All Films must be submitted to the Film Festival by June 15, 2025.
A maximum of 2 films per person/artist/ company may be submitted.
Only films completed after 1st January 2020 will be considered.
The Festival does not accept filmed performances that are created for the theatre.
Student filmmakers must have been enrolled in an accredited educational institute at the time the film was made.
Please note that in previous Festivals approximately 10% of submitted films were selected for the final programme. Longer films (eg 15-20 minutes) tend to face more competition in regard to gaining a place in the programme. No repeat submissions from previous Festivals are admitted.
Selected artists will be allocated two complimentary passes for the screenings and an invitation to the official reception. An official London International Screen Dance Festival selection laurel will be allocated to all Festival participants and a dedicated public relations team will promote the works in the lead up to the festival.
A selection of LISDF programmed films will be shown at Brighton Screen Dance Festival the following year. An honorarium will be paid for these films.
For promotional purposes we may include a maximum of 10 seconds of footage for use in a short compilation Festival showreel. The selection of this footage is at the discretion of the in-house editor and the showreel will be dubbed with an external, overarching sound score. Other than this (under 10 second clip) we will NOT publish the films online.
We reserve the right to use part of a soundtrack from the film submissions for promotional use eg to use as a sound score for a promotional/ compilation video.
All works must be original and entrants must own the rights or have permission to use all the content included in their film.
If your film is accepted, we will select some of the approved still images to promote your work and the festival. This may be in print, online or in a live setting.
Please include a credit for your still image(s). For copyright reasons we will not be able to use your images without a credit.
We may have to edit or adjust your written copy to suit the in-house format of the festival.
We are not able to give feedback to unselected proposals.
Selected films for London International Screen Dance Festival will be archived at the Laban Library and will be viewable on site, and in person, by students, researchers, and members of the public (not online)
Laban Library offers the largest and most varied open-access specialist research collection on dance and related subjects in the UK, covering many aspects of dance in a variety of formats and languages.
London International Screen Dance Festival 2025 accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com
The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding judging decisions.
London International Screen Dance Festival is a non-profit organisation run by arts professionals on a voluntary basis.
Thank you.
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