Out of Competition submissions
There are a number of ways to submit your work to SFW. We are interested to consider films of any genre and theme with no restriction on duration, budget or production year. Read on to find out more.
Feature Length
SFW accepts fiction, non-fiction and artist/experimental film of all themes & styles. Our feature programme is not competitive so we do not require premiere status. Feature films can have been made at any time and we will consider recent or older work. Please click here to complete a form and submit a feature length film to Southampton Film Week.
Short Films
If you have a short film under 15 minutes and made after January 2022 why not take a look at our annual competition – SFW: Shorts?
If your film is over 15 minutes, created before January 2022 or if you would like to submit your film for an out-of-competition screening then please click here to complete a form .
Artist Moving Image
Southampton Film Week is proud to showcase the work of artist filmmakers throughout the festival. SFW will consider films of any styles, format and theme. If you would like to submit a film to Southampton Film Week, please fill in the form below with details of the film, production, artist and where possible, a link to the film. Please also provide any specific requirements for how you would like your art to be seen e.g looping installation, single / multi-screen projection, headphones, etc.
College Filmmaking Challenge
The College Filmmaking Challenge is a competition for AS/A2 and BTEC Level 3 students to produce a short film meeting 3 simple criteria.
Given just the title and a line of dialogue, students are challenged to make a film up to 4 minutes in length – but beyond that creative freedom is theirs! The films are judged, screened and awarded prizes during Southampton Film Week.
