DepicT!

DepicT! is Encounters Film Festival’s super-short filmmaking competition. Could you do it in 90 seconds?

Filmmakers worldwide! Accept the Depict challenge and get creative in just a minute and a half to be in with a chance of winning:

  • up to £2500 prize money

  • invaluable industry exposure

  • screening at BAFTA Qualifying Encounters Festival

  • a host of other exclusive prizes

Oh, and entry is free!

Submissions for DepicT! 2023 are now open.

Talent & originality

Depict has been uncovering new filmmaking talent for over twenty years – showing incredible originality, fantastic imagination and a minute and a half of pure entertainment.

We have over 200 mini masterpieces for you to watch from the Depict short film competition.

New Award for 2023 : Action Xtreme

We’re excited to welcome a new award for DepicT! 2023, sponsored by Action Xtreme.

Are you a filmmaker interested in making Action? We are welcoming submissions of films that are 90 seconds or less, that could be developed into web series or longer form content.

We are particularly looking out for submissions the following motifs:

  • Conflict between characters

  • Energy and Pace -is the storytelling or editing pacy and energetic?

  • Movement - is there dynamic camera movement (or performance i.e dance/fight sequences etc)

  • Character - Are there good guys and bad guys?

  • Adventure - Is there a sense of adventure in the story?

Submissions could also include action sequences such as fight scenes, chase scenes, explosions and other thrills. 

The winner of the Action Xtreme award will be announced at Encounters Film Festival 2023, where the winning filmmaker will receive £2,000 budget, and further development and mentoring, to develop their short into a 5 minute pilot for a web series or longer form content.

Book Depict Shorts

2022 winning shorts available to book – free of charge

Each year, Encounters invites exhibitors (cinemas, festivals, community cinemas, pop-ups, etc…) to showcase the Depict winning shorts free of charge across the UK (and beyond on request) following their big screen premiere in September at Encounters Film Festival in Bristol.