BSC Short Film Cinematography Awards

Please submit your short film project for the BSC Short Film Cinematography Competition below.

 

BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS SHORT FILM COMPETITON

 

The Short Film screening will take place on the 12th November in London

 

Timetable

Sunday, 31st August - ENTRIES OPEN

Sunday, 28th September - ENTRIES CLOSE

Monday, 20th October - NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Wednesday, 12th November - SHORT FILM EVENING

Winners will be announced on the evening of the 12th November and be invited to attend the 70th Annual British Society of Cinematographers Awards on the 7th February 2026 where they will be presented with their awards.

Criteria

Cinematography In A Short Film (Undergraduate Student)

  1. All current Undergraduate Students (BA or similar) and recent graduates (up to 12 months after graduating) from a UK institution are eligible to apply and do not need to be BSC Club Members.
  2. The submission should be a film produced as part of the Undergraduate Course Curriculum of your institution.
  3. Student submissions are only eligible from films produced while studying a UK institution.  
  4. Entries are limited to one per Cinematographer, and the Cinematographer must be the entrant.
  5. Films should have been completed within the last 12 months.

Cinematography In A Short Film (Postgraduate Student)

  1. All current Postgraduate Students (MA, MFA or similar) and recent graduates (up to 12 months after graduating) from a UK institution are eligible to apply and do not need to be BSC Club Members.
  2. The submission should be a film produced as part of the Postgraduate Course Curriculum of your institution.
  3. Student submissions are only eligible from films produced while studying a UK institution.  
  4. Entries are limited to one per Cinematographer, and the Cinematographer must be the entrant.
  5. Films should have been completed within the last 12 months.

Cinematography In A Short Film (BSC Club)

  1. Only films photographed by BSC Club Members are eligible to be entered for this award. 
  2. Previous BSC Club winners are eligible to submit again.
  3. You may join the BSC Club up until 27th September 2025 to enter this category.
  4. Entries are limited to one per Cinematographer, and the Cinematographer must be the entrant.
  5. Films should have been completed within the last 12 months.

 

Requirements

All entrants will be required to provide the following:

  1. A copy of your Film (This should be a HD file with a Maximum bitrate of 2200kbps, H.264, mp4. Audio: 128kbps, AAC, 2 channel stereo. Please ensure to present your film in the final aspect ratio). Please note: Maximum file size is 8GB.
  2. A still from the film (10mb or smaller, JPG or PNG, DPI 72 or 300)
  3. A headshot of yourself (10mb of smaller, JPG or PNG, DPI 72 or 300)

 

BSC Short Film Evening

Should your film be nominated your will be required to provide a DCP by the 3rd November. It is important that you ensure that you have permission from your institution or production company to screen the film.

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Should you have any questions please email helen@bscine.com

 

Scroll down to submit your film

 


Open to students and BSC Club members only


Contact details of Cinematographer

Name
Email
Telephone


Entry details

Short film title
Running time (nearest whole minute - max. 25 min)
Aspect ratio
Date Film Was Completed
Download Link
This should be a HD file with a Maximum bitrate of 2200kbps, H.264, mp4. Audio: 128kbps, AAC, 2 channel stereo. Please ensure to present your film in the final aspect ratio.
Download Password (if applicable)


Crew details

Name of Cinematographer
Undergraduate/recent graduate (up to 12 months after graduating)
Postgraduate/recent graduate (up to 12 months after graduating)
Name of Film School (required if applicable)
Film School Contact (required if applicable)
Proof of Student or Graduate Status (NUS Card, Student Card, Certificate of Graduation, Letter from Film School accepted - JPEG/PDF/PNG up to 10MB)

Accepted: JPG/JPEG/PNG/PDF (max ~10MB recommended)

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Name of Director
Name of Producer
Headshot of Cinematographer (JPG or PNG, DPI 72 or 300 - up to 10MB)
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Stills from the Short Film (JPG or PNG, DPI 72 or 300 - up to 10MB - up to 3 files)
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    IF YOUR FILM IS SHORTLISTED WE WILL CONTACT YOU WITH DETAILS OF THE NEXT STAGE

    NOTE: Please ensure you have the right to screen your film in a public cinema and there are no outstanding licensing or copyright issues.

    Submission is only possible if ALL the required fields have been completed. If you cannot submit the form, please check that all fields have been filled out correctly.