straight 8 2025
thank you + BIG congrats to everyone who has entered straight 8 2025
it’s you and your attitude staring fear in its face and turning your HEARTS, MINDS AND cameraS TO whatever you did that makes this what it is!
NOW HERE COME THE RESULTS
AND HOW YOU CAN JOIN US TO WATCH THEM TOGETHER
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plus we’re making a weekend and a half of it
we have a whole host of other screenings and social events to come to
for info + tickets click: here
straight 8 2025 TOP 25 selection
WORLD PREMIERE AT BFI IMAX, LONDON // 23:00 saturday may 24th
a night to remember by michael gordon - canada
almost married by rodrigo mella - uk
bitter fruit by kristin duffy - uk
boltzmann dreams of meat by thomas bullen - canada
breakpoint by maxime laurent - uk
bunny's trick by kathryn rust - uk
chander rosh by nefertiti titli - india
creator by koichi izuhara - japan
crep conscious by olly sarginson & rosie loizeau - uk
deconstruction by bailey krawczyk - usa
el frasco sinfónico, (or how i stole sounds from the city that isn’t afraid of color) by nick mironov - uk
finding home by james trosh - uk
fragments by fionn condren - ireland
hors saison by riwa philipps - lebanon
housekeeping by louis joblin, esteban jaramillo, crosby allen-jennings - new zealand
i have something to tell you by naomi christie - usa
immodest by charly and robyn faye - uk
just thinking of you by tom van scoyoc - usa
madame moon by ananda siml - germany
the return of the screw by cosmo fletcher and wolf newton - uk
sign language by max mir, matthew poole - uk
split ends by grace cassidy & laura hafes - uk
the storm, the calm, the madness, the magic by nihar palwe - india
there will be another by ben slotover - uk
your new home by carlotta beck peccoz - uk
straight 8 2025 top 8 selection
PREVIEW AT CINEMA OLYMPIA 2, CANNES // 18h30 monday may 19th
finding home by james trosh - uk
hors saison by riwa philipps - lebanon
i have something to tell you by naomi christie - usa
immodest by charly and robyn faye - uk
just thinking of you by tom van scoyoc - usa
the return of the screw by cosmo fletcher and wolf newton - uk
the storm, the calm, the madness, the magic by nihar palwe - india
there will be another by ben slotover - uk
NOT IN THE LISTS ABOVE?
remember, your premiere is MAY 31st, alongside our online global premiere
we will send you your film to play big and loud immediately following the online livestream
so: have a bbq, crack out the popcorn and enjoy
AND you can prepare to enter straight 8 2026 now!
it WILL open very very soon
IMAGE CREDIT: CREATOR BY KOICHI IZUHARA, TOP 25 2025
and don’t forget
COME TO OUR NEXT STRAIGHT 8th: may 8th
for a chance to have a drink and chat with likeminded filmmakers and film-lovers at a great soho venue all is joy. we will be screening a few past straight 8’s by some of the selected 2025 filmmakers. more info and get tickets here.
and you can buy film and rent cameras from us for any project
if YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT ENTERING straight 8 2026
here’s how it works
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can you make a 3-minute film on just one roll of super 8 ?
editing only with each pull of YOUR super 8 camera’s trigger ?
with no opportunity for retakes or postproduction ?
submitting your original soundtrack without even seeing your film ?
for a decent chance of SCREENING at OUR packed world premieres - WITHOUT EVEN SEEING YOUR FILM BEFOREHAND !
DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE game for the ANALOG filmmaking thrill ride that is straight 8 ?
SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS TO BE THE FIRST TO HEAR WHAT’S HAPPENING!
IMAGE CREDIT: SHOOTING FOR THE MOON BY JAMIE HEARING & LAUREN BIRCH, TOP 8 2024
THE SMALLEST FILM FORMAT ON THE UK’S LARGEST SCREEN: DREAM BIG - OR SMALL !
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! evening of may 24th 2025 at bfi imax - there’s no better way to get inspired for your 2026 entry than to see the 2025 premiere for real
meantime back in straight 8 2025 land
How did we get here…?
TOP 25 SELECTION PROCESS
our pre-screeners are trusted members of our community who’ve made a great straight 8 in the past, but DID not enter this year!
each film is watched by at MINIMUM two of our pre-screeners
meet this year’s pre-screeners - and click them to find out more!
the pre-screeners’ recommendations go to our longlist which is not disclosed
next comes careful review and debating as we finalise a shortlist for our annual top 25 selection which will premiere at BFI IMAX LONDON
the top 25 shortlist is shared with our jury
TOP 8 JURY
OUR JURY IS MADE UP OF TALENTED FILMMAKERS AND INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS WORKING AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME
the jury’s job is to agree the top 8 from the top 25 selection. the top 8 are joint winners and this year they will premiere at cannes
this year, the jury also helped shape the top 25 from the shortlist
we thank them all for their honest opinions and insights.
due to the fact they all work hard in the world of film, we accept that some of them occasionally have to bail when it comes to crunch time, but are happy they do it reluctantly - they love seeing your films!
screenings
EVERYONe who enters straight 8 CAN ENJOY a mindblowing PREMIERE
because they haven’t seen their film at that point!
it’s nerve-janglingly thrilling for filmmakers and uniquely exciting for the audience
put this year’s three big premiere dates in your diary now - we hope to see you and your film there
THE TOP 8 PREMIERE AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 19TH 2025
THE TOP 25 PREMIERE AT LONDON’S BFI IMAX!
MAY 24TH 2025
TOP 25 ONLINE WORLDWIDE PREMIERE
Feat. YOUR OWN FILM
MAY 31ST 2025
INVITE YOUR CAST AND CREW, FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR A CRAZY RIDE - RIGHT AS THE TOP 25 GLOBAL LIVESTREAM ENDS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SCREEN YOUR straight 8 FILM, WHICH WE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR PORTAL
need inspiration ?
watch some of the 3000+ straight 8 films made so far !
a small selection of amazing straight 8 films are below - find more on our watch page, and see the top 25 of 2024 here
a massive shoutout to cinelab film & digital for supporting straight 8 since 2016
every single straight 8 film since then has been processed by them. literally - your films share a warm bath with some of the world’s biggest feature films
so if you’re looking for best in class film processing for your projects, don't forget they also process and scan 16mm, 35mm and even 65mm… and now they have full digital capability too from on-set through the entire workflow. oh - and best of all: they’re top people
