| Name
|
Est.
|
City
|
Type
|
Details
|
Website
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| 3 Short Online Film Festival |
|
|
Special interest |
|
http://www.3shortfilmfestival.com
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| Aesthetica Short Film Festival |
2011 |
York |
Independent Film |
Annual festival screening films 25 minutes and under - all genres represented. Competition, special events, master classes. |
http://www.asff.co.uk/
|
| Amplitude Film Festival |
2012 |
Bude, Devon |
Special Interest |
Extreme sports and alternative sports film festival. Categories for Ocean Culture, Mountain Culture, Urban Culture and Spirit of Adventure |
http://www.amplitudefilmfestival.com/
|
| Angel Film Festival |
|
Islington |
|
|
|
| Birds Eye View |
|
London |
Special interest |
For emerging women directors. |
http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
|
| Bloomsbury Park Film Festival |
2006 |
London |
Independent film |
Held annually at University of Westminster in Camden Town and on the green at Regents Park Bloomsbury London. |
http://bloomsburyparkfilmfestival.mosaicglobe.com/
|
| Borderlines Film Festival |
2003 |
Herefordshire, Shropshire |
International, UK and local films and events |
Rural film festival held annually in late February or early March |
http://www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk/
|
| Brazilian Film Festival of London |
2009 |
London |
Brazilian Cinema |
Held annually in London.
|
| British Student Film Festival |
2012 |
London, Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol |
Student Independent Film |
Held annually in various British cities |
www.britishstudentfilm.co.uk
|
| British Urban Film Festival |
2005 |
London |
Independent film |
Also called BUFF, the festival is held every year around September |
http://www.buffenterprises.co.uk
|
| Cambridge Film Festival |
1977 |
Cambridge |
Annual festival, 3rd oldest in the UK after London and Edinburgh |
Public festival. |
http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/
|
| Cambridge International Super 8 Festival |
2007 |
Cambridge |
Annual festival dedicated to films shot using the Super 8 format |
Competition and special programmes. |
http://www.Cambridge-super8.org/
|
| Colchester Film Festival |
2012 |
Colchester, Essex |
Independent film |
International, UK, and local films alongside filmmaking workshops and masterclasses |
http://colchesterfilmfestival.com/
|
| Commonwealth Film Festival |
2001 |
Manchester |
International festival dedicated to films shot within the Commonwealth |
Competition and special programmes |
http://www.commonwealthfilm.com/
|
| Cornwall Film Festival |
2002 |
Cornwall |
Annual festival celebrating Cornish and international filmmaking, showcasing short and feature length films from around the world. |
Competition and special programmes |
http://www.cornwallfilmfestival.com/
|
| Encounters Short Film Festival |
1994 |
Bristol |
Annual festival dedicated to short films and animation |
Competition and special programmes. |
http://www.encounters-festival.org.uk/
|
| East End Film Festival |
1991 |
London |
Independent film |
International, UK, and local East London films alongside music and industry events |
http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com
|
| End Of The Pier International Film Festival |
2004 |
South Coast |
Independent film |
International, UK, and local South Coast films. Short Film Competition |
http://www.eotpfilmfestival.com
|
| Falstaff International Film Festival |
2009 |
Stratford-upon-Avon |
International |
Held annually in November. |
http://www.fiff.org.uk
|
| The Filmic Film Festival |
|
Manchester |
Special interest |
Abstract, Unconventional and Stylised Film |
Coming Soon
|
| Family Friendly Film Festival |
2005 |
Manchester |
Special interest |
Held annually, the festival is aimed at children and young adults. |
http://www.familyfriendly.org.uk
|
| FilmLab Festival |
2010 |
London |
Student films |
Held annually, the festival promotes short films by students and recent graduates. |
http://www.filmlabfestival.co.uk
|
| Film Africa |
2008 |
London |
African film |
10 days of more than 50 of the best African fiction and documentary films from across the continent. |
http://www.filmafrica.org.uk
|
| Flatpack Film Festival |
2006 |
Birmingham |
International |
Held annually in March. |
http://www.flatpackfestival.org/
|
| Flip Animation Festival |
2004 |
Wolverhampton |
International |
Held annually in October. |
http://www.flipfestival.co.uk/
|
| FrightFest |
2002 |
London |
Special interest |
Annual horror and fantasy festival. |
http://www.frightfest.co.uk/
|
| From Page to Screen Festival |
2011 |
Bridport |
Special interest |
Celebrates and rewards excellence in film adaptation of books, affiliated with the Bridport Prize fiction competition. |
http://www.frompagetoscreen.org.uk/
|
| Heart of England International Film Festival |
2008 |
Tamworth |
The friendly international one |
Annual event catering for all film genres with global film-making input. |
http://www.heartofenglandinternationalfilmfestival.com/
|
| I Will Tell international film festival |
2007 |
London |
International |
