London Film Awards


The London Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony started in 2012, recognising the work of independent film and brightest contemporary filmmakers/ screenwriters around the world. The festival honours films and screenplays from over 70 countries around the world, the London Film Awards features over 20 competition categories including Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries, Student Films, Animation, Television Advertisements, Music Videos, and a screenwriting competition.
The Grand Prize Winners of each official competition category, as determined by an Official Jury, receive the Gold Lion Award. Additionally, the London Film Awards offers various Special Achievement Awards for 'standout' productions.

2017 London Film Award Winners

Grand Jury Prize - The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets directed by Melody Shemtov
Special Jury Prize - Cotton Wool directed by Nicholas Connor
Best Experimental Film - Sirocco: Prophecy of Wind directed by John Taschner
Best Animated Film - Ghost Beats directed by Brent Barson
Best Screenplay - An Old Man of the Hills, and the Schoolmaster's Story directed by Harry Pearson
Best British Film - Our Little Haven directed by Ben Rider

Competition categories