Cheyenne Youth Short Film Festival

05/21/2026

Join us on the red carpet Sunday, May 24th!

The Top Ten films from this year’s festival will premiere and our award winners will be revealed!

2026 Premiere and Award Ceremony:
Historic Atlas Theater at 6pm
$10 general admission, filmmakers FREE!

05/16/2026

Drumroll Please! 🥁

We're excited to announce the award nominees for the 2026 Cheyenne Youth Short Film Festival! Congratulations are in order for everyone who worked on these films, which will premiere MAY 24th at the Atlas Theater.

A huge thanks to all our contestants who have made this event possible!!!

04/26/2026

We had a glitch with our registration website yesterday, but everything is back up and running! Make sure you register your team before your films are due on May 8th at 5pm.

Cheyenne Youth Short Film Festival - online management provided by PlanetReg

04/22/2026

The 2026 CYSFF Brief Release/Kickoff is this Friday, but here are some other important dates to remember with this year's official poster!

04/17/2026

Just ONE WEEK until the Cheyenne Youth Short Film Festival kicks off! If you’re a young filmmaker, here’s the chance to get that idea of yours on the big screen! 🎬📸

Be ready for next Friday at 5pm, as the Brief Release will provide you with the Required Items you’ll need to make your next short film.

04/15/2026

Any Camera. Any Software. Any Genre! 🎥

CYSFF 2026 starts April 24th, with this year’s required items being released online at 5pm.

Get all the details here: www.cysff.net

11/22/2025

See you on the Red Carpet TONIGHT! 📸

Join us for some light refreshments and the screening of this year’s Top Films. Doors open at 5:30 and the show kicks off at 6!

11/14/2025

📌 Presenting the 2025 Fear Film Fest NOMINATIONS 📌

We've kept you in suspense long enough! A round of applause for our nominees and to every filmmaker who participated 👏

Make sure to catch our Top Ten films on the big screen on November 22nd at the Kiwanis Community House! See you on the red carpet!

11/13/2025

🎞️ Our judges have now seen all the films submitted to the 2025 Fear Film Fest and are very impressed with this year’s entries!

Stay tuned, TOMORROW we will be dropping our list of nominations for each award category.
We’ll see you then! 🎞️

11/07/2025

Keep pushing filmmakers!!

You have until tonight at 5pm to get your films and paperwork submitted. Make sure you have all the required items and to register your team here: http://www.cysff.net/register.html