Festival Detail
BFI London Film Festival
Details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Town
- London (some films are also screened at partner venues around the UK)
- Deadline month
- May
- Deadline details
- Final deadline dates for receipt of online submission forms and film screeners are published each year for each submission category: UK and Ireland short films (25 mins or less); UK and Ireland mid-length films (26 to 50 mins); UK and Ireland feature-length films only (more than 50 mins)
- Requirements
- BFI London Film Festival welcomes submissions of UK and Ireland feature-length, mid-length and short films. Submissions via online entry form at www.bfi.org.uk/lff Submission queries via lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk Submissions via screening links and DVD accepted. Submission screenings via DCP and film print by arrangement only.
- Awards
- Yes
- Fees
- Yes
- Administrative address
- BFI London Film Festival BFI Southbank Belvedere Road South Bank London SE1 8XT United Kingdom
- Website
- www.bfi.org.uk/lff
- Festival month
- October
Accreditation
Accredited / seeking accreditation by FIAPF
Categories
Women
Short Films
New Directors
General Festival
LGBTQ+
Experimental
Documentary
Digital
Children and Young people
UK Film
Black Cinema
Asian Cinema
Animation
Dance / Music
Disabilities
Environment
First Features
First or Second Features
Horror / Fantasy
Human Rights
Jewish
Science General
Sports
TV Episodic
Wildlife
XR
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