"๐‘ฐ ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’๐’๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’”. ๐‘ป๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’ˆ๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž, ๐’”๐’–๐’„๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†๐’, ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’†, ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’„๐’‰, ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’Ž ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•. ๐‘จ๐’ƒ๐’”๐’๐’๐’–๐’•๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’“๐’—๐’†๐’๐’๐’–๐’”!" โญโญโญโญโญ
Fillmaker, Laura Maria Isabel Ruiz Ocadiz

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„๐‘ ๐’๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’
๐‡๐Ž๐’๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐†๐‹๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š

โญ Join the peer-2-peer feedback platform: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…๐˜†โœจ
โญ The best films shortlisted Season Awards based at Pinewood Studios
โญ Audience Choice Award Platform with Jury Selections
โญ In-Competition Online Screenings

Learn more about Lift-Off Sessions
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/sessions

Lift-Off Sessions is designed to be the entry into the Lift-Off Global Network. Sessions is a monthly online showcase dedicated to screening a collection of globally submitted indie shorts and features (of all genres) from new voices to our global audiences.

Lift-Off Sessions isn't about selecting the best possible shorts or features from the films submitted to us; it is about providing a screening opportunity for everyone. An option we hope highlights and educates each month.

With startling data on declining audience figures for indie films, we decided to extend our resources to cater to all with an all-encompassing and welcoming platform where everyone can see the type of work and varying elements from as many projects as possible.

All selections will get an invaluable opportunity to engage with a wide range of contemporaries' work while supporting indie film and its continued success.

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

๐Ÿ† ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐
The jury selected winners will receive a shortlist for the annual Lift-Off Season Awards as well as 12 months professional membership, granting the filmmaker free submissions and access to all invauable professional development content on the Lift-Off Hub.

๐Ÿ† ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐‘๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ @ ๐๐ˆ๐๐„๐–๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐ˆ๐Ž๐’!
Winners are placed on the shortlist for the Lift-Off Season Awards Nominations and considered by the Lift-Off Jury for a relevant SA nomination. 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.

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐’๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐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„

Sessions is held online via Vimeo On Demand. With a guaranteed screening for all submitters, the films are judged by the official judging panel and receive scores from the attending audience. After the festival closes, the weighted scores are combined, and the top-scoring films are awarded.

๐€๐”๐ƒ๐ˆ๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’

Participating filmmakers may invite their team, friends and family to participate & vote. All attending audiences are encouraged to engage with as much 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 an excellent network of opportunities for all, no matter where you are starting in your career.

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 is a celebration of the best-of-the-best films from the Lift-Off Season.

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

Rules & Terms

- All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway
- All support queries must be sent via. support@liftoff.network
- We have two voting committees during the festival - our official judging panel & the general public.
- The official jury allocates Season Award Nominations
- Proudly, we have no other restrictions for screening your work. This includes your work's premier status, age, and/or whether your work has been made 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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  • Adel Shirazy

    The Filmmaker Sessions Volume 7 is an engaging and well-curated event that brings together filmmakers from diverse backgrounds to share their creative visions and cinematic experiences. The program offers a valuable space for dialogue, collaboration, and the appreciation of independent filmmaking. Through its thoughtful selection of films and its supportive atmosphere for artists, the event contributes meaningfully to the international community of filmmakers.

    The overall experience of the festival was excellent, both in its organization and in the quality of the works presented. I was particularly pleased that my film, โ€œWabi Sabi: The Golden Philosophy,โ€ which I directed, was screened as part of this event. It was very rewarding to see the film receive warm attention and interest from viewers and fellow filmmakers.

    June 2026
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  • Publio Cรฉsar de la Vega Garcรญa

    A magnificent festival. Excellent communication, wonderful treatment, and I'm very proud to have participated. Looking forward to returning with new work.

    May 2026
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  • Mehmet Sena ร‡iรงekli

    A very good film festival with a professional team.

    April 2026
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  • Jorge Raรบl Arellano Rico

    Fue una primera experiencia agradable. Me gustรณ.

    April 2026
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  • Geraldine Garcรฉs Abreu

    Me encantรณ, fue un honor ser parte de la selecciรณn.

    April 2026
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