The Zawya Shorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival held in Cairo, Egypt, organized by Zawya Cinema. Established to spotlight emerging Egyptian filmmakers, the festival provides a platform for new directors to showcase their fiction, documentary, and animated films. The festival includes a competition for submitted films, offering various awards, and features Q&A sessions with filmmakers. It has grown into a significant platform for short-form cinema in Egypt, with its 10th edition taking place in March 2026.