straight 8

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straight 8 2025

thank you + BIG congrats to everyone who has entered straight 8 2025

it’s you and your attitude staring fear in its face and turning your HEARTS, MINDS AND cameraS TO whatever you did that makes this what it is!

THE RESULTS are below

we’ve screened the top 8 in cannes and the top 25 at the sold out bfi imax - together with a bunch of other events in our ‘weekend and a half’ - see here

Then the world joined together and watched the livestream of the top 25 on this very page

you can now watch the top 25 any time and from anywhere

STRAIGHT 8 2025 TOP 25: PREMIERES 8PM UK TIME // MAY 31

straight 8 2025 top 8 selection

PREVIEW AT CINEMA OLYMPIA 2, CANNES // 18h30 monday may 19th // ARRIVE BY 18h00

finding home by james trosh - uk

hors saison by riwa philipps - lebanon

i have something to tell you by naomi christie - usa

immodest by charly and robyn faye - uk

just thinking of you by tom van scoyoc - usa

the return of the screw by cosmo fletcher and wolf newton - uk

the storm, the calm, the madness, the magic by nihar palwe - india

there will be another by ben slotover - uk

straight 8 2026 is now open!

our earliest bird entry is now open for SEPTEMBER 8 deadline

full details & entry here

IMAGE CREDIT: CREATOR BY KOICHI IZUHARA, TOP 25 2025

and don’t forget

you can buy film and rent cameras from us for any project

if YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT ENTERING straight 8 2026

here’s how it works

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can you make a 3-minute film on just one roll of super 8 ?

editing only with each pull of YOUR super 8 camera’s trigger ?

with no opportunity for retakes or postproduction ?

submitting your original soundtrack without even seeing your film ?

for a decent chance of SCREENING at OUR packed world premieres - WITHOUT EVEN SEEING YOUR FILM BEFOREHAND !

DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE game for the ANALOG filmmaking thrill ride that is straight 8 ?

SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST AND FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS TO BE THE FIRST TO HEAR WHAT’S HAPPENING!

IMAGE CREDIT: SHOOTING FOR THE MOON BY JAMIE HEARING & LAUREN BIRCH, TOP 8 2024

meantime back in straight 8 2025 land

How did we get here…?

TOP 25 SELECTION PROCESS

 

our pre-screeners are trusted members of our community who’ve made a great straight 8 in the past, but DID not enter this year!

each film is watched by at MINIMUM two of our pre-screeners

meet this year’s pre-screeners - and click them to find out more!

the pre-screeners’ recommendations go to our longlist which is not disclosed

next comes careful review and debating as we finalise a shortlist for our annual top 25 selection which will premiere at BFI IMAX LONDON

the top 25 shortlist is shared with our jury

TOP 8 JURY

 

OUR JURY IS MADE UP OF TALENTED FILMMAKERS AND INDUSTRY DECISION MAKERS WORKING AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

the jury’s job is to agree the top 8 from the top 25 selection. the top 8 are joint winners and this year they will premiere at cannes

this year, the jury also helped shape the top 25 from the shortlist

we thank them all for their honest opinions and insights.

due to the fact they all work hard in the world of film, we accept that some of them occasionally have to bail when it comes to crunch time, but are happy they do it reluctantly - they love seeing your films!

screenings

 

EVERYONe who enters straight 8 CAN ENJOY a mindblowing PREMIERE

because they haven’t seen their film at that point!

it’s nerve-janglingly thrilling for filmmakers and uniquely exciting for the audience

put this year’s three big premiere dates in your diary now - we hope to see you and your film there

 

THE TOP 8 PREMIERE AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

MAY 19TH 2025

THE TOP 25 PREMIERE AT LONDON’S BFI IMAX!

MAY 24TH 2025

 
 

TOP 25 ONLINE WORLDWIDE PREMIERE
Feat. YOUR OWN FILM

MAY 31ST 2025

INVITE YOUR CAST AND CREW, FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR A CRAZY RIDE - RIGHT AS THE TOP 25 GLOBAL LIVESTREAM ENDS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SCREEN YOUR straight 8 FILM, WHICH WE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR PORTAL

 
 

need inspiration ?

watch some of the 3000+ straight 8 films made so far !

a small selection of amazing straight 8 films are below - find more on our watch page, and see the top 25 of 2024 here

a massive shoutout to cinelab film & digital for supporting straight 8 since 2016

every single straight 8 film since then has been processed by them. literally - your films share a warm bath with some of the world’s biggest feature films

so if you’re looking for best in class film processing for your projects, don't forget they also process and scan 16mm, 35mm and even 65mm… and now they have full digital capability too from on-set through the entire workflow. oh - and best of all: they’re top people