The London Independent Film Festival is a British
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
that takes place annually in April. It was founded by Erich Schultz and specialises in
low-budget
A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or ...
independent films.
It offers a screenplay competition and distribution fair.
History
Founded in 2004, the London Independent Film Festival provides a showcase for over 100 independent films, presented over a two-week period in April on the
South Bank of the
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
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Retrieved 14 March 2019
Awards
Awards submissions are made through the online portal Film Freeway, and open in October, closing in February of the following year. Fees range from £65 for feature films to £25 for short shorts.
Awards categories include:
*Best Low-budget Feature (over £100k)
*Best Micro-budget Feature (under £100k)
*Best No-Budget Feature (under £10k)
*Best UK Feature
*Best Documentary
*Best Sci-Fi / Horror Feature
*Best Female Director Feature
*Best LGBT film
*Best Short Film
*Best UK Short
*Best Short Documentary
*Best Animated Short
*Best Experimental Short
*Best Short Short
*Best Horror / Sci-Fi Short
*Best Music Video
See also
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BFI London Film Festival
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London International Animation Festival
The London International Animation Festival is an annual animation festival founded in 2003 that takes place at the Barbican Centre in London in November and December.
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London International Student Film Festival
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London Short Film Festival
The London Short Film Festival, founded in 2004, is a film festival held annually at various locations in London, in January. The festival celebrates short film production. Each year the festival appoints an international jury who award prizes wor ...
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UK Film Festival
References
External links
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Film festivals in London
2004 establishments in England
Film festivals established in 2004
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