Norwich Film Festival is a BAFTA-qualifying Short Film Festival recognised under Section B. This means all British films screened at NFF automatically become eligible for BAFTA Short Film or Short Animation Award consideration, as long as they meet the other eligibility criteria. Further information can be found here.
Norwich Film Festival is also a British Independent Film Awards qualifying event. All British films screened at NFF automatically become eligible for BIFA Best British Short Film Award consideration, as long as they meet other eligibility criteria. For more information about BIFA qualifying film festivals please click here.
We are regularly rated in the Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals at FilmFreeway.
In 2016, The Metro named the Norwich Film Festival as one of the Top 10 UK Film Festivals You Need to Know About!
We are also a proud member of the Short Film Conference.
We have six competitive categories with £1000 cash prizes for this year’s festival. As we are a short film festival, please note, all films must be under 25 minutes long. Any film longer than 25 minutes will not be accepted. We do not currently accept feature submissions.
We are also a verified Gold festival at FilmFreeway, enabling Gold filmmakers to save on fees throughout the submission period. Visit FilmFreeway for more info.
If you are unsure if your film fits within a specific category, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
Any British film, 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £20
Regular (5th June): £30
Late (10th July): £45
Extended (17th July): £60
Any non-UK film, 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £20
Regular (5th June): £30
Late (10th July): £45
Extended (17th July): £60
Any animated film, 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £20
Regular (5th June): £30
Late (10th July): £45
Extended (17th July): £60
Any documentary film, 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £20
Regular (5th June): £30
Late (10th July): £45
Extended (17th July): £60
Any film, any genre, any style, made (or predominantly made) by students of any level. 25 minutes or under. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £15
Regular (5th June): £25
Late (10th July): £35
Extended (17th July): £35
Any film made in the Eastern Region (Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambidgeshire or Essex). 25 minutes or under. Top Prize £1000.
Deadlines & Fees:
Earlybird (20th February): £15
Regular (5th June): £20
Late (10th July): £20
Extended (17th July): £20
Any film of any genre which runs for exactly 60 seconds (including any titles or credits). Any film with a runtime of over or under 60 seconds will be disqualified without exception.
Deadlines & Fees:
One Minute Movie Deadline (17th July): £1.50