Living Skies Student Film Festival

Living Skies Student Film Festival

Also known as: The University of Regina Student Film Festival
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Run by film students at the University of Regina, the Living Skies Student Film Festival presents international student shorts alongside work from Saskatchewan. Its screenings span fiction, documentary, animation and experimental film, with workshops and guest presentations that connect the programme to practical filmmaking. The festival traces its origins to a University of Regina student festival in 1988 and adopts its present name in 2012.

The 38th edition dates are 19–21 March 2027 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The University of Regina campus hosts the three-day event, which includes student film screenings, professional learning opportunities and a film celebration and gala.

Country

Canada

Focus

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student

Dates

19 March 2027 — 21 March 2027

Awards and prizes

The festival includes an awards celebration. The published 2025 award categories comprise Sask Lotteries Best of the Fest, Best Fiction Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Experimental Film, Best Animated Film, Best Performance and Best of Saskatchewan.

Festival rules

2027 submission rules: Films must be completed after 1 September 2025 while the filmmaker is enrolled in a post-secondary undergraduate or graduate programme. Each writer or director may submit one film; distributor submissions are excluded. The permitted running time is 2–15 minutes. Each film must enter a single category: documentary, fiction, experimental or animation. Non-English films require English subtitles, and generative AI is prohibited. The institution must appear in the credits, and student enrolment evidence is required. Submission is free. Selected films may screen in person in March 2027 and online for three days after the festival. Submitters must hold screening rights and accept responsibility for content and ownership.

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