Brighton Rocks Film Festival
Submissions to Brighton Rocks can be made through
Filmfreeway and Withoutabox​.
The deadlines are as follows:

                    1 October                Super early bird deadline
        15 November          Early bird deadline 
                                31 December          La Dolche Vita deadline                   
                       14 February            In the Mood for Love deadline
                      31 March                 Last Tango in Paris deadline 
       10 April                    Final deadline        


Official Sections will be notified within a month of submission. Finalists will be announced on 15 April and Category Winners on 1 May 2018.
The Best Film will be revealed on Friday 25 May ​at the Festival.
AWARDS
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  • ​Official Selections receive a BRIGHTON ROCKS OFFICIAL SELECTION LAUREL.
  • Category Winners:  BEST ANIMATION, BEST ART HOUSE FILM, BEST BRIGHTON FILM, BEST COMEDY, BEST DRAMA, BEST FANTASY, BEST HORROR, BEST INDIE SHORT, BEST LGBTQ FILM, BEST MICRO MOVIE, BEST MUSIC VIDEO, BEST PHONE MOVIE, BEST NOIR-THRILLER, BEST SCI-FI, BEST STUDENT FILM.
  • Category Winners (shorts) receive a FESTIVAL SCREENING.
  • Finalists are eligible for the following awards:  BEST ACTOR, ACTRESS, CINEMATOGRAPHY, DIRECTOR, EDITING, ORIGINAL SCORE, SCREENPLAY & SPECIAL EFFECTS.
  • There will be one BEST SHORT FILM.
  • There will be one BEST FEATURE FILM (FICTION).
  • There will be one BEST FEATURE FILM (DOCUMENTARY).
A​SUBMISSION CATEGORIES:
Short Films
Runtime must be less than 20 minutes (except Micro Movies).
 
MAIN:
Animation
​Art House                                                      
Brighton Film
Comedy                                                                 Drama                                                                                             
​​Fantasy
Horror
Indie (low or no budget)
LGBTQ
Micro Movie
Music Video
Phone Movie
Noir – ​Thriller
Sci-fi
Student Film


Feature Film (Fiction)
Runtime must be more than 20 minutes (generally 60-100 minutes). All genres are admissible.

Feature Film (Documentary)
Runtime must be more than 20 minutes (generally 60-100 minutes). 
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NB. Brighton Film must have two scenes or more set in Brighton. All genres eligible.
NB. Indie low or no budget means less than 2500 USD.
NB. Micro Movies must have a runtime of less than 4 minutes, including credits.
NB. Phone Movies must consist of 75% phone footage.
NB. Student Films' director and at least one other crew member must be in full-time education.
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RULES
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Please read the following rules before submitting your work.
BRIGHTON ROCKS accepts narrative, documentary, animation and experimental films.
  • Entry fees are non-refundable.
  • All films must be in English or have English subtitles.
  • Production must have been completed after 1 January 2015.
  • There is no limit on the number of submissions.
  • All films must have an online screener.
  • Filmmakers retain the rights to their films.
  • Filmmakers are responsible for acquiring copyrights, licenses and releases for media used in their films.
  • By submitting their film, filmmakers gives Brighton Rocks the right to post their posters, trailers, website and social media links on our website.
  • Brighton Rocks reserves the right to move films into categories different from the one(s) submitted to.