Submissions

SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2020

At Norwich Film Festival we love watching the fantastic variety of high-quality submissions we get from both local, national and international filmmakers. On this page you’ll find all you need to know about submitting to the festival including information around our qualifying accreditation with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).

The NFF is also rated as being one of the best-rated film festivals in the world (thanks, FilmFreeway!).

Accolades

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 also rated in the Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals at FilmFreeWay.

Also, in 2016, The Metro named the Norwich Film Festival as one of the Top 10 UK Film Festivals You Need to Know About!

Submit Here

The Norwich Film Festival only accepts submissions via online portals – we exclusively use FilmFreeway:

Entries have now closed to both UK and international filmmakers.

Short Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 10, 2019 )
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline June 2, 2019 )
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 23, 2019)

Animated Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 10, 2019 )
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline June 2, 2019 )
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 23, 2019)

Documentary Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 10, 2019 )
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline June 2, 2019 )
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 23, 2019)

Student Film

Early Bird: $15(Deadline February 10, 2019 )
Regular Fee: $30 (Deadline June 2, 2019 )
Late Fee: $45 (Deadline June 23, 2019)

East Anglian Film

Early Bird: $15 (Deadline February 10, 2019 )
Regular Fee: $25 (Deadline June 2, 2019 )
Late Fee: $25 (Deadline June 23, 2019)

One Min Movie

Early Bird: $1.50
Regular Fee: $1.50
Late Fee: $1.50

We are also a verified Gold festival at FilmFreeWay!

Categories & Prizes

There are five competitive categories with prizes for this year’s festival.

As we are a short film festival, please note, all films must be under 25 minutes long. Any films longer than 25 minutes will not be accepted.

For more information around our 2019 judges who will be allocated films from our nominated film selection only – click here

2019 Competition

Thanks to the success of our 2018 festival we are thrilled to announce that we are in a fortunate position to provide cash prizes worth up to £5000 in total for 2019. Also all of 2019 winners will receive a Norwich Film Festival award and certificate, and priceless industry feedback (where possible) from our judges.

Current Award Sponsors include Arnolds Keys, WEX: Photo Video and UEA

Any film 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000. We are pleased to report this award will be sponsored by Arnolds Keys.

Any animated film 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.

Any film, any genre, any style, made (or predominantly made) by students. 25 minutes or under. Top Prize £1000.

Any documentary film 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000. We are pleased to report this award will be sponsored by Wex: Photo Video

Any film made in the Eastern Region (Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambidgeshire or Essex). 25 minutes or under. Top Prize £1000. We are pleased to report this award will be sponsored by the University of East Anglia.

Prizes

The winning films of 2019 will also have the chance to win a variety of prizes (please note Festival Staff will allocate prizes to which categories they deem fit).

A copy of Vegas Pro. (Worth £449 courtesy of our partners at Vegas Pro).

Five copies of Final Draft 11 (These will be awarded to each category winner. Each copy is worth £190 courtesy of our partners at Final Draft )

A Freelancer Premium Membership for one year with Production Base (worth £174.99 courtesy of our partners at Production Base )

A copy of Lightworks Pro Outright Licence (Worth £249.99 courtesy of our partners at Lightworks)

A VideoMic Pro + donated by Rode Microphones. (Worth £224 courtesy of our partners at Rode Microphones).

One Year’s Subscription to MUBI (Worth £78 courtesy of our partners at MUBI)

One Year’s Subscription to iPitch.TV (worth £220 courtesy of our partners at iPitch.TV) Looking for a way to pitch your idea for a television show or movie? iPITCH.TV offers a next generation platform for creators of original pitches for TV, Film & Digital Media to connect directly with Hollywood Producers and Studio Executives and gives creators industry pro advice on how to pitch a television show or feature film. Pitch your idea for a Movie, Screenplay, Television Show, Short Film, New Media Project and more.

One Minute Movie Competition!

We’re challenging filmmakers from all over the world to make the best movie they possibly can that lasts exactly sixty seconds. Selected films will be screened throughout the festival and on our web services.

We have had some brilliant films sent in previously, and we are really looking forward to this year’s entries. Only $1.50 to enter our One Minute Movie competition.

The Guidelines

To acquaint yourself with the festival’s full submission rules and guidelines we’ve created a pdf for you to digest. Should you come across any stumbling blocks you can also consult our submission FAQs for help and advice.

NFF2019-Submission-Rules

NFF2019-Submission-FAQs

NFF2019-OMM-Rules

If you have any other questions about the festival or submissions, please contact us.

4th - 17th November 2019

SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2020

Accolades

Submit Here

Categories & Prizes

2019 Competition

Current Award Sponsors include Arnolds Keys, WEX: Photo Video and UEA

Prizes

One Minute Movie Competition!

The Guidelines

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SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2020

Accolades

Submit Here

Categories & Prizes

2019 Competition

Current Award Sponsors include Arnolds Keys, WEX: Photo Video and UEA

Prizes

One Minute Movie Competition!

The Guidelines

Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook to be the first to hear about our latest news. You can also subscribe to our newsletter.

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