novella film festival
Saturday 9th December 2023

NOVELLA FILM FESTIVAL
2023

And we’re back for the second edition of Novella!
In our first year, we were blown away by the high quality of films and variety of stories we received in our submissions. We’re so excited to kick off our second edition of Novella, and do it all again. Take a look at some of our shortlisted films from last year below.
With our 10 diverse categories and high value cash prizes, we’re striving to promote diverse perspectives within film, and to help filmmakers continue to do what they love.
We’re so excited to see what the second year of the Novella Film Festival will bring.
categories & prizes
A film can only be submitted to one category from each column.
Along with the cash prize, winners will also get the chance to choose from a list of in-kind prizes including free studio hire and software subscriptions.
form categories
FICTION
- £2,000 cash prize
DOCUMENTARY
- £1,500 cash prize
ANIMATION
- £1,500 cash prize
MUSIC VIDEO
- £1,000 cash prize
EXPERIMENTAL
- £1,000 cash prize
perspective categories
POC NARRATIVE
- £1,000 cash prize
LGBTQIA+ NARRATIVE
- £1,000 cash prize
DISABILITY NARRATIVE
- £1,000 cash prize
FEMALE NARRATIVE
- £1,000 cash prize
ENVIRONMENTAL NARRATIVE
- £1,000 cash prize
