Key Festivals List
Festivals in 2019
Sheffield Doc Fest
Dates: 6 – 11 June 2019
Submissions deadline: 4 March 2019*
*If you have already submitted a film to Sheffield and it is being considered, please get in touch with the festival for an update.
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Dates: 19 – 30 June 2019
Submissions deadline: 7 February 2019*
*If you have already submitted a film to Edinburgh and it is being considered, please get in touch with the festival for an update.
Encounters Film Festival
Dates: 24 – 29 September 2019
Submissions deadline: 6 June 2019
To submit your film, please visit: Encounters submissions
To request a submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
BFI London Film Festival
Dates: 2 – 13 October 2019
Submissions deadline: 14 June 2019
To submit your film, please visit: BFI London submissions
To request a submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
Festivals in 2020
London Short Film Festival
Dates: 10 – 19 January 2020
Submissions deadlines:
*Early bird: 1 February – 22 April 2019
*Regular: 23 April – 1 July 2019
*Late: 2 July – 19 August 2019
To submit your film, please visit: LSFF submissions
For submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
Glasgow Film Festival
Dates: 26 February – 8 March 2020
Submission deadline: To be announced // please monitor festival website for updates.
To submit your film to this film festival, please visit: Glasgow Film Festival submissions
For submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
BFI Flare LGBTQ + Festival
Dates: March 2020 – To be announced. Please monitor festival website for updates.
Submission deadline: To be announced // please monitor festival website for updates.
To submit your film, please visit: BFI Flare LGBTQ submissions
For submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
Dates: April 2020 – To be announced. Please monitor festival website for updates.
Submission deadline: To be announced. Please monitor festival website for updates.
To submit your film, please visit: Belfast Film Festival submissions
For submission fee waiver code, please email: info@filmafrica.org.uk
