About
About Slough Motion
Slough Motion is an international short film festival born in Lyon, designed as a space for discovery, encounters and movement between films, artists and audiences.
An idea of movement
The meaning of the name
“Slough” evokes shedding: leaving an old skin behind in order to evolve. Paired with the movement of cinema, the name Slough Motion expresses a simple ambition: to keep images, gazes and stories circulating, and to accompany the transformations of those who create or discover them.
A new festival in Lyon
A new festival in Lyon
Slough Motion Film Festival is driven by a new independent organisation. The 2026 edition takes place in Lyon from September 22 to 26. The festival is building its own identity, its own programming and its own partnerships.
Slough Motion draws on its founder’s experience in organising cinematic events in Lyon, while now standing as an independent project and organisation.
“Keep films circulating, spark encounters and set images in motion.”
Our perspective
Our perspective on the short film
The short film is not a secondary format. It is a space of freedom, experimentation and storytelling capable of producing powerful images in just a few minutes. Slough Motion champions singular, accessible and bold films, without imposing a single way of making cinema.
Local roots
Lyon, a city of cinema and movement
A festival based in Lyon, Slough Motion takes over several cinemas and cultural venues across the city. The programming highlights regional creation through a regional competition, brings local audiences into dialogue with international works and builds collaborations with cultural, economic and institutional players in the area.
The 2026 edition
What makes up the festival
International competition
French and international short films in competition.
View the programme 02Regional competition
Regional creation in the spotlight.
View the programme 03Out of competition
Free screenings, outside the competition.
View the programme 04Young audience selection
A screening designed for children.
View the programme 05Talks and roundtables
Conversations between audiences, artists and professionals.
View the programme 06Ceremonies and highlights
Opening, closing and partner events of the festival.
View the programmeWho drives the project
The team
Baptiste Brun
Founder and festival director
A team of employees, freelancers and volunteers is mobilised throughout the year to prepare the 2026 edition.
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