Into Film Awards

The Into Film Awards is our flagship celebration of young filmmaking talent, offering a platform for 5-19 year-olds from across the UK to express their creativity and tell the stories that matter to them. The Awards is our way of recognising some of the brilliant talent and creativity among young people across the UK, and winning an Award can be just the first step on an incredible journey into the world of film and beyond.

This year's Awards boasts 11 categories, including those celebrating animated, live-action, and documentary filmmaking, as well as those showcasing the best storytellers, and the next generation of filmmakers and the practitioners that support them.

Taking part in the Into Film Awards gives schools and youth and community groups the chance to develop a range of key skills to help young people increase their passion for filmmaking. Whether completely new to filmmaking or with a raft of experience under their belt, everyone can take part in the Into Film Awards. If a young person has an idea for a film, we'd love to see it.

Taking part in the Into Film Awards can lead to a range of benefits, including career development, support with academic studies, personal profile raising, enabling young filmmakers to find their voice through practical filmmaking, and meeting fellow filmmakers who share a passion for storytelling. And what's more, nominees will be invited to attend the spectacular Into Film Awards ceremony in London, walking the same red carpet as countless film stars, and maybe even winning a coveted Into Film Award trophy. 

The Into Film Awards 2025

This year's Awards received hundreds of entries from every corner of the UK, with our triumphant nominees below covering a breathtaking range of compelling and timely subjects including everything from mental health, social media addiction, and disconnection with modern society, to the war in Ukraine, gender identity, multiculturism, the potential harms of AI, and nature conservation. The nominated films - all of which you can watch below - offer a fascinating insight into the things that young people in the UK care about.

Our filmmaking nominees - and this year's Ones to Watch and Filmmaking Champions - will be joining us at the Into Film Awards ceremony at ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London on Tuesday 24 June 2025, where a host of filmmaking talent will be on hand to present the various awards our winners. We're also delighted that actor, presenter and author Rose Ayling-Ellis will be joining us to host this year's ceremony.

Audience Choice Award 2025

The Audience Choice Award is your chance to personally support your favourite young filmmakers from our amazing nominees by voting for their films. Watch all of the films below, and then take to our social media channels to cast your votes and help decide the winner of the coveted 2025 Audience Choice Award!

Voting is open across our Facebook, Instagram and Threads channels until 13:00 on Monday 2 June 2025.

• Find out more about how to vote, and access all the links you'll need in one place

Filmmaking resources

While submissions for the 2025 Into Film Awards are now closed, if you're keen to support young people making a short film, we've got plenty of resources across all age ranges that can provide a simple and easy jumping-off point. Plus, our ongoing Film of the Month competition is another fantastic way for young people to get their films celebrated.

Our mini filmmaking guides explain every stage of the film production process, from development to distribution, whereas Six Sessions from Story to Screen gives a clear structure on how to make a film in half a term. Get Into Animation is also divided into six sessions, but focuses on the unique nature of the animation process. Finally, our Making a Wellbeing Film resource can help older filmmakers to shape their thoughts on sensitive and impactful topics, while Our Climate Documentary can help produce a climate-focused documentary film.

Previous winners

The 2024 Into Film Awards saw 10 awards presented to some of the UK's most remarkable and creative young filmmakers. A whole host of screen industry stars joined us to hand out the awards, with big name presenters including actors Simon Pegg, Thomasin McKenzie, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Jamie Dornan.

For many of our young nominees, who travelled from all corners of the UK to walk the same legendary red carpet as countless film stars have over the years, this was the experience of a lifetime. And with winning films tackling issues as diverse as racism, the Welsh language, dyslexia, the pitfalls of social media, and deadly cereal boxes (!), the Into Film Awards was a celebration not only of our nominees' remarkable talents, but also of the incredible, transformative power of film and filmmaking at large.

Plus, you can check out the highlights video below to get a sense of what a special day the Into Film Awards ceremony can be.