independent film festival

Heartfort Flash Film Festival

HFFF 26

Saturday, 8 August · 12 noon

Make a tiny film. Watch it with us. Same day!

Recommended film length

90 sec

The challenge

Small films.
Big cats.

Cats

The theme is cats. Real cats, imagined cats, cat people, cat mysteries, cats with wings, cats and dogs. Don’t be limited. Be wild.

90 sec

Aim for your film to be 90 seconds. Not a strict requirement, just don’t make one that’s 10 minutes or 3 hours.

Made today

Shot, edited, premièred in one afternoon. Shot across London (anywhere you want as long as you’re back by 3:30pm), edited on your phone, premièred on our TV.

Heartfort Flash Film Festival poster featuring a red cat eye and the theme Cats in 90 Seconds

HFFF / 26 Poster

Made for walls.

The official 2026 festival poster. Cats, 90 seconds and one afternoon of filmmaking.

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Saturday, 8 August

Programme

12:00 Doors open Arrive
12:30 Opening ceremony Welcome
13:00 Start filming Action
15:00 End filming / Lunch (not provided by the festival) Cut / Refuel
16:00 Film viewings Premières
16:30 Closing ceremony Applause

The full selection · 9 films

Submissions

All nine films submitted to HFFF 26, made in one afternoon.

HFFF / 26 · Festival tee

Limited run · Order online

Merch.

Back view of the black Heartfort Flash Film Festival T-shirt with a line drawing of the venue; the front is blank

Back print shown · Front is blank

HFFF / 26 Festival Tee · Limited edition

^£25

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