bike shorts
Bike Shorts FILM FESTIVAL
Bike Shorts is a festival of short films celebrating everything bicycle. It is a fun evening for people of all ages, both connecting and reflecting our local cycling community. There is something for everyone, from rad rides to peaceful cruises, and everything in between!
Bike Shorts FILM FESTIVAL VIDEO CONTEST
Are you a local videographer? Enter our video contest! You could have your bike-themed video featured at Bike Shorts on September 13-14, 2025 and compete for a Grand Prize of $500 cash.
Use this online form to submit up to three films by September 7, 2025.
Send us your bike-themed films of 10 minutes or less – rad rides, peaceful cruises, commuting by bike, road warriors, unicycling, bike inventions, bike art, bike culture, any form of pedal power qualifies.
To be eligible for the $500 Grand Prize, videos must have local content (i.e. be filmed in the Bow Valley or by Bow Valley locals or feature Bow Valley locals).
2026 Bike Shorts FILM FESTIVAL
Community Cruisers will host our 18th Annual Bike Shorts Film Festival in partnership with artsPlace on September 20, 2026 and Lux Cinemas on October 3, 2026 in special partnership with Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance. Both showings start at 7:00 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Don’t miss these fun evenings of short films celebrating bike culture and all forms of pedal power.
Tickets for the Sept 20 Canmore screening at artsPlace will be available soon via artsPlace .
Tickets for the October 3 Banff screening at Lux Cinema will be available directly from the Lux.
playlists
Click on the buttons below to view previous years’ films.
2024 LOCAL VIDEO CONTEST winner
Congratulations to Cody Shimizu, winner of the 2024 local video contest with his film Alone But Not Lonely.
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