The Breaking-TV Film Festival has risen to prominence as one of London’s most prestigious cinematic events, captivating audiences and creators alike with its celebration of storytelling excellence and bold artistry. As an IMDb-qualifying festival, it commands attention on the international stage, recognizing the talent that shapes the future of film and television.
Every year, the festival shines a spotlight on some of the biggest names in the industry. Luminaries such as David Harewood, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Maxim Roy, and Nash Edgerton have been celebrated for their brilliant performances. Behind the camera, masterful directors like Dalibor Matanic, Elvira Lind, Norbert ter Hall, and Harold Johan Zwart add their creative genius to the festival’s illustrious history.
The Official Selection is announced throughout the year, making the festival a year-round celebration of talent.
A hub for independent film and a gateway to global recognition, the Breaking-TV Film Festival is more than just a celebration, it’s a launchpad for creativity. With the British Films Market held alongside the festival, it becomes the meeting point for producers, distributors, buyers, and programmers, where the finest independent films and documentaries find their way to audiences worldwide.

This international celebration welcomes filmmakers and audiences from across the globe to discover hidden gems and honor the artistry of visionaries behind the camera. From show-stopping red-carpet premieres, where cast, crew, media, and celebrities gather for exclusive first looks, to awards that champion creative innovation, Breaking-TV is where cinematic dreams are realized.

Although the festival does not impose any premiere requirement on the filmmakers. The Breaking-TV Film Festival encourages and supports world premieres, UK premieres and International premieres at the festival. 
An invitation-only screening for family, cast, and crew wouldn’t jeopardize the premiere status.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival is unlike any other. With us, the public holds 50% of the power in determining the winners. Our unique selection process ensures that the public plays a direct and influential role in celebrating the most outstanding films and creative works.

Throughout the year, our Voting Members, made up of over 100 individuals from diverse backgrounds and countries, review submissions and select the most exceptional projects for the Official Selection. At the end of the year, the top-rated projects in each category advance as Official Nominees. From there, both the audience and industry judges cast their votes, with the final decision weighted 50% audience vote and 50% judges' vote, ensuring a fair and dynamic selection process.

This innovative approach creates an inclusive and engaging festival experience, allowing film lovers from all walks of life to discover, support, and elevate emerging talent. Whether it's powerful storytelling, groundbreaking cinematography, or compelling performances, the public voice matters and help shape the future of film and television, one vote at a time.

SCREENING PROTOCOL

The Breaking-TV Film Festival expects that the film’s director(s), and any other guests/talent participating in the Festival with the film in either an in-person or online capacity, will be present for the first and second public screenings of the film, including, where applicable, the in-person or digital publicity events, and including but not limited to an introduction (preceding the screenings) and a question-and-answer session (following the screenings).
The film will be presented in a physical screening venue (i.e., a cinema) and on The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s online screening platform.
Entries are open to both UK and international filmmakers based outside the UK with two separate tiers of submission.
Films must have been completed in the past 5 years.
You can submit your project to more than one category.

Shorts must be less than 40 minutes. All projects over 40 minutes should submit to the feature category.
If you are submitting more than one entry, a separate submission is required for each film.

Festival Selection Process:

Step 1: Initial Review
Each project undergoes a thorough evaluation based on originality, quality, and authenticity to ensure it aligns with the festival’s standards. Additionally, eligibility criteria are verified before the project progresses to the next stage.

Step 2: Official Selection
Throughout the year, our Voting Members carefully review and score all submissions. The highest-rated projects earn a place in the Official Selection of the festival. Unlike traditional festivals that announce selections all at once, we unveil the Official Selection throughout the entire year, allowing filmmakers to gain recognition as soon as their project meets the selection criteria. At the end of the current year, the top five projects in each category, those with the highest ratings, become the Official Nominees of the festival.

Step 3: Nominations
Both the audience and the judges cast their votes to determine the most outstanding projects among the nominees. The voting system is weighted 50% audience vote and 50% judges vote, ensuring a fair and balanced selection process. If your project is nominated, it has officially reached the final stage and is in the running for a festival award.

Step 4: Winners Announcement
The festival culminates in the highly anticipated Winners Announcement, where the most exceptional films and creative works are recognized and awarded across multiple categories.

