Short+Sweet Dubai 2025

Curtains come down on another festival and here are the final results from Short+Sweet 2025!

•⁠  ⁠Best Poster: A Good Person
•⁠  ⁠Spirit of the Festival: Sahar Ali 
•⁠  ⁠Sakshi Verkot New Talent Award: Livia Tehini (Le Chat), Niharika Sainath (Bad Auditions By Actors) & Trixie Balangao (Porkchop Politics)
•⁠  ⁠Best Script: Gaby Milky (Corporate ManifesTWO)
•⁠  ⁠Best Theatre Company: Blinktonasia
•⁠  ⁠Best Regional Play: Cube
•⁠  ⁠Best Director: Shireen Al Shoufi (8PM Truce)
•⁠  ⁠Best Actress Runner Up: Lua Pons (Bread)
•⁠  ⁠Best Actress: Francesca Bizzarri (2 Silent)
•⁠  ⁠Best Actor Runner Up: Rami Ahmed (The Craft)
•⁠  ⁠Best Actor: Charbel Dahdouh (Corporate ManifesTWO) & Zain Zouheir (Cube)
•⁠  ⁠Best Play People's Choice Runner Up: Corporate ManifesTWO
•⁠  ⁠Best Play People's Choice: 2 Silent
•⁠  ⁠Best Play Runner Up: 2 Silent
•⁠  ⁠Best Play: Cube

A huge thank you to everyone who participated, watched and cheered us on! See you in 2026!

Short + Sweet Yorkshire Film Festival

Short+Sweet Yorkshire Film Festival  2025! 

 

CATEGORY AWARDS WINNERS 2025 ARE:

Best Short Screenplay- Hot n Cold
Best Comedy Short-Big Deal
Best Drama Short- A Reciprocal Arrangement
Best Thriller/Horror Short - Exhibit B
Best Documentary Short Film- Discovering Davina
Best Mobile Short Film -We Used To Be Forbidden
Best First Time Filmmaker -Not in The Mood
Best Made in Yorkshire- The Westwood Cows

Submissions Now Closed.

Thanks to everyone who took part tihs year!
 

 

 

Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre

 

Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre Festival 2025

Experience the magic of ten-minute theatre at the Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre Festival 2025! This year's festival will take center stage across two iconic venues: our new home, the stunning Golden Age Theatre, and our cherished regular home, The Phoenix Theatre.

For two exciting weeks, immerse yourself in a diverse showcase of locally produced ten-minute plays, featuring scripts from Illawarra’s best local talent, acclaimed Australian playwrights, and visionary international writers.

Whether you're a theatre enthusiast, a supporter of local arts, or simply looking for a night of unique and unforgettable performances, Short+Sweet Illawarra promises to entertain, inspire, and celebrate the power of storytelling—one thrilling bite-sized piece at a time!

Don’t miss the region’s most dynamic theatre event of the year. Be sure to join us on stage or in the audience as we celebrate creativity, connection, and community through the art of short-form theatre!

ARTIST REGISTRATIONS:

DIRECTOR REGISTRATIONS | GROUP/ITC SUBMISSIONS |  ACTOR AUDITION REGISTRATIONS (opening soon)

The Submit A Script for international scripts deadline has passed for Short+Sweet Illawarra. If you have submitted your scripts prior to March 1 2025, and you are an Illawarra-based writer, we will receive your script and will consider it for our shortlist (the list of scripts that our directors choose to direct).
If you are a writer from the Illawarra, Sydney, Canberra or nearby region, and would like to have your script considered, please email our Festival Director Luke Berman directly at luke.berman@shortandsweet.org
 

2025 THEATRE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

12-14 SEP     THEATRE WEEK 1 - at PHOENIX THEATRE CONISTON
26-28 SEP      THEATRE WEEK 2 - at THE GOLDEN AGE THEATRE CONISTON
 

2025 FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

V SERIES - The best short films of Short+Sweet Illawarra 2019-2024

10 APR            ILLAWARRA CLASSICS
23 MAY            LATE NIGHT THRILLERS
25 MAY            ANIMATED FILMS
14 JUN            PRIDE & WELLBEING
15 JUN            MUSIC VIDEOS
13 JUL            FILIPINO FILMS
20 JUL            V SERIES GALA FINALS - AWARD WINNING FILMS
 

2025 FILM FESTIVAL

14 SEP            WILDCARDS
28 SEP            FINALISTS

 

2025 MISC PROGRAMMES

19 SEP            CABARET+COMEDY SHOWCASE
21 SEP            DANCE SOLOS & DUOS

Short+Sweet Sydney Theatre Festival 2025

SHORT+SWEET
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD

2025 Season Key Dates:

2025 HEATS: 

HEAT 1 (Shows; February 13 - February 16 @ 7pm)
Open Heat for all selected scripts and ITC's
BUY TICKETS HERE

