Osprey Short Film Awards - Now Accepting Entries

We are now accepting entries for the 2027 Osprey Short Film Awards. Once again we are looking for new short films, under 15 minutes with a link to Cumbira. A selection of the best films will be shown at the Film Festival in March. For full details on how to enter please visit our Shorts page.

Osprey Short Film Awards 2024

Our judges have selected 9 films for the 2024 Osprey Short Film Awards which will be screened at the Theatre By The Lake on Saturday 2nd March from 2pm. Those in attendance will get the chance to vote for the audience award alongside the prizes awarded by the judges.

The films all have a link to Cumbria and the selection includes animations, documentaries, dramas and comedies. Expect to see a seagull and tentacled sea-witch, the end of The Great War, the nuances of body language, an untethered water spirit, an unusual audition, a life changing experience, a Barrovians' memories, secrets and Carlisle gangsters.

More details on all of the films can be found on our Shorts page.

Osprey Short Film Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the short films that were screened at the Theatre By The Lake on Saturday afternoon. The Judges Prize was awarded to MOVING WITH by Jonny Randall, a short film which captures the precious moment in time between mother and son and their local landscape. Featuring dance artist Lucy Nicholson and her son Benji in their home village of Staveley. Jonny and Lucy collected the award from Winners' director Hassan Nazer.

The audience selected THE CHAMELEON WOLF for the Audience Award which was announced by Sarah Beddington the director of Fadia's Tree. This charming animation about a flatulent wolf cub who gets lost in the forest was made by 8-11 year olds at a Signal Starters Film-in-a-week workshop. The work of Jorgie, Byron, Jon Joe, Ruby, Benjamin, Imogen, Isla, Darcy, Laila & Mila filled the theatre with laughter.

Osprey Short Film Awards 2023

Our judges have selected 10 films for the 2023 Osprey Short Film Awards which will be screened at the Theatre By The Lake on Saturday 25th February from 2pm. There'll be a chance to vote for the audience award on the day and we hope to be joined by directors Sarah Beddington (Fadia's Tree, showing before the Ospreys at 11am) and Hassan Nazer (Winners, Friday 24th at 9pm) to announce the winners.

The films all have a link to Cumbria and the selection includes animations, documentaries, dramas and comedies. Expect to see a flatulent wolf cub, mysterious strangers, explorations of memory through sound, running a Wainwright, dancing in nature, life contemplations, memories from artist Kurt Schwitters, an important look at virtue signalling and the work of the Wild Ennerdale partnership.

More details on all of the films can be found on our Shorts page.