The South Coast Film Festival is set to launch its very first London festival. After running for five years we feel it’s the right time . The festival will take place this year at the renowned Century club Shaftesbury avenue W16LQ, . The festival will enable filmmakers to showcase their work to industry professionals such as Producers, Commissioners, and Directors. In attendance will be winners from the MFF 2019 Cannes amongst others.
The SCFF is the ideal platform to get your film seen by the right people. All films selected to be screened at the SCFF will gain free entry to the after party, a great place to mingle and network.

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Awards for Short Films, Documentaries, Features and Smart Phone Films. Also, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Newcomer (in any category/role). Scripts Both Feature and short film
Awards will be presented on the last day of the festival by the Mayor of Hastings at a special closing awards ceremony.

Rules and terms:

By submitting your film, you agree that South Coast Film Festival Awards can use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster) for promotional purposes.
To submit a film, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BELOW THOROUGHLY BEFORE SUBMITTING:
You must fully comply with these Entry Rules & Regulations, including all deadlines, film length, entry material and other requirements

South Coast Film Festival will review films in their entirety. Films will be watched and reviewed by members of the Selection Committee; a professional group of filmmakers, film enthusiasts and critics. Films are scored accordingly.
ALL FILMS THAT MAKE THE FINAL SELECTION ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US A DCP FORMAT OF THEIR FILM TO US VIA WETRANSFER, OR ANY LINK THAT WE CAN DOWNLOAD THEIR FILES FROM
 
1. Entries in foreign languages must come with English subtitles.
2. All entries must have been completed AFTER 2011
3. Any film submitted to the SCFF can be re-submitted at any time for a second chance.
4. Works in progress are accepted.
5. You must own or be given all of the rights to anything you submit to the festival.
6. Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category. But keep in mind the entry fee must be paid for each one.
7. At our discretion, we may choose to transfer a film to the correct category, but only if the appropriate level of submission fee has been paid.
8. A screening committee determines which films shall be exhibited, submissions are not guaranteed to be shown. All decisions of the committee are final. Except for the audience award, separate juries select festival winners
9. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified.
10. Winners will be presented with their awards during the SCFF Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the festival on 15-16th August 2020
11. Submissions are NON-refundable. We cannot be held liable for materials which are lost or damaged.
 
I also acknowledge that the film submission fee does not guarantee acceptance, and no refund will be provided if my film is not selected.
 
Applicants who do not follow the guidelines will not be accepted.

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  • Great festival, good communication and we were thrilled to be a winner with our short comedy 'Maximum Security'!

    March 2025
  • They were great and we are so honored that they chose The Secret Notes and that they invited us to create a video since we couldn't be there to accept! Thank you South Coast Film Festival!

    January 2025
  • Lovely event hosted by welcoming, friendly people. This is what a real film festival should be about!

    December 2024
  • Ninon Schubert

    We loved this festival! A real celebration of indie film-making and community. The venue was great, the wide range of films was great, the communication with the organisers was excellent and we had lots of interesting discussions with other filmmakers. Due to delays with our flights and trains we arrived late and our film had already screened - in a really lovely gesture the organisers screened the film again at the end of the session to give us the opportunity to watch it with the audience! All in all, we can highly recommend!

    December 2024
  • I am delighted and truly honoured by the recognition and the two awards that your prestigious film festival gave to me for my short film “Second Chance” and my documentary “Mani che Liberano” (“Freeing Hands”).

    It’s a great achievement, and I am proud and extremely touched.

    I am truly grateful and very happy for your recognition and awards.

    Many thanks again for giving me this amazing opportunity.

    Kind regards,
    Andrea Emanuela Bossoni

    December 2024