focussed on issues of social, economic and environmental justice and equity. |
http://www.jerichofilms.com/iwilltell
|
| Leeds International Film Festival |
1986 |
Leeds |
International |
Largest film festival in England outside London. |
http://www.leedsfilm.com/
|
| London Asian Film Festival |
1999 |
London |
International |
Held annually in spring at the BFI or BAFTA. |
http://www.tonguesonfire.com
|
| London Film Festival |
1956 |
London |
International |
Held annually by the British Film Institute and sponsored by The Times newspaper. |
http://www.lff.org.uk/
|
| London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival |
1986 |
London |
International |
Held annually by the British Film Institute. |
http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/
|
| Kendal Mountain Film Festival |
1980 |
Kendal |
Mountain film |
third weekend in November |
http://www.mountainfilm.co.uk/
|
| Meniscus Film Festival |
2001 |
Grimsby |
International |
Held annually by film fans, filmmakers and volunteers. |
http://www.meniscusfilms.com/
|
| moves - International Festival of Movement on Screen |
2004 |
Liverpool |
International |
Largest exhibition platform for experimental short film and screen based video works centred around movement on screen. Annual festival (April time) |
http://www.movementonscreen.org.uk/
|
| Norwich Film Festival |
2009 |
Norwich |
International |
Predominantly short films, with awards for student films, animated films and documentaries. |
http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/
|
| onedotzero |
|
London |
Special interest |
Worldwide digital short film festival. |
http://www.onedotzero.com
|
| One Voice Youth Film Festival |
2009 |
Bournemouth |
Youth films |
Held annually for aspiring filmmakers in Dorset aged up to 25. |
http://www.onevoicefestival.com
|
| Peckham Free Film Festival |
2010 |
London |
Community |
Free indoor and outdoor film events in community locations across the SE15 district of London. |
http://www.freefilmfestivals.org/
|
| Rainbow Film Festival (Shropshire Lesbian & Gay Film Festival) |
2006 |
Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
Special interest |
An annual festival featuring films from around the world with a lesbian and gay context. |
http://www.rainbowfilmfestival.org.uk/
|
| Raindance Film Festival |
1993 |
London |
Special interest |
A festival for independent films, the festival is also the founder of the British Independent Film Awards. |
http://raindance.co.uk/
|
| Renderyard Film Festival |
2004 |
London |
International |
Held annually in London and Spain, Renderyard showcases independent films, Animations, Documentaries and Music Videos. Founder of the Renderyard Film Award. |
http://renderyard.com/
|
| Rob Knox Film Festival |
2007 |
London |
International |
Held annually in London Borough of Bexley, Rob Knox Film Festival showcases independent films, all genres and lengths. |
http://bexley.gov.uk/
|
| Salford Film Festival |
2004 |
Salford |
Independent |
Premieres, Features and shorts |
http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/
|
| Sefton Short Film Festival |
2004 |
Liverpool |
Special interest |
Annual short film festival |
http://www.s2f2.org.uk/
|
| Strawberry Shorts (film festival) |
2004 |
Cambridge |
International |
Local, national and international independent films under 20 minutes |
http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/film.php
|
| Super Shorts International Film Festival |
2003 |
London |
International |
For films under twenty minutes |
http://www.supershorts.org.uk/
|
| Terracotta Far East Film Festival |
2008 |
London |
East Asian |
Selection of new films from Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Thailand. |
http://terracottafestival.com/
|
| The End of the Pier International Film Festival |
2002 |
West Sussex |
Special interest |
An independent film festival, it shows work by local filmmakers, as well as international shorts and features. |
eotpfilmfestival.com
|
| Watersprite |
2010 |
Cambridgeshire |
International |
Entirely student-run, this international student film festival is held in Spring at the University of Cambridge. Its competition is free to enter and the festival is free to attend and open to all. Regularly puts on huge line-up of speakers as well as showcasing some of the best emerging talent from around the world. |
http://www.watersprite.org
|
| Witney Film Festival |
2009 |
Oxfordshire |
International |
An independent film festival screening shorts from local, national and international filmmakers, 2011 sees the introduction of a feature screening.
|
| Wood Green International Short Film Festival |
2002 |
London |
International |
Annual short film festival |
http://www.woodgreenfilmfest.com
|
| London Turkish Film Festival |
1993 |
London |
International |
Selection of Turkish features, documentaries and short films, with many UK premieres and directorial debuts. |
http://www.ltff.org.uk
|
| UK Film Festival |
|
London |
International |
Annual film festival |
http://www.ukfilmfestival.com
|
| Wirral International Film Festival |
|
Liverpool |
International |
Annual film festival |
http://www.wirralfilmfestival.com/
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