2022 FESTIVAL DATES: *26 NOVEMBER – 3 DECEMBER 
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA 
Go to the website: www.richmix.org.uk
Call the box office: +44 (0) 207 613 7498
Visit the box office in person: 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
2023 FESTIVAL DATES: *24 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER (*subject to change)
2023 SUBMISSION FEES
£35 until 5 SEPTEMBER
£77 until 31 DECEMBER
£100 until 30 MARCH 2023
£117 until 30 JUNE 2023
The festival operates on a NO WAIVER policy. 
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ALL FILM GENRES AND STYLES ARE ACCEPTED VIA WETRANSFER, DROPBOX OR GOOGLE DRIVE TO SUBMIT@BUFFESTIVAL.COM
EPK’S MUST INCLUDE AN MP4 TRAILER, DIGITAL FILM POSTER, DIRECTOR PROFILE PICTURE, 3 OFFICIAL FILM STILLS, SYNOPSIS, CREDITS, TWITTER AND/OR INSTAGRAM PROFILES)
SCRIPTS: MUST BE NO LESS THAN 20 PAGES AND NO MORE THAN 90.
DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY FILMS: MUST BE NO LESS THAN 40 MINUTES AND NO MORE THAN 120.
SHORT FILMS/WEBISODES MUST BE NO LESS THAN 3 MINUTES AND NO MORE THAN 60.
ALL MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, DANCE & MOVING IMAGE VIDEOS MUST BE NO LESS THAN 3 MINUTES.
MP4 FILES, MOV FILES, PRO RES HQ 422 FILES, 16″9 DIGITAL POSTERS & 2″3 DIGITAL POSTERS WILL BE REQUESTED IF SUBMISSIONS MAKE THE SHORTLIST.

IF YOUR SUBMISSION GETS SELECTED…

Only shortlisted submissions will receive further emails, social media messages or telephone calls/text messages from the BUFF submissions team after the final submission deadline passes. Correspondence will commence from Summer 2023 onwards.

All shortlisted films will be eligible to win a British Urban Film Festival short film/feature film award in 2023.

All shortlisted films will be considered for theatrical distribution through our industry partners.

All British short films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival are eligible to be entered into the 2024 BAFTA film awards. BUFF is a Section B qualifying festival, meaning that your film must be selected to screen at another Section B qualifying festival before you can enter your film to BAFTA.

All British films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival are eligible to be entered into the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).

All films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival will be in contention for an African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) in 2023 (subject to eligibility). BUFF will submit official selections from filmmakers of African origin and non-Africans who have contributed to the African film industry.

All films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival will be in contention for the Iris Prize LGBT+ film festival and screening opportunities on Film4 (subject to eligibility). BUFF will submit official selections from filmmakers of LGBT origin and films that are LGBT in theme. BAME selections which fit either criteria will be prioritised.

SUCCESSFUL SCRIPTS:

The final shortlist of 3 scripts (in addition to receiving a British Urban Film Festival award) will be considered for development through our industry partners.