Awards & Prizes

The Award ceremony will take place on the 5th of October 2025 in London, United Kingdom, and also be broadcast live. The Breaking-Screen Award will be delivered for:

******* Motion Picture Awards********
⭐ Best Film
⭐ Best British Film
⭐ Best Short Film
⭐ Best British Short Film
⭐ Best Cinematography Short or Long
⭐ Best Actress in a motion picture Short or Long
⭐ Best Actor in a motion picture Short or Long
⭐ Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture Short or Long
⭐ Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture Short or Long
⭐ Best Original Song- Score
⭐ Best Costume - Wardrobe
⭐ Best Editing
⭐ Best Production Design

******* Television Awards********
⭐ Best Television Series - Miniseries
⭐ Best Actress in a Television Series - Miniseries
⭐ Best Actor in a Television Series - Miniseries
⭐ Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Miniseries
⭐ Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series - Miniseries
⭐ Best Reality TV Series – Unscripted Entertainment
⭐ Best News Program
⭐ Best Video Podcast – VODcast

******* Special Awards********
⭐ Best Male Director Short-Long Motion Picture or series
⭐ Best Female Director Short-Long Motion Picture or series
⭐ Best Comedy Short-Long Motion Picture or series
⭐ Best Horror Short-Long Motion Picture or series
⭐ Best Documentary short-Long or series
⭐ Best Animation short-Long or series
⭐ Best Script

Rules & Terms

The Breaking-TV Film Festival TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR SUBMISSION

I. APPLICATION OF THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS

The following terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern the submission of a film or series (the “Film”) to The Breaking-TV Film Festival Inc. (“BTVF”), through filmfreeway.com (“FilmFreeway”), for consideration for The Breaking-TV Film Festival (the “Festival”). To the extent that this document is inconsistent with any other document prepared by The Breaking-TV Film Festival or anyone else, this document will take precedence. Any questions about these Terms should be directed to info@breaking-tv.com

II. SUBMISSION AGREEMENT

By submitting a Film to The Breaking-TV Film Festival for Festival consideration, the submitter (the “Applicant”) represents that they have:
(i) read, understood and agreed to the Terms, and
(ii) obtained consent from any and all owners, creators, writers, producers, and/or other authorized representatives or rights holders of the Film whose consent is required to submit the Film toThe Breaking-TV Film Festival (the “Film Owners”).

Submission fees are in the British pound and are non-refundable.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival may disqualify or reject, but is not required to do so, any submission that it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion would not be in The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s best interest to include in the Festival, including, but not limited to, any Film that is not in compliance, in whole or in part, with these Terms, and may do so without refunding any submission or other fees paid by the Registrant or returning any materials submitted by the Registrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any person connected to the Film is involved in, or alleged to be involved in, any situation or occurrence which subjects such person to public scandal, disrepute, widespread contempt, or public ridicule, that violates The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s Code of Conduct, or that will tend to shock, insult or offend the community or public morals or decency, or prejudice The Breaking-TV Film Festival in general, then The Breaking-TV Film Festival shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to take any action it deems appropriate, including but not limited to excluding a such person from attendance at the Festival and/or disqualifying the Film from participation in the Festival.

III. SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Films submitted to The Breaking-TV Film Festival for Festival consideration under these Terms must be submitted in one of the categories set out below.

Films that do not meet the eligibility requirements for any of the below categories should not be submitted and will not be considered by The Breaking-TV Film Festival.

For the purpose of the below categories:

“British” films are films that: i) were directed by a British citizen or permanent resident of the United Kingdom; and ii) list United Kingdom as a major country of production and/or have a credited producer or co-producer who is a British citizen or permanent resident of United Kingdom.

All other films are considered “international” films.

The Festival is organized into a series of programmes, which are subject to change from year to year but might include, for example: Contemporary World Cinema, Gala Presentations, Midnight Madness. The Breaking-TV Film Festival may slot selected films into programmes at its sole and absolute discretion. More information about these programmes is available at https://www.breakingtvfilmfestival.com/

A Film will not be eligible for consideration and should not be submitted if:
a. the Film was completed prior to May 8, 2020; or
b. the Film was previously submitted to The Breaking-TV Film Festival for Festival consideration ; or
c. the Film has been for sale on DVD/Blu-ray/VOD; or

All Films must be submitted as online screeners via FilmFreeway (as described below).

Note that in the event/ if your film is officially selected for Festival, all selected films must supply The Breaking-TV Film Festival with an exhibition copy (“Exhibition Copy” or “Exhibition Copies”) in a Theatrical Screening Format, and/or Online Screening Format, as specified by The Breaking-TV Film Festival upon invitation.

