NSFF Shortlisted Films 2026

Official Selection Announced for 3rd Edition of Napier Student Film Festival

Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association is proud to announce the official selection of films for Napier Student Film Festival 2026. The festival, now in its third edition, is taking place from 10-11 November 2026. All events will be free to attend.

The festival jury has carefully curated a diverse lineup consisting of 19 short films, with 9 representing universities across the United Kingdom, and the remaining 10 films representing Ireland, USA, Germany, Portugal, Greece and Egypt. 

These films will be screened during the Festival, with the Programme of events to be announced shortly. Check back for more information soon.

The Films

• “Souvenir” directed by Ella O’Sullivan – Animation – IADT, Dun Laoghaire (Ireland) – 3:37 mins
• “From State Lines” directed by Carlie Crabtree – Narrative – University of Central Ankansas (USA) – 13:36 mins
• “After Contact” directed by Dean Milne – Narrative – Edinburgh College (Scotland, UK) – 7:05 mins
• “Days of Crossing the Border” directed by Björn Grzemba – Narrative – Hamburg Media School (Germany) – 14:25 mins
• “The Lamb in the Room” directed by Daniel Meier – Narrative – Hamburg Meida School (Germany) – 11:37 mins
• “Prayer” directed by Sofia Geweiler – Narrative – Universidade Lusófona (Portugal) – 14:00 mins
• “Light Up” directed by Neve Wringe – Animation – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) – 5:17 mins
• “Well Wishes” directed by Anna Wilkinson & Lilly Hammond – Animation – Ringling College of Art and Design (USA) – 3:15 mins
• “Where Jasmine Blooms” directed by Mihalis Basias – Narrative – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) – 12:30 mins
• “Unlovable” directed by Lia Adele Gallagher & Albie Kerlaff – Narrative – Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland, UK) – 10:49 mins
• “The Bet” directed by Jack Patterson – Narrative – SAE Institute Glasgow (Scotland, UK) – 6:51 mins
• “Sestra” directed by Lara Maria Kuppel – Narrative – Metfilm School (England, UK) – 24:59 mins
• “Metronome” directed by Ahmed Abdelkareem Salama – Narrative – Jesuit Cinema School (Egypt) – 13:11 mins
• “Weird and Wired” directed by Eliza Swanson Cooney – Documentary – Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland, UK) – 11:57 mins
• “I Could Kill Her” directed by Caro Weller – Narrative – Hamburg Media School (Germany) – 12:55 mins
• “Rabbit Heart” directed by Stella Fachinger – Narrative – Hamburg Media School (Germany) – 12:57 mins
• “Not Your Student” directed by Tomisin Osinubi – Documentary – Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland, UK) – 30:00 mins

Special Screenings by Film Academy Edinburgh

• “Wraith Wranglers” directed by Carla Moodie & Maja Soucek-Smith – Narrative – Film Academy Edinburgh (UK) – 13:15 mins
• “Where Art Thou?” directed by Claude Winkler, Innes Whitehead – Narrative – Film Academy Edinburgh (UK) – 11:48 mins