HOW DOES LONELY WOLF WORK?
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The Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival runs every Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, 4 times every year which comes to just under 2K film project submissions every year and averages out to around 450-500 per quarterly competition round!
4 COMPETITION ROUNDS EVERY YEAR = SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN + WINTER
We're part-online competition with the top 250 films ranked in finalist division rounds, and part-virtual film festival with 50 films selected by our jury to enjoy grand exposure as part of our multi-DRM encrypted virtual cinema.
AWARD WINNER - TOP 30
OFFICIAL JURY SELECTION - TOP 50
NOMINEE - TOP 100
FINALIST - TOP 150
SEMI-FINALIST - TOP 200
QUARTER-FINALIST - TOP 250
Spring 2021 saw 2,995 official attendees/ticket sales + 6,374 film streams in total, and thanks to our huge paid media campaign we managed to reach the likes of Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin, our star attendee, plus plenty of press coverage, film buyers, distributors and wider industry and public grabbing themselves festival passes to enjoy the best works independent cinema has to offer right here within our wolfpack community at Lonely Wolf!
2,995 OFFICIAL ATTENDEES IN TICKET SALES
6,374 FILM STREAMS ACROSS TOP 50 JURY SELECTEES
497 TOTAL SUBMISSIONS IN JUST 3 MONTHS
PRESS ATTENDANCE + COVERAGE = UK Film Review / FilmThreat / Líbero / The Odessa Journal / FamaShow
KEY INDUSTRY ATTENDEES = AMBLIN Entertainment / NETFLIX / COMCAST / ABC / AFI (American Film Institute) / Billionaires Content Creation / Mooviehub / TDG (The Documentary Group) / FilmHaus Berlin
JURY TEAM = Disney Channels / MARVEL / Star Wars / BFI (British Film Institute) / University of Cambridge / FilmBoss / HombreMachina / LLISI Productions
· MAIN COMPETITION AWARDS CATEGORIES...
OVERALL BEST PICTURE
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST FILM (MEDIUM-LENGTH)
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST MICRO-SHORT
BEST ANIMATED FILM
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST STREAMING TELEVISION SERIES OR PILOT EPISODE
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
· WRITTEN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY CONTEST CATEGORIES...
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - FEATURE
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - SHORT
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - DRAMA / ROMANCE
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - COMEDY
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - ACTION / SCI-FI / FANTASY
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY - HORROR / THRILLER
· ADDITIONAL LONG-FORM/SHORT-FORM FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES...
BEST BRITISH FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
BEST OF QUEER CINEMA
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST POETIC CINEMA
BEST DANCE FILM
BEST LOCKDOWN FILM (Made during/since COVID-19 global lockdown)
BEST DRAMA / ROMANCE
BEST COMEDY / MUSICAL
BEST ACTION / SCI-FI / FANTASY
BEST HORROR / THRILLER
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
BEST PROOF OF CONCEPT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE/SOUNDTRACK
Outstanding Achievement in Directing
Outstanding Directorial Debut
Outstanding Directorial Debut by a Young Filmmaker
Emerging Filmmaker Award
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Production Design
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup/Hairstyling & SFX
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
· DOCUMENTARY FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES...
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Achievement in Directing, Documentary
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, Documentary
Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Editing, Archival Usage & Assembly
· ANIMATED FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES...
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Outstanding Character Design
Outstanding Created Environment
· OTHER AWARDS...
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
MOOVIEHUB TOP 5 PICKS
HONORARY LONELY WOLF AWARD for outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to independent filmmaking