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The Code

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  • Competitioncloses in 7 days · 13 November 2026

    Young Scottish Filmmaker Prize (Glasgow Short Film Festival)

    Glasgow, Scotland · not stated on this page; apply through the Glasgow Film website

    checked 28 Oct 2026 · source
  • Festivalcloses in 18 days · 24 November 2026

    Manchester Film Festival

    Manchester · Shorts US$70 until 27 October then US$75 (North West shorts US$65 then US$70); features US$97.50 then US$99.50 · premiere required

    checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
  • Festivalcloses in 21 days · 27 November 2026

    Open City Documentary Festival

    London · Entry fee via FilmFreeway; selected works under 40 minutes get a £70 screening fee

    checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
  • CompetitionFree to entercloses in 39 days · 15 December 2026

    Sony Future Filmmaker Awards

    International; shortlist flown to Sony Pictures Studios, California · Free to enter · up to 20 min

    checked 27 Sept 2026 · source

Filtered by the film's length and ordered by deadline; every row carries the date we checked it and where. The film is public here, so the ones that want a premiere are marked. The festival plan says how to run the year.

The scorecard

A man pores over wall-pinned documents in amber light, but with no synopsis or dialogue the stakes stay a mystery.

3.0of 5
  • Storynot read

    Not read: no synopsis and no transcript, so what the man wants and what turns was not seen.

  • Pictureworks

    Warm amber lighting and tight close-ups on the man's face and the papered wall give a consistent, moody look, though all four frames repeat the same angle and gesture.

  • Wordsnot read

    Not read: no transcript, so any dialogue or narration was not seen.

  • Worldworks

    The wall covered in handwritten notes and diagrams builds a believable obsessive workspace, and the suspenders and shirt suggest a defined character, on an evident low budget.

  • Voicenot read

    Not read: without story or words, no distinct point of view could be confirmed beyond the visual mood.

I read four still frames only; there was no synopsis and no caption transcript provided, so story, words and voice could not be assessed. Read 6 November 2026. How the scorecard works