Canadian Short Screenplay Competition

09/04/2026

Something Pointless has won the Jury Award at the Rock the Shorts International Film Festival !

Grateful to the jury, the festival, audience and our incredible cast and crew!!
bellucci.composer: "Safe to say there’s nothing 'pointless' about this journey. Onward! 🎬🥂"

09/03/2026

Thank you so much to and the Bitesize Short Film Fest jury for this incredible honour. To have Something Pointless named Best Short Film alongside such beautiful films is truly humbling ❤

A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees; we share this with you all 🥚🧱

And a special thank you to for hosting such a wonderful celebration of art!

09/02/2026

Something Pointless will be screening at Rock the Shorts International Film Festival TOMORROW!

📍 Landmark Theatres Sunset – Los Angeles, CA
Closing Block 4 Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 8:00 PM

https://filmfreeway.com/RocktheShortsFilmFestival/tickets

09/01/2026

08/28/2026

🎭 55 FESTIVALS, 59 AWARDS 🏆

Something Pointless begins its one-week Academy Award qualifying theatrical run at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco!

Showtimes:
Friday, August 28 @ 4:00 PM — Big Roxie
Saturday, August 29 @ 11:00 AM — Big Roxie
Sunday, August 30 @ 3:10 PM — Little Roxie
Monday, August 31 @ 4:10 PM — Big Roxie
Tuesday, September 1 @ 4:10 PM — Big Roxie
Thursday, September 3 @ 4:10 PM — Big Roxie

08/25/2026

“Something quite special... As a critic who’s covered the Academy Award-nominated shorts for 15 years now, this one feels like a genuine contender…” — Jeff York, Chicago Indie Critics / Rotten Tomatoes, The Establishing Shot

The journey continues ❤️ Something Pointless continues to find audiences all over the world. Watch it on a screen near you: Link in our bio 🔗

🎭 BAFTA-winner Owen Teale · Olivier-winner Sophie Thompson · SAG Award-nominee Sule Rimi · Leo Harris

Additional programming enquiries welcome.

08/21/2026

🎭 45 FESTIVALS, 53 AWARDS 🏆

“'SOMETHING POINTLESS' IS SOMETHING QUITE SPECIAL" - Jeff York, The Establishing Shot, Chicago Indie Critics

"....A QUIETLY AFFECTING MEDITATION ON KINDNESS, MEMORY AND THE EXTRAORDINARY SIGNIFICANCE OF SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT ACTS" - Indie Short Fest

"A SMALL FILM WITH A BIG IDEA. A FILM THAT NEEDS VERY LITTLE TIME TO SAY A GREAT DEAL, AND THAT LEAVES US WITH A QUIET REMINDER OF HOW LITTLE IT SOMETIMES TAKES TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL LESS ALONE " - Kino Bled

08/21/2026

Sophie Thompson has won the inaugural Zora Georgieva Award for Best Actress, presented for the very first time at the Asterfest Film Festival.

Zora Georgieva was a celebrated Macedonian actress and pioneer of Balkan theatre and film. A truly special honour!

Congratulations, Sophie!

08/20/2026

Thank you to for this wonderful feature, and to everyone who has supported our journey so far!

Read the article here: https://nation.cymru/culture/oscar-buzz-begins-for-short-film-from-wales/

08/19/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Something Pointless has won the Let's Include category at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) – India's Largest and only Oscar® Qualifying Short Film Festival!

Huge congratulations to all the fellow nominees and a massive thank you to for this wonderful honour!