Filmsupply Editfest is back! It’s the annual editing competition that provides editors a chance to break through creatively and showcase their craft.
At Filmsupply, we believe the moving picture is the most powerful way to tell stories that speak to the human experience. And that belief serves as the foundation of this 30-day short film competition.
Participants compete for over $65K in prizes and a chance to receive feedback from respected industry creatives.
It’s time to put your editing skills to the test, and may the best cuts win!
The Judges
A panel of 11 industry-leading judges will score submissions based on the following criteria: creativity, craft, storytelling, and song use.
Learn more about this year’s Editfest judges here.
The Categories
TITLE SEQUENCE
Title sequences are an art form. They set the tone and tease the journey. They can suck a viewer into a story before it even begins.
Ultimately, to win this category, you’ll need to meet one simple goal: Create a title sequence that’s impossible to skip.
Fall 2025’s Best Title Sequence Winner: The Decision
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An effective ad has a hook. That hook is a solution to a customer’s problem, presented in a way that compels action.
Whether it’s lipstick, a sports car, or a bag of dog food—everybody’s looking for something. Show them you have what they need.
Fall 2025’s Best Advertisement Winner: WinterLight Excursions
TRAILER
Cutting a superior movie trailer requires restraint and balance. You have to draw the audience in, but you can’t give everything away. How will you reveal an entire world filled with conflict and resolution in only 60 seconds?
Fall 2025’s Best Trailer Winner: LOVEBUG
The Prizes
Spring 2026’s Editfest winners—Best Title Sequence, Best Advertisement, Best Narrative, and People’s Choice—will split over $65K in film grants, high-end filmmaking tools, and creative assets.
Title Sequence
- $15,000 Filmsupply Grant
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- Musicbed Small Business Subscription
- 1-Year Saturation.io Producer Membership
- 3-Year Dehancer Photo & Video Subscription
- aescripts + aeplugins Product Package
- Knights of the Editing Table Excalibur Package
- DaVinci Resolve Studio from Blackmagic Design
- FilmConvert Nitrate + CineMatch
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- $15,000 Filmsupply Grant
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- Musicbed Small Business Subscription
- 1-Year Saturation.io Producer Membership
- 3-Year Dehancer Photo & Video Subscription
- aescripts + aeplugins Product Package
- Knights of the Editing Table Excalibur Package
- DaVinci Resolve Studio from Blackmagic Design
- FilmConvert Nitrate + CineMatch
Trailer
- $15,000 Filmsupply Grant
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- Musicbed Small Business Subscription
- 1-Year Saturation.io Producer Membership
- 3-Year Dehancer Photo & Video Subscription
- aescripts + aeplugins Product Package
- Knights of the Editing Table Excalibur Package
- DaVinci Resolve Studio from Blackmagic Design
- FilmConvert Nitrate + CineMatch
People’s Choice
- $2,000 Filmsupply Credit
- Musicbed Small Business Subscription
- 1-Year Saturation.io Producer Membership
- 3-Year Dehancer Photo & Video Subscription
- aescripts + aeplugins Product Package
- Knights of the Editing Table Quiver Package
- DaVinci Resolve Studio from Blackmagic Design
- FilmConvert Hazy + Halation
Submissions open on May 5 and close on June 5 at 12 PM noon CDT. Download the Starter Kit for everything you need to know. Good luck!
