Organised by Good Growth Hub
Learn the ins and outs on how to submit your short film and make it stand out with this masterclass from London Short Film Festival.
Are you a creative from Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or Newham aged 18-30 who wants to know more about how to submit your short film to a festival?
Then join us at the Good Growth Hub for an exciting interactive and informative masterclass where you'll learn all about submitting your short film to the London Short Film Festival and other festivals like it. Whether you're a seasoned filmmaker or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone looking to showcase their shorts.
Led by Gamze Sanli from the London Short Film Festival selection panel, who will give you insider tips on what judges look for, how to prep your submission, network with fellow filmmakers, and take your filmmaking career to the next level!
Participant information
Please note these sessions are fully funded and free to attend for anyone from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets or Waltham Forest aged 18-30.
We encourage you to bring your own laptop with you. We will have a limited number of laptops in the hub for use.
So you've created your film and you would like this to be put out into the world.
In this session, you will learn all things film festival submission steps:
- Documents you need to have ready before submitting to film festivals (logline and synopsis, director's statement, bios/credits, poster, trailer, technical information.
- How to sign up on FilmFreeway - uploading projects, browsing festivals and what to look for
- Uploading projects, browsing festivals and what to look for.
- Discussing what you should consider when submitting to film festivals and how to choose where to submit.
London Short Film Festival
“(LSFF) is a festival not afraid to take creative risks and nurture new talent, something rarely seen in this age of austerity and conformity.” — i-D
Founded in 2003 and now in our 20th year, London Short Film Festival (LSFF) is a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying, internationally regarded independent short film festival. Each January, LSFF hosts ten days of short films, live events, Q&As and multidisciplinary curation. We present between 250-500 British and international films each edition, collaboratively programmed down from 5000+ open submissions, alongside Special Events and an industry offering of workshops, panels and discussion for filmmakers and workers. LSFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices. We pride ourselves on a 20-year ethos of giving screen-space and visibility to unconventional and thoroughly independent filmmaking, and our programming seeks to situate the contemporary in dialogue with its history and the world at large. We consider LSFF both a platform where filmmakers can cut their teeth and define their careers, and a celebrator of the archival treasures and talent that got us here.
Gamze Şanlı is a British, Turkish, and Cypriot multidisciplinary artist and performer. Her craft weaves stories centred around socio-politics, ancestral remembrance, nostalgic fantasy, hauntology, mythology, and witchcraft. Her projects span experimental film, documentary and theatre. As an artist her work combines embroidery, collage and illustration. Şanlı is a member of the Documentarist, MENA Film Festival, and London Short Film Festival teams. She is also serving as the art and activism director for SWANA collective Full Potential.
- film
- filmmaking
- filmphotography
- filmproduction
- filmmaker
- filmfestival