Events Calendar

Keep in the loop about the latest indie filmmaking events near you - from festivals to screenings, workshops and networking.

Wed. 2nd Apr 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
ONLINE

Of all the film genres, Horror remains the most popular with audiences, accounting for 40% of all box office earnings worldwide.
The factors of a low-budget film with high returns are more likely to be given the ‘Greenlight’ by producers, making Horror a good form for first-time screenwriters who want to break into the industry.

A writer's workshop will follow the seminar. If you require fee…

Thu. 3rd Apr 2025
Starts: 6:30 p.m.
  FREE
Lоndоn St Margaret’s House Chapel, E2 9PL

We will be screening a part of Don’t Think So (Wilfried Thust/Four Corners1980), which was made during Four Corners’ early workshops for young people held in Oxford House in Bethnal Green. It shows young workshop participants acting out scenes that vividly articulate their everyday lives, worries and identities, exploring teenagers’ lives at home, at school and out with friends.

The excerpt fr…

Thu. 3rd Apr 2025
Starts: 6 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   15
Brіѕtоl PRSC, BS2 8JT

Conference and Q&A : Get the info you need to start your journey

Seeing a lot of actors' submissions for roles, we know that some might be a little lost in terms of what is asked of them. We are not all fortunate enough to go to drama schools, and even then, sometimes, these information are not shared.

We see a lot of actors spending their money on things they don’t need, or on headshots th…

Thu. 3rd Apr 2025
Starts: 1 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
ONLINE

Coming up on Instagram Live!
We’ll be sitting down with Spindle's new signing Bonnie MacRae & EP Adam Javes.

Find out:
• How Bonnie got started as a director?
• How she got signed?
• The advice she has for directors starting out
• How Spindle and EPs work with new directors
Interviewed by Shiny’s very own Curtis Lewis, aka @directedbycurtis. Find more advice and insights from industry…

Thu. 3rd Apr 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
  FREE
Lоndоn FOMO House, E2 7EG

Join us at FOMO House to explore “The Future of Filmmaking: Utilising Alternative Technologies” with our friends at Canon UK, Cube Studio, and Bright Tangerine.

This will be a hands-on social where we’ll be highlighting the alternative technologies that are reshaping the way filmmakers create.

What to Expect:

- Hands-on Camera Demos – Get up close with Canon’s C400 and C80 cameras, dubbe…

Sat. 5th Apr 2025
Starts: 6:30 p.m.
Networking   FREE
Surrеу Virginia Water Community Centre, GU25 4EY

The focus of this event is to network with like minded people in Surrey and surroundings, as well as present a new indie horror/comedy feature film THE FOREST CLOWN (1h 19m).

Whether you're interested in filmmaking or you're just a movie fan. Come join us, watch THE FOREST CLOWN , a feature dark comedy-slasher that was created by people who came to our last year's event. Watch it before it hit…

Sat. 5th Apr 2025
Starts: 3 p.m.
Screening   £5.04 – £9.38
Lоndоn LUX, N19 5JF

An exclusive deep dive into the LUX Archive. In a series of films that explore the materiality and manipulation of 16mm film.

Sun. 6th Apr 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
Series / Festival   £7
Lоndоn The Others, N16 5SA

An evening of specially curated short films that will entertain, provoke and surprise you for a night you wont want to miss!
Think funny, moving, and surprising short films, with many of the filmmakers in attendance.

This special event will take place in the heart of Stoke Newington/Hackney, North East London at The Others venue (a cool and funky place in itself!).
Address: The Others (above…

Sun. 6th Apr 2025
Starts: 2:30 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   £35 (20% discount for Shooters)
ONLINE

The UK Film Tax Credits system is an excellent tool for UK films to cover up to 42% of a film’s production budget in the form of a tax credit. Everyone can benefit from it, even short films and micro-budget films, and you don’t need to spend an exorbitant amount of money for an accountant to file a claim.

The information available on this topic is fragmented and we witnessed producers sharing …

Sun. 6th Apr 2025
Starts: noon
Screening   £4.99
Lоndоn Whirled Cinema, SE24 0HN

The London Film-Jam Social is an opportunity to meet and chat with other Jammers both past, present and future as well as to have a look at what we've been up to!

Come along and see what we are all about or just catch up with old friends an relive those crazy days of filmmaking, or just chat about films in general.

We'll start the event at about 12.30 by showing the much awaited Premieres o…