69th BFI London Film Festival
October 8, 2025-October 19, 2025 -
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, England SE1 8XT, United Kingdom, UK
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in London, England, in collaboration with the British Film Institute. Founded in 1957, the festival runs for two weeks every October.
The 2025 festival will take place in London, in venues across the UK, and online; we're committed to making it as accessible as possible to all filmmakers based in the UK and internationally. If your film is selected, you will be invited to attend the festival at the BFI Southbank in London, across the UK, or online.
Your short must be 10 minutes or under in length, have been produced in the last two years and be an interesting and original concept, with good production values and an entertaining subject matter. You must have been aged 16-25 when you made the film.
Before you apply, please read the rules and terms below. For more information about the festival, head to the BFI website (bfi.org.uk/future-film-festival).
BFI Future Film Festival is a qualifying festival for the BIFA Best British Shorts category.
08 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
09 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
10 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
11 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
12 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
13 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
14 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
15 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
16 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
17 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
18 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
19 Oct 25
00:00 - 23:59
BFI London Film Festival
