Professional Short Film Feedback and Micro Mentoring.

Want to improve your filmmaking and storytelling practice? Fed up of submitting to festivals and not getting any useful feedback? Not sure where to go next on your filmmaking journey? We can help…

Deep Focus is here to support early filmmakers improve their filmmaking.

We watch all short films submitted to us (including works in progress) and our team of experienced film industry professionals provide valuable insights and objective feedback with a focus on technical filmmaking practise and story structure.

Our feedback and appraisals will highlight areas of your filmmaking practice that are working well, alongside areas for development, and signpost filmmakers to resources to aid their professional and technical development.

The Deep Focus team is made up of industry professionals with decades of experience in:

- Programming and running short film festivals
- Supporting and developing the early careers of thousands of filmmakers
- Writing, directing and producing award winning short films and commercial content

Who will review and feedback on your submission?:

Noel Goodwin is an independent producer and talent manager with a focus on supporting new filmmakers develop their careers and produce new content. He worked at the British Film Institute for nearly 15 years as the director of the BFI Future Film Festival, alongside developing and running the BFI Film Academy events programme, where he watched and appraised thousands of short films. He has supported the early careers of filmmakers including Nida Manzoor (We are Lady Parts, Polite Society), Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam, Boogeyman), Charlotte Regan (Scrapper) and Nathan Bryon (Rye Lane). Noel is currently managing a roster of new talent and developing a range of new projects, and has Executive Produced Satu, the debut feature by Josh Trigg.

Joshua Trigg is a screenwriter and film director known for his work in both short and feature-length films. He kicked off his journey with the well-received short film 'DIY' and his first full-length feature, 'Satu - Year of the Rabbit’ has won numerous scriptwriting awards including Best Original Dramatic Screenplay award at the Houston International Film Festival and Rhode Island, among other honors. With 17 years of hands-on experience in the world of moving images, filmmaking, advertising, and various film projects, Joshua has traveled the globe, collaborating with big names like The Rolling Stones, Paul Smith, Nike, Virgin, Singapore Airlines, and Google. Notably, he's had the chance to work alongside familiar faces such as Pierce Brosnan and Ron Fricke from 'Samsara.' Josh is the founder of Thunderdance Film Festival.

Awards & Prizes

We are not an awards focussed organisation. Our remit is to provide filmmakers with professional industry standard feedback on their films and to support filmmakers develop their practice and careers.

Having said that we will award some films and scripts with our…

‘Best in Show’ laurel - An award we give out to the films that we think have real legs to go far on the festival circuit. It's a stamp of approval from industry professionals.

Rules & Terms

Submitted films must be less that 20 minutes and can be completed films or a work in progress.

Submitted films must be in English or subtitled in English.

Submission forms must be complete and written in English.

All ages from any country are eligible to submit entries.

There is no limit to the number of short films an individual may submit.

Submitted films must be viewable by a screener link (i.e Vimeo, YouTube) and include a password to view the film where required.

Submission fees must be paid in full at the time of submission. Entry fees (including service fees) are non-refundable, and feedback is not provided unless paid for.

By entering Deep Focus Feedback, you agree to all listed rules. By submitting, you also agree to release and hold harmless Deep Focus Feedback and its subsidiary, parent, and affiliated companies from any claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to damages and negligence to property and persons, invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, libel, violation of the right of publicity, copyright infringement, trademark violation, or other intellectual property rights related to a participant’s entry, participation in the contest, and/or acceptance or misuse of the prize..