Submissions for the 17th Leeds Young Film Festival are now open
We are excited to announce that Leeds Young Film Festival is now open for submissions for all our competitions and programmes. We support young and old, emerging or established, national and international filmmakers and host competitions both for short films BY young people, and for short and feature films FOR young people.
Young independent filmmakers have the chance to win £500 worth of cash prizes.
You can submit your film to Leeds Young Film Festival through FilmFreeway
Earlybird Deadline is Friday 30th October 2015
Regular Deadline is Friday 18th December 2015
Late Deadline is Friday 29th January 2016
Submission categories and competitions:
The Golden Owls
Leeds-wide competition for young filmmakers.
The final deadline for applications is 5th February 2016
Download an entry form now
The INDIs (Independent Directions)
UK-wide competition for young independent filmmakers.
The final deadline for applications is 5th February 2016
Apply through FilmFreeway if you are at least 18 years old.
Download an entry form now
International Short Films BY Young Filmmakers
This is a new programme aimed at bringing together young filmmakers from around the world. To qualify, filmmakers can be up to 25 years old and the films can be up to 10 minutes in length. Shortlisted films will be shown as part of the festival’s programme, giving emerging filmmakers a great chance to showcase their work on the big screen.
General Submission Fee approx £5 ($8.00)
Applications through FilmFreeway
International Short Films FOR Children and Young People
Short films for children and young people must be suitable for all ages and shortlisted films will be part of the festival’s programme and be eligible for our Audience Awards.
They may be live action or animation, fiction or documentaries but they must not be longer than 15 minutes.
Submission Fees:
Earlybird Deadline approx £10 ($15)
Regular Deadline approx £16.50 ($25)
Late Deadline approx £23 ($35)
International Feature Films FOR Children and Young People
The festival aims to show young people a world of film beyond Hollywood cinema and feature films for children and young people are an important part of the festival’s programme.
They are eligible for our prestigious Jury Awards, that are awarded by a Young Jury in three age categories:
Category 1 – suitable for all (BBFC classification U or PG)
Category 2 – suitable for children and young people aged 12 or older (BBFC classification 12 or 12A)
Category 3 – suitable for young people aged 15 or older (BBFC classification 15).
Please specify upon submission who your film is suitable for.
To qualify, films may be live action or animation, fiction or documentaries but they must be at least 60 minutes long.
Submission Fees:
Earlybird Deadline approx £23 ($35)
Regular Deadline approx £33 ($50)
Late Deadline approx £43 ($65)