Note that delivery requirements are different based on format.
 All non-English-language films will be required to provide content with English subtitles.
 Experimental and short films that contain no dialogue are required to have closed captions provided. Silent films require a closed caption stating that there is no audio.

IV. PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION

Submission Procedure

All Films submitted under these Terms must be submitted in accordance with the procedure outlined herein. The Breaking-TV Film Festival may, but is not required to, disqualify or reject any Film that is not submitted in this way.

To submit a Film for Festival consideration, an Applicant must: (a) complete the registration process at FilmFreeway and pay the required fee, and (b) provide to The Breaking-TV Film Festival an online screener via FilmFreeway for review by The Breaking-TV Film Festival programming staff. The Breaking-TV Film Festival does not accept submissions in any other manner or format, including: DVDs, content burned to Read/Write (RW) discs, Blu-ray discs, external online links, downloadable files, or trailers.

Applicants should test their online screeners thoroughly before submitting them, and ensure their online screener remains active on FilmFreeway until festival season. The Applicant has sole responsibility for ensuring that the submitted online screener plays in its entirety. The screener must contain English subtitles if the original language is not English. If The Breaking-TV Film Festival is unable to view the online screener, The Breaking-TV Film Festival may attempt, but is under no obligation, to contact the Applicant in order to obtain a replacement online screener.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival will not review multiple versions of a submitted Film. Only one version of the Film may be submitted.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival is under no obligation to contact the Submitting Party should the Applicant not have adhered to the rules, set out in Articles I and IV herein. Submission fees are non-refundable.

V. SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND FEES

To be eligible for consideration, submission screeners must be submitted online via FilmFreeway, with a FilmFreeway registration completed and all fees paid, by the deadlines.
:
NOTE: All fees are denoted British pounds.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival may accept late submissions in its sole and absolute discretion, but an additional submission fee may apply.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival may revise submission deadlines in its sole and absolute discretion at any time.

Submission fees are non-refundable.

VI. SELECTION

The Breaking-TV Film Festival will consider for inclusion in the Festival all eligible films that have been submitted by the above deadline and in accordance with these Terms. The Breaking-TV Film Festival reserves the right to consider for inclusion in the Festival, and include in the Festival, films received at any time and through any means, channel, or process, including means, channels, or processes other than those outlined in these Terms. Nothing in these Terms or otherwise requires The Breaking-TV Film Festival to select for Festival inclusion any of the Films submitted through the process outlined in these Terms.

All selection decisions are at the sole and absolute discretion of The Breaking-TV Film Festival, and are final and unreviewable. The Breaking-TV Film Festival is not required to provide any feedback, comments, or reasons, or any other information, regarding the selection or non-selection of any submitted Film or the process by which Films are or have been selected. The Breaking-TV Film Festival is not responsible or liable for its selection decisions; for the contents of any internal comments or feedback regarding the Film that are or may be obtained from the Applicant or anyone else; for any communications by any representative of The Breaking-TV Film Festival relating to the Film or the Festival selection process; for the manner in which the Film shall be, is, or was considered and reviewed; or for any failure on the part of the Festival to provide the Applicant or anyone else with information concerning The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s consideration and/or review of the Film.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival will notify all Applicants who have been selected to participate in the Festival on a rolling basis . All Applicants who are not selected to participate in the Festival will be contacted by email. The Breaking-TV Film Festival will contact Applicants using the contact information provided in the FilmFreeway registration form. Applicants are responsible for providing correct and functional contact information. The Breaking-TV Film Festival is not responsible for any failed attempts to contact Applicants using the contact information provided.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival may consider active FilmFreeway submissions for auxiliary programming outside of Festival consideration, including, without limitation, other festivals and year-round programming conducted or organized by The Breaking-TV Film Festival.

