SEASON FIVE IS NOW CLOSED.

All submitters have been notified. Our Winner's Screening Event will take place on Thursday 19 March 2026.

SEASON 6 COMING SOON!

We are a REAL film festival with a REAL screening of ALL our WINNING films.

LEEDSflix International Film & Screenplay Competition recognises work from experienced filmmakers, local Leeds and Yorkshire based creatives and student films produced by those studying in the city and beyond. Categories include narrative short films of all genres, documentaries and short screenplays.

The winning short films from the competition are showcased at LEEDSflix Short Film Events, held in conjunction with the Oakwood Film Academy at the Parochial Hall, Oakwood in Leeds.

We also offer professional notes on short films and short scripts. The cost includes entry into the competition with your re-edited film or redrafted short script.

Awards & Prizes

International Film & Screenplay Competition
The winning short films from the competition are showcased at LEEDSflix Short Film Events, held in conjunction with the Oakwood Film Academy at the Roundhay Parochial Hall, Oakwood in Leeds.

Categories include:

LEEDSflix Season Awards
Best Short Drama Film
Best Short Action/Thriller/Horror/Sci-Fi Film
Best Short Comedy/Comedy Drama Film
Best Short Experimental/Art/Music/Fantasy Film
Best Short Film made in Yorkshire
Best Short Film made by a Student
Best Short Doc
Best Short Doc made in Yorkshire
Best Short Doc made by a Student
Best Short Script
Best Short Script by a Yorkshire Writer
Best Short Script by a Student

Rules & Terms

All support queries must be sent via paulh@leedsflix.com

All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway.

Selected filmmakers and writers are featured on our website and are promoted through our social media.

The Event Directors allocate Season Award Nominations and select Official Selections, Finalists and Winners.

If your film is chosen to screen in competition, we will send you an acceptance email and request a digital transfer of your short film. The file must be received by the date stated in the acceptance email, or your film will not be screened.

If selected, your film can only be screened for the festival edition you have submitted to. We cannot postpone screenings of your film to later festivals.
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  • Rebecca Phillipson

    We WON best short film made in Yorkshire! I’m so happy and grateful for the opportunity. It would be nice to have something like a small award to show for this achievement but I’ll be making my own if not. Communication was good. Nice theatre space.

    March 2026
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  • Derrick Florence II

    Had a great time at the event and the coordinators were great personalities.

    March 2026
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  • Erin Dutton

    I attended Leedsflix and very much enjoyed the evening. The screening showed many great and uniquely different films, and the festival staff were very friendly. It was great to network with other filmmakers, and I made great contacts from the screening.

    March 2026
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  • Paula McCool

    Best Short Script for DURNING ROAD- THANK YOU! Great organisers, great festival - awesome!

    March 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for submitting 'Durning Road' – a very worthy winner and appreciate your support of LEEDSflix. Hope to see more of your scripts and hopefully produced on a big screen.

  • Claudio Gneusz

    Good organization. Happy to see my screenplay "The Footprint chaser" among the Finalists!
    Ottima organizzazione. Sono felice che la mia sceneggiatura "THe Footprint Chaser" (Il cacciatore di orme) sia stata nominata finalista.

    March 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Congratulations on your finalist award. Keep up the good work and hope to see more of your scripts in the future. Thanks for supporting LEEDSflix.