Cheltenham Film Festival
Also known as FilmChelt; Film Cheltenham Festival
30 October-8 November 2026
Next edition: Current programme and booking live
Core ten-day festival; a current Academy event follows on 12 November.
Independent and international film festival
About this festival
A ten-day Cheltenham festival mixing new independent and international films, classics, family events and filmmaker activity.
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What's on
Key strands
Pre-release films; international cinema; classics; family; AI; Academy; Q&As
Genres and themes
independent film; world cinema; classics; technology; family
Filmmaker events and Q&As
Q&As, panels and Academy event
Family, youth and student
Family screenings and Academy activity are published.
Online or in person
in-person
Audience
Cheltenham; Gloucestershire; independent film; emerging filmmakers
Venues
- Hub 8 — Cheltenham, South West
- St Luke's Church Hall — Cheltenham, South West
- Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies College — Cheltenham, South West
- Bacon Theatre — Cheltenham, South West
Also listed: Hub 8; St Luke's Church Hall; Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies College; Bacon Theatre