VII. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LEGAL CLAIMS, AND INDEMNITIES

By submitting the film to The Breaking-TV Film Festival, the Applicant and Film Owners (the “Submitting Parties”) hereby warrant and represent that: (i) the Film is wholly original and is not copied from and does not include any other work that is the subject of copyright or other protection, unless such work is in the public domain or the Submitting Parties have obtained any and all consents, releases, licenses, and other authorizations or waivers of any kind necessary for the inclusion or reproduction of any person, character, location, thing, trademark, sound recording, musical composition, or other work in the Film; (ii) the Film does not defame any person or violate the common law or statutory rights, including, without limitation, the rights of privacy and publicity or any other right of any person; (iii) the Film is not the subject of litigation or any dispute that may give rise to litigation; (iv) there are no agreements, nor will there be any agreements made subsequent to the date of this Film submission, that would or could have the effect of impairing the Submitting Parties’ ability to provide the Film as contemplated herein, or otherwise conflict with any provision of these Terms; and (v) the Submitting Parties have the full right, power, and authority to submit the Film to The Breaking-TV Film Festival for Festival consideration, and to grant all of the rights granted hereunder and in the FilmFreeway registration form, including, without limitation, the right to screen the Film in Festival venues and/or digitally on The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s online screening platform, and there is no prior obligation or impediment which would in any way impair or restrict the Submitting Parties from fully performing all obligations pursuant to the submission and these Terms.

The Submitting Parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Breaking-TV Film Festival, its licensees, successors, and assigns, and its and their members, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, associates, volunteers, and affiliates (each, a “Releasee”), from any claim, suit, action, or other proceeding brought against a Releasee and from any losses, costs, or damages, including the Releasee’s full legal fees and costs, which it may have suffered or incurred or may suffer or incur, directly or indirectly based on, in connection with, or arising from the use and exhibition of the Film submitted by the Applicant, including, without limitation, the decision to exhibit or not exhibit the Film, which decision shall be inThe Breaking-TV Film Festival’s sole and absolute discretion, or the breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or other agreement made by the Applicant in these Terms, or in the Applicant’s FilmFreeway registration form.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival takes reasonable anti-piracy and security precautions. While inThe Breaking-TV Film Festival’s possession, all Films are securely stored and regularly inventoried. Access to Films is limited to The Breaking-TV Film Festival staff who require access in order to screen and consider submissions. No duplication and loaning of Films is permitted. Digital Screenings made available on The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s online screening platform will possess, at minimum, (i) access restrictions to accredited delegates and ticket purchasers, (ii) forensic watermarking on the content, (iii) geoblocking capabilities, and (iv) restrictions on concurrent streaming across devices. By submitting a Film to The Breaking-TV Film Festival, the Submitting Parties hereby release The Breaking-TV Film Festival from any and all liability in the event of theft, unauthorized access or copying, or any breach of copyright of the Film while it is in The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s possession or on The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s online screening platform.

VIII. SAFETY AND RESPECT

A cornerstone of The Breaking-TV Film Festival’s belief system is that everyone has the right to respect, as well as fair and equitable treatment from others. The Breaking-TV Film Festival does not tolerate violence, mistreatment, or harassment — verbal, physical, sexual, or otherwise — towards staff, Volunteers, delegates, audience members, attendees at any of our festivals, conferences, or events, or in any correspondence with staff, including during the submission process. Our staff and Volunteers are committed to ensuring the best possible experience for all of our attendees. If the safety of our guests is in question, we will take immediate steps to ensure the matter is addressed.

IX. OTHER

The Breaking-TV Film Festival reserves the right to rule, in its sole and absolute discretion, on cases and situations not foreseen by these Terms.

The Breaking-TV Film Festival and The Breaking-TV Network have the right to use a trailer, stills, and posters for promotional purposes.
By submitting to us, you give us consent and the right to screen your film in front of a live audience, and, under special circumstances, online screening and Breaking-TV App.
By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receive marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.
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  • Ian Senior

    I was delighted, more like quite shocked, to learn that the little horror-comedy script I wrote as a single-location, contained no-budget production, won the Award for Best Script! I feel this is a truly feasible project now.

    October 2025
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  • Stephen Wise

    I had films in this festival two years in a row, both of which won the award for Best Actor. I was able to attend this year and had a blast. The venue was fantastic and the organizers were wonderful. I hope to be able to return again soon.

    December 2024
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  • R.J. Sullivan

    I really enjoyed being part of this festival with my animated pilot episode for The Pinto Variety Hour. The festival organizers were wonderful hosts for the screening event. The quality of films was quite high. I would highly recommend submitting.

    November 2024
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  • Tony Ogunyinka

    Great festival with a real passion to support truly indie films. Thanks for awarding my 'Jujuman' Best Short & Best Bristish Short!

    November 2024
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  • Mahmoud abu jazi

    Thank you very much, the festival organizers. I am very happy to be part of the festival and I am honored to share my thoughts with you. Success to all

    November 2024
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