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Deadlines
1 September  The Endless Summer
1 October  The Wicker Man
1 November  Withnail & I
1 December  The Man Who Fell To Earth
1 January  Call Me By Your Name
1 February  Blow-Up
1 March  The Life of Brian
1 April  Quadrophenia
1 May  Brighton Rock
22 May  Frenzy

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will be notified throughout the year
BRIFF SCREENING PROGRAMME will be published on 1 June 2023
WINNERS will be revealed at the festival 21-25 June 2023​

​SUBMISSION CATEGORIES:
Short Films
Runtime must be less than 30 minutes (except Micro Movies).
 
MAIN:
Animation
Comedy
Comedy Horror                                                                
Drama            
Experimental                                                             
​​Fantasy
Horror
LGBTQ+
Made in Brighton
Micro Movie
Music Video
No/Low-Budget
Science Fiction
Student Film

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Feature Films
Runtime must be more than 30 minutes (generally 45-150 minutes)

Fiction
All genres are admissible


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​Nota Bene:
Micro Budget Films means works produced for less than £1000
Made in Brighton Films must have at least 2 scenes shot/set in Brighton
Micro Movies must have a runtime of less than 4 minutes, including credits
Student Films' director and at least one other crew member must be in full-time education crew member must be in full-time education

Rules & Terms​
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Films that fit Brighton Rocks’ ethos will be awarded Official Selection status – Finalists and Winners will be designated in each submission category

All OFFICIAL SELECTIONS, FINALIST & WINNING Short Films will be screened at our ANNUAL FESTIVAL on 21 - 25 June 2023

HONOURABLE MENTION OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will receive an ONLINE SHOWCASING at the ROCKS SCREENING ROOM

There will be one BEST FEATURE FILM (FICTION) and one BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

There will be WINNERS in each of the following Short Film Categories:
ANIMATION / COMEDY / DOCUMENTARY / DRAMA / EXPERIMENTAL FILM / FANTASY-HORROR-SCI FI / LGBTQ+ / MADE IN BRIGHTON / MICRO-BUDGET FILM / MICRO MOVIE / MUSIC VIDEO & STUDENT FILM

Official Selections are automatically considered for the following awards:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY / DIRECTOR / EDITING / ORIGINAL SCORE / PERFORMANCE (up to 3 awards) / SCREENPLAY / SET DESIGN / SPECIAL EFFECTS / THE SPIRIT OF BRIGHTON AWARD

All films must be in English or have English subtitles
Productions must have been completed after 1 January 2019
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.

Contact Us

   info@rocksfestivals.com