LIFF is dedicated to celebrating the independent world cinema. LIFF is welcoming submissions from all around the world and every regions of submissions.

LIFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices.

We are the leading festival in Europe that brings the best of world's independent films together.

Awards & Prizes

Jury board of LIFF will select more than 50 films on different categories are officially selected and out of them at least one per category is awarded on every month. Monthly winner films are automatically qualified for the annual competition and nominated for the prestigious LIFF Award.

The monthly winners will be honored with winning certificate and laurel. The annual winners will be honored with winning certificate and laurel & prestigious LIFF Award.

Rules & Terms

Terms and Conditions for Submitting and Screening at the London Indie Film Festival:

1. Film must be subtitled in English if the language is other than English.
2. Year of production & accepted movie duration
3. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.
4. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds.
5. By submitting movie to LIFF, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.
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  • Vince Breheny

    Friendly and helpful team with excellent communication throughout. The festival shows a genuine commitment to independent filmmaking, with an exciting, large, range of categories and plenty of montly opportunities for selection and nomination. It seems to be growing stronger with each event. Keep up the great work guys :)

    May 2026
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  • Mark Williams

    I really enjoyed being part of the London Indie Film Festival. Their communication was excellent, both through email and on social media, and their online presence actually helped me connect with a few other filmmakers.

    May 2026
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  • Matty Mahoney

    Always happy to submit my work to London Indie Film Festival. They are good communicators, and have a good social media presence, and it's nice to be selected amongst so many excellent projects.

    May 2026
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  • Jorge Raúl Arellano Rico

    Recomiendo 100% este Festival de Cine, es de lo mejor.

    May 2026
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  • Jack R H O'Sullivan

    This is our third time submitting to this amazing film festival, and each time, they've helped our films find an audience and helped bring attention to our team and our films.

    May 2026
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