Ealing Film Festival 2020 is being established in this difficult year to showcase the talents of a diverse range of up-and-coming filmmakers, and aims to encourage many others who have previously not had an opportunity to make a film. This year the festival will take place online, and we will seek entries of short films (15 minutes or less) from a range of genres as well as a category for movies made on smart phones.

Ealing has a long association with creativity and movie making - the film studios based here being the oldest in the world - and this initiative will provide a positive focus for the global filmmaking community.

Ealing Film Festival is an opportunity for people of all ages, social and cultural backgrounds to take part and will provide a safe platform for audiences to view a wide variety of exciting new films.

Awards & Prizes

Criteria

All films must be 15 minutes or less in duration including title sequences and credits. So make it short. You can have real impact in a few minutes or even seconds. Shorter films have an equal chance of an award as longer ones.

Prizes - laurels for all winners + bottle of Ealing Gin+
£500 & weekend hotel stay in Ealing for Best of Festival
£100 for Homegrown and Comedy
£50 for all other category winners

Categories & Prizes
Best of Festival (all categories)
Best Narrative / Drama
Best Documentary
Best Comedy
Best Horror / Suspense
Best Sci-Fi
Best Animation
Best Environment / Green
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
Best Film made on a Smartphone
Best Homegrown (Ealing resident or made in Ealing)

All finalists will be considered for the ‘Best Film’ award.

Submissions Open October 5, 2020 & Close December 2nd

Rules & Terms

Rules for Entry
1. Entrants must be 16 years old or over at the time of submission.
2. Entries must be no more than 15 minutes in duration including title sequences and credits.
3. Films must be the original work of the entrants and must have been produced since 1 January 2018.
4. Ealing Film Festival does not accept films promoting a product or company.
5. Entrants must have obtained clearance for all copyrighted music and other copyrighted material used in their films entries.
6. Written permission must have been obtained from all the people actively appearing in the film. This is usually done by way of a release form.
7. Any entry not in the English language must have English subtitles embedded in the film.
8. Entries should be submitted electronically only via FilmFreeway.
9. To be considered for the 2020 competition entries must be received by the final deadline of December 2, 2020. Films can be entered in any number of categories.
10. Your status on FilmFreeway will acknowledge the receipt of your submission.
11. Filmmakers whose work has been selected will receive notification by email by December 14, 2020
12. A list of selected films will also be posted on the Ealing Film Festival website on approximately the 14th of December 2020
13. Ealing Film Festival reserves the right to refuse entry for any reason at its absolute discretion.
14. The decision of the judges is final. Neither correspondence nor discussion concerning any decision will be entered in to.
15. As well as awarding category winner laurels, there will be an overall prize for Best Festival Film - details to be announced.
16. The entry is made at the entrant’s own expense and Ealing Film Festival shall not be liable for reimbursing any expenses incurred in making an entry.
17. Ealing Film Festival and associated parties accept no responsibility for any misuse of intellectual property rights.
18. Ealing Film Festival has the right to use images and a maximum of 45 seconds from selected films for promotional or festival screenings or on the Ealing Film Festival websites or for press or media purposes. Occasionally EFF may wish to screen a selected film outside of the festival, in all instances permission will be sought from the filmmaker in advance.
19. Ealing Film Festival has the right to use the film for its archive film library for viewing by other film festivals and organisations. Films will not be made publicly available.