Homemade was a perennial audience favourite at the former Screenplay Film Festival, bringing together local film makers of all ages and abilities.
We’d love to have your short films (up to 4 minutes) be part of our screenings in September. Whether you're into storytelling, comedy, documentaries, or animation - we want to see it!
Selected short films will be shown on the big screen on Saturday 6th September and Sunday 7th September. There will be support from Shetland ForWirds who will offer their annual cash prizes for the most effective use of Shetland dialect, and the audience will get to choose their favourite on the day.
“It’s that time of year again when Shetland Arts invites you to dust your cameras off and try your hand at making a short film of four minutes or less. HomeMade 2025 will take place on Saturday 6th September this year at Mareel, so you have time to produce your masterpiece, whether it be drama, comedy, animation, documentary or artist’s moving image, to be screened in front of the most enthusiastic audience in the UK.” - Kathy Hubbard
Submissions now OPEN!
See below for entry information and submission form.
If you would like to submit a short film for this year’s Homemade event, please read the following:
You must be a Shetlander, by birth, residency or in higher education - in other words, you must come from Shetland, OR currently reside in Shetland, OR be a Shetland resident currently studying away.
You can submit more than one film, but no individual film must be longer than four minutes - including end credits. Please consider the 4 minutes as a limit, not as a target! Very often, shorter is so much better. There is a selection process and your film(s) might not be included in the final programme, but we try to include as many as we can.
Films should be suitable for general viewing - The event draws a mixed audience, including children, and we will not accept anything offensive or upsetting. We anticipate recommending the BBFC 12A classification for the Homemade screenings. This means that audience members under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Here is a link to the BBFC website that explains the criteria when we consider the content of your film. www.bbfc.co.uk/rating/12
