The British Council runs an established scheme promoting selected short films at 60 international film festivals.  It also has a range of resources for filmmakers.

The short film scheme is open for submissions all year round, is eligible for all genres and generally anything under 45 minutes is classed as a short film.  To find out more, please visit:

British Council Short Film Festival Scheme

There is also a central database of over 500 international film and video festivals. You can search for festivals by category, town, title or date at:

British Council Festivals Database

Lastly there is the chance to register your short film on their catalogue, which is used by programmers of various festivals. If you go to the FAQ section of their website, which is below, there is an online form to complete:

Register your film with the British Council