The Miami Short Film Festival returns Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15, with nine screening programs over three days at three venues: O Cinema South Beach for opening night, Silverspot Cinema in Downtown Miami for most of the weekend, and two evening programs at the Deering Estate.

Each program is a block of short films grouped around a theme, drawn from the festival's 2026 official selection of international and local submissions, with tickets sold program by program through the festival's website.

Friday: opening night in South Beach

The festival opens Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. at O Cinema South Beach with Echoes We Carry, the opening night program. Among the films listed for the night is Insalvable, directed by Javier Marco of Spain.

Saturday: four programs, two venues

Saturday, Nov. 14, moves the festival downtown. At Silverspot Cinema, A World After screens at 3 p.m., with Let It Be by Lithuanian director Egor Yatsenko on the program. Time Will Tell follows at 6 p.m., featuring Time Space Love by Marie-Louise Gariépy of Canada, and Between Light and Reality closes the downtown night at 8 p.m. with Land of Cold by Hervé Demers, also of Canada.

The same evening, at 7 p.m., the program States of Becoming screens at the Deering Estate. The Oracle, directed by JJ Adler of the United States, is listed with it.

Sunday: a local program and a closing night at the Deering Estate

Sunday, Nov. 15, opens at 3 p.m. at Silverspot with A Local Vision, which includes Black Wedding: A Serbian Folktale by Jessica Bachman. The Invisible Within follows at 6 p.m. with Kippur by Uriya Hertz, an Israel and United States production, and The Edge of Innocence screens at 8 p.m. with Poor Me by Norwegian director Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad.

The weekend ends at the Deering Estate at 7 p.m. with Wild at Heart, a program the festival describes as films about rebellion, identity, community and the strange forces that shape the places people call home. Its lineup includes Big Bad Yucky Monster, a 7-minute narrative short by Nicole Lipp set at a suburban pool party, and ¡Que Suene La Banda! by Jorge Parra Jr.

The awards slate

The festival's 2026 selection is sorted into competitive categories that include Best North America Narrative, with As Easy as Closing Your Eyes by Parker Croft, The End by Will Pinke and Gillyfish by Sarah Sellman among the nominees, and Best College or University Student, which includes I Know You by Lucca Vieira, a local student film, and Cherry by Phi Phi.

Where the screenings are

O Cinema South Beach hosts opening night in Miami Beach. Silverspot Cinema is in Downtown Miami. The Deering Estate is at 16701 SW 72nd Avenue in Miami and hosts both the Saturday and Sunday evening programs.

How to go

The Miami Short Film Festival runs Nov. 13 to 15. Opening night is Friday at 8 p.m. at O Cinema South Beach; Saturday programs are at 3, 6 and 8 p.m. at Silverspot Cinema and 7 p.m. at the Deering Estate; Sunday programs are at 3, 6 and 8 p.m. at Silverspot and 7 p.m. at the Deering Estate. Each program has its own ticket link, with the full film list for every block, at miamishortfilmfestival.com.

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