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2020 SUBMISSIONS OPEN AS OF 13 JAN

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 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 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!

IMPORTANT INFO

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

Entries for NFF2020 will open on 13/01/20.

British Short Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 9th, 2020
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline May 31st, 2020)
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

International Short Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 9th, 2020 )
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline May 31st, 2020)
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

Animated Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 9th, 2020)
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline May 31st, 2020 )
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

Documentary Film

Early Bird: $25 (Deadline February 9th, 2020 )
Regular Fee: $40 (Deadline May 31st, 2020)
Late Fee: $60 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

Student Film

Early Bird: $15 (Deadline February 9th, 2020 )
Regular Fee: $30 (Deadline May 31st, 2020 )
Late Fee: $45 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

East Anglian Film

Early Bird: $15 (Deadline February 9th, 2020 )
Regular Fee: $25 (Deadline May 31st, 2020 )
Late Fee: $25 (Deadline June 21st, 2020)

One Min Movie

One fee only: $1.50

We are also a verified Gold festival at FilmFreeWay, enabling Gold filmmakers to save even further when they submit to us. Visit FilmFreeway for more info.

2020 Competition

Thanks to the success of our 2019 festival we are thrilled to announce that we are in a fortunate position to provide cash prizes worth up to £6000 in total for 2020. Also all of 2020 winners will receive a Norwich Film Festival award and certificate, and priceless industry feedback (where possible) from our judges.

Current Award Sponsors will be announced throughout 2020

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

Any non-UK film, 25 minutes or under. Any genre, any style. Top Prize £1000.

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.

Any film made in the Eastern Region (Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambidgeshire or Essex). 25 minutes or under. Top Prize £1000.

Prizes

The winning films of 2020 will also have the chance to win a variety of prizes (please note, the Festival Exec Committee will allocate prizes to category winners as they deem fit).

Copies of Final Draft (Provided courtesy of our partners at Final Draft)

Freelancer Premium Memberships for one year with Production Base (Provided courtesy of our partners at Production Base)

Copies of Lightworks Pro Outright Licence (Provided courtesy of our partners at Lightworks)

One Year’s Subscription to MUBI (This is provided courtesy of our partners at MUBI)

One Year’s Subscription to iPitch.TV (This is provided courtesy of our partners at iPitch.TV)

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.

RULES

FAQS

ONE MINUTE MOVIES

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

6th - 15th November 2020

2020 SUBMISSIONS OPEN AS OF 13 JAN

Accolades

Categories

BRITISH SHORT FILM

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

ANIMATED FILM

DOCUMENTARY FILM

STUDENT FILM

EAST ANGLIAN FILM

IMPORTANT INFO

2020 Competition

Current Award Sponsors will be announced throughout 2020

Prizes

One Minute Movie Competition!

The Guidelines

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2020 SUBMISSIONS OPEN AS OF 13 JAN

Accolades

Categories

BRITISH SHORT FILM

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

ANIMATED FILM

DOCUMENTARY FILM

STUDENT FILM

EAST ANGLIAN FILM

IMPORTANT INFO

2020 Competition

Current Award Sponsors will be announced throughout 2020

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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