Giggle Film Festival (2)

Festival start: 14 November 2025      Festival end: 14 November 2025

GIGGLE FILM FESTIVAL - the biggest comedy short film festival in London!

We screen the funniest comedy short films around from the UK and International filmmakers to our lively audience in a huge 500-seat converted warehouse venue in North East London.

We're seeking the best and funniest short films around, from live-action to animation, dark comedy to slapstick, and everything in between!

This is a chance to screen your comedy film to a whole new audience, whether your film is hot off the press or has previously done the festival circuit, we'd love to see it.

Giggle Film Festival is run by filmmakers, for filmmakers.

Our live attendees on the night will vote for their favourite comedy film which will win the AUDIENCE AWARD. This is announced on our Socials the next day!

RULES AND TERMS

1) Submission Eligibility:

- Films should be no longer than 21 minutes in duration

- Foreign language films should be subtitled in english (the costs of which are to be covered by the applicant)

- All rights, permissions and clearances must be obtained prior to submission and applicants must ensure that they have the right to submit the work with regard to third parties connected with the production of the film in question. By entering your work, you agree to the submission rules. Giggle Film Festival assumes no responsibility for violation of copyright law and submission fees will not be refunded.

2) Fees and waivers

- Your fee covers some of the administrative costs associated with managing submissions.


- Please note that submission fees will not be refunded.

3) Submission

- All films must be submitted via a secure online screener through Festhome.

4) Selection

- Selection will be carried out by the Giggle Film Festival programming team. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the selection process and the decision of the Festival Director is final. We do not to offer individual feedback or enter into any discussion about your work.

- All successful submissions will be notified by the notification date. We will need to reach you around that date so that we can confirm your film's inclusion in the Festival programme.

- All successful submissions will be listed on our website when the full programme is
announced.

- We may from time to time delay the screening of a film to the following month's programme due to time limitations. Filmmakers will always be informed where this happens.

- We may from time to time choose to screen your film at one of our sister events if we think the film is appropriate for that venue and audience. Filmmakers will always be informed and have the right to decline permission.

- Please do send press materials with your submission.

- Please note that only successful applicants will be notified.

5) Festival Screenings and Scheduling

- All screenings during the Festival period will take place at the discretion of the Festival. We reserve the right to make changes to the advertised schedule at any time for any reason and will not accept liability for any costs incurred as a result of such changes.

- You must not withdraw your film from the Giggle Film Festival programme after its selection/participation has been confirmed.

- The film must be available to screen in an electronic HD format (H.264 encoding).

- Giggle Film Festival is not able to cover the costs of any format transfers or subtitling.

- The HD electronic file of selected films must be received by the Festival at least 1 week before the start of the Festival.