London Director Awards

𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒

The London Director Awards will take place from January 13 to 18, 2026. As an IMDb qualifying festival, it will showcase more than 50 films. The event will offer numerous opportunities for filmmakers, including a networking party and the presence of special guests. The festival will also include masterclasses for filmmakers with award-winning film professionals. The festival has been attended by more than 1,000 viewers so far.

Our previous winners:
🏆 Ivana Gloria (Italy) with the film CLOROFILLA – Official Selection at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (FIAFP accredited)
🏆 Clare Macdonald (United Kingdom) with the film A WAIT – Official Selection at the 29th Raindance Film Festival
🏆 Yasmin Afifi (United Kingdom) with the film JELLYFISH AND LOBSTER – BAFTA Winner

Our festival has showcased films produced with the BBC (This Is Gay, dir. Kirk Flash), supported by the BFI (The Leerie, dir. Joseph Daly), and created at NFTS London. Many of our festival’s selections have been featured at 50+ Academy Awards Oscar festivals. We have already been trusted by more than 15,000 filmmakers and directors from 180 countries of the world who submitted their films to our festival!

According to the FilmFreeway RANKING , our festival is among:
🥇 The TOP 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals worldwide out of more than 14,000 film festivals
🥇The TOP 10 Best Reviewed Film Festivals in the United Kingdom out of over 1,000 film festivals
🥇 The TOP 3 Best Reviewed Film Festivals in London out of more than 400 film festivals

As the name suggests, the London Director Awards focuses on the work of film directors, recognizing the best projects that showcase strong directorial vision. Each year, the festival highlights the finest British filmmakers while also curating a culturally diverse program featuring projects from around the world and every continent. The festival also features discussions with filmmakers, film masterclasses, screenings of Official Selection films, and a prestigious Awards Gala. Guests can enjoy an engaging Networking Program, offering the opportunity to connect with award-winning directors from Cannes, Berlinale, Sundance, and Toronto.

Many film directors have found inspiration for their next projects at the London Director Awards, whether for short films or feature-length productions. Our festival has successfully motivated short film creators to embark on feature films. We have also connected filmmakers, leading to new creative partnerships that began directly at the event. By participating in the festival, you can gain valuable experiences that can shape your professional career.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐔𝐒?

"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥. 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡! 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦!" Florian Guillaume, british creator of animated films

"𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 , 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞." Tom O'Flaherty, british film director, producer and editor

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐔𝐒?
Movie Maker: https://www.moviemaker.com/london-director-awards-introduces-the-esteemed-jury-and-program-for-its-upcoming-festival/

IndieActivity: https://www.indieactivity.com/london-director-awards-is-thrilled-to-introduce-the-esteemed-jury-and-program-for-its-upcoming-festival/

IMDb: https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0065276/2025/1/

𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐒
Steven Mihaljevich (Australia) is a filmmaker from Perth with a background in education, media, and film. He directed The Xrossing (2020), which premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) and won several awards. The film was distributed theatrically and is available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

Tom & James Collins (South Africa) are a sibling writer-director duo with backgrounds in music and environmental science. In 2021, they created the French miniseries Vaillante for UNICEF, aimed at raising awareness about child marriage. The series was broadcast on CANAL+ and screened in 12 African countries.

🎬 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐔𝐒!