Short Film YouTube Channel Name Ideas 

If you’re starting a YouTube channel dedicated to short films, you want a name that captures the essence of storytelling, creativity, and cinematic flair.

Whether you focus on drama, thriller, sci-fi, or artistic shorts, the right name can convey your channel’s vibe and attract an audience eager to dive into immersive narratives.

Here are some unique, memorable name ideas for a short film YouTube channel to help your content stand out and inspire viewers.

Cinematic Storytelling YouTube Channel Name Ideas

• Frame of Tale
• Cinematic Pulse
• The Short Scene
• Vivid Visions
• Storyline Studio
• FrameWorks Cinema
• Shuttered Stories
• Echoes on Film
• MiniFlicks Studio
• Plot & Pixel
• Envision Cinema
• Frame Essence
• Story Arc Films
• Cinematic Craft
• Micro Story Lab
• TaleReel Cinema
• Short Frame Visions
• Pulse on the Screen
• The Visual Vault
• Cinema Snapshots
• StoryScape Films
• Short Form Flicks
• Frame by Frame Magic
• Dream Frame Stories
• Realms in Motion
• Heartfelt Flicks
• Cinema Narratives
• Frame Within Frames
• Ephemeral Visions
• The Story Cellar

Indie Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• The Indie Motion
• Fringe Flicks
• Indie Imprint Films
• Uncut Indie Tales
• FrameIt Indie
• Offbeat Shorts
• Edge of Indie
• Story Reel Indie
• Bold Frame Studios
• Indie Essence Films
• Beyond the Frame
• Outside the Box Cinema
• IndieFilm Pulse
• The Raw Take
• Fleeting Indie Fables
• Unfiltered Frames
• Indie Lens Lab
• IndieFlick Factory
• The New Indie Lens
• Cinematic Echo Indie
• IndieFlare Films
• Inside Indie Motion
• Fringe Frame Films
• The Indie Playbook
• Soul of Indie
• Small But Bold Cinema
• Beyond Mainstream
• Short Indie Scene
• Off-Script Indie
• IndieFlix Visions

Art House & Experimental Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• The Art House Lens
• AvantFrame
• Altered Realms
• Pure Frame Arts
• Visions Unbound
• The Surrealist Screen
• ArtFlick Studio
• Bold Art Films
• Strange Light Films
• Frame Fusion
• Arthouse Insight
• Poetic Frames
• The Abstract Vault
• Frame of Mind Cinema
• Artful Shorts
• The Avant Guard
• Evolving Visions
• Pure Aesthetic Films
• Visual Renaissance
• Unfiltered Vision
• Surreal Scene Studio
• The Cinematic Canvas
• The Experimental Lens
• Artistic Motion
• Altered Frame Films
• Dream Sequence Films
• Art Beat Cinema
• Boundless Films
• Visual Odyssey Studio
• Canvas of Stories

Short Thriller & Suspense Film Channel Name Ideas

• Short Thriller Tales
• Darkframe Cinema
• Flick of Fear
• Edge of the Frame
• Suspense Snaps
• TenseLens Studio
• Shadows & Shivers
• Flicks in Shadows
• Dark Focus Films
• Twisted Shorts
• Mystery Microfilms
• The Suspense Vault
• Eerie Frame
• Thriller Echoes
• Blink of Suspense
• The Tension Tale
• Cinematic Chill
• Short Film Shadows
• Midnight Frame Films
• Darkened Scene
• The Pulse Play
• Flick of Mystery
• Sinister Snippets
• Suspense Sequence
• Frame of the Unknown
• Pulse & Plot
• The Twisted Lens
• Mini Mystery Flicks
• Mystery Pulse Cinema
• Whispered Frames

Comedy Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Quick Laugh Cinema
• Flicks with Kicks
• Short Comedy Skits
• Haha Reels
• Laugh Lens Studio
• ComicFrames
• Laughable Stories
• The Comedy Cut
• Flick & Chuckle
• Real Laugh Cinema
• The Comedy Scene
• Reel Humour
• Frame of Funny
• Comic Moments
• Laugh Shot Films
• LOL Flicks Studio
• Slice of Funny
• Quick Laugh Lab
• Jokes in Frames
• Short Laugh Flicks
• Frames of Laughter
• Punchline Cinema
• Laugh Track Studio
• The Comedy Edit
• Flicked Funny Films
• Reel Jesters
• Lighter Lens Films
• Laugh Frame Cinema
• Skit Snapshots
• Quick Wit Flicks

