Horsham Film Festival

NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE HORSHAM FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR 2024 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EVERYMAN CINEMA, HORSHAM!

The 2023 Horsham Film Festival saw a record number of films entered plus a sold-out Awards Night and screenings of the shortlisted films at the Everyman Cinema in Horsham! Alongside that, the event was supported by industry talent and local educational talent in the judging of the entered films.

The Horsham Film Festival celebrates not only local, West Sussex based talent but also looks further afield to celebrate films from ALL OVER THE UK.

We want to see films from everyone – whether you are a filmmaker who has already won awards at other film festivals or a first-time filmmaker looking to start developing your skills and in 2024, we particularly want to see films from young filmmakers too.

Our judging criteria doesn’t exclude any filmmakers. We aren’t judging based around equipment quality or technical expertise. We want to see and experience good stories first and foremost. Of course we consider shots, editing, acting and so on as part of the judging process but your film will not be looked down upon if you have shot it on your phone rather than Blackmagic gear!

The Festival hosts 4 categories for both Over 18s and Students (whether they’re under 18 or still in education), each with their own prizes and awards:

Best Drama
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Comedy

The event also hosts a special category called the ‘Your District Award’. This is for film makers that have used the Horsham District in their entries, whether it’s use of the local environment, local actors or something that links the entry to our home district! You can enter your film into both a standard category and the ‘Your Horsham District Award’ if the entry criteria is met.

Please note – the other four categories CAN have films made ANYWHERE in the UK entered into them. They are NOT exclusively for West Sussex made/set films.

Our festival judges this year are Silvertip Films founder Geoff Cockwill, BAFTA winning producer of Doctor Who and Casualty Pete Levy and Rebecca Moon - Head of Creative Digital Media Production at Collyer’s College, Horsham and Stuart Andrews - Head of Film Studies at Collyers College, Horsham.

So – show us your stories, show us your world, show us your imagination and make sure you enter for this year’s event – read on for ALL the festival details and keep up to date with us on social media throughout the year for more news on the 2024 Awards Night!

As with 2022 and 2023, this year, we’re partnering with the Everyman Cinema in Horsham to host not only our Awards Night but a series of short film screenings, from all short listed films. Further details on these screenings will be revealed later in the year.

But before that event, we need to get some films in!

To enter a film just go through your usual FilmFreeway process!

Full Festival details and news updates via www.silvertipfilms.co.uk or www.facebook.com/silvertipfilms