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