Welcome to the Gloucester Independent Film Festival!

We aspire to promote, recognise and support independent filmmakers by providing a community and opportunity to network with other emerging industry talents. Bringing us all together to connect, learn, and grow.
We welcome submissions from a range of genres and formats including short films, features, documentaries, animations, and screenplays.

Why choose GIFF? 🎥
Not only are we aiming to create a community to help and celebrate independent film-makers and their creations, but we aim to establish personal relationships with our submitters, as we always enjoy the opportunity to view your works, be able to celebrate your accomplishments in film, but most importantly help where we can!

EVENT DATE: 05/10/2024 at Gloucester Guildhall

Awards & Prizes

We only award the best independent films and filmmakers after an extensive evaluation process. Our jury evaluates the level of quality, filmmaking, and storytelling ability.


You will be sent “winner” and “official selection” laurels, to help market your film.


All winners will also receive a digital certificate engraved with your film, name, and “Gloucester Independent Film Festival”.



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Categories:
✶ BEST FEATURE FILM
✶ BEST SHORT FILM
✶ BEST MICRO SHORT
✶ BEST DOCUMENTARY
✶ BEST MUSIC VIDEO

✶ BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
✶ BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

✶ BEST STUDENT FILM
✶ HONOURABLE MENTIONS / ACHIEVEMENTS IN FILMMAKING

Online Categories:
✶ BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
✶ BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
✶ BEST INTERNATIONAL MICRO SHORT
✶ BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
✶ BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO

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All selected and winning nominees will be contacted by the GIFF team on the notification date with further information.

How We Judge Your Project ⚖️
Your submissions are viewed by an initial jury that rates each submission on various categories, including creative ability, ingenuity, pacing, skill, and level of production. This helps them to decide which submissions make it into the final stage where the jury will re-watch the selected submissions to make sure we curate an outstanding line-up.

Rules & Terms

To submit a film, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us.


Rules and Terms:

Please read all the rules and requirements before submitting your project:



1. We do not accept any films completed before 2022.
2. Any non-English language films must include English subtitles.
3. All fees are non-refundable.
4. We encourage Student filmmakers to submit but you must present a valid Student ID in order to benefit from the student discount.
5. GIFF is not responsible for non-functioning films.
6. GIFF is a competitive event and unless notified otherwise, all films officially selected are eligible for competition.
7. All submitted films are nominated and voted on by a jury of professionals working within the industry, especially from an independent point of view.
8. All and any genres are considered eligible for nomination into one or more competitive categories.
9. A fee is required upon submission. For payment information, visit the FilmFreeway website.
10. The same project can be entered into one or more categories, but each category requires an entry fee.

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  • Jessica Johnson

    Thank you so much to CIFF, what an incredible festival to be a part of! We were delighted to have been selected as a finalist for our short film 'Mail Man'!

    January 2024
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  • Harry Waldman

    Thanks for selecting "Enter the Room" into your festival!!!

    November 2023
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  • John Parr

    A great and thorough festival in a stunning place

    November 2023
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  • Irene Blei

    Taking part in Studio 7 IFF was great! I loved to see how my film "El árbol ya fue plantado / The Tree has been Planted" was screened and appreciated. Thank you very much to the Festival Team and the Juries for the award as well 🏆✽

    November 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks, Irene! There's always a special place in animation for stop motion, and your storytelling & style was on point also.
    We look forward to seeing what you come up with next!

  • hermann kayode

    Very glad to have both my animes Lightfall and Red like Hell selected there ! Thanks again and take care all of you.

    October 2021
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you, Hermann! We enjoyed the fresh approach with your narratively driven action animation/s & style.
    Thanks again for submitting & all the best with your future projects!