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Introduction to the film festival

London Director Awards is film festival with live screenings in London, in United Kingdom. Our mission and goal is to discover and promote talented directors from all over the world and present them to public and distributors. An international independent jury works at the festival, composed of judges from the England, Ireland, Marocco, Brazil, Japan, Australia and USA. Previous winners of our festival are well-know directors such as Plum Stupple-Harris (United Kingdom), John Dada (France), George O'Reilly (United Kingdom), Ewan McIntosh (United Kingdom), Imre Mazlo (Hungary), Stefan Köhler Pellegrini (Denmark), Karen Liebau McPherson (Australia), Adam King (United Kingdom), Bo Yao (China), Anouk Witkowska Hiffler (United Kingdom), Liam Flynn (Ireland) and others. The first year was held under the name Best Director Award, which also qualified for IMDb. During the first and second year, we registered more than 1,000 projects, some of them were premiered at the Festival de Cannes, the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival or have been awarded and nominated for ACADEMY AWARDS, GOLDEN GLOBES, and BAFTA. The selected best super short film, short film and feature film will be screened February 2024 in Close-Up Cinema, London. We are looking forward to see you in London, city with a stunning culture and amazing nightlife. Sfilmmaker is our contract submission platform in China, and we look forward to your films.

Awards

Cash prizes of $300 will be awarded to winners during the LIVE SCREENING. The best film and music video will be nominated for the main prize at the Golden Art Film Academy (GAFA), which will redistribute $ 5,000.00 annually which they will receive in the form of various movie rewards. The festival will take place in February 2024. The competition will take place in two editions - summer and winter. The winners in the main categories will be nominated for rewards from the Golden Art Film Academy. MAIN CATEGORIES Best Director Short Film (Fiction/Doc) Best Director Feature Film (Fiction/Doc) Best Director Super Short Film (Fiction/Doc) Best First-Time Director (Short/Feature) Best Director Student Film SUB-CATEGORIES Best Female Director Best Male Director Best Director Music Video Best Director Drama Best Director Comedy Best Director Sci-fi Best Director Fantasy Best Director Animation Best Director Experimental Best Director Indie Feature Film Best Director Indie Short Film Best Director Web/TV Series Best Director Horror Best Director Thriller Best Director LGBTQ Best Director Action Best Director Psychological Best Director War Film Best Young Director (under 25) Best Adult Director (26y - 55y) Best Senior Director (55y and more) Best Art Director CONTINENTAL CATEGORIES Best USA Director Best British Director Best Spanish Director Best Italian Director Best French Director Best London Director Best European Director Best American Director Best South American Director Best Australian Director Best African Director Best Asian Director SCRIPT COMPETITION ✍️ Best Script (Short) ✍️ Best Script (Feature) All winners receive a free certificate (pdf/jpg file)

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama others Documentary
Subject ：Unlimited Children Humanistic Animals Food Women Education City Campus Sports Gay Old man Environment Home Political Workplace Special people
Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG
1. If the film is not in English, it must have English subtitles. 2. All entry fees are non-refundable. 3. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. 4. The decision of the festival selection committee is final. 5. Films that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. Contestants agree that they have obtained all required copyright permissions regarding music, sound & images. Etc presented in their film. 6. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes. 7. The organizers have the right to use trailers or still photos on public social networks to promote your project and our festival. 8. By submitting the project, you agree that our partner film festivals will be able to send you an offer to submit your projects.

Previous Shortlisted And Award-winning Films

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Contract

Duration (several sessions)

    4

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Cash prize
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2023-11-13
    Submission start time

  • 2023-11-16
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2023-12-06
    Regular Deadline

  • 2024-01-03
    Late Deadline

  • 2024-01-03
    Submission end time

  • 2024-01-31
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2024-01-31
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2024-02-16
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2024-02-16
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Best Director Short Film
    Video length ：1 - 40
    We accept movies within 40 minutes. * Qualification category for the Golden Art Film Academy.

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best Director Feature Film
    Video length ：41 - 150
    We only accept movies over 41 minutes. * Qualification category for the Golden Art Film Academy.

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best Director Super Short Film
    Video length ：1 - 10
    We accept movies within 10 minutes. Quaflication category for the Golden Art Film Academy.

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best First-Time Director Short
    Video length ：1 - 40
    less than 40mins

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best Director Student Film
    Video length ：1 - 30
    less than 30mins.

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best Chinese Short Film Director
    Video length ：1 - 40
    We accept films up to 40 minutes.

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best First-Time Director Feature
    Video length ：41 - 180
    more than 40mins

    2023/11/16
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 24 Dollar

    Student： 18 Dollar

    2023/12/06
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 27 Dollar

    Student： 21 Dollar

    2024/01/03
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 24 Dollar

    Not available

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