Short Focus Film Festival

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​• Entrants may submit more than one film, but each film must be submitted separately via FilmFreeway. 
• Entrants can submit any genre/style (see categories).
• Duplicate entries will not be considered. 
• Entrants under 16 should request their submission fee to be paid for by a parent/guardian. 
• The submitter must be either the director or producer of the work (or have the permission of the director/producer).
• The film must be under 25 minutes in length. 
• The film must have been produced no earlier than 2019. 
• All languages are accepted. Non-English language films must have hard-coded English subtitles.
• All films chosen for screening will be hand-selected by our curators, who will notify applicants as to whether or not their work has been successfully shortlisted. 
• Your film will only be reviewed if you have paid the 'Submission + Film Review' fee.
• Films entered using a waiver are not eligible for film reviews.
• Film reviews of submissions will be published before or by the Official Selection notification date.
• A review of a submitted film is not necessarily an indication of the festival's final judging status.
• If production stills are not already included on your FilmFreeway profile, we will use an appropriate screenshot from the film.
• Once submitted, the payment for your film is non-refundable.
• We do not accept links/files via email. Any links to your work sent to us via email will not be considered. 
• Fee waivers will only be considered in the most extreme cases under the sole discretion of the festival organisers.
• All accepted entrants are welcome to attend the screening. However, if you choose to attend, any travel and accommodation expenses will need to be arranged and paid for by the entrant.
• Payment for submissions is not a guarantee of your film being selected for screening.
• The submission fees shown on this website are relevant to the period during which they are shown i.e. 'Early Bird', 'Regular', 'Late Deadline' etc. and will change accordingly. All prices are listed on FilmFreeway.