32nd International BALTIC HERRING Short Film Competition - SUBMISSION OPEN!

These ceramic sculptures has designed Kirsi Backman. The former winners have named one of them as "Baltic Herring Oscar"

32nd edition of Baltic Herring Short Film Competition

SUBMISSION NOW OPEN!

● for films completed in 2025 or after

● for short films max. 30 min

● for filmmakers of the Baltic Sea countries + Iceland (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden + Iceland)

Competition categories for

• Amateur filmmakers
• Film students
• Professional filmmakers

DEADLINE May 31, 2026

Submit your film here: https://www.shortfilmdepot.com/

Please find the regulations of the competition here. Good luck for the competition!

Films selected into the competition i.e. the finalists will be announced on August 5, 2026 at festival finalists website