Future Frame Fest
Welcome to the first Future Frame Fes, a brand new festival dedicated to showcasing the rising stars of the film industry. Our mission is to provide an affordable, platform for fresh talent, offering filmmakers the opportunity to present their work and gain recognition for their craft.
We accept submissions from around the world, from Features to Micro-Shorts because we know the great filmmakers of tomorrow can be found anywhere. With 16 diverse categories, including Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, and Best Marketing, Future Frames is designed to highlight the wide range of skills that shape the film industry.
​If you're a filmmaker, film student, or recent graduate, this is your chance to get your work in front of audiences and industry professionals. Submit your film today and take the next step in your filmmaking journey!
Judging Process
At Future Frames Film Festival, every submission goes through a fair and thorough review process. First, our dedicated volunteer screeners assess each film before passing entries to our panel of industry judges. These judges carefully review the films and nominate standout projects for various awards.
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Each category -whether Cinematography, Editing, Directing or more- is evaluated by our panel of judges including a specialist in that field. The head judge for each category has the final say in selecting the winners, ensuring that excellence in each area is properly recognized. Honourable mentions may also be given.
All official selections and award winners will receive an exclusive Future Frames Fest Laurel, that can be proudly displayed on posters, promotional materials, and future projects.
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Submit your film today and let your work be seen by industry professionals! ​​
Rules/Guidelines
1. Films submitted must have been completed between the 1st of January 2023 and the 1st of September 2025.
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2. Entries in foreign languages must come with English subtitles.
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3. Films will be considered for all relevant awards, you cannot choose to be nominated for a certain category “i.e Best Directing”.
4. To be elligible for the Best Marketing Award, please ensure the film marketing material is attached to the films project profile (Posters, stills, teasers, etc).
5. By submitting to this festival, you consent for 'Graduates in Film C.I.C.' to use stills and clips from your work in promotional content for the festival.
6. Future Film Festival has no premiere or exclusivity rule, we accept work that has already been published online.
7. Film-makers must include a brief synopsis of the film in no more than 150 words.
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8. Please ensure any films containing copyrighted material have the proper clearances to use the work. If we discover you have not secured these clearances, your work will be disqualified.
9. All submissions are final- no refunds. Films must be submitted through FilmFreeway to be considered.
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10. Laurels will be issued via email if your film is officially selected, nominated for an award, and if you win.
11. Depending on the amount of submissions, we may offer special mentions.
12. All films submitted in the student category MUST upload their Student IDs to their project profile, failure to do so will result in your film being disqualified.
13. If your film is nominated, our team may be in contact to ask for an interview which we can use for promotional purposes.​​​​