Layered Butter is a magazine about “art, design and the movies.” They build each issue of the magazine around a particular abstract theme/genre/director/actor, and open up the submission process 2 to 3 months before the submission deadline. They also accept off-theme pitches and submissions. According to their submissions page, they don’t want reviews of movies, clickbait listicles, contrarian hot takes, and previously published works. They’re open to “other aspects of formal analysis and cultural criticism, interviews, essays, etc.” Their essays and criticism works are usually between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Rates are $100-$500. To learn more, refer to their submissions page.
The Gutter Review is a queer owned non-profit website that offers unique perspectives (through long-form essays and interviews) on lesser-known, forgotten, and unsung comics and visual media. They accept pitches for essays and opinion pieces, theories and discussions, and long-form interviews. The pieces range from 1,500 to 6,000 words. Rate: $150 per essay. Read their pitch guide here. Contact them here.
Flairbox is “a revolutionary video
sharing platform for talent discovery in the entertainment industry.” They are
always seeking new contributors for Flairbox magazine. They love “pieces that give
juicy insights and hard-won tips - or something unusual from your personal
experience in the industry.” They generally pay £50/1,000 words or 5p/word. To
learn more, refer to their pitch guide.
Independent Cinema Office is “the
national organisation for the development and support of independent film
exhibition throughout the UK.” They are always accepting pitches for their
blog. Send them an idea for an article about a film exhibition that you’d like
them to commission at sami.abdul-razzak@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk.
They pay 15p/word for articles of 800 to 1,200 words. For details, read their blog
guidelines.
Sight & Sound is “the UK’s oldest
film publication and an internationally respected voice in film criticism and
journalism.” They are looking for new writers and contributors to further
diversify the range of voices within their pages and on their website. They
encourage pitches from all writers. They would “particularly like to hear from
Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, the LGBTIQ+ community, writers with
disabilities and emerging voices.” They pay £120 for every 1,000 words. For
details, refer to their pitching guide.
Certified Forgotten is a podcast in which film critics Matt Donato and Matt Monagle “unearth the most memorable horror films that feature five or fewer reviews on RottenTomatoes.” They are expanding into editorial content and are seeking pitches for features. They will pay $75 per feature. Send pitches to certifiedforgotten@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this page. Read their pitching guidelines here.
ALL ARTS is a multimedia platform that covers visual art, theater, dance, film, music, literature, and more. They are seeking journalists who cover theater, film, music, visual art, fashion, and/or TV. Their pay varies based on the story type, but their minimum threshold for a non-reported 400-word post is $250. For details, refer to this Twitter post. For their contact information, refer to this page.
Non-Fiction is a biannual print publication (launching in 2020) from Open City Documentary Festival. Each edition will feature contributions responding to a theme. The first edition’s theme is power. They are seeking “proposals for responses to this theme related to non-fiction (film, moving image, audio, VR/AR+ etc.) – both new and old.” They will pay £150 per piece (1,500 to 2,000 words). Contributors should send their pitches for the first edition before 10th January 2020. Details can be found here and here.
Digital Spy is the United Kingdom’s biggest TV and movies site. They offer news on TV, movies, soaps, showbiz, music, games, and tech. According to one payment report, they paid £60 for a TV review of 350 to 500 words. To contact them, visit this page.
Point of View Magazine (POV) is a Canadian, print and online magazine about documentaries and independent films. They publish twice a year. Payment reports indicate that they pay $0.25 per word. To contact them, refer to this page.