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www.screenpower.org

Screen Power Film Festival is an international film and script award contest for independent filmmakers, with annual screenings held in London, England. We believe in the power of film! Our aim is to champion the independent artist and create a dialogue among the indie film community, providing an exciting new platform for education and networking.

#SPFF24 will showcase a diverse selection of works, including; Narrative Short, Feature, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, Micro, Web, TV & Student Film productions. Each month and quarter of the year, a variety of projects from around the world are selected and awarded with screening slots, jury awards and cash prizes.

★ Top 200 best reviewed festivals on FilmFreeway
★ Top 15 best reviewed UK festivals on FilmFreeway
★ Awarded projects from over 23 nations & 5 continents

Accepting projects of all themes & genres - we place no restrictions on the content of your work. We encourage filmmakers with bold, unique and powerful stories to submit, provided they adhere to the complete list of rules and terms (found below).

Awards & Prizes

Throughout each submission season, our jury team will review and nominate projects in a variety of categories. All nominated projects receive official award laurels in HQ digital format, promotional features on our official website and social channels to over 15,000 followers, and may feature their award nominations on IMDb.

Winners in each main category receive official award laurels & certificates in HQ digital format, screening slots at #SPFF24 & the chance to win a £500 cash prize film grant for their next project!

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Monthly Awards:

⍟ Best Short Film
⍟ Best International Short Film

Contest winners are screened live at #SPFF24, receive official award laurels in HQ digital format, promotional features on our official website and social channels, and may feature their award on IMDb.
Monthly deadline: May 31, 2023. Notification date: June 7, 2023.

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Additional Monthly Awards:

⍟ Best Director
⍟ Best Screenplay
⍟ Best Cinematography
⍟ Best Editing
⍟ Best Music
⍟ Best Sound
⍟ Best Actor
⍟ Best Actress
⍟ Best First-Time Filmmaker
⍟ Grand Jury Award

Contest winners receive official award laurels in HQ digital format, promotional features on our official website and social channels, and may feature their award on IMDb.
Monthly deadline: May 31, 2023. Notification date: June 7, 2023.

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Quarterly Awards:

⍟ Best Documentary Film
⍟ Best Student Film
⍟ Best Animated Film
⍟ Best Experimental Film
⍟ Best Micro Film

Contest winners are screened live at #SPFF24, receive official award laurels in HQ digital format, promotional features on our official website and social channels, and may feature their award on IMDb.
Quarter deadline: June 30, 2023. Notification date: July 7, 2023.

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Script Awards:

⍟ Best Short Script
⍟ Best Feature Script

Contest winners receive official award laurels in HQ digital format, promotional features on our official website and social channels, and may feature their award on IMDb.
Quarter deadline: June 30, 2023. Notification date: July 7, 2023.

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Annual Awards:

⍟ Best Film
⍟ Best International Film
⍟ Best Student Film
⍟ Best Script

Contest winners receive a £500 cash film grant!
Awarded at #SPFF24.

Rules & Terms


⍟ All short film submissions must be under 30 minutes in duration.

⍟ All short script submissions must be under 30 pages in length.

⍟ All script submissions must be written in English.

⍟ Foreign language films (non-English speaking) must have subtitles in English.

⍟ Submitted projects must have been produced after January 1st, 2021.

⍟ Entry fees are paid in full at the time of submission. Filmmakers can only pay/submit via FilmFreeway.

⍟ All submissions must be fully complete at the time of submission. Incomplete submissions will not be selected.

⍟ We require proof of student status for student submissions.

⍟ Monthly and Quarterly contest winners from each main award category (Best Short Film, Best International Short Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Student Film, Best Animated Film, Best Experimental Film, and Best Micro Film) are the only eligible categories for live screening at our annual event.

⍟ By submitting to us, you are giving consent for your film to be promoted via our website and social media pages. This includes the use of posters, photographs and trailers. We will not show the full-length version of your film until the event (if selected). For the event, filmmakers will be asked to provide an HD, MOV or MP4 copy of the film.

⍟ The releases for all content including, but not limited to, music and talent must be obtained by the filmmaker. Screen Power Film Festival is not liable for any copyright infringement or unauthorised usage.

⍟ We reserve the right to refuse entries from the competition at any time. Refunds may not be permitted.

⍟ By submitting to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the submission rules and declare that your submission is in compliance with all of the rules stated by Screen Power Film Festival and FilmFreeway.
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  • BRUNO CABANIS

    Very proud and happy for my Actor, David Jeanne-Comello, who is awarded for his play in my film "The Appartment"

    May 2023
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  • Manos Triantafillakis

    Power Festival 👊🏽 Congratulations to the whole team 👋 Honor and joy for the Best Filmmaker 🎥 Warm greetings from Greece 🇬🇷

    September 2022
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  • Helia Behrooz

    My gratitude to the Screen Power Film Festival for awarding my short "A Morsel Of Love" for best narrative short film and best sound, and for giving us a chance to showcase our work. It was a pleasure being part of your festival. Thank You

    March 2022
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  • Carl Copeland

    Thank you again to the Screen Power Film Festival for selecting The Bookshop for the Grand Jury Prize. We really appreciate the recognition and look forward to submitting future projects.

    March 2022
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  • Ewa Maria Wolska

    Thank you so much for screening my film and for the award! Wonderful festival! with my best wishes, Ewa

    December 2021
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