Our highest tribute to a complete vision. The most original and inspiring movie of the season: a film with a clear authorial voice, real creative risk, and a story that stays with you long after the final frame.
London · Independent Film Festival · Est. for the people
Contemporary LONDON Cinema Awards
Independent cinema is contemporary cinema. A festival made for the people who make it.
01 Manifesto
We appreciate every passionate and daring filmmaker who refuses to let a story go unseen.
Our festival is made for those who want to express their feelings in their own way through cinema. Every work made with emotion and originality deserves to be seen.
Filmmaking is an art open to many now. It is not so inaccessible or expensive anymore, and that is exactly why independent cinema is contemporary cinema. This festival is made for people.
Do you want to show yourself to the world? Do it here.
- Categories0
- Low-budget category≤ $1000
- Live nightSEP 19
- New voices∞
02 The Awards
Six ways to win
Every category is a different door into contemporary cinema. Open the one that fits your film.
A celebration of resourcefulness. The strongest film made on a budget under $1000, proving that powerful storytelling depends on imagination and heart, not on the size of the funds.
The frontier category. The best film created with the most modern technology in filmmaking, AI, where artists use new tools to expand what cinema can look like and feel like.
For the writers. An award for the most compelling un-produced script: a story ready to become the foundation of an awesome film, judged on structure, dialogue, originality and emotional truth.
The human centre of cinema. A unique and deeply emotional performance: the kind of acting that feels honest, alive, and impossible to look away from.
The crown of the festival. Our most prestigious honour, awarded to the single finest work of the contest: the film that best embodies the spirit of contemporary, independent, fearless filmmaking.
03 What awaits the winners
Winning is more than a line
in your filmography
We bring your work to a real audience, in a real room, full of fellow filmmakers. Here is what the night gives you.
Official screening
Selected winning films are shown at our live event on 19 September at Mora Meza, London, in front of a live audience of film lovers, creators and special guests.
Award on stage
Trophy, personal certificate, and festival laurels to promote your film everywhere.
Live Q&A
Take the stage after the screening and talk to the audience about your story and process.
Networking
Meet filmmakers, actors and writers. Build the connections that move careers forward.
Spotlight
Featured across our festival platforms and channels, far beyond the night itself.
Your talent costs much more than silence.
Come and let London see it.
Submit on FilmFreeway04 The Live Night
19 September Mora Meza · London
London: city of art, history, music and filmmaking. Our live night welcomes you to enjoy the best works of the festival on the big screen, the way cinema is meant to be felt.
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Looking forward to receiving your submission.
We are glad to receive any work, to hear your artistic voice and feel your creative view.