Past festivals
46 editions that have finished, most recently finished first. Kept for reference — these editions cannot be booked. Current and future editions are on Discover and Coming soon.
Showing 46 of 46 past editions
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Aesthetica Short Film Festival
York, Yorkshire & Humber, England
4–8 Nov 2026
A York festival presenting short films, immersive work, games, virtual reality, masterclasses and industry events across multiple venues.
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Discovery Film Festival
Dundee
31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
A Dundee festival for young audiences, with public screenings, schools activity and touring films across Scottish partner venues.
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Doc'n Roll Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
22 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
An 18-day London celebration of independent music documentaries, premieres and filmmaker Q&As across seven cinemas.
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Bristol Radical Film Festival
Bristol, South West, England
6–8 Nov 2026
A Bristol weekend of politically engaged cinema, documentaries, international shorts and post-film discussion.
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Screen Culture International Film Festival: Out of Frame
London, Greater London, England
7–8 Nov 2026
A North Acton short-film event combining screenings, live performance, filmmaker connection and a 24-hour online premiere.
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Belfast Film Festival
Belfast
29 Oct – 7 Nov 2026
A Belfast festival and year-round programme presenting films, special events and archive-related screenings across the city and partner venues.
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Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival
Touring: Glasgow
6 Oct – 7 Nov 2026
A touring Scottish festival of cinema from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, spanning archive, animation, romance and political work.
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London Surf / Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
5–7 Nov 2026
A three-night London showcase of surf films, premieres, shorts and conversations at Riverside Studios.
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Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Edinburgh; Stirling; Tranent; Glasgow; Ayr; Manchester, Scotland; North West England, Scotland
1 Oct – 5 Nov 2026
A 13th-edition Spanish-language festival in Edinburgh with a tour across Scotland and Manchester.
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Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge, East of England, England
22 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
A Cambridge festival presenting new films, education activity and year-round cinema work through the Cambridge Film Trust locally.
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Jali Film Weekender
Edinburgh
28 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
A five-day Edinburgh festival of Black, African and diaspora film and XR, with premieres, archive work, conversations and Q&As.
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Film Africa
London; Bristol; Plymouth, Greater London; South West England, England
23 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
The Royal African Society’s multi-venue celebration of African and diaspora cinema, with screenings, retrospectives and filmmaker conversations.
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Barbican Family Film Week
London, Greater London, England
24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
A Barbican half-term week of family films, animation, classics, previews and hands-on activities.
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Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Cardiff
12–18 Oct 2026
A Cardiff LGBTQ+ festival presenting shorts, features, filmmaker Q&As, industry activity and a UK-wide online programme across October.
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FrightFest London
London, Greater London, England
27–31 Aug 2026
A London genre festival presenting horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller films, with passes, guest Q&As and multiple screens.
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Bath Film Festival
Bath, South West, England
16–25 Oct 2026
A Bath festival presenting new films, documentaries, special events, filmmaker Q&As and year-round FilmBath screenings across local venues.
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London Breeze Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
21–25 Oct 2026
A London independent-film festival presenting emerging filmmakers, gala screenings, awards activity and industry events across multiple city venues.
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Festival of Fantastic Films
Manchester, North West, England
23–25 Oct 2026
A Manchester weekend celebrating horror, science fiction and fantasy across film, television and books, with screenings and guest talks.
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Welsh Film Festival at Theatr Gwaun
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales
23–25 Oct 2026
A five-screening Fishguard weekend celebrating 130 years of Welsh filmmaking, from archive clips to new features and local shorts.
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Scottish Queer International Film Festival
Glasgow
19–24 Oct 2026
A Glasgow LGBTQIA+ film festival with an annual October edition and one-off queer film events during the year.
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Greenwich Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
19–24 Oct 2026
A six-day Greenwich festival presenting 97 independent features and shorts, Q&As, panels and awards across cinema and university venues.
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Roscommon International Film Festival
Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland
22–24 Oct 2026
A Roscommon festival of Irish and international independent films, youth screenings, Irish-language work and filmmaker development.
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Dublin International Film Festival
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
19 Feb – 1 Mar 2026
A Dublin festival presenting Irish and international films, galas, industry sessions, talks and regional partner screenings across Ireland.