Horror Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Dark Frame Horror
• Shadows & Screams
• Terror Frames
• Nightmare Flicks
• The Horror Cut
• Scare Reels
• Chills & Cuts
• The Fear Vault
• Dark Pulse Films
• The Creepy Cut
• HauntFlicks
• The Fright Lens
• Darkened Tales
• Shadow Frame Films
• Flicks of Fear
• Scream in Shorts
• Haunt Frame Cinema
• Reel of the Macabre
• Horror Echo Films
• The Horror Scene
• Midnight Pulse
• Short Scream Studio
• Fear Flick Factory
• The Dark Side of Frame
• The Chill Snap
• Haunting Visions
• Mini Horror House
• Shadow Tales Cinema
• Cursed Frames
• Bone-Chill Flicks

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Futurist Frames
• Sci-Fi Shorts
• Cosmic Tales
• Dimension Reel
• Beyond Reality Films
• Flick of the Future
• Fantasy Realms
• Galactic Frames
• Microcosm Films
• World Beyond Films
• TimeWarp Cinema
• Future Frame Visions
• Alternate Dimension Cinema
• Flicks in the Future
• Strange Worlds Studio
• Sci-Fi Pulse
• The Fantasy Frame
• Cinematic Cosmos
• Dreamscape Cinema
• Interstellar Shorts
• Beyond the Horizon
• Mythic Frame
• New Realms Cinema
• Cosmic Echo Films
• Frame of Fantasy
• MicroCosmos Films
• TimeBend Cinema
• Flicks from the Beyond
• Realms of Imagination
• Sci-Fi Short Studios

Animated Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• QuickSketch Films
• Flick & Frame Animation
• Pulse of Animation
• Motion Ink Studio
• Animation Alley
• Frame by Frame Cartoons
• The Drawn Frame
• Animated Realms
• The Flicking Pencil
• Cartoon Snapshots
• DreamInk Cinema
• Animated Visionary
• The Moving Line
• Ink & Imagination
• Frame of Animation
• The Flicking Brush
• Short Sketch Studio
• Toons in Motion
• Inked Frame Films
• The Animator’s Cut
• The Frame Lab
• Vivid Flickers
• Purely Animated
• Motion Brush Films
• Animated Pulse
• Pencil Dreams
• DoodleFrame Cinema
• Flicks with Animation
• Illustrated Stories
• Drawn to Frame

Drama & Romance Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Heartfelt Frame
• Love Lens Cinema
• Drama in Short
• The Romantic Frame
• Storyline Emotions
• Short Love Flicks
• Real Drama Cinema
• Flicks of Emotion
• Love & Drama Studio
• Real Scene Romance
• Heartfelt Tales
• Soulful Shorts
• The Intimate Lens
• Purely Drama
• Flicks of the Heart
• Love Tale Reels
• The Sentiment Frame
• Scene of Love
• Mini Love Stories
• DramaPulse Films
• Essence of Romance
• Tale of Us Cinema
• The Short Romance
• Flicks from the Heart
• Scene of Emotion
• Flicks of the Soul
• Mini Love Frames
• The Drama Cut
• Drama in Motion
• Tender Frames

Documentary Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• DocuShort Cinema
• Life in Frames
• Pure Docu Cuts
• Real Short Stories
• Frame of Reality
• The Documentary Cut
• True Life Shorts
• Life Pulse Cinema
• Flick of Truth
• Documented Stories
• Short Docu Flicks
• Snapshot of Life
• Purely True
• The Real Cut
• Short Docu Vault
• Life as It Is
• Real Scene Studio
• True Frame Films
• Tales of the Real
• Docu Lens Cinema
• Slice of Truth
• Raw Story Films
• The Short True
• Docu Frame
• Pure Docu Films
• The Real Story Vault
• True Snapshots
• Real Moment Films
• Raw Reality Cinema
• MiniDoc Studio

Action & Adventure Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Pulse of Action
• Bold Frame Adventures
• The Action Cut
• Quick Adventure Flicks
• High Stakes Cinema
• Action Frame Films
• Thrill in Short
• Flicks with Grit
• The Action Vault
• Scene of the Wild
• Quick Adrenaline Films
• Rush Frame Studio
• Adventure Scope
• Quick Fight Films
• Pulse of Adventure
• Fearless Frames
• The Bold Lens
• Cinematic Pursuits
• The Action Edge
• Action Snaps
• Mini Epic Films
• Flicks of the Brave
• Quest Frame Cinema
• Adventure Pulse
• Cinematic Journeys
• Edge Frame Films
• Pure Adventure Cuts
• Flicks with Fire
• Dynamic Scene
• Adventure in Motion

