The Rob Knox London Film Festival was founded in 2009 to honour the legacy of actor Rob Knox, who was murdered in a knife attack shortly after appearing in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as the character of Marcus Belby. This year will mark the 15th Anniversary of the festival. In memory of Rob, we will be screening his final performance in 'Employee of the Dead' (2008).

Over the years, the Rob Knox London Festival has allowed young and upcoming film makers and actors from all over the world to platform their work to industry professionals, showcasing their skills to an audience and giving them the start needed to make an impact in a competitive industry. Previous winners over the last decade have gone on to work in stage, film and TV - something Rob would have championed from his heart. Whilst the festival platforms social issues and knife crime in particular, there's no limit the imagination when it comes to our big screen. From comedy to horror, music videos to documentaries - if you have a story to tell, we'd like to give you the opportunity to showcase your work.

Our patrons include Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, The Departed) who worked with Rob Knox in 'Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur', Dani Harmer (Tracy Beaker) who also worked with Rob in the BBC sitcom 'After You've Gone', Kate Beal (Author and CEO of Woodcut Media) who oversaw the distribution and international sales of (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story and Graham Cole OBE (The Bill) who has supported and awarded film makers at the festival since 2009.

The festival was originally conceptualised by the Knox family and Michael Wearing (Pointless Taxi Productions). The Rob Knox Foundation continues to run the festival with it's newly appointed directors, Rob's close friend and award winning director/producer Aaron Truss and cross-cultural specialist Alice Amata (both of Q Cumber Films).

The Rob Knox London Film Festival is an IMDB Verified Film Festival and is a non-profit annual event with all proceeds going towards The Rob Knox Foundation (www.robknox.org) to help raise awareness of knife and gun crime in the UK, as well as sponsoring youth programmes and talks in schools and prisons throughout the UK.

Submissions Trailer (Featuring Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Blake Harrison, Graham Cole OBE and Jamie Knox):
https://youtu.be/8cwC0uAGheQ

Awards & Prizes

The Rob Knox London Film Festival will showcase a selection of films selected and nominated by industry professionals which will be announced later in the year.

Following the showcase, an award ceremony will be held with awards given to selected films and film makers - presented by our special guest line up which will also be announced later in the year.

Special guests and judges to be announced in 2024.

Rules & Terms

You are responsible for ensuring correct spelling and credits for the film.

We accept all genres and we accept films with a duration of up to 20 minutes.

We are unable to provide travel expenses to film makers due to the charitable nature of the festival.

By submitting your film you agree to the following;
- That your film may be shown at any of the Festival’s venues on any of the festival days.
- That you own the copyright of the film or you are authorised by the copyright holders
to submit the film.
- That you are authorised to use any music, archive footage or any other such material
that is contained within your film by the copyright holders. You may be required to provide written evidence of this.
- That small portions of your film can be used for the purpose of advertising the festival.
- Exhibition print(s) will be complete and available for screening at The Cinema Museum in London on Saturday the 1st May 2024.
- Exhibition print(s) must be made available on digital download. We do not have 3D capability. No DVD's, Blu-Ray's or physical media will be accepted.
- Exhibition print(s) must be provided as HD or 4K formats with stereo audio ONLY.

PREVIEW SCREENERS ACCEPTED AS SECURE ONLINE LINKS ONLY.

Please do not change the link address or password. If you do, please notify us immediately or you risk your film not being previewed and thus considered for the festival.

Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English.

The filmmakers are responsible for the accuracy of all submitted materials. The Festival accepts no liability in the event that its publications reproduce errors or omissions in submitted materials. All enclosures are mandatory and must be included for an entry to be complete.

Submission fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
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  • Antony Popov

    Aaron and the festival organisers did a great job, from communication with the selected filmmakers down to the day of the event. Lovely location and very nice people. I enjoyed my time at the Rob Knox Film Festival and look forward to applying again next year.

    July 2023
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  • Ivan Rivas

    Great experience . Our short film was considered and hounoreds mentioned . Thanks

    July 2023
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  • Sebastian Vaina

    Beautiful festival and for many more! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to show our work.
    Big hug friends.

    July 2023
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  • Sai Karan Talwar

    Thank you to the entire Rob Knox film festival team for having my short film GHANIMAH play at the beautiful cinema museum. We are honoured to have won the Best Screenplay award! The entire festival team were very accommodating and looking forward to bringing my next film there.

    July 2023
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  • Kathy Janet Wieczorek

    An amazing festival organized by a lovely and talented team! The film selection was excellent and diverse and the venue an absolute dream for any filmmaker (Cinema Museum). Everyone was incredibly welcoming and it was easy to meet many down-to-earth and talented creatives from all sectors of the industry. Can't wait for the next year already!

    July 2023
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