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Bolton International Film Festival
Bolton, North West, England
30 Sep – 18 Oct 2026
A hybrid Bolton festival combining short-film screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry talks, masterclasses, networking and an online programme for regional audiences.
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BFI London Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
7–18 Oct 2026
A London-based international festival with UK partner venues, presenting films, series, immersive work, talks and selected online screenings.
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Kerry International Film Festival
Killarney, Munster, Ireland
15–18 Oct 2026
A four-day Killarney festival of Irish and international features, shorts, documentaries, family screenings, filmmaker events and industry talks.
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Disappear Here Film Festival
Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland
16–18 Oct 2026
A small independent festival in Ballyliffin on Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula, showing features, shorts, documentaries, animation and music videos with filmmaker conversations.
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IberoDocs
Edinburgh; Oban; Aberfeldy; Dundee
16–26 Sep 2026
Scotland's Ibero-American documentary festival, touring Edinburgh, Oban, Aberfeldy and Dundee with films, Q&As and free community activity.
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Grimmfest
Manchester, North West, England
8–11 Oct 2026
A four-day Manchester festival presenting horror, fantasy, science fiction and thriller films, with premieres, guests, Q&As and market stalls.
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OFFline Film Festival
Birr; Kinnitty; Tullamore; Ballincard, County Offaly, Ireland
7–11 Oct 2026
A five-day Midlands festival across ten venues, combining independent film, filmmaker activity, workshops and community events.
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Gearr - Cork International Short Film Festival
Cork City, Munster, Ireland
8–11 Oct 2026
An inaugural four-day Cork festival celebrating Irish, international and locally made short films, with galas, workshops and awards.
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Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
9–11 Oct 2026
A three-day Dublin festival of 77 Irish and international shorts, music videos and genre programmes across two venues.
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IFI Documentary Festival
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
23–27 Sep 2026
A Dublin documentary festival at IFI, with feature screenings, Q&As, shorts, a public industry panel and online availability.
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Scottish Youth Film Festival
Prestwick
2–3 Oct 2026
A free two-day Ayrshire festival for ages 12-26, combining short films, workshops, industry conversations, one-to-ones and awards.
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CineSalon Experimental Film Festival
Cobh; Cork City; online, County Cork, Ireland
12–28 Sep 2026
A free experimental film festival in Cobh and Cork City with online programmes and filmmaker discussion.
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Encounters Film Festival
Bristol, South West, England
23–27 Sep 2026
A five-day Bristol festival presenting short films, animation, features, industry sessions and family events across several city venues.
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival
Glasgow
25–27 Sep 2026
A youth-curated Glasgow festival presenting films, family screenings, Q&As and free industry events for young people and emerging creatives.
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London Spanish Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
16–23 Sep 2026
A London festival presenting recent Spanish features, documentaries, shorts, archive screenings and filmmaker events across several city venues.
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London Rolling Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
17–21 Sep 2026
A London independent-film festival presenting features, shorts, documentaries and filmmaker-attended events at Vue Piccadilly and nearby central venues.
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Clapham International Film Festival
London, Greater London, England
16–20 Sep 2026
A five-day South London festival presenting international independent features and shorts across cinemas, film schools and community venues.
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Féile John Ford
An Spidéal, County Galway, Ireland
11–13 Sep 2026
An Spidéal festival celebrating John Ford, Irish cinema, Irish-language filmmaking and local cultural heritage.
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S.O.U.L. Fest
Newcastle; Birmingham; London; online, North East England; West Midlands; Greater London, England
5–13 Sep 2026
A multi-city celebration of Black British film and television with screenings, shorts, industry sessions and awards.
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Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh
13–19 Aug 2026
An Edinburgh festival presenting independent and international films, shorts, retrospectives, filmmaker conversations and industry events across city venues.
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London Indian Film Festival
London; Birmingham; Manchester
9–19 Jul 2026
A South Asian film festival network presenting films and industry events across London, Birmingham and Manchester cinema venues.
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UK Green Film Festival
Touring: Touring, Multi-region
20 Jun – 3 Jul 2026
A touring UK festival presenting five environmental documentaries through independent cinemas in cities across England and Scotland each summer.
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Docs Ireland
Belfast
16–21 Jun 2026
A Belfast documentary festival and marketplace with public screenings, industry sessions and one-to-one documentary meetings across city venues.