HEAT 2 (Shows; April 20 - April 23 @ 7pm)
Pride themed week - For selected scripts and ITC's that share stories relevant to the weeks theme, or have creatives and casts that connect to and champion the theme. 
BUY TICKETS HERE

(Week Break)

HEAT 3 (Shows; March 6 - March 9 @ 7pm)
Youth themed week - For selected scripts and ITC's that share stories relevant to the weeks theme, or have creatives and casts that connect to and champion the theme. 
BUY TICKETS HERE

HEAT 4 (Shows; March 13 - March 16 @ 7pm)
Open Heat for all selected scripts and ITC's
BUY TICKETS HERE 

HEAT 5 (Shows; March 20 - March 23 @ 7pm)
Open Heat for all selected scripts and ITC's
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HEAT 6 (Shows; March 27 - March 30 @ 7pm)
Open Heat for all selected scripts and ITC's
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SHAKESPEARE WEEK [HEAT 7] (Shows; April 3 - April 6 @ 7pm)
This week will be curated by Jo Bloom (Come You Spirits).  ITC's and Script submissions are still open for this program - Apply here. 
BUY TICKETS HERE

(Please note that we are off for the Easter Weekend)

HEAT 8 (Shows; April 24 - April 27 @ 7pm )
Open Heat for all selected scripts and ITC's
BUY TICKETS HERE

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SEMI-FINALS (Shows; May 1 - May 4 @ 7pm )
Semi-Finals for all People Choice, Judges Choice and Crew Cut winners from Weeks 1-7.
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CABARET WEEK (Shows; May 8 - May 11 @ 7pm )
This week will be judged and run independently bringing back the creatively diverse "cabaret" week - no matter the skill, the talent or the technique - This is going to be an exciting week of real variety - showcasing some true Sydney Talent. 
Tickets Here. 

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GALA FINALS (Shows; May 16 & May 17 @ 7pm )
Gala Finals features the best People's Choice, Judges Choice and Wild Card winners from all Semi - Finals.
Prizes and Award ceremony will follow the show on May 17.
FINAL TICKETS HERE. 
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A MORE CREATIVE WORLD, TEN-MINUTES AT A TIME
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Festival enquiries, please contact our Festival Director Ali Bendall at ali.bendall@shortandsweet.org
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Short+Sweet South India Theatre

Short+Sweet South India started as Short+Sweet Chennai in 2011. Since 2014, the festival has opened to entries from all the southern states in India. The jury members for the weeks are not known to the public and consist of a good mix of connoisseurs from diverse fields.

The festival is presented by Prakriti Foundation in association with Blu Lotus Foundation and Alliance Francaise of Madras with SPI EDGE as prize sponsors.

Short+Sweet Theatre South India is a platform for actors, writers, and directors to create high-quality new work in professional theatre for the past decade in Chennai. The collaborative environment provided by the festival where established practitioners pass on knowledge to others in the theatre arts is a key catalyst for the community to come together and celebrate theatre in all of its forms. Singlehandedly, Short+Sweet South India has been a festival all theatre makers look forward to every year in Chennai, owing to its ability to bring Tamil/ Regional and English theatre makers together for interesting collaborations which extends much beyond the festival forging relationships. The festival presents high-quality theatre in the form of new short pieces, developing new audiences for Indian theatre and encouraging people to write for the stage, thus helping to foster new playwrights and artists in India. 

"SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Is Back For It's 2024 Season At The Victory Theatre Center In Burbank" - Broadway World Los Angeles

Event: 
Short+Sweet Hollywood Theatre 2025

Check out our latest article in Broadway World!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/SHORTSWEET-HOLLYWOOD-Is-Back-For-Its-2024-Season-At-The-Victory-Theatre-Center-In-Burbank-20240402

Short+Sweet Theatre Cape Town Call for Application

SHORT+SWEET
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD

TICKETS ARE ON SALE:   https://pay.yoco.com/r/4qGBlp

Short + Sweet Cape Town 2025 will bring about a revitalized and bold festival will feature 7 weeks of original bite-sized plays, each no longer than ten-minutes!

Open call for application  01 - 19 April 2025 

After applying to showcase in our festival all applicants will be contacted for more information to secure a slot on the audition week. Please stay informed by checkiing the updates on this page website or contact the festival director. 

Each week our audience and industry judges will vote for their favourite plays that will advance to our semi finals, and our end of season Gala Finals, featuring twelve of the best plays of our festival.

MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, TEN-MINUTES AT A TIME

Festival enquiries, please contact our Festival Director Xolisile W. Dolo at xolisile.dolo@shortandsweet.org

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