Opportunities

Competitions and Festivals

Film Fest - Hollywood Just4Shorts

22/03/2019

Giving short film and screenplay projects by up-and-coming filmmakers and screenwriters increased recognition and industry exposure. Winning short films are considered by Hollywood insiders seeking new talent and feature film adaptation rights. Deadline 23rd March 2019

Film Fest - Swindon Independent Film Fest

22/03/2019

A Festival of Filmmakers for Filmmakers & Film lovers - Swindon IFF @ Swinge (Swindon Fringe) will run 4 days before Easter 2019. Submission deadline - 23rd March 2019.

Film Fest - 15th Berwick Film and Media Arts

22/03/2019

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (BFMAF) is one of the UK’s leading festivals for new cinema and artists’ moving image. Deadline: 5th April 2019

Shorts at the Seaside

20/05/2018

Accepting submissions for short films - submission deadline 31st March.

Four Seasons Film Festival

27/09/2017

February 2018 sees the first ever film festival held at the historic Cadogan Hall in London, in a weekend that aims to showcase the full spectrum of human emotion in a series of groundbreaking and inspiring films that exemplify the moods of the annual seasons. Deadline for submissions is 30th September 2017.

Crossing The Screen International Film Festival

14/08/2017

Submissions for the 2017 edition are now open and will end on the 15th of September 2017.

First ever Fife Independent Film Expo

08/05/2015

See great features and shorts and chat with the film-makers

The Celtic in Scotland

31/03/2015

Celtic Media Festival is returning to Scotland in 2015 to Inverness.

15 Minutes Live: Submissions Open

12/12/2012

15 Minutes Live: Slung Low's live radio project

Submissions Open: BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit

11/12/2012

BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit is now accepting submissions - deadline Friday 14th December

The Trans Comedy Award

11/12/2012

Trans Comedy have joined forces with BBC writersroom to launch The Trans Comedy Award

UK Film Festival - Call for Entries

06/09/2012

There is still time to make the late deadline for submissions to the 2012 UK Film Festival

Channel 4/Oran Mor Comedy Drama Award - Call for Entries

06/09/2012

Oran Mor has announced the launch of the Channel 4/Oran Mor Comedy Drama Award

London Short Film Festival Open For Submissions

28/08/2012

The 10th London Short Film Festival is now open for submissions

British Academy S​cotland Awards 2012 ​- Call for Entries

10/07/2012

3 WEEKS TIL DEADLINE​ - British Academy S​cotland Awards 2012 ​- Call for Entries

48 Hour Film Project Comes to Dundee!

10/07/2012

Internationally renowned filmmaking project comes to Dundee 3rd-5th August 2012

Submissions open: The Golden Poo Awards

10/07/2012

Submissions now open for The Golden Poo Awards Short Film Competition, promoting awareness about sanitation and hygiene issues

Submissions open: Comedy Writing Initiative

10/07/2012

Submissions now open for BAFTA and Rocliffe's Comedy Writing Initiative

Submissions Open: American Zetrope Screenplay Contest

10/07/2012

The 10th annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Context is now open for submissions

Submissions Open: The Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize

10/07/2012

Submissions now open for The Wellcome Trust's major new annual screenwriting prize in association with the BFI Film Fund

Submissions Open: Shadow Writing Schemes

10/07/2012

Two of the BBC's flagship long-running dramas 'Holby City' and 'Casualty' are now taking applications for this year's Shadow Writing Scheme

Keep Bestival Green and Tidy

10/07/2012

A short film competition is now open for submissions to Keep Bestival Green and Tidy

Submissions Open: Leeds International Film Festival

10/07/2012

Submissions now open for Leeds International Film Festival

Submissions Open for DepicT! 2012

09/07/2012

Submissions now open for DepicT! 2012, Watershed's international short film festival as part of Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival

Submissions Open: Film4's Scene Stealers

09/07/2012

Scene Stealers is a new creative talent search run by Film4, under its innovation banner Film4.0

Submissions Open: Abertoir 2012

09/07/2012

National Horror Festival of Wales is now open for submissions

Submissions Open: Colchester Film Festival 2012

09/07/2012

Submissions are now open for the Colchester Film Festival 2012, which runs from 5th-7th October

Submissions Open for Glimmer 2012

06/07/2012

Glimm2012 - the 10th Hull International Short Film Festival - is now open for submissions

Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award

24/05/2012

The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award is now open for submissions

BFI London Film Festival: Open for Submissions

24/05/2012

The 56th BFI London Film Festival is now open for submissions

Cornwall Film Festival: Open for Short Film Submissions

24/05/2012

Cornwall Film Festival is now open for short film submissions

Cambridge Film Festival

13/04/2012

Cambridge Film Festival now open for submissions

Triangle 2012

05/04/2012

Triangle 2012 opens to writers, directors and producers in film from across the UK

The Strawberry Shorts Film Festival

05/04/2012

Cambridge Cinema Shorts, in partnership with Strawberry Fair, are looking for submissions for The Strawberry Shorts Film Festival

Aesthetica Short Film Festival

05/04/2012

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012 is now open for entries

The Welcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards Pitch 2012

05/04/2012

The Welcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards Pitch 2012 looking for applicants

SUBMISSIONS OPEN: Jump Cut Dance Film Festival

28/03/2012

Submissions open for Jump Cut Dance Film Festival until Monday 9th April 2012. Opportunity for students and emerging artists