Our London International Film Festival is all held in one convenient location; All of the screenings, workshops, meetings, networking, industry professionals, Awards Night and even hotel rooms. That means that we will always be there, supporting you and your project from before the Festival starts to the closing ceremony. So we won’t be hard to find, or difficult to locate, we know how important it is for Festival organisers to be on hand and to supply that all important personal touch. How do we know? We know because we already have huge experience in running other Film Festivals and from that we also know how to make it a better experience for you. With us, it will be.

Independent filmmakers and creatives face many challenges; the large competition for viewers’ attention, finding funding and getting a distributor can only be overcome by the industry coming together and creating opportunities for those who need and deserve it. Our Festival’s aim are to create an opportunity for filmmakers to show their work to the right audience at our intimate and relaxing events, and get one step closer to success by receiving recognition for their art. All films entered will automatically be entered in to the competition of the festival, all films entered will be viewed and judged in the competition of the festival, however if time is short during the festival it is our first responsibility to schedule films for screening were the filmmakers attend the screening so as to support there movie

We have built a small but exceptional professional network of industry professional that will look at all nominated films entered and will give business and commercial advice, in some cases the distributors attending will make offers to the filmmakers for their work and to work together to put your movies and unproduced script in the market place, we have the people and skills in our professional team to make this happen, if the professional attending feel there is a market for your movie or unproduced script, they will as with many films over the years of our other festivals, make things happen.

We are unique in the amount of platforms and festival we offer filmmakers, we can create a ripple for your movie to be seen around the world, it all starts here by entering your movie.

The festival is very keen to discover new talent and act as a springboard for creation. The development of the producers network gives filmmakers an opportunity to pitch there future production.

The international film festival will draw to a close on a glamorous red carpet awards ceremony recognizing unrivaled ideas, productions and film concepts. Prestigious filmmaker trophy awards are presented to the finest films entered. The London International Cinema Festival is a global forum for you to network, discover future trends and achieve commercial success on a worldwide level.

The London International Festival is like no other international film festival. We put you - the filmmaker - in front of potential investors in any new production you may be considering, we put your movie in front of potential distribution and sales to look at the possibility of offering you real deals and real help for you the filmmaker, look at our program read the short bios of the professional attending, join us and put your movie in a market place.

Film Fest international will launch a new Asian film festival brand in Madrid.

Global in outlook, AFFI is committed to unearthing open-minded filmmakers who cut through conceptual frameworks, paradigms and dichotomies. With a soft spot for Asian filmmakers worldwide, Asian cities, Asian stories, Asian Architecture, sci-fi narratives driven by Asian philosophies, and bringing ancient Asian heritage on to the screen.

The prestigious international filmmaker trophy is awarded at the red carpet awards night the last day of the festival.

We have as our objective the promotion of cinematographic art by presenting films of quality and entertainment. The is an annual event held in London. It is possible that each film nominated may be presented more than once. We are now in our 16th year.

Please read the entire content of this text carefully before submitting your project to the festival.

The Festival was created to celebrate the art of filmmaking and to honor the filmmakers who make it all possible.
The entire application process is done online through FilmFreeway.

How the Festival works:

In the first round, the jury members choose the films and scripts in a broader way. Selected films and screenplays will receive a link to the official selection Laurel.

In the second round, the jury members re-judge the selected films and scripts, analyzing each project in more detail and more rigorously.
They then decide the winners of each category as well as the jury's special awards.
Only the winners will be invited to the awards ceremony, where they will receive a trophy and certificate.

The trophies and certificates of the winners who do not attend the event cannot be sent by post or other shipping company free of charge,. They will receive a digital version of the certificate only free of charge.

(a) Feature films, documentaries and short subjects of any genre on DVD and video are selected by invitation, according to quality.

(b) This festival is competitive.

All films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English, unless dialogue or commentary is unnecessary for comprehension and appreciation. In the exceptional event that an unsubtitled print is accepted, English dialogue lists are required.

We reserve the right to use excerpts from submitted work for promotional purposes only. The Festival is open to the public. If your submission is officially selected, the festival may screen your film as part of their activities to assist in the sale of your movie for up to 12 months after the festival date.

individuals may submit feature and short films to the Festival. Films submitted for pre-selection should arrive no later than 30th October 2025 and must be shipped as per instructions above. All shipping costs of films must be borne by the sender. It is our policy not to offer comments and reasons for films not selected for the programme.

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  • Joseph Dionisio

    I'm quite honored that the London IIF nominated my "Serenade of the Vulture" script for their festival. Their team made all communications clear to understand, so I'm grateful to everyone there for their efforts. Thank you!

    March 2024
  • Iara Cardoso

    I would like to congratulate the FFI London team for the wonderful festival. It was a great pleasure to meet filmmakers from all over the world and an honor to win the best documentary feature with The Human Era (youtu.be/VPvhc9cIJz4).

    February 2024
  • Johan Nayar

    Thank you so much to Carl, Kaoru, Roy and the team for the great effort. The festival was fantastic and I was delighted to pick up best director of a documentary. There was always good communication with the team, the event was brilliant.

    February 2024
  • I am delighted that my documentary Beacon Farms was selected for FFI London and won the award for Science and Education. Communication was good overall but a little last minute when it came to confirming the location of the 3 day event, which took place at the Hilton Docklands in London. During the event they screened a good selection of the nominated films, ending with a charming awards dinner, where we met a wonderful mix of international filmmakers. Highly recommend this festival.

    February 2024
  • This festival took my money but i literally never heard a single thing from them again. Their website is painfully outdated, a lot of the links don't work, the information is old. All i am to assume is they are a scam, all these other reviews here are so old.

    February 2024