The BFI has announced that the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is to run from 8th – 19th October 2025.
Each year the BFI London Film Festival presents a selection of the best in world cinema, showing audiences a wide array of films, representing a variety of languages, genres and filmmaking styles.
The LFF showcases exceptional UK and international works with a programme that spans feature, short and documentary films, series, immersive art and extended reality, artists’ moving image, restorations, animation, family films, and hotly anticipated award season titles.
- Submissions are now open for UK and Irish shorts and features for LFF 2025. Final deadline dates for receipt of online submission forms and film screeners:
- UK and Ireland short films (25 mins or less) – Friday 23 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- UK and Ireland mid-length films (26 to 50 mins) – Friday 23 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- UK and Ireland feature-length films only (more than 50 mins) – Friday 23 May 2025, 17:00 BST
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Further details on film submissions HERE
