and New Talent Catalogue 2025

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