National Short Film Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies Film Movement as the 2019 founder and establishes December 28 as the annual date, chosen to echo the Lumière public film screening anniversary.
Date and recurrence
28 December
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Film Movement-founded informal cinema observance registered through National Day Calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- National Day Calendar — National Short Film Day proclamationObservance Registry
Frequently asked questions
When is National Short Film Day?
28 December The stored recurrence guidance is: 28 December.
Does National Short Film Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Short Film Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Film Movement-founded informal cinema observance registered through National Day Calendar. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Short Film Day?
The stored designation basis is: National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies Film Movement as the 2019 founder and establishes December 28 as the annual date, chosen to echo the Lumière public film screening anniversary.. Supporting provenance includes National Day Calendar — National Short Film Day proclamation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Short Film Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Film Movement-founded informal cinema observance registered through National Day Calendar.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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These records also resolve to December 28, 2026 under the current authority data.
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Government of South Australia / Public Holidays Act 2023 context
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