Canadian Short Screenplay Competition
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The 8th Edition of the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition (CSSC) is now open for submissions!
Are you ready to share your bold, brilliant and unforgettable short screenplay with the world? Submit now for a chance to be recognized, produced and celebrated as part of Canada’s most prestigious short screenplay competition. Compete for the Writers Block Crystals, get your script ready to be optioned for production and join the ranks of CSSC finalists whose films premiered at Cannes and more!
NEW IN 2026! Got a short film that you wrote the screenplay for that deserves to shine? We are now accepting submissions for PRODUCED SHORT FILMS! This category celebrates outstanding screenwriting in produced short films, honouring bold storytelling, strong dialogue and powerful narrative voices that shine from script to screen.
The Early Bird Deadline is November 4, 2026. The deadline will be here before you know it! Submit via FilmFreeway, Short Film Depot, or Stage32 today and don’t forget: Short. Is. Better.
06/22/2026
Something Pointless is crossing the seas for our Italian Premiere at the Baarìa Film Festival 's Landings International Short Film Competition.
📍 Cinema Capitol – Bagheria, PA, Italy
🎞️ Approdi – Sezione Competitiva Cortometraggi
📅 Thursday, June 25, 2026
We are absolutely honoured to be part of this incredible festival's competitive short film section — and to be in such great company such as fellow Canadian 's beautiful debut feature Blue Heron, which screens at Baarìa tomorrow as part of the Tides International Feature Competition.
Grazie mille to for this beautiful invitation.
06/16/2026
🚨 MARYLAND PREMIERE – THIS FRIDAY!
Something Pointless screens at on Friday, June 19 – Contemporary Short Films block at the Weinberg Center for the Arts – New Spire Arts in Frederick, MD.
About the Contemporary Short Films program:
From childhood curiosity and unexpected friendship to fractured identities and the complexities of love and loss, this collection of international shorts explores the moments that quietly alter the course of our lives. Blending animation, drama, comedy, and psychological suspense, these films reveal how seemingly ordinary encounters can carry extraordinary emotional weight.
Leading the program is Yuck! (France), Loïc Espuche's Academy Award-nominated and César Award-winning animated short that charmed audiences at major festivals including Berlinale and Annecy with its playful look at first love through the eyes of children. Alongside it is Something Pointless, a warm and thoughtful story of human connection that has earned recognition on the international festival circuit for its heartfelt exploration of kindness and purpose.
Something Pointless arrives following selections at multiple international festivals, including Carmarthen Bay Film Festival and Indie Short Fest, where its heartfelt story of an unlikely friendship and a seemingly meaningless act resonated strongly with audiences and critics.
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