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

Our community is worldwide, meaning 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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  • kevin short

    We were thrilled to have been part of LGFA's inaugural year. The festival is well organized and thorough in their communication and service to the filmmaker. No hesitation in recommending the organizers and thanking them for their diligence. Kevin (for K4K Films)

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hey Kevin, many thanks for the wonderful review. We are so glad you found the experience enjoyable and useful. Congratulations on your success! We look forward to your next work

  • Lin Jin

    Thank you very much for selecting us into your film festival! The program here is very organized and provided a lot of supports to grow and to connect with other fillmmakes! Best wishes to your film festival! Will keep learning and growing!

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hey Lin, many thanks for the review. We are pleased to be able to support independent filmmakers such as yourself. Congratulations on your success, and we look forward to your next project

  • Lai Cheuk Nam

    This is a passionate and excellent film festival that allows participants to have a pleasant experience. I hope to participate again in the future, thank you!

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hey Lai, thanks for the review. Congratulations on your fantastic work! We look forward to your next project

  • Igor Neljak

    It was a pleasure to be part of the LGFA! Your team is extremely organized and attentive. From the very start, the experience has been nothing less than amazing. Looking forward to participating again! Thank you.

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hey Igor, many thanks and congratulations on the success of your project! We look forward to seeing your next great work

  • Sreejith Sreekumar

    Not upto the par for emotional drama films to be recognized... More the film festivals are of focused on money.

    July 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Sreejith. Your short film was selected to be viewed by the judges, and you should be proud to be amongst the Official Selections. We wish you the best