Hyperreal Short Film Fest

The Hyperreal Short Film Fest is an annual two-day event at Hyperreal Film Club in Austin that honors the best local short films the nonprofit microcinema screened over the previous year. A jury picks the program; the festival includes an opening-night party for qualifying filmmakers, the winning music videos, a 90-minute block of jury-selected shorts, jury prizes for top directors and an audience favorite award. The first edition was February 21–22, 2025 (best of 2024), and the second opened March 27, 2026 with the Best of 2025 showcase. There is no open call; films qualify by screening at Hyperreal during the year.

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