The London Short Film Festival, founded in 2004, is a
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
held annually at various locations in London, in January. The festival celebrates short film production. Each year the festival appoints an international jury who award prizes worth over £20,000.
History
The London Short Film Festival was started in 2002. It is a
BAFTA affiliated festival, enabling accepted UK filmmakers to apply for the 2020 BAFTA awards.
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Retrieved 14 March 2019
In 2020, the festival takes place from 10–19 January.
Official site
Retrieved 14 March 2019
Awards Categories
Awards categories include:
* Best International Short Film
* Best Documentary Short Film
* Best Animated Short Film
* Random Acts Award
* Best Lo-Budget Short Film
Rules
Submission takes place via FilmFreeway
FilmFreeway is a website for filmmakers to submit their films to hundreds of film festivals globally.
It is the official sponsor of Orlando Film Festival, 2020.
Partners
Partial list of partners:
*Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
* ...
. Submissions are open to short films in every genre, including drama, comedy, horror, science fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, music, and low-budget films.
See also
* BFI London Film Festival
* London Film Week
* London Independent Film Festival
* London International Animation Festival
The London International Animation Festival is an annual animation festival founded in 2003 that takes place at the Barbican Centre in London in November and December.
* London International Student Film Festival
* UK Film Festival
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.UKFilmFestival.com
Film festivals in London
Short film festivals in the United Kingdom