Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival
Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival
ATL Micro is Atlanta’s micro short film festival. The event screens films under six minutes and draws work from Georgia filmmakers and indie creators from around the world.
About Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival
ATL Micro Shorts
ATL Micro Short Film Festival is Atlanta’s festival dedicated to films under six minutes. Now in its 3rd year, the event highlights fast, creative storytelling from Georgia filmmakers and from the wider indie film community. The goal is simple. Give short form filmmakers a focused place to screen their work in Atlanta.
Each May, ATL Micro screens narrative shorts, comedies, dramas, horror, documentaries, animation, experimental work, and micro shorts that don’t fit standard categories. Big ideas, small runtimes. Films that move fast and leave a strong impression.
Filmmakers submit to ATL Micro because the audiences are engaged and the screenings stay packed. The festival is part of the Atlanta Film Series, so filmmakers get visibility within a larger network of Georgia film festivals. The event also includes Q&A sessions, meetups, and ways to connect with other directors working in short form storytelling.
If you’re searching for Atlanta micro short film festivals or planning to submit a micro film in Georgia, ATL Micro is where short form filmmakers and audiences come together each year.
Award Categories:
Best Micro Short
Top honor of the festival, awarded to the most outstanding film overall.
Best Director
Recognizes strong creative vision and control within a short format.
Best Local Film
Presented to the top short made by a Georgia-based filmmaker or filmed in Georgia.
Best Concept
For the film with the most original and well-executed idea.
Impact Award
Given to the film that made a strong, lasting impression on the audience.
Innovative Vision
Celebrates bold storytelling or technical creativity, including use of tools like AI.
Emerging Filmmaker
Honors a rising talent whose voice and style show exciting potential.
Audience Choice Award
Chosen by festival attendees as their favorite short of the day.
All winners will receive a custom crystal trophy to celebrate their achievement.
Why filmmakers submit to Atlanta Micro Shorts
• It’s Atlanta’s dedicated micro short film festival focused on films under six minutes.
• The event is part of the Atlanta Film Series, so filmmakers get visibility across multiple Georgia festivals.
• Audiences show up and stay engaged because every block moves fast.
• The festival programs narrative, comedy, drama, horror, documentary, animation, and experimental micro shorts.
• Georgia filmmakers get a strong local platform, and out of state filmmakers can reach Atlanta’s active film community.
• The screenings include Q&A sessions and meetups that make it easy to connect with other creators working in short form storytelling.
• It’s one of the few places in Atlanta where micro shorts get real attention on a big screen.