CIRQUE du BLOBFEST: Shorty’s Short Film Contest
Schedule
Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 11:59 pm
UTC-04:00Location
227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19460 | Phoenixville, PA
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Presented by the Phoenixville Film Festival🎪🎬 Step Right Up, Dreamers and Daring Directors! Presenting the Spectacular Shorty’s Short Film Contest! 🎬🎪
Hear ye! Hear ye! All storytellers, thrill-spinners, and cinematic conjurers! The grandest side-show of imagination is calling your name! Enter the illustrious Cirque du Blobfest Shorty’s Short Film Contest and dazzle the crowds with your most terrifying, toe-tingling tale!
Yes indeed! Craft your miniature masterpiece and see it celebrated beneath the glittering lights of the Big Top!
🏆 Prizes and Grand Honors!
On Friday night, amid the thunderous cheers of the Immersive Screening & Run-Out Spectacular, our Ringmaster shall announce the victorious filmmakers before the assembled multitude! Each entrant shall receive one to two tickets to the Friends & Family Section of the Upper Balcony — a perch fit for proud creators and their biggest fans!
And the excitement does not end there!
On Sunday, July 12th, from 3 o’clock to 7 o’clock in the afternoon, every marvelous 2026 Shorty’s entry shall flicker to life upon the screen in a continuous exhibition of creativity! Join us in the White Rabbit Theatre, where the reels will spin and imaginations will soar! Any patron with a Sunday film ticket may step right in and enjoy the show throughout the day!
🎥✨ Now, Attend Closely to the Rules of the Ring! ✨🎥
~ By Friday, June 26, send your short film via YouTube link to [email protected].
~ Keep your creation under three minutes — short, snappy, and spectacular!
~ This is a family-friendly carnival, dear filmmakers! If you must question whether it’s appropriate… best leave it on the cutting room floor!
~ Your tale must be Sci-Fi inspired! Riffs on The Blob, a blob of your own invention, or other cosmic creature capers are welcomed — but imagination reigns supreme!
~ In honor of Cirque du Blobfest, your film must feature a clown!
~ And heed this most important decree! Each entry must include — at least once! — the appearance of:
🎈 A Blob
🤡 A Clown
Any film failing to present both blob and clown shall be whisked from the competition without ceremony!
🌟 Judging & Awards Categories! 🌟
Our esteemed panel — comprised of Colonial Theatre staff and our noble Contest Sponsor — shall bestow honors in these distinguished divisions:
~ Under 18 Years of Age
~ Over 18 Years of Age
~ Best Animated Short Film
~ The Fan Favorite
The triumphant winners of the 2026 Shorty’s Short Film Awards will be crowned live on-stage before the Friday Night Immersive Run-Out Screening — a moment of glory beneath the spotlight!
So ready your cameras! Stoke the bonfire! Summon your blob and your clown!
And join the most marvelous miniature motion picture contest this side of the midway!
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Where is it happening?
227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19460Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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