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Just over anhour of screening
September 8th 2025 online
Canada
China
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Norway
Slovakia
United Kingdom
United States

Director Tom Gibbons
Animation
United States

Director Jim Lively
Experimental
United States

Director Matthew Sliger
Narrative
United States

Director Hui Xu
Student Film
Animation
Canada

Director Amelie Zazik
Student Film
Narrative
United States

Director Erica Garayr
Composer Emiliano Garcia
Student Film
Animation
United States

Director Peter Menchini
Narrative
United States

Director Matthew Russell
Animation
United States

Director Joseph Michael Biello
Student Film
Narrative
United States

Director Ohara Hale
Animation
United States

Director Mario Antonio De León Urbieta
Writer Fernando Sada Writer
Narrative
Mexico
Benjamín Haverla, Director
Slovakia
John Michael Corcoran, Director, USA
Spencer Bryant, Lead Project Manager of A & M Texas students in a film project. USA
Tom Gibbons, Director
USA

Director Margareta F. A. Orkan
Original Score Mads Torbjørn Martinsen
Animation
Norway

Director Kimberly Danek Pinkson
Documentary
United States

Submitter Spencer Bryant
9 Texas A&M Film Students
Animation
United States

Director Juliet Lucas
Narrative
United States

Director Andrea Bufi
Music Judah Earl
Documentary
Italy

Director Allen Rueckert
Narrative
United States

Director Brandon Bauer Experimental
United States

Director Benjamín Haverla
Original Score Oto Haverla
Student Film
Animation
Slovakia

Submitter Lisa Bortolotti
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University of Birmingham
Animation
United Kingdom

Director Xinyu Liu
Composer Qixuan Wu
Animation
Student Film
China/UK

Director Souta Namise
Narative
Japan

Director Emily Dejesus
Narative
United Kingdom

Director John Michael Corcoran
Student Film
Experimental
United States

Director Samuel Weaver
Original Score/Song by EMM “Cold World”
Narative
United States

Directors Meg Cook, &
Krista Leigh Steinke
Animation
United States
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Dasha Khritankova. Great festival! Great communication, friendly team. I have a very positive with this festival! December 2020
Derlis Alvarenga. Great for meeting and greeting, I had a wonderful time watching the works of fellow filmmakers and animators while attending the festival in Santa Barbara.January 2019
Tyler Cole. I was unable to attend this year, but so honored to be selected. The communication was also wonderful!! August 2018
John Maslowski. I really enjoyed this festival. Lynn is so nice. The screening was outdoors which in Santa Barbara is a beautiful thing.August 2018
Keith Cantrell. Just now getting around to writing this 5-star review, but the 3 Minute Film Festival was so much fun!!! I had never been to Santa Barbara before, so I enjoyed taking a road trip up from Los Angeles when my short film Paddleball Hole screened at the festival. Definitely arrive early so you can explore the beautiful city. I met some wonderful filmmakers at this event, and the festival director Lynn is well-organized and keeps everything running smoothly. Would love to participate again in the future. Thanks for a wonderful festival!
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