Entering our seventh year in 2023, Indie-Lincs is an International film festival that champions low and micro budget feature length and short films, and you the filmmakers.
"A terrific festival experience with a passionate independent filmmaking community spirit. The festival has a great program of diverse and interesting films from all over the world and insightful panels and Q&As with filmmakers." Alex Martinez - Indie Filmmaker
We want to see your fiction, documentary and animated films across the genre range of thriller, horror, sci-fi, drama and comedy. You will not find sequels, remakes or book adaptations here. Our aim is to help the best independent filmmakers from around the world showcase their original work and network successfully with their audience, other filmmakers and the independent film-making community.
We are looking for dynamic, inventive and challenging narrative films that embody the low and micro budget film-making ethic.
Films will screen in Lincoln in Feb 2023. Based at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, the festival is sponsored by The National Lottery via the BFI Film Audience Network, Lincoln School of Film & Media, and Lincoln Film Society. Films will compete for awards in several categories. These prizes are named after the 'Lincoln Imp'.
The Lincoln Imp is the emblem for our city, and resides high up on a stone pillar in the city's magnificent gothic Cathedral. The mischievous Imp is the perfect embodiment of the independent filmmaker's spirit, someone who dares to upset the equilibrium and do things their own way.
The Angry IMP - Award for Most Challenging Film
The Big IMP - Award for Best Feature Film
The Little IMP - Award for Best Short Film (both UK and International)
The Baby IMP - Award for Best Student Film
The Thespian IMP - Award for Best Actor or Ensemble
Audience Award