Regent's Short Film Festival
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ABOUT
The 2nd edition of the Regent’s Short Film Festival will run on Friday, March 24th 2026, at Regent’s University London, nestled in the heart of London, in Regent’s Park. Presented in the historic, original Bedford College building, young and emerging filmmakers and creatives from the UK and across the world will meet to present the best of their work. The program will include screenings, a panel of guest speakers, workshops, and provide an opportunity to network. You can submit to a variety of genres such as drama, comedy, musical/music videos, thriller/horror, fantasy, screenplay, and other applicable categories. Submission is open to students and filmmakers aged sixteen and above.
Selected works will be screened in competition and be eligible for our awards mentioned below.
Awards & Prizes
All films selected will be eligible for our special awards, and no further action is required to submit your film for the awards. The awards span across every genre and length.
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- Outstanding Directing in a short film
- Best Drama short film
- Best Musical/ Music video
- Best cinematography
- Best performance
-Best Screenplay
- Most popular film
SUBMIT!
Visit our FilmFreeway website to submit your film!
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RSFF is being organized and put on by a group of hardworking and passionate students across multiple disciplines at Regent’s University London, and are excited to support and present up-and-coming young filmmakers across the globe.We love and support independent films. Art and great films deserve to be made and shown, despite budget, age, connections, or experience. Regent’s short film festival invites anyone to submit above 16+ without any additional barriers or restrictions to submissions.
Rules & Terms
Film Submission Guidelines:
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Short films should be approximately 5-10 minutes, 3 minutes is the minimum we are able to accept.
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Screenplays should be 5-10 minutes long.
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Every filmmaker and their crew need to be above the age of sixteen in order to be eligible for competition.
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General Guidelines:
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All films in languages other than English must have English subtitles.
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There is no premiere requirement for this festival. We will accept submissions of films that have been screened at other festivals and events.
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If your work is selected:
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This festival does not provide licensing or screening fees.
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All non-English films must have English subtitles in the proper format (.srt) to ensure all content is accessible.
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We do not cover any licensing or screening fees for the selected projects, as all films are in competition and have been submitted to us.