Fortnite's Short Nite Film Festival kicks off this weekend

Epic Games just announced that the Short Nite Film Festival will begin this weekend in Fortnite.

The Party Royale Film Festival will feature 12 acclaimed animated short films that fans can enjoy together.

The event will start over the weekend, i.e., February 20, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET. Players can join the event by visiting the Party Royale mode. The developers have shortlisted 12 animated shorts, some of which have also been nominated for prestigious awards like the Academy Award for Best Short Animation Film, the EE BAFTAs, and the Emmys.

The following is a list of the 12 films being screened this weekend.

• Bench

• Makin’ Moves
• Rolling Wild
• Car Park
• Maestro
• Oktapodi
• A Single Life
• Catastrophe
• Commuter Glitch
• Creature Comforts
• Lynx & Birds

Lights, Camera, Short Nite! 🎥Fortnite Presents Short Nite comes to the Big Screen in Party Royale on February 20 at 2 PM ET. Join us and come watch a collection of animated film shorts from around the world. Get all the Party details: https://t.co/1qxNiaYkhT pic.twitter.com/jw8BmQmxqb

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 16, 2021

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The Short Nite Film Festival will also enable players to grab the Jumbo Popcorn emote. To acquire this emote, players will have to enter the Item Shop on 19th February - the day before the event.

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Like every Fortnite event, this one also promises to be exhilarating. The event kicks off this weekend.