40 opportunities · 40 confirmed by a check of its own page · last pass 27 Sept 2026
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CompetitionWorldwideFree to entercloses in 57 days · 15 December 2026Sony Future Filmmaker Awards
Free international awards for fiction, non-fiction, animation, immersive, student and vertical films; shortlisted filmmakers go to Sony Pictures Studios.
checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
CompetitionWorldwidecloses in 112 days · 8 February 2027straight 8
Shoot a 3-minute film on one Super 8 cartridge, edited only in camera with a soundtrack made blind; the best premiere to an audience, in 2026 at BFI IMAX and Cannes.
checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
CompetitionFree to enter2026 entries closed 3 August 2026; it runs every yearCinemagic Young Filmmaker
Free competition for filmmakers aged 25 and under, with the best entries screened at the Cinemagic Belfast festival each October and awards in each category.
checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
CompetitionFree to enterOpen all year, with a new round every monthInto Film: Film of the Month
Monthly competition for young UK filmmakers; each month's winner gets a £100 voucher and a feature on the Into Film website.
checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
CompetitionFree to enterRegister now; the challenge runs 24 to 26 April 2027SCI-FI-LONDON 48 Hour Film Challenge
Free sci-fi challenge: get a title, prop list and line of dialogue, then write, shoot and deliver a short film in one weekend.
checked 27 Sept 2026 · source
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