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07/27/2026

Over the last six days of Indy Shorts, we tasted 37 World Premieres, sampled 266 short films in 40 programs, attended 17 special events, Oscar®-qualified three shorts, streamed over 7,500 films and met 350 filmmakers! 🍭🎬🍬

Unwrapping fun-sized films with you has been a real treat, and we'll always savor these moments!

Stream the Indy Shorts award-winning films through August 2. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/uWbLy

07/27/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Indy Shorts Audience Choice Award winners! 🍭⭐️

Thank you to everyone who watched, voted and made this year's festival so sweet.

Stream the Indy Shorts award-winning films through August 2. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/uWbLy

07/26/2026

The sweetest week of summer may be coming to a close, but there's still time for one more treat. 🍭 Award-winning films are available to stream until August 2! 🔗 https://shorturl.at/uWbLy

07/25/2026

Congratulations to all the Indy Shorts Film Festival award-winning films! Today, we presented fifteen films with an official Indy Shorts Iggy Award and $35,000 in cash prizes! The three Grand Prize winners have earned an Academy Award® qualification and a $5,000 cash award!

🟣 Narrative Grand Prize | “La Barrière” | Directed by Christophe Deram
🟣 Documentary Grand Prize | “Stalin Boys” | Directed by Bianca Giaever, Ora DeKornfeld
🟣 Animated Grand Prize | 9 Million Colors | Directed by Bára Anna Stejskalová

You can stream all of the award-winning films in our two Award Winners programs through Sunday, August 2 at 11:59 PM! 🍭

Voting for the Audience Choice Awards closes on Sunday, July 26 at 11:59 PM EDT, and the winners will be announced on Monday, July 27.

Thank you to all the incredible filmmakers who made the 9th Annual Indy Shorts sweet and unforgettable! Learn more 🔗 https://shorturl.at/NPctK

07/24/2026

Get a taste of some of the sweetest moments from Indy Shorts so far with The Candy Dish! 🍭 The festival fun isn't over yet… Join us tomorrow morning for the Awards Brunch! There’s only a few tickets left. 🔗 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule/6a2708a1385b37d60a0be82a

07/22/2026

Check out this exclusive trailer of “Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki” created just for Indy Shorts! 🟣 When characters from her forgotten sketches begin appearing in reality, a young designer is forced to confront the solitude she can no longer escape.

Launched in Toei Animation's 70th anniversary year, ETERNA Animation is the company's first studio brand dedicated exclusively to creator-driven original productions and the next generation of animation talent.

If you missed the animation program tonight, you can catch it again tomorrow with a Q&A from the Toei filmmakers! Learn more. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/t7kg9

07/21/2026

The sweetest celebration of short films starts today! 🍭🎬 The 9th Annual Indy Shorts Film Festival has a variety pack of shorts for everyone. Learn more about what’s to come this week! 🔗 https://shorturl.at/fzwNU

Can’t make a screening in person? Our virtual hub is now available! 🔗 https://watch.eventive.org/indyshorts2026

Indy Shorts Film Festival to honor Oscar® Winner Sam Davis ("The Singers") with Pioneering Spirit Award and feature 266 short films across 40 programs from July 21-26

07/20/2026

The sweetest celebration of short films starts tomorrow! 🍭 We can't wait to see you at Indy Shorts! 🎬

🔗 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule

07/18/2026

THREE 🍭 DAYS 🍫 AWAY! 🍬

Take a bite out of summer at the 9th Annual Indy Shorts Film Festival! 🔗 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule