Wimbledon International Short Film Festival
Criteria
All films must be less than 15 minutes duration including title sequences and credits. So make it short. You can have real impact in a few minutes or even seconds. Shorter films have an equal chance of an award as longer ones.
Categories & prizes
- Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best International Film – £250 prize towards the filmmaker’s next film
- Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best UK Film – £250 prize towards the filmmaker’s next film
- Best Environmental Film
- Best Animated Film
- Best Young Filmmaker (director aged 25 or under before 1 October 2023 )
- The Marcus Beale Architects award for Best Documentary
- Best London Filmmaker (any film that is either made in Greater London or made by a filmmaker who lives or works in Greater London)
- Audience Award – decided on the night by the audience
All entries will be considered for either the ‘Best UK Film’ or ‘Best International Film’ award.
2024 Competition
- We waive the submission fee for films by filmmakers who are nationals of medium or low-income countries as listed in UNDP HDI Report 2022
- Eligible no-fee film entries should comply with all other WISFF entry rules
- Full rules for submissions can be found here
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