Final deadline for receipt of online submission forms and film screeners:
- Short films (40 mins or less) – Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
- Feature length films (more than 40 mins) – Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
Submissions for the 63rd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® have now closed and we will no longer be accepting work for consideration this year.
Deadlines and fees
For UK features or short films please see point 9 of the guidelines and regulations for information regarding ‘UK production’ classification. Fees are as follows. All deadline times are local British time, GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), or BST (British Summer Time):
Fee for International feature films
- Early Bird is £45 if received by Friday 29 March 2019, 17.00 GMT
- Regular £60 if received between Saturday 30 March — Friday 31 May 2019, 17.00 BST
- Late Submission £75 if received between Saturday 1 June — Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
Fee for International short films
- Regular is £20 if received by Friday 31 May 2019, 17.00 BST
- Late Submission £30 if received between Saturday 1 June — Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
Fee for UK feature films
- Early Bird is £30 if received by Friday 29 March 2019, 17.00 GMT
- Regular £40 if received between Saturday 30 March — Friday 31 May 2019, 17.00 BST
- Late Submission £55 if received between Saturday 1 June - Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
Fee for UK short films
- Regular is £15 if received by Friday 31 May 2019, 17.00 BST
- Late Submission £20 if received between Saturday 1 June - Friday 14 June 2019, 17.00 BST
On completion of your online submission form and confirmation of successful payment, you will be sent a confirmation email containing delivery instructions for DVD screener, if you have not already provided a password protected viewing online link.
Any queries regarding film submissions may be directed to: