We are seen as one of the fastest growing short filmmaking communities and events in the UK.

Our members are 11,000+ strong and growing from all around the world.

We screen the short films from original filmmakers looking for that all important break into the film industry.

Our screenings are held all over London to large audiences of professionals and non professional filmmakers and producers. Networking is a very important aspect to our community, we encourage our members to push other filmmakers as well as themselves into not just talking about making film but actually committing and following through with their projects from start to finish helping out where ever they can.

We have a fantastic team of professional filmmakers and rising stars on our team, all of whom are short film producers. We enjoy the medium of short film as it requires a high level of compelling storytelling in such a short amount of time. This is very challenging but very rewarding and we applaud all short films submitted.

*UPDATE*
We have decided to move this years film festival online due to the covid-19 restrictions and to protect the safety of our attendees.

This does however mean that we are now able to showcase many more great films on our online platform.

We will however be back next year at our amazing venue Whirled Cinema in London.

Awards & Prizes

Screening in a real cinema with a fantastic picture and sound quality at our event in London in front of a packed out venue of producers, professionals and non-professional filmmakers.

2x FREE entry tickets for each selected film.

A laurel for "Official Selection" will be awarded for your film if selected to screen.

The choice to have your film emailed out to all (subscribed) 11,000+ members.

*UPDATE*
We have decided to move this years film festival online due to the covid-19 restrictions and to protect the safety of our attendees.

Rules & Terms

S U B M I S S I O N R U L E S :
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1) Your short film must be less than two years old.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY COPYRIGHT DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP YOUR SHORT FILM IF REQUESTED. ONLY ORIGINAL WORK WILL BE SCREENED.
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LONDON SHORT FILM, or London Short Film's team Members do not accept any responsibility for any short films submitted or screened at our event that infringes on any copyright of any kind. This responsibility is solely down to the submitting party/filmmaker.

Please let us know up front about any issues you may have about screening the film.
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  • Cindy Wathen-Kennedy

    A truly wonderful experience! I highly recommend them. They were incredibly professional and supportive.

    April 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for your very kind review. We look forward to seeing more of your work in the near future!

  • Greg Hall

    Brilliant festival, was very happy to have been selected and to attend the screening. Well organised, fantastic selection of films, great audience engagement and a real passion for supporting independent cinema. Worth entering!

    December 2019
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  • Mabelle Sawan

    Thank you for selecting my short animation A Bird's Waltz! It made me so happy to have been part of this festival! Unfortunately I wasn't in London during the screening. I really feel like I missed out, the cinema looks amazing! Thank you so much!

    December 2019
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  • David Yorke

    A superb festival in a great venue with lovely people. Defiantly worth your time.

    November 2018
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  • Paul Laight

    This is a fantastic film night in London and a great place to screen your film. The people who run it are so friendly and enthusiastic and I would definitely recommend it to filmmakers and audience alike.

    February 2018
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