Silent Film YouTube Channel Name Ideas

• Silent Pulse Cinema
• The Quiet Frame
• Silent Era Reels
• Flick of Silence
• MuteFrame Studio
• The Silent Vault
• Motion Without Sound
• Quiet Moments Cinema
• Pure Silent Tales
• Frame in Silence
• Whispered Frames
• Silent Snapshots
• The Quiet Lens
• Frame of Silence
• Tale without Words
• Vintage Quiet Cinema
• Silent Echo Films
• Scene in Silence
• Old World Frames
• Echoed Emotions
• Motion in Mute
• The Silent Scene
• Silent Souls Studio
• Silent Era Stories
• Frame of Quiet
• Motion in Quiet
• Frames Without Words
• Silent Story Lab
• Motion Without Words
• Wordless Cinema

Timeless Classics & Retro Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Golden Frame Cinema
• Retro Reel Revival
• Vintage Lens Studio
• TimeWorn Tales
• Classic Frame Chronicles
• Cinematic Heritage
• Timeless Frames
• Old World Flicks
• The Nostalgic Frame
• Retro Story Studio
• Cinematic Era Vault
• Tales of Yesterday
• The Classic Cut
• Reel Relics
• Retro Motion Films
• Old Hollywood Shorts
• Yesterday’s Frame
• Classic Echoes Cinema
• Flicks from the Past
• Eternal Frame
• Vintage Vision Studio
• Storybook Cinema
• Time Capsule Flicks
• Vintage Vibe Films
• Throwback Cinema
• Yesterday’s Reels
• Classic Scene Studio
• Everlasting Frames
• Cinematic Memories
• Past Life Pictures

Urban & Gritty Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Gritty Frame Cinema
• Urban Tale Vault
• City Story Chronicles
• True Streets Cinema
• The Urban Scene
• Shadows of the City
• Concrete Tales
• City Lens Studio
• Streetside Stories
• Pulse of the Streets
• The Grit Reel
• Urban Gaze Films
• True Urban Lens
• Frame of the City
• Real Streets Cinema
• Urban Pulse Flicks
• City Echo Studios
• Inner City Tales
• Dark City Reels
• Grit & Grind Films
• Concrete Frame Cinema
• City Shadows Flicks
• Urban Essence Films
• Frame of the Streets
• Streetwise Cinema
• Urban Story Vault
• Urban Beat Studio
• True City Tales
• Edge of the Street
• Gritty Snapshots

Poetic & Minimalist Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Minimal Frame Stories
• Poetic Motion
• The Pure Frame
• Art in Simplicity
• Whispers on Film
• Less is More Cinema
• Bare Frame Studio
• The Minimal Tale
• Poetic Vision Films
• Pure & Simple Stories
• Quiet Frame Cinema
• Pure Essence Reels
• Unspoken Frames
• The Simple Story
• Bare Bones Cinema
• Pure Motion Films
• Art of the Simple
• Poised Frames
• The Gentle Lens
• Short & Simple Tales
• The Elegant Frame
• Purely Minimal Cinema
• The Small Story
• Simple Reel Studio
• Elegance in Frames
• Pure Form Cinema
• Essence of Simplicity
• Short Pure Cuts
• Pure Lens Films
• Simple Scene Cinema

Travel & Adventure Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Frame of the World
• Journey Lens Cinema
• The Travel Frame
• Beyond the Horizon
• Wanderlust Shorts
• Pathway Films
• Cinematic Travels
• Frame of the Journey
• Uncharted Flicks
• World Reel Studio
• Stories of the Road
• Explore & Capture
• Motion of Wander
• Horizon Frame Films
• Nomad Frame Cinema
• Adventure & Beyond
• Expedition Lens
• PathFinder Films
• The World in Frames
• The Explorer’s Cut
• Realm of Wonder
• Journey Pulse
• Wander Frame Cinema
• The Wild Reel
• Boundless Travels
• The Open Road
• Roaming Lens Films
• Footprint Stories
• Untamed Frames
• Boundless Scene

High-Energy & Fast-Paced Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Quick Cut Cinema
• Speed Reel
• The Fast Frame
• Rapid Pulse Films
• High Energy Cinema
• Speed & Scene
• Short Snap Studio
• The Rush Reel
• FlashFrame Flicks
• Quick Action Cuts
• Fast Track Stories
• Snap & Shoot
• Pulse of the Quick
• RapidFlick Films
• Quick Pulse Cinema
• Lightning Cuts
• Instant Impact Films
• Short Burst Cinema
• Frame of Energy
• High Voltage Shorts
• Quick Motion Lens
• Rapid Scene Studio
• FlashTale Films
• Pulse Flicks
• BurstFrame Cinema
• The Energy Vault
• Fast Shot Films
• Motion in Moments
• Quick Snap Tales
• Flicks of Action

