Based in the prestigious and historic 700 year old medieval Standish Village Hall, we are a non-elitist and non-political film festival with a remit to celebrate films from all over the world.

WHY CHOOSE US?

There are many perks to submitting your project to the 'Standish Village Film Festival', which include: -

Automatic selection (for all complete submissions).

A guarantee that your project will be viewed and judged by an international panel of industry professionals from the world of film and television, from both in front and behind the camera, with a wealth of connections to numerous main-stream television networks, distributors and media outlets.

The potential for publicity through interviews on established genre-specific YouTube channels, podcasts, and magazines.

The potential for reviews to be published in a range of media forms with a range of media outlets, including British national newspapers.

A non-elitist approach which will offer constructive feedback to every submission.

Discount on submission for FilmFreeway Gold members.

The creators of the most exceptional submissions may be invited to join the judging panel for the next season of the festival, offering a potential opportunity to gain experience behind the scenes of the judging process and live film screenings.

A great opportunity to network with industry professionals and have your project catch the eyes of international distributors.

SUBMISSIONS ENTERED INTO ONE SINGLE CATEGORY WHICH THE JUDGING PANEL DEEM TO FIT IN OTHER CATEGORIES MAY BE MOVED INTO ANOTHER CATEGORY OR JUDGED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR EVERY SELECTION TO BE SCREENED AT THE LIVE EVENT.

Short submissions are less than 45 minutes in duration; feature submissions are more than 45 minutes in duration.

At the end of festival season full listings of all award winners will be published on our website and social media.

Framed certificates will be presented to winning filmmakers at the live event.

The 'Judge's Award for Best of Show' will be presented to the submission which our jury deem to be the overall best entrant in the whole festival season.

There will also be an 'Audience Choice Award' which attendees of the live event will be able to vote for in-person.

Entrants are responsible for ensuring that any material submitted is appropriately licensed for use and public screening.

All films submitted must be in English or have English subtitles included.

We will accept links to online versions of your film. You may enter a password protected link for Vimeo, or an unlisted/private link for YouTube when completing the submission form via FilmFreeway. Links must remain active for the duration of the festival.

All entrants must consent to having their work downloaded.

All films which are officially selected will be scored by the judging panel, but not all selections are guaranteed to be screened at the live event.

We reserve the right to disqualify a submission, without refund of any kind, if eligibility requirements are not met including if eligibility status changes post-submission.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST: -

Completed submission form, submitted electronically via FilmFreeway.

For best chance of selection entrants should aim to include a poster for their film, an electronic press kit, and a trailer (where possible); as well as a link to a secured online screener for your film that is accessible for the duration of the festival.

Ensure that entry fees are paid; these are non-refundable.

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  • Kyle Cheatley

    Honoured to have won the best screenplay award for my short script 'Full Stop' Looking forward to submitting again in the future!

    May 2026
  • Sherry Louise Frasier

    Thank you to the Standish Village Film Festival for the opportunity to participate. My US Western feature screenplay "FOR THE BIRDS" received a Silver Award. I was not able to travel to England in person, but a few days after the event, the email came about the status of my submission. I had no problems or issues with this festival and am proud to have participated in their FIRST EVENT! Good luck to them for future events.

    April 2026
  • This Film Festival is simply OutStandish. May it live long and Prosper. God bless.

    April 2026
  • It was an honor to be recognized by this wonderful organization. Many thanks to everyone involved in organizing it. I hope it continues with the same quality for many years to come.

    April 2026