๐‹๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

"...๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’• ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’‘ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’”, ๐’˜๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’–๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰, ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’• ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’‘๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’ƒ..." โญโญโญโญโญ
๐—๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

โญ Lift-Off Season Awards Qualifying
โญ Screenings, Networking, Workshops & Events
โญ In-Competition Online Screenings
โญ Network Hub Access, Focus Groups & more...!

Learn more about the Lift-Off Season
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/season

Calling all independent filmmakers! Submit your work to the London Lift-Off Film Festival, the premier destination for showcasing the best in true indie filmmaking. As the longest-running Lift-Off event and the fastest-growing indie film festival in Europe, we offer a month-long celebration of creativity, including online screenings and in-person networking events.

๐‹๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ-๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ.
Join us for a true celebration of the art of filmmaking and take your career to new heights. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of the Lift-Off Global Network and showcase your talent to the world. Submit your film now and be a part of the London Lift-Off Film Festival!

๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก
All selected films are screened online during the festival month, allowing a global audience to view and engage with the content.

๐ŸŒ†๐ˆ๐ง-๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ 
During the festival, filmmakers can participate in city-based physical screenings, where they pitch their projects and network with industry professionals.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐‰๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ & ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐
Both a jury and the online audience vote for the top films, determining which films move forward to the Network Round.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ (๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐)
Films that advance to this stage receive valuable audience feedback and have the chance to be seen by more decision-makers and professionals in the industry.

๐Ÿ† ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐
From the Network Round, top films are chosen as Season Award Nominees, showcasing the best of the best from all participating films.

๐ŸŽฌ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฌ
Season Award Nominees are then screened at the prestigious John Barry Theatre in Pinewood Studios, offering further exposure to key industry players.

๐Ÿ… ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ-๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ
At the grand finale, the Season Awards Event, the winning films are screened, and the filmmakers are awarded the coveted Lift-Off Trophy, marking the peak of the festival journey.

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Join us at the famous Lift-Off Networking-Speed-Date session, followed by drinks and a party! Can't attend live? Don't worry - there are plenty of online events and networking opportunities.

Festival Winners are placed on the shortlist for the Lift-Off Season Awards Nominations to be considered by the Lift-Off Jury. Season Award Nominations are screened at the prestigious John Barry cinema in Pinewood Studios. The Season Awards recognise the best films from across the Lift-Off Season.

Find out more about the Season Awards
๐Ÿ‘‰liftoff.network/seasonawards

You'll find free content on our YouTube Channel, such as live workshops, interviews with filmmakers, news updates, and more. Subscribe!
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/c/liftoffglobalnetwork

๐†๐„๐“ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐:

โญ Fee waivers to all Lift-Off Festivals & Showcases (worth $300)
โญ Apply for representation at international film markets, including Cannes, EFM, and AFM
โญ Access to international film jobs
โญ Networking, Workshops & Online Events

Find out more about Lift-Off Network Membership
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/membership

Awards & Prizes

๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ† Audience Choice Award
๐Ÿ† Best Film in Category
๐Ÿ† Jury's Special Mention
๐Ÿ† Best Screenplay

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Šโ€™๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐“๐‘๐”๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„

The Official Selections are reviewed by the Judging Panel and receive scores from the attending audience throughout the festival. After the festival closes, the weighted scores are combined, and the top-scoring films are promoted into the internal 'Network Round'.

The Network Round is hosted on the Lift-Off Network Hub, where the Lift-Off Jury and Network Hub Members score the films and vote for the winners.

After the festival closes, prizes are awarded, and winning projects are placed on the Season Award Nominations Shortlist. Lift-Off Season Award Nominations are allocated by the Jury based on merit within each category.

Find out more about our awards & judging process:
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/awards

๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

Lift-Off Season Award nominations screen at Lift-Off's HQ, the prestigious Pinewood Studios, during the celebration held at the end of the Lift-Off Season. The Season Awards celebrates the best-of-the-best of the projects nominated throughout the Lift-Off Season.

For more info ๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/seasonawards

Rules & Terms

- All support queries must be sent via. support@liftoff.network
- All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway
- Project feedback (where applicable) is sent shortly after the festival closes.
- If you pay a submission fee, we will screen your work. Our online programmes are separated into categories based on your content's level of storytelling, production value, impact and acting.
- We have two separate voting committees during the festival - the official judging panel & the general public
- The official jury allocates Season Award Nomination
- Proudly, we have no other restrictions for screening your work. This includes your work's premier status, age, and/or whether your work is available online.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The online festivals are NOT pay-for-vote platforms. Whilst participating filmmakers may invite their team, friends and family to participate & vote, it is encouraged that ALL attending audiences engage with as much of the content as possible and vote accordingly. We are doing our best to invite new and exciting audiences to genuine indie content - if you can encourage your audiences to do the same, we will build a wonderful network of opportunities for all, no matter where you are starting your career.
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  • Valentina D'Annunzio

    Ben is creating a wonderful platform for creative people to connect! I feel truly happy to be part of this festival, I went to the Networking event on the 4th of January in London and I had a wonderful time! A beautiful festival, that encourages us to produce, keep creating and network finding other people similar to us - it was beautiful to be able to connect with all the others! Thank you Ben!

    January 2025
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  • Saul Braun

    5 star festival. Delighted to have been included!

    January 2025
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  • Nick Fuller

    LLO was very good for us. The opportunity to get my first film in front of other filmmalers was valuable and the feedback hub was useful both in undertsinding how my film was seen by others and in experiencing such a broad range of other people's work from all over the world. The chance to virtrually meet and connect was very positive..

    January 2025
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  • amir kamali

    It was an honor to participate in the festival. It was a very enjoyable and great experience for me. Many thanks to Ben Pholman๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ™

    January 2025
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  • Ray Calleja

    The entire event has been fantastic. We have received a lot of help for our project, and been screened alongside some amazing projects.

    January 2025
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