London Director Awards

London Director Awards is film festival with live screenings in London, in United Kingdom. Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented directors from all over the world and present them to public and distributors.

FilmFreeway has ranked our festival, among the TOP 50 BEST REVIEWED FILM FESTIVALS out of a total of 10,000 festivals from around the world, at the same time our festival is in the TOP 10 best rated festivals in Europe according to FilmFreeway.

The first year was held under the name Best Director Award, which also qualified for IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0024787/2021/1).

During the first and second year, we registered more than 1,000 projects, some of them were premiered at the Festival de Cannes, the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival or have been awarded and nominated for ACADEMY AWARDS, GOLDEN GLOBES, and BAFTA.

The selected best super short film, short film and feature film will be screened February 2023 in Close-Up Cinema, London. We are looking forward to see you in London, city with a stunning culture and amazing nightlife.

LONDON DIRECTOR AWARDS 2022/23 ★ WINTER EDTION ★

The best film and music video will be nominated for the main prize at the Golden Art Film Academy (GAFA), which will redistribute $ 5,000.00 annually which they will receive in the form of various movie rewards. The festival will take place in February 2023. The competition will take place in two editions - summer and winter. The winners in the main categories will be nominated for financial rewards from the Golden Art Film Academy.

MAIN CATEGORIES

Best Director Short Film (Fiction/Doc)
Best Director Feature Film (Fiction/Doc)
Best Director Super Short Film (Fiction/Doc)
Best First-Time Director (Short/Feature)
Best Director Student Film

SUB-CATEGORIES

Best Female Director
Best Male Director
Best Director Music Video
Best Director Drama
Best Director Comedy
Best Director Sci-fi
Best Director Fantasy
Best Director Animation
Best Director Experimental
Best Director Indie Feature Film
Best Director Indie Short Film
Best Director Web/TV Series
Best Director Horror
Best Director Thriller
Best Director LGBTQ
Best Director Action
Best Director Psychological
Best Director War Film
Best Young Director (under 25)
Best Adult Director (26y - 55y)
Best Senior Director (55y and more)
Best Art Director

CONTINENTAL CATEGORIES

Best European Director
Best American Director
Best South American Director
Best Australian Director
Best African Director
Best Asian Director

All winners receive a free certificate (pdf/jpg file)

1. If the film is not in English, it must have English subtitles.
2. All entry fees are non-refundable.
3. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted.
4. The decision of the festival selection committee is final.
5. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images. Etc presented in their film.
6. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.
7. The organizers have the right to use trailers or still photos on public social networks to promote your project and our festival.
8. By submitting the project, you agree that our partner film festivals will be able to send you an offer to submit your projects.

Overall Rating

Quality

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Communication

Hospitality

Networking

Caroline Felber

Thank you amazing and perfectly well organised London Director Awards for the official selection of REVENGE OF A GRANDMOTHER (LA VENGEANCE D'UNE GRAND-MÈRE)!

August 2022

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Andy Lupu

Excellent experience so far! I'm grateful for receiving The Best European Director Award for my movie 'The Young Dictator'.I hope it will be selected for the live screenings in February 2023. That will complete my experience with this absolute promising festival. Thank you!

August 2022

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Film Locos

Thank you so much for Award the director Raquel Arraes as Best South American Director for the film Hands On. This award means so much for the community and we are delighted. Prompt updates and clear communications with all the staff. Way to go !

August 2022

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Demetrios Katis

Thank you so much for selecting my multi - Award Winning movie "BROKEN CIRCLE" for your prestigious film festival.

August 2022

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Margot Ott

I’d like to thank the London Director Awards for honoring my short film, the psychological thriller, Killing Georgia Jones!
What a great festival for serious filmmakers and a festival you should definitely enter, no matter where you are on your career path.
I could not be happier or more appreciative of the care they took in judging and selecting my work. Thank you!

Andrew Gallerani
Producer/Director

August 2022

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Dates & Deadlines

August 8, 2022
Opening Date
August 24, 2022
Earlybird Deadline
September 21, 2022
Regular Deadline
October 19, 2022
Late Deadline
November 16, 2022
Extended Deadline
December 14, 2022
London Deadline
January 11, 2023
Final Deadline
January 27, 2023
Notification Date
February 24, 2023
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Director Short Film (Fiction/Doc)
We accept movies within 40 minutes.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Feature Film (Fiction/Doc)
We only accept movies over 41 minutes.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Super Short Film (Fiction/Doc)
We accept movies within 10 minutes.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
First-Time Director (Short/Feature)
We accept all movie lengths.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Student Film
We accept all movie lengths.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Female Director
We accept all movie lengths.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Male Director
We accept all movie lengths.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Music Video
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Drama
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Comedy
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Sci-fi
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Fantasy
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Animation
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Experimental
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Indie Feature Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Indie Short Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Web/TV Series
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Horror
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Thriller
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director LGBTQ
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Action
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director Psychological
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Director War Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Young Director (under 25)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Adult Director (26y - 55y)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Senior Director (55y and more)
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Art Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
European Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
American Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
South American Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Australian Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
African Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
Asian Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $10
- Student: $8
- Gold Members: $8
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $12
- Student: $9
- Gold Members: $9
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $18
- Student: $12
- Gold Members: $12
- London Deadline
- Standard: $21
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $24
- Student: $17
- Gold Members: $17
5 CATEGORIES
By submitting your project to this category, you will save 20 percent and you will be submitted to: 1 main category, 1 genre category, 1 gender category, 1 age category, 1 continental category.
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $32
- Gold Members: $32
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $48
- Student: $36
- Gold Members: $36
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $60
- Student: $40
- Gold Members: $40
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $72
- Student: $48
- Gold Members: $48
- London Deadline
- Standard: $82
- Student: $60
- Gold Members: $60
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $96
- Student: $68
- Gold Members: $68
SPOTLIGHT/INTERVIEW
A special interview with the director/actor/writer (or any other crew member). An interview, on our website. We'll also add your photos and social media links. After payment, we will send you questions from our festival e-mail: info@londondirectorawards.com
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99
- Extended Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99
- London Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $119
- Student: $99
- Gold Members: $99

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