We are delighted to invite you to enter our IMDb eligible short film festival that has been built to showcase and champion you and your whole team. With strong engagement across Social Media - all shortlists are displayed and showcased across our channels in the run up to the event itself. With great reviews, The RS FilmFest is establishing itself as a Film Festival which you should feel proud to be a part of and is grabbing the attention of many industry professionals.

The RS FilmFest is a professional event taking place at our VIP red carpet in-person over 18's event in Bristol. Our Q&A Panel will be announced via our Social Media channels.

You could be in with a chance of receiving the following:

- An official selection Laurel for your poster.
- A golden winners Laurel.
- A screening for the winners of each category.
- Trophy & Certificate for the winner.
- Certificate for Special Mentions.
- In-Person Film Festival with Q&A's from industry professionals.
- Event Programme.
- Welcome drink.
- Food.
- Fantastic networking opportunities.
- Professional photos for you to save & use.
- Our social media pages at your disposal to champion your project and future ones.

We have well respected judges within the industry who are themselves filmmakers, performers and professionals actively creating new projects and working on high profile productions.

For tickets to the event, head over to Tabb:
https://tabb.cc/events/rs-filmfest

We offer a range of awards and prizes. Categories are:
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor/Actress
- Best Trailer
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Student Film
- Drama
- Action
- Horror
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Music Video

We also have a selection of special awards which have included "Student Filmmaker of the Year" "Filmmaker of the Year" "Best Young Performer" "Best location & Costume", "Best Collaboration" and "Judges Choice" These are decided across all entrants.

Finalists receive inclusion within the event programme, with winners receiving a Gold winners laurel, certificate and an engraved trophy.

In-Person Film Festival tickets are not included within the entry fee but entrants will gain first option for priority tickets to ensure they don't miss out on attending.

Judging is impartial and taken seriously. Each film is viewed by our selected panel who provide their feedback. All is gathered and final choices made. Individual feedback is available by emailing info@reelsocial.media

No bribary is allowed and if being found doing so will result in future submissions not being accepted.

Entry fees & tickets are non refundable. In the event of cancellation, submissions and tickets will be carried over to the next festival.

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  • The RS film festival was very professionally managed with a red carpet on arrival and a luxury venue. I was really pleased to be selected as a finalist with my short film called “The Betrayal. 👍🎥🎥

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks so much for your review and comments Daniel and for submitting The Betrayal - we enjoyed watching you and your teams great work! Hopefully see you at a future festival!

  • velton lishke

    What an absolutely incredible festival, Sophie is an amazing host and her and her team have put together one of the best short film festivals around, incredible value for money topped off with one of the best award and screening evenings you could hope for, this is my second time of entering but i will be back as many times as she will have me, thank you for all you Sophie for us filmmakers. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    This is so lovely to read - thanks for taking the time to not just make the long journey down but for your ongoing support of the festival, it's really appreciated!

  • Laura Marklew

    A Fantastic Event
    Highly Recommended Sophie Goes above and beyond ensuring all nominees and guests have an insightful evening full of creative people coming together

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks so much for your lovely review Laura - and for coming back again to the festival! Congratulations also on being a finalist in the Best Actress category!

  • Since following The RS Film Festival I have noted the high standards they adhere to, so it was an honour to have my two films selected as finalists. Attending the in person event was an amazing experience for me, the organisers are highly professional, from the first correspondence right through to the presentation of awards. It was an inspiration to witness the creativity of the other entries in person. I am delighted to have won Best Horror for "His Evil Eye" along with a Special Mention in the Drama category for "The ICEBERG".

    November 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thankyou so much Sam - it's been an absolute pleasure to watch your work and to see you develop as a filmmaker with such a great style! Thanks for your support of the RS FilmFest and for your review.

  • Emanuela del Zompo

    Thank you very much
    The legend of kaira

    November 2023