International short film festival · Lyon
Slough Motion Film Festival — Lyon, September 21 to 25, 2027
Lyon · September 21—25, 2027
Second edition · Call for entries 2027
The first edition is over. The next one starts now.
Image · First edition 2026
2026 Awards
The first
winners
Five awards mark the first edition of Slough Motion, from the Grand Prix to the Audience Award.
01Slough Motion Grand PrixWE WERE HERE
02Best DirectorTHE TASTE OF YOUR SCALES
03Best ScreenplayBUTCHER’S STAIN
04Best Regional FilmGROWN UP DAY
05Audience AwardTHE TASTE OF YOUR SCALES
First edition · 2026
They shaped
the first edition.
A patron and a jury from cinema, television, writing and directing joined Slough Motion for its first edition in Lyon.
Selection 2026
Official
selection.
Discover the short films in competition and the films presented out of competition at the first edition of Slough Motion.
Compétition internationale
THE CORKSCREW
Torfinn Iversen — Norvège
Compétition internationale
CANDY BAR
Nash Edgerton — Australie
Compétition internationale
THE TASTE OF YOUR SCALES
Rafaël Beauchamp — Canada (Québec)
Compétition internationale
BUTCHER’S STAIN
Meyer Levinson-Blount — Israël
Compétition internationale
SOUND OF THE SOMME
Michaël Vermaercke — Belgique
Compétition internationale
WE WERE HERE
Pranav Bhasin — Inde
Archives · First edition
Relive
2026.
Five days of cinema, encounters and discoveries in Lyon. The first edition now becomes the festival’s first archive.
Archives · 2026 Programme
Five days
of cinema.
Explore the five days of the first edition: screenings, talks, ceremonies and experiences around short film.
Tue. 22 Sep.
September 22
- 7:00 PM — Opening ceremony — UGC Astoria
- 9:00 PM – midnight — Opening gala — NV Gallery
Wed. 23 Sep.
September 23
- 10:30 AM — Roundtable — From image to movement: building a distinctive visual universe — Globe & Cecil
- Snack 3:00 PM · Screening 4:00 PM — Young Audience screening — UGC Confluence
- 7:00 PM — Regional competition — UGC Confluence
- 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM — Air France evening — Fort Saint-Laurent
Thu. 24 Sep.
September 24
- 7:00 PM — International competition 1 — UGC Part-Dieu
Fri. 25 Sep.
September 25
- 7:00 PM — International competition 2 — UGC Part-Dieu
- 9:00 PM – midnight — Showcase — ZAJAZZA — Radisson Blu Lyon
Sat. 26 Sep.
September 26
- 10:30 AM — International competition 3 — UGC Confluence
- 3:30 PM — Out of competition — UGC Confluence
- 7:00 PM — Closing ceremony — UGC Astoria
- 9:00 PM – midnight — Closing gala — NV Gallery
Official document
Take the festival with you.
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Official 2026 poster
A strip of film launched into the sky.
The Tour Part-Dieu becomes a symbol of cinema in motion, with Lyon as the starting point. The poster reflects Slough Motion’s ambition: to bring new perspectives to light, create encounters and establish a new international film event in Lyon.
For five days, images circulated, ideas met and paths crossed. From September 22 to 26, 2026, the first edition brought together international and regional competitions, out-of-competition films, talks and events across Lyon.
Next edition
Lyon
2027.
Venues, screening times, prices and ticketing will be announced progressively as the second edition takes shape.
Dates
September 21—25, 2027
City
Lyon
Programme
Coming later
Ticketing
Coming later
2027 edition
Be part
of what’s next.
01
Submit a film
Submit your short film for the 2027 edition through FilmFreeway.
04
Take part in 2027
Press, professionals, future ticketing and all other ways to join the next edition.
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