About
“(LSFF) is a festival not afraid to take creative risks and nurture new talent, something rarely seen in this age of austerity and conformity.”
— i-D
The London Short Film Festival (LSFF) is the UK's leading short film festival, now in our 22nd year. Founded as the Halloween Film Society in the early 90s, we are now a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying, internationally-regarded independent festival.
Each January, LSFF hosts ten days of short films, live events, Q&As and multidisciplinary curation. We present between 250-500 British and international films each edition, collaboratively programmed down from 5000+ open submissions, alongside Special Events and an industry offering of workshops, panels and discussion for filmmakers and workers.
LSFF exists to spotlight a multiplicity of filmmakers, visual artists and creatives, across intersections and with a commitment to peripheral voices. We pride ourselves on a 20-year ethos of giving screen-space and visibility to unconventional and thoroughly independent filmmaking, and our programming seeks to situate the contemporary in dialogue with its history and the world at large.
We consider LSFF both a platform where filmmakers can cut their teeth and define their careers, and a celebrator of the archival treasures and talent that got us here.
Need to get in touch? You can drop a line to info@shortfilms.org.uk and we’ll get back to you.
The London Short Film Festival is a social enterprise established as a non-profit company limited by guarantee and registered under number 07690869 at registered address Churchill House, 137-139 Brent Street, London, England, NW4 4DJ.