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.

Awards & Prizes

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 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)

Rules & Terms

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.
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  • Rodrigo Occelli

    I had the honor to received the best director award for a feature documentary, the whole experience was great !!

    August 2022
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  • Grégory Bollack

    So proud to have a won an award to this festival which awarding directors. Wonderfull experience !

    August 2022
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  • 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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