At L.G.F.A., our goal is to motivate and inspire this generation of filmmakers to push their limits and dazzle the world!

We provide personalised feedback for ALL selected works. This means that, even for those who do not win, taking part is a valuable experience. Competitions are open to everyone - we love to see passion projects brought to life.

When it comes to subject matter, our audience is ready for anything. The only thing we ask is that your project have English subtitles. This is because, even though our community is worldwide, all live screenings take place in the British capital, London.

Our jury has many decades of experience in the industry - having worked alongside filmmakers such as Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ewan McGregor, to name but a few - so we offer a wealth of wisdom to all participants by providing personalised feedback, which is included as standard for every official selection.

Awards & Prizes

Choose the category that's right for you, or enter all categories for a discounted fee.

Short Film Categories:

Best Picture
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short (max 5 minutes)
Best Music Video
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Student Film
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Action
Best Sci-Fi
Best Director
Best First Time Director
Best Producer
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Score
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Inspirational Story

Screenplay Contest

Best Feature Screenplay
Best Episodic Script (includes Pilot/Series/Webseries) (max 70 pages)
Best Short Script (max 25 pages)
Best Inspirational Script
Best Adaptation
Best Micro-Budget Screenplay

Rules & Terms

All submissions to the short film contest:

- must be less than 40 mins in duration
- can be in any language, with English subtitles
- must be at least 1080p HD quality
- must not incite hatred towards any demographic, based on their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual-orientation or disability, for example.

All submissions to the screenplay contest:

- must be 130 pages or less
- must be in English
- must be a professionally formatted .pdf file
- must not incite hatred towards any demographic, based on their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual-orientation or disability, for example.

All winners (including Honourable Mentions) are eligible to buy an official trophy!

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  • Kima Majid

    Thank you to the jury and all other participants for this wonderful competition!

    Best regards,
    Kima Majid

    April 2024
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  • Saqqara Carroll

    Really happy for an official selection and that my little film was even viewed by the judges. I wish the best for this festival and giving a chance to growing student filmmakers like myself.

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Congratulations on the selection! We are honoured to receive your work and look forward to your next project

  • d.b. Roderick

    I am honored to have my work recognized by the London Global Film Awards. Thanks to all.

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Congratulations on the success! We are honoured to receive your project and look forward to your next work

  • Mário Bock

    Thanks a lot for selecting Gears & Dunes and giving it a Honorable Mention for Best Edit. It's a pleasure.
    Thank you also for the kind review you made on the cinematography and edit with a full review made by the panel on which I agree with everything you wrote.
    I hope to submit a future project soon!

    See you on the next!

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hey Mário, many thanks for the wonderful review! We are so glad that you are happy with your feedback. Look forward to seeing your next project

  • Andre Melikian

    Great festival, the only one so far that gives you a feedback on your work if you are at least selected.

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Andre. We are so glad that you are happy with your feedback, and congratulations on the selection!