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  • 64th BFI London Film Festival submissions are now closed

    Submissions for the 64th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® have now closed and we will not accept late submissions — please keep an eye on our social media for announcements regarding submissions in the spring of 2021.

  • Submission form: International Feature or Short films

    Please complete this form only if you are submitting an international feature film (over 40 minutes) or international short film (40 minutes or less). For UK shorts and features, please complete the relevant separate form at: www.bfi.org.uk/lff (Please note, different submission fees apply to UK features and shorts). UK films submitted using this form will not be considered for selection.

  • Deadline

    The final submission deadline for International shorts and features is 17 June 2020 at 17:00 BST. Please note earlier deadlines have reduced fees, as set out in the submissions regulations. The submission form and Online Link/DVD screener must be received (or be post-marked) by the deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.

  • Submission Fee and Payment

    Submission fees for the 2020 BFI London Film Festival can be found at www.bfi.org.uk/LFF. At the end of this form you will be directed to a secure PayPal site to process your submission payment, so please have your credit card ready to complete the submission. Please note submissions will not be considered without completed payment. You should have received a unique submission code once payment has processed. Completion of this form and the submission fee do not guarantee selection to the official programme. We do not offer refunds for films that are not selected

  • Submission Regulations

    By submitting your film for our consideration you confirm that you have read and agree to the rules and regulations of the BFI LFF, available at www.bfi.org.uk/lff
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  • Film details

    Please complete this form only if your film is an International production, as outlined in the BFI LFF Rules and Regulations. UK films submitted using this form will not be considered for selection.

  • Categories - please select all that apply

  • The IWC Schaffhausen Filmmakers Bursary Award

    The IWC Schaffhausen Filmmakers Bursary Award in association with the BFI is a £50,000 award to benefit an outstanding British writer, director, or writer/director whose first or second feature film premieres at the BFI London Film Festival. For more details about the award, please see www.bfi.org.uk/lff.
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  • Your Contact Details

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  • Film screener - DVD or Secure Online Link for selection consideration

    For all submissions, we require either a Secure Online Screener Link and Password or a DVD copy, sent by post on or before the submission deadline. DVD postal instructions will be emailed to you upon completion of this form. Unfortunately, we cannot accept digital files for download (e.g. files sent by email or dropbox links etc). Please note, it is your responsibility to inform us should the Online Viewing Password change.
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  • Submission Fee

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      • Equality & Diversity Monitoring

        We report to our funders on how successfully we reach a diverse range of filmmakers. To help us monitor this, we would be grateful if you could provide the following information. This information does not impact on your submission in any way and will only be used for the purpose of statistical evaluation of the Festival.

      • Disability

        The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial & long term effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’. 

      • Thank you. Please Submit your Form.

      • Please click the Submit Form button below to complete the online part of your application. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR BROWSER WINDOW while the form is uploading to our server.

        You will then be re-directed to PayPal to complete the submission fee. 

        By submitting this form, you confirm you have read and agree to our rules and regulations available at the LFF website: www.bfi.org.uk/lff

        Within 24 hours, you should receive an automatically generated email confirming we have received your submission form and Paypal payment.  It will also provide next steps for completing your submission by the deadline. This will be sent to the email address you entered on the first page of the form.

        If you have any problems please contact the Festival Programme team at lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk

        Thank you.

      • Data Protection and Publication of Information

        We will use the information submitted via this form to process your submission for the 64th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), for our databases only and to contact you.

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