Short Documentary & Real Life Stories Channel Name Ideas

• LifeLens Cinema
• True Story Chronicles
• Real Reels Studio
• TrueFrame Cinema
• Stories Unseen
• DocuFrame
• Lives in Motion
• Slice of Life Shorts
• Raw Frame Studio
• Moment Captured
• Heart & Soul Cinema
• Untold Truths
• Life Stories Reels
• The True Frame
• LifeFlick Cinema
• Documented Moments
• Pure Reality Films
• Real Vision Studio
• Truth in Frames
• Moments Unfiltered
• Frame of Reality
• Real People Cinema
• Human Pulse Stories
• Living Stories Studio
• True Lens Cinema
• The Honest Reel
• Frame of Life
• Snapshot of Humanity
• Pure Soul Films
• Truthful Tales Studio

Science, Technology & Futuristic Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Beyond Earth Cinema
• TechFrame Tales
• Sci-Flick Studio
• Futurescape Films
• Galactic Vision
• Beyond the Horizon
• Frame of Tomorrow
• Cosmic Echo Studio
• Future Realm Cinema
• The Innovator’s Cut
• New Dimension Flicks
• Science Pulse Cinema
• MindFrame Films
• Quantum Cuts
• Short Circuit Studio
• The Cosmic Cut
• Beyond Binary Films
• Science Scene Cinema
• The Future Lens
• Artificial Frame
• Visionary Reel
• NextGen Stories
• Quantum Pulse
• Galactic Tales Studio
• Future Flick Factory
• HyperFrame Cinema
• New Horizons Flicks
• Infinity Lens
• The Space Between
• Cosmos Frame Films

Dark Comedy & Satire Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Dark Laugh Cinema
• Flicks with a Twist
• Satire Snapshots
• Twisted Humor Studio
• Punchline Dark
• Dark Wit Cinema
• Sinister Laughs
• Satirical Scenes
• Black Frame Comedy
• The Darkly Cut
• Sharp Wit Studio
• Edgy Laugh Films
• Dark Flick Tales
• Satirical Story Studio
• Laugh in the Shadows
• Bitter Frame Cinema
• Sly & Sinister
• The Satire Scene
• Comedy Noir Studio
• Darkly Humored
• The Wit Vault
• Satire Snap Studio
• Sinister Giggles
• The Dark Cut
• Ironic Frames
• Dark Comedy Flicks
• Subtle Sins Cinema
• Laughing Shadows
• Quick Wit Cinema
• The Sharp Lens

Supernatural & Paranormal Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Ghost Frame Cinema
• Shadows & Souls
• The Paranormal Cut
• Beyond the Veil
• Haunted Reels
• Spirit Frame Studio
• Supernatural Snapshots
• Ghostly Flicks
• Realm of the Unknown
• Eerie Frame Films
• Flicks from the Beyond
• Haunting Moments
• The Unseen Scene
• Echoes of Mystery
• The Phantom Frame
• Flicks of the Occult
• Dark Spirit Cinema
• Mystery Lens
• Paranormal Pulse
• Shadowed Frame
• Into the Unknown
• Phantom Cut Films
• Beyond the Shadow
• Spirits on Film
• The Mystery Vault
• Frame of the Otherworld
• Sinister Echoes
• Flicks of the Supernatural
• Dark Visions Cinema
• The Haunting Scene

Nature & Wildlife Short Film Channel Name Ideas

• Nature Frame Cinema
• Wilderness Tales
• Wild Frame Studio
• Earth & Beyond Flicks
• Pure Nature Stories
• Frame of Nature
• Untamed Lens
• Raw Wilderness Cinema
• The Wild Reels
• Nature’s Pulse Studio
• Earth Essence Films
• Tales from the Wild
• The Nature Vault
• Wildlife in Motion
• Green Scene Studio
• Forest Frame Films
• Nature’s Lens
• Life of the Wild
• Earthbound Cinema
• Purely Untamed
• The Natural Frame
• Wild Wonder Cinema
• Frame of Flora
• Elemental Stories
• Wilderness & Wonder
• Nature in Motion
• Flicks of the Wild
• Earth Frame Studio
• Journey into Nature
• Pure Planet Films