Years running: 20 (since 2001)
East End Film Festival
International Film Festival.
About
One of the UK's largest film festivals, the East End Film Festival is an annual multi-platform festival which presents a rich and diverse programme of international premieres, industry masterclasses, free pop-up screenings and immersive live events. The EEFF’s mission is to discover, support, and exhibit pioneering work by global and local independent filmmakers, and to introduce viewers to innovative and challenging cinematic experiences.
Awards
- Best Feature: reserved for first and second features, the festival’s Competition Selection will be awarded to one outstanding feature film, with the film’s director invited to return to the festival the following year as the EEFF Director-in-Residence.
- Best Documentary
- Best UK Short Film
- The EEFF Short Film Audience Award
- The EEFF introduced the Accession Award. Related to a particular ‘craft’, this award is presented to someone graduating to a professional career in filmmaking. The EEFF will announce the focus of the 2016 Accession Award in the coming weeks.
Rules
- All submissions must have been completed after January 1, 2015. Feature submissions must not have previously been released in the UK on any format.
- Whilst the EEFF does not have a specific premiere restriction on submissions, premiere status will be a factor in decisions taken by the programming team, and may comprise a specific condition of an invitation to screen at the festival.
Documents and Other Requisite Items
- The East End Film Festival prefers online entries submitted via Withoutabox.com,
- DVD submissions are also available.
Additional Information
To avoid customs fees, please ensure all tapes and/or prints are labelled ‘For temporary, cultural purposes only. No commercial value. Non-pornographic.’
Selection Media Type
Screening Media Type
- 35mm
- DCP
- Blu-Ray
Audio language:
original
Subtitles language:
english
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Alison Poltock
Artistic Director
Andrew Simpson
Head of Programming
Stuart Haggas
Head of Press
Stephanie Pamment
Strategy and Development
Documents
Place
United Kingdom
London
Official website
Contacts
Address:
The East End Film Festival
106 Bridge House
3 Mills Studios
3 Mill Lane
London E3 3DU
Phone: +44 (0)20 7364 7917
Fax: +44 (0)20 7364 7901
Email: film@eastendfilmfestival.com
Social Networks:
Twitter
Flickr
Facebook
Youtube
- Opening dateOctober 15, 2015
- Earlybird DeadlineDecember 16, 2015
- Regular DeadlineFebruary 24, 2016
- Late DeadlineApril 07, 2016
- Extended DeadlineApril 14, 2016
- NotificationsMay 20, 2016
- Event dates23 June — 3 July 2016
To Qualify for International Short your film must originate from outside the UK. Shorts: maximum 20 minutes
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Earlybird Deadline — €14
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Regular Deadline — €28
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Late Deadline — €35
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Extended Deadline — €70
Documentary film originating from anywhere in the world. Duration OVER 21 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — €28
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Regular Deadline — €35
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Late Deadline — €49
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Extended Deadline — €112
UK & International. Long shorts (films between 21 and 49 mins)
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Earlybird Deadline — €28
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Regular Deadline — €35
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Late Deadline — €49
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Extended Deadline — €112
International Competition. To qualify for entry into the EEFF Best Feature Award your film must be a first or second feature. Feature Films minimum length of 50 minutes including fictional narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental, music video or any crossover of the above.
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Earlybird Deadline — €35
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Regular Deadline — €49
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Late Deadline — €70
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Extended Deadline — €140
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