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Open submissions

BFI London Film Festival

Exercise 63. Read the submission form of BFI London Film Festival

The British Film Institute (BFI) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 to promote understanding and appreciation of film and television in the UK. It operates 2 cinemas; publishes books and the monthly film journal Sight & Sound; has one of the world's largest archives of films, television programmes, and related materials; and organizes the annual London Film Festival. Other activities include providing an information service for researchers, sponsoring educational programmes, and selling copies of material from its archives to film producers.

Deadline for receipt of online submission forms and screeners:

• Short films (40 mins or less) - 22 June
• Feature length films (more than 40 mins) - 6 July

Please fill in the required fields through the online submission form if you wish to submit your film for consideration, and for international features and shorts please complete the PayPal form which you will be directed to from the online submission form.

(Please note international features and shorts will not be considered without completed payment confirmation and completion of the correct online form).

The fee forInternational features is £45 including VAT.

The fee for International shorts is £15 including VAT.

Packages post (or courier) marked on or before the deadline will be accepted.

On completion of your online submission (and completion of payment for International submissions), you will be emailed a confirmation email. Please include this with a DVD copy of the film plus a synopsis as soon as possible, and your PayPal receipt for international submissions. Please ensure the following information is included when you send your screener:

• Online submission confirmation email
• PayPal receipt for international features
• English Title / Original Title
• Director's name
• Country of Production
• Running Time
• Full contact detailsincluding postal address, telephone numberand email address.

For viewing purposes we accept any region DVD. Please ensure there is sufficient postage when sending submissions as we will be unable to retrieve any package with insufficient postage. Viewing material should be insured by the sender and sent via airmail or courier (at the sender's expense) to the address sent to you on your confirmation email.

If you do not have a DVD and would like to submit your film in another format please contact us. Under certain circumstances and by prior arrangement we can also view Beta SP and DigiBeta (Pal or NTSC) and work online screening on 35mm.

If you would like to submit a link for your film, please contact us directly. While some of our programming team are happy to view online, we would prefer to receive DVD screener submissions.

The programme is finalised between July and September. You will hear from us by mid September at the latest, normally by email. If your contact details change during this period please let us know so that we may update our records.

Please complete one form per film you wish to submit and ensure that all the required fields (marked with an *) are completed. Once the form and payment are completed, you will receive an email confirmation with details of where to send your DVD screener, and a PayPal receipt. Please include these with your submission(s). If you do not receive these confirmations, please email lffsubmissions@bfi.org.uk as soon as possible.

Please ensure you have read and agree to the rules and regulations of the BFI LFF before submitting your film for our consideration, available at http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/2104