Coming soon

Glasgow

A Glasgow LGBTQIA+ film festival with an annual October edition and one-off queer film events during the year.

Record confidence: high

Cambridge, East of England, England

A Cambridge festival presenting new films, education activity and year-round cinema work through the Cambridge Film Trust locally.

Record confidence: high

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England

A Leeds festival presenting international features, documentaries, shorts and genre cinema across venues in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Record confidence: high

Belfast

A Belfast festival and year-round programme presenting films, special events and archive-related screenings across the city and partner venues.

Record confidence: medium

London, Greater London, England

A London genre festival presenting horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller films, with passes, guest Q&As and multiple screens.

Record confidence: high

Falmouth, South West, England

A Cornwall festival presenting films, previews, industry sessions and XR activity across Falmouth and wider county venues in November.

Record confidence: high

Manchester, North West, England

A Manchester animation festival with cinema screenings, industry activity, awards, education work and online access after the venue dates.

Record confidence: medium

Cork, Munster, Ireland

A Cork festival presenting Irish and international films, shorts, industry activity and year-round screenings across several city venues.

Record confidence: high

Dingle, Munster, Ireland

A Dingle festival record with 2026 submissions confirmed, but public festival dates still requiring official verification before display.

Record confidence: high

London, Greater London, England

A London festival presenting short films and artists’ moving-image work across independent cinemas, galleries and cultural venues each winter.

Record confidence: high

Touring: Touring rural network, West Midlands / Welsh Borders

A rural touring festival presenting previews, international films, family screenings and access-focused events across the Welsh Borders and Midlands.

Record confidence: high

Cardiff

A Cardiff animation festival presenting short films, features, workshops, talks, live events and online access across four days.

Record confidence: high

Birmingham, West Midlands, England

A Birmingham festival presenting film, animation, archival work and live cinema through screenings, performances and events across the city.

Record confidence: high

Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, England

A Sheffield documentary festival and market presenting film, television, podcasts, immersive work, public talks and industry activity each June.

Record confidence: high

London, Greater London, England

A London independent-film festival presenting features, shorts, documentaries, immersive work, filmmaker talks, networking and industry events across city venues.

Record confidence: high

London, Greater London, England

A London LGBTQIA+ festival at BFI Southbank, with films, shorts, talks and selected partner screenings around the UK.

Record confidence: high

Brighton, South East, England

A Brighton hybrid festival presenting films by learning-disabled and autistic filmmakers, alongside workshops, industry activity and touring screenings.

Record confidence: high

Galway, Connacht, Ireland

A Galway festival and market presenting Irish and international features, shorts, documentaries, immersive work, filmmaker events and industry activity.

Record confidence: high

London, Greater London, England

A London documentary festival presenting experimental non-fiction, artists’ moving image, talks, workshops and family events across partner venues.

Record confidence: high

Aberystwyth

An Aberystwyth horror festival presenting genre film screenings and related events at the town arts centre each November.

Record confidence: high

Chichester, South East, England

A Chichester festival presenting international cinema, previews, open-air screenings and local events through Chichester Cinema and nearby venues.

Record confidence: high

London, Greater London, England

A London science-fiction film festival presenting features and short-film showcases at Rich Mix in Shoreditch during its May edition.

Record confidence: high