The English Riviera Film Festival 2025

FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10th December 2024

All films must have been completed between 30 January 2022 and 31 October 2024 to be eligible for the 2025 Festival.

 Run time (including credits) must be between 2 minutes and 25 minutes.

THE ORGANISATION



1. The Awards take place on 15 March 2025 in Screening Theatre at Torquay Museum

2. The final selection of all films presented at the Festival and their scheduling in the program is the responsibility of the Festival Director for the English Riviera Film Festival.



ELIGIBILITY



3. The Festival is open to short films of all production techniques or mixes thereof, including drama, animation, documentary, experimental or artist film, from low to high budgets. Entries may be eligible for more than one category (animated and documentary entries are, for instance, still eligible for consideration in the Best Film award).The 2025 awards categories are:

Best Film

South West Best Film Award*

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Film Score

Best Documentary

Best Animated film

Best Actress

Best Actor

The Audience Award**

* The South West Film Award is eligible only where cast and crew have a connection to Devon and Cornwall. This is to recognise and support local talent.

** Voted by the Audience on Saturday 15th March 2025 at Nominees Screening at Torquay Museum

4. The primary contact completing the submission process must be authorised to submit the film for consideration and have permission from any distributor or sales agent representing the film. They must have obtained necessary permissions for the inclusion of copyrighted music and/or images within the films. On submission of a film to the Festival, the applicant confirms that they possess all rights necessary for the screening of the film at this Film Festival.

5. Film entries must have a maximum duration of 25 minutes including credits.


REGISTRATION AND DATA PROTECTION



7. Before you can submit your film, you will be asked to register your contact and film details. These details will only be shared with English Riviera Film Festival. English Riviera Film Festival guarantees that this information will not be used for anything other than direct contact from the Festival or one of the Festival’s submission partners and will not be shared with anyone else.





ENTRY FEES & REFUNDS



8. There is a submission fee to enter your films to English Riviera Film Festival.

9. The costs of submitting a film to an award category in the Festival for 2021 are as follows:



Early bird (12th September) $14

Standard (12th October) $16

Late (12th November) $18

Last Chance (12th December) $22.00

10. Entry fees are non-refundable.

11. A separate entry form and additional entry fee is required for each film submission.





DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS

12. The digital video file you are entering should be of the highest quality copy of your film.

13. We regret that entries cannot be submitted by postal mail.




SELECTION PROCESS


14. The judges for the awards consist of independent film and theatre producers and directors, adjudicated by the Festival Director. The judges’ decision is final.

15. Successful entrants will be notified of their inclusion in the Festival by 15 January 2025.

16. After selection, notification letters will be sent electronically; please provide an email address that is checked regularly and ensure that the user account englishrivierafilmfestival@gmail.com is permitted to email you.

17. We are unable to provide comment on individual films prior to submission or offer feedback for unsuccessful entries.



FESTIVAL SCREENINGS


18. All finalist entries will be scheduled for audience screening at the English Riviera International Film Awards screening and presentation on 15 March 2025. Participants are not entitled to claim rental or other fees for the screenings of their films at the Festival.