LFF 2025 Submissions Form

69th BFI London Film Festival 2025

Submission Form

If you wish to have your short film (25 minutes or under), your mid-length film (26-50 minutes), or your feature film (51 minutes or longer) considered for the 69th BFI London Film Festival please complete the following submission form.

By submitting your film for our consideration you confirm that you have read and agree to the rules and regulations of the BFI London Film Festival as detailed XXX.

Please complete one form per film you wish to submit and ensure that all the required fields (marked with an *) are completed. Once the form is completed you will receive a confirmation email. In any correspondence, please quote the name of your film and director.

The submission deadline for all submissions to BFI London Film Festival is strictly 5pm BST on Friday 23rd May 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Your Details

The confirmation email will be sent to the address you supply here.
Name*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
please include international dialling code

Film Details
Title*
The primary Title of your film, which may be in English or another language
Original Language Title
If you wish to give a Title in another language, please do so
Year of production*
Primary country of Production*
Second country of production
Third country of production
Additional countries of production
Film length*
Type of film. Please only tick Experimenta if you feel your film is most suited to our Experimenta strand of work from artists working with the moving image. Please select Films for younger audiences if your work is intended for those of age 14 and under*

FictionDocumentaryHybridAnimationExperimentaFilms for younger audiences
Running Time (in mins)*
Synopsis*
To the best of your knowledge, at the time of screening (October 2025), what Premiere status will the film have?*
Previous festival screenings and awards (if none, please enter NONE). If your film publicly screened prior to 9th October 2024, it would be ineligible for selection unless special dispensation has been granted.*
Please advise of any content aspects of the film that may trigger or distress audiences. (e.g. themes of abuse, violence, trauma, etc)

Director Details
Director Name*
Co-Director Name
Is this the director's debut feature film? (if your film is a Short, please select No)*
Nationality of director*
Nationality of co-director
Gender Identity of Director*
Gender Identity of Co-Director
Has the film director previously screened work at the BFI London Film Festival or BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Festival ? If so, please specify which festival.*

Primary Contact
Please select the Primary Contact for the film:*

Production CompanyInternational Sales AgentPrivate Individual
Private Individual
Name*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number
Production Company
Production Company*
Production Company Address
please include Post/Zip code and Country
Contact Name*
Contact Job Title
Contact Email*
example@example.com
Contact Phone Number
International Sales Agent
If the film also has an International Sales Agent, please provide their details
International Sales Agent
International Sales Agent Address
please include Post/Zip code and Country
Contact Name
Contact Job Title
Contact Email
example@example.com
Contact Phone Number

Screener

We would prefer secure screening links wherever possible – it is your responsibility to update us with changes to passwords/links via the open submissions inbox (lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk) if they will expire before September 2025.

When submitting a secure screener link, please note that we cannot accept downloadable files supplied by FilmFreeway. We can accept FilmFreeway password-protected online streaming links.
Online viewing link*
Password

Terms and Conditions

By submitting this form, you confirm you have read and agree to our rules and regulations.

Within 24 hours of submitting your application you should receive an automatically generated email confirming that we have received your submission form.

If you submit a film that isn't a UK or Irish production, it will not be considered and you will not be refunded.

If you have any problems please contact lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk.
I have read and accept the terms and conditions*

Agree
Data Protection and Publication of Information

We will use the information submitted via this form to process your submission for the BFI London Film Festival for our databases only and to contact you.
Payment

Once you have completed all the questions above, please select ONE option below, and press the Submit button below to pay and complete your submission*

Early Bird Feature submission£35.00

Early Bird Short / Mid-length submission£18.00

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69th BFI London Film Festival 2025

Submission Form

Your Details

Film Details

Director Details

Primary Contact

Private Individual

Production Company

International Sales Agent

Screener

Terms and Conditions

Data Protection and Publication of Information

Payment