straight 8 SHOOTOUT 2025

See how the industry fares attempting to make cinema without a brief, a client or even any editing.

Don’t miss straight 8 shootout in Cannes and London.

Two and a half minutes of motion picture film and creative freedom is a

dangerous game.

The APA and CINELAB FILM & DIGITAL present ‘straight 8 shootout 2025’ with

additional support from SHOTS, and MACHINESHOP

Here’s the the list of companies who’ve submitted a straight 8 shootout film this

year … DEPT AGENCY // DIRECTORS GUILD // DROOL // IMAGINE THIS! //

MR+POSITIVE // NEW-LAND // QUIET STORM // RICSWRLD STUDIOS // SCUARE //

SIREN MUSIC // SNAPPER FILMS // VCCP.

Each has made a short film, edited entirely in-camera, on just one roll of Super 8 film! Every film will be shown - no matter how, or even if, it came out. A live vote in the auditorium and trophy ceremony will be the climax of the show.

Additionally the straight 8 team will present the incredible top 8 films they

screened in May at Cannes Film Festival. With the help of jury members Asif

Kapadia, Mark Jenkin, Stuart Brown (BFI) and more, these were selected from

150 entries to their annual open competition.

Get tickets for both these exciting industry events now at straight8.net/shootout

Cannes - Friday June 20th 2025 - 11am-12:45pm + alfresco breakfast 10am

sponsored by SHOTS. Cinema les Arcades, 77 Rue Felix Faure, Cannes

London - Thursday June 26th 2025 - 6-8pm + nearby after-party

Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London