Short Film Showcase

Celebrating outstanding short films by SAG-AFTRA members, inspiring performers to create their own content with practical resources, and guiding emerging filmmakers on collaborating with SAG-AFTRA artists.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation Short Film Showcase recognizes excellent short films and other shortform content made by and/or starring SAG-AFTRA members and inspires SAG-AFTRA members to create their own content, providing them with a toolkit and the requisite knowledge to get started as content creators.

The Showcase will include screenings in New York and Los Angeles of a curated selection of submitted short films and content, recognizing films made under a SAG-AFTRA contract, standout performances within short films, and films directed by SAG-AFTRA performers. The selected projects will be announced via our website and social media.

Categories of Curation

The Foundation will curate a selection of submissions in the following categories:

We recognize performances that are noteworthy by SAG-AFTRA performers in short films. The film must be made under a SAG-AFTRA contract and the category recognizes the performance within the film.

We recognize excellent films made by SAG-AFTRA members. The recognition is for the film, rather than the performers, although the production must have been union signatory and the SAG-AFTRA member must be listed as Director.

We recognize content other than films – web series, social media content channels, short videos, and other digital media – showing off the creativity of SAG-AFTRA members. The content must be made by a SAG-AFTRA member under a SAG-AFTRA contract.