**Become a part of one of the most popular ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ annual Festivals!**
Welcome to the Bristol Independent Film Festival. We are one of the UKโs fastest-growing independent film festivals! We are proud to announce that we are sponsored by FilmFreeway.
Since we started in 2017 we have had submissions from over 160 countries. We pride ourselves on being an international film festival. We aspire to promote, recognize and support independent filmmakers throughout the world by hosting a variety of awards to provide the best opportunities for filmmakers and help them receive their deserved recognition. We welcome submissions from a range of genres including short films, documentaries, features, animations, and screenplays.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ ? ๐ฌ
โขWe aim to create a community of independent film-makers and an environment where we can celebrate independent film and our submittersโ creations.
โขFor each event, we provide networking booklets that include information about each winner and ways to contact them. We also provide trophies and winners packs.
โขEach season we offer cash prizes to our favorite submissions to help fund their future projects.
โขFinally, we aim to establish personal relationships with our submitters. We always enjoy finally meeting with our filmmakers/ scriptwriters and being able to celebrate their accomplishments in person.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ?
Bristol was recently recognized by UNESCO as a โCity of Filmโ alongside the likes of Sydney, Rome, and Galway. We pride ourselves on being the largest celebration of independent film in Bristol and we aim to create a hub for independent film-makers.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ? ๐
Our submissions are judged by a jury of international industry professionals. They rate each submission on 10 different categories including cinematography, writing, pacing, and creativity. This helps them decide which submissions make it to the final stage where there will be jury group viewings to make sure we only pick the best quality submissions.
We look forward to viewing your creations and hope to meet you at our 5th annual celebration of independent film.
We only award the best independent filmmakers after a comprehensive evaluation process. Our judges evaluate the quality of filmmaking, creativity, and storytelling ability.
All selected nominees will be invited to our live screening in Bristol for the opportunity to meet people from the same industry.
All winners will receive the โwinnerโ laurel with a hard copy certificate and a special engraved โBristol Independent Film Festivalโ trophy presented at our live screening on Event Date. Winners and selected nominees that cannot attend the event will be contacted by the BIFF team to send the awards to the provided address.
All selected and winning nominees will be contacted by the BIFF team a month prior to the notification date for further information.