Dear Asian filmmakers, the London Short Film Festival (UK) is accepting short films until August 10, 2025.

About the festival:
LSFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices.

Each January, the festival hosts ten days of short form, conversation and multidisciplinary curation. We present up to 500 British and international films, collaboratively selected from 5000+ open submissions, alongside Special Events and an industry programme of workshops, panels and discussion for filmmakers and cinema workers.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts short films from any kind of genre – fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, including music videos.
– Short films should not exceed the 45-minute mark.
– Short films under 5 minutes have a different category.
– Films must have been completed after 1st January 2024.
– There is no premiere status required.
– All entries must be in English or contain English subtitles if not in the English language. Non-English entries without subtitles, or supplementary printed translations, can unfortunately not be considered.
– Submissions must be made via FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: October 23, 2025

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmfreeway.com/LondonShortFilmFestival (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that the 23rd London Short Film Festival will take place from January 23 – February 1, 2026 in London, UK.

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To see other Calls please follow the next link: “Call For Entries”.