The Short of the Year Award 2024 will honour an exceptional short film, released and submitted to Short Films Matter in 2024.

Voting Process:

The process will begin with the longlisting of films that meet the eligibility criteria. These films will be open to public voting from January 1st through their respective review pages on Short Films Matter.

Longlist Public voting will conclude on January 31st, and the top 10 voted films will revealed as the finalists on February 1st, 2025.

The final films continue to be open for public voting until February 14, 2025, with previous votes being carried over from the longlist voting stage.

The winner will be revealed on February 15th, 2025.

Eligibility:

Films that are eligible must have been submitted to Short Films Matter in 2024. and received a rating of 5 stars from our critics as well as a handpicked badge.

Films submitted after December 31st, 2024, will not eligible for the Short of the Year Award 2024.

Recognition:

The winner of Short of the Year 2023 will be bestowed with a special laurel badge.