about

straight 8 is the global one-super-8-cartridge-no-editing short film competition founded in london in 1999

the challenge: make a short film on one cartridge of super 8mm cine film with no editing, no re-takes, no grade, no post-production. the visuals for your film are completed in-camera, shooting in story order, editing only with each pull of the camera's trigger. the film does not record sound so you then submit a separate, original soundtrack, still without having seen your film

we then get your film processed at the lab and we line up your soundtrack to the first frame of picture

and the first time you see even your own film will be together with the audience at one of our packed premieres, like the one we hold at cannes film festival, if it's good enough

there is now another straight 8 format for ad industry companies to compete for charity. the rules are similar but different. check out shootout

explore the site to see some great straight 8 films, find out more who enters, how the films are made, the rules and where else they're screened

straight 8 is open to anyone anywhere... if you have a straight 8 in you, we want to see it

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