Fisheye Film Festival

Fisheye Film Festival is a diverse film festival based in Buckinghamshire (England) – an area that boasts one of the UK's great production studios at Pinewood, as well as the National Film & Television School. Running over an 11 day period, in 2020 we screened features, shorts and organised professional filmmaking panels, set tours and live events based around filmmaking, as well as awarding filmmakers in 16 different categories! Our 2020 festival received around 300 submissions from all over the world! We aim to create a buzz around local, national and international filmmaking talent and help audiences and filmmakers alike to enjoy our festival ethos – to “experience the bigger picture” – the fisheye concept of 360 degree vision, bringing the wider view into focus (hence the name of the festival!) Now heading into our 6th year (and 5th edition of this international competition in 2021), our mission is to bring the world of film to our screens by offering filmmakers and audiences opportunities to connect in our locality and beyond. Our eyes are wide open and we are looking to be amazed! We continually seek what's excellent, interesting and different in our art-form and support and encourage that kind of filmmaking. We are looking toward a healthy, creative and diverse future industry. So send us your best! We want to see ALL manner of films, not just those with named actors or crew; we’ve screened no budget films alongside big budget, we don’t discriminate, so long as there’s a great story and the films are well made! Fisheye is a celebration of filmmaking in all forms, and we want to encourage filmmakers and audiences to join us in 2021 for what promises to be our best festival to date! **Please note that we've deferred the festival period to later in the Spring to keep in step with the film Awards season. Our new dates are 22nd April - 1st May 2021.** We are looking for: • FEATURE FILMS (narrative / genre / documentary) between 70-120 minutes in length • SHORT FILMS (narrative / genre / documentary) less than 20 minutes in length • MICRO SHORT FILMS (narrative / genre / documentary) less than 4 minutes in length WHAT YOU CAN SUBMIT: We have a number of CATEGORIES for you to enter –please read carefully and ensure you submit to the right one! SHORT FILM CATEGORIES We have special categories for: • SHORT FILMS by filmmakers AGED 22 or UNDER at time of completion of the film (narrative / genre / documentary) • SHORT FILMS (narrative; any genre), must be 20 minutes or less in length • SHORT FILMS (documentary) must be 20 minutes or less in length • MICRO SHORT films (4 minutes or less in length; narrative fiction (all genres) or documentaries) • SHORT GENRE films (Horror, Sci Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, etc.) must be 20 minutes or less in length • SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS! ( WHERE YOU COME TO PRESENT YOUR FILM...) We believe that film festivals are about sharing experiences and so have the 'Show Off Your Shorts!' category specifically designed for filmmakers who are definitely able to attend the festival (if selected) to present their films and talk about their work in a sociable environment. Films submitted to this category are judged as part of the competition as a whole. This option is OPEN TO ALL TYPES OF SHORT FILM. This is a very popular category, but PLEASE, only submit here if you can GUARANTEE your attendance at the festival! FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES • Feature films (narrative; any genre), must be 70-120 minutes in length • Feature films (documentary), must be 70-120 minutes in length Again, we ask you, please ensure you submit to the appropriate category! More information on the festival & events (as well as previous award winner information) is available at www.fisheyefilmfest.uk *photo credits: https://neilmarshment.co.uk*