Media type: Video
File types: mov, mp4
File size: Up to 500 Mb
Minimum resolution: 1920 x 1080 Video codec: H264

The new Multi-hyphenate category accepts video, still image, PDF and MP3 files. See the category list below for more information.

20 minutes.

If selected for a showcase, a short clip of your film will be shown on the night of the Awards ceremony, due to timing limitations. The full film will be made available to view on the 1.4 website unless restricted due to other festival submissions. If there are restrictions to showing your film online, please ensure you make us aware of these restrictions in the relevant field when making your entry.

We have 3 showcases to cater for directors at varying levels of experience. The In the Making showcase benefits from a reduced entry fee. See our entry fees below.

Flying High (Established/more than 4 years professional experience)

On the Cusp of Greatness (1 to 4 years professional experience)

In the Making (Film students and unsigned young directors with up to 1 year of professional experience)

All categories are available to enter in each showcase.
The 14 categories for 2025 are:
Music Video
Dance
Planet Positive
Commercial
Short Film
Documentary
Animation/CGI
Branded Content
Fashion Film
Sport
Personal Project
Humour
NEW FOR 2025: Music Video (Extended)
Longer-format pieces in the Music Video space. These can include narrative pieces created around a track or encompassing multiple tracks from an album. Films in this category should generally have a duration upwards of 6 minutes and no more than 20 minutes.

Multi-hyphenate
To celebrate cross-discipline directors and artists that work across multiple art forms. Entrants can submit between 2 and 4 pieces of work showcasing at least 2 different skills, one of which must be moving image-based. Skills exhibited may include: director, musician, actor, editor, animator, cinematographer, photographer, choreographer, and visual artist. In addition to any moving-image work eligible in other 1.4 categories, entrants may submit other visual or audio content, including music tracks, photographic images, and digital artwork. Photographers/visual artists are advised to upload a PDF portfolio of their work containing no more than 8 images

Entry Fees for 2025

FLYING HIGH AND ON THE CUSP
EARLYBIRD FEE (Until 6 November 2023)
£130 per entry

STANDARD FEE (Until 18 December 2023)
£180 per entry

LATE FEE (Until 21 January 2024)
£210 per entry

Please note: there is a £10 surcharge for entries into the Multi-hyphenate category across all showcases

5% Discount for 3 or more entries*
10% Discount for 5 or more entries*
*entries must all be submitted within the same order to gain a discount

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IN THE MAKING
EARLYBIRD FEE (18 December)
£75 per entry

LATE DEADLINE (21 January 2025)
£100 per entry

5% Discount for 3 or more entries*
10% Discount for 5 or more entries*
*entries must all be submitted within the same order to gain a discount

Our goal is to encourage talent not to stifle it. If you are struggling to afford the full entry fee, please get in touch with us at questions@onepointfour.co with a link to your work so that we can view it.

Payment Methods
Our entry platform takes credit card payments via Stripe. Bank transfers may also be arranged through our Contact form using the subject 'Bank Transfer Please'. After payment your confirmation email will contain a PDF file with your entry forms and an invoice for your financial records.

You may enter as many times as you like. Films may be eligible to be entered in more than one category across the Awards. Multiple entries benefit from a bulk discount.
Please see our entry fees above.

The Longlist & Shortlist will be announced online on the 1.4 website. The Gold and Silver winners will be announced at the 1.4 Awards Show in May 2025 in London.

All Longlisted work will be shown in full-length (unless there are festival restrictions) on the 1.4 website. Many of the shortlisted and showcased directors will be interviewed and featured on 1.4.

Yes! Enter your film for the chance to get your piece in front of the world’s top creatives, commissioners and content curators. We’ll be revealing the 2025 judging panel in due course.

EARLYBIRD DEADLINE (reduced fee) 6 November, 2024

STANDARD DEADLINE 18 December, 2024

LATE DEADLINE 21 January, 2025

The Longlist & Shortlist will be announced online on the 1.4 website in Spring 2025. The medal winners will be announced at the 1.4 Awards Ceremony & Party in May 2025.

Our goal is to encourage talent, not to stifle it. If you are struggling to afford the full entry fee, please get in touch with us at questions@onepointfour.co with a link to your work so that we can view it.

That said, please bear in mind that 1.4 is self-funded and independent. We are completely dependent on your entries to support 1.4's online magazine which is used as a year-round resource for commissioners. It's also a damn good read of interviews with brilliant filmmakers.

The inaugural 1.4 Show and Party was on September 17, 2015. This will be our 9th year of running the 1.4 Awards. The Party for the current season of the Awards will take place in May 2025.

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