15th Season Official Selection 26 films from 9 countries Screening 9/08/25
Official Selections 2025
26 Films from 9 Countries
Nearly 1 hour of screening
September 8th 2025 online
Canada
China
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Norway
Slovakia
United Kingdom
United States
again i, again
Director Tom Gibbons
Animation
United States
A Fashionable Glass of Chardonnay
Director Jim Lively
Experimental
United States
A Message from the American Petroleum Institute
Director Peter Menchini
Narrative
United States
Another Day in the West
Director Matthew Sliger
Narrative
United States
Caterpillar
Director Hui Xu
Student Film
Animation
Canada
Christmas Presence
Director Amelie Zazik
Student Film
Narrative
United States
Dark Room
Director Erica Garayr
Composer Emiliano Garcia
Student Film
Animation
United States
Deal
Deal
Director Joseph Michael Biello
Student Film
Narrative
United States
FISH
Deal
Director Ohara Hale
Animation
United States
Go Back
Director Mario Antonio De León Urbieta
Writer Fernando Sada Writer
Narrative
Mexico
How Moosebeard Changed the Plot of Hamlet
Director Matthew Russell
Animation
United States
More Official Selections
Kitty Bravo in Freefall Failure
Kitty Bravo in Freefall Failure
Submitter Spencer Bryant
9 Texas A&M Film Students
Animation
United States
Listening with Fire
Kitty Bravo in Freefall Failure
Director Kimberly Danek Pinkson
Documentary
United States
Long Way Away
Director Juliet Lucas
Narrative
United States
Masai Mara
Director Andrea Bufi
Music Judah Earl
Documentary
Italy
Orbit
Director Margareta F. A. Orkan
Original Score Mads Torbjørn Martinsen
Animation
Norway
Perplexing Conundrum
Director Allen Rueckert
Narrative
United States
Social Media Delivers People
Director Brandon Bauer Experimental
United States
THE HIDDEN
Director Benjamín Haverla
Original Score Oto Haverla
Student Film
Animation
Slovakia
The Philosophy Garden - The Wolf, the Snake, and the Butterfly
Submitter Lisa Bortolotti
The video has been produced by Squideo.
University of Birmingham
Animation
United Kingdom
The Secret Recipe
Director Xinyu Liu
Composer Qixuan Wu
Animation
Student Film
China/UK
The Son
Director SOUTA NAMISE
Narative
Japan
The Tinder Trap
Director Emily Dejesus
Student Film
Narative
United Kingdom
3 More Official Selections
TRUST
Director John Michael Corcoran
Student Film
Experimental
United States
U-SCOPIC
Directors Meg Cook, &
Krista Leigh Steinke
Animation
United States
You're CUT
You're CUT
Director Samuel Weaver
Original Score/Song by EMM “Cold World”
Narative
United States
About 3 Minute Film Festival Film Festival
Lynn Moss Holley, Founding Director
Lynn became interested in filmmaking as a young writer reviewing films for a daily newspaper ... and it stuck, at least the journalism parts, the writing and the visual attraction to moving pictures. While living and working in Santa Barbara, she had the opportunity to judge one film festival; a decade later she began a few film festivals herself. While in residence as a curator of art at SBCAST in Santa Barbara, she got the idea to open a 3 Minute film Festival -- she had no training, learned it by doing, and with help from other residents at SBCAST -- artists, scientists and techies -- the 3 Minute Film Festival was born. No idea how many folks would show up, but we had a studio of 50 chairs, which quickly were all taken. Those who couldn't fit in stood outside in the rain with an umbrella and watched through the windows. It was a success. Now in its 15th season, the beat still goes on rain or shine, but on-line.
Our Mission
Our mission is to showcase the some of the best films from around the world for anyone to view them and celebrate diversity of creativity. Our audiences inspire us to offer new perspectives. This doggie-girl enjoyed the films...she sat quietly with her owner in the front row.
History
Founded in 2015, 3 Minute Film Festival Film Festival has grown to become one of the premier short- boutique film festivals in the country, attracting filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from all over the world to view and to participate. Our judges are professionals from the industry and/or cinephiles.
Venues
Our festival once took place in some of the most iconic places in Santa Barbara, like SBCAST -- Santa Barbara Center for Arts, Science & Technology. We now hold our fashionable festival on-line where thousands of people are able to view the screening from far away.
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