Events Calendar

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

Sun. 18th May 2025
Starts: 2 p.m.
Screening   £12-£14
Lоndоn The Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

Celebrating his 70th birthday this year, Zbigniew Preisner has scored numerous films - by directors including Agniezka Holland, Louis Malle and Thomas Vinterberg - for more than 40 years. But it is his enduring creative relationship with the late, great Krzysztof Kieślowski that has marked him out as one of the medium's greatest. From No End to the Three Colours Trilogy, Preisner's music has craf…

Sun. 18th May 2025
Starts: 7:30 p.m.
Screening   £12-£14
Lоndоn The Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

Elizabeth Sankey is a filmmaker and musician from London. In 2019 she directed and wrote her first feature documentary, ROMANTIC COMEDY, a personal exploration of the genre. The film was shown at many prestigious festivals including IFFR, SXSW, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX and AFI Docs, before being acquired for distribution by MUBI in the UK and 1091 in the US among other international sales.

I…

Mon. 19th May 2025
Starts: 7:45 p.m.
Screening   £12-£10
Lоndоn The Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

LRB Screen returns to the Garden Cinema with a new series exploring visions of London created by non-British filmmakers: films in which the city is a key player, rather than a backdrop; in which its buildings, streets, parks and rivers cast a distinctive shadow over the drama; in which a fresh encounter makes the city unfamiliar and mysterious again.

London Reviewed begins in perhaps the only …

Mon. 19th May 2025
Starts: 6:30 p.m.
Networking   FREE
Greater Mаnсhеѕtеr 53two, M3 4LP

The Independent Film Cooperative Manchester welcomes everyone from all backgrounds and with any level of experience! (Actors are welcome, too.)

They run their networking events 'speed-dating'-style; you have 5 minutes to talk with someone before you move around so you get a chance to speak with almost everyone by the end of the night!

Tue. 20th May 2025
Starts: 10:30 a.m.
Talk / Seminar   £20 - £30
Lоndоn Film and TV Charity, W1F 9AD

Lizzie’s first casting job was as assistant to Casting Director Lucy Bevan on Sir Kenneth’s Branagh’s feature film ‘Cinderella’. She went on to assist on TV series like ‘River’ and ‘Outlander’, and big budget features like ‘Mission Impossible 5’, ‘The Hundred Foot Journey’, ‘Legend’, ‘Kingsman,’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’.

Lizzie was part of the casting team behind many shows for the West En…

Fri. 23rd May 2025
Starts: 6:30 p.m.
Screening   £12-£14
Lоndоn The Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

Introduction by Isabella Coraça and live music by leading silent film accompanist Stephen Horne.



An adaptation of the Madame Butterfly story, The Toll of the Sea presents a tale of cross-racial love and loss set amidst the opulent gardens of an exoticised China. The film follows Lotus Flower (played by Anna May Wong in her first leading role), a young Chinese woman who falls in love with a…

Sat. 24th May 2025
Starts: 11 p.m.
Screening   £18 - £20
Lоndоn BFI IMAX, SE1 8XR

After their sellout inaugural IMAX premiere last year, straight 8 is back! Experience the smallest film format on the UK’s largest screen as the top 25 films of straight 8 2025 make their world premiere at the BFI IMAX.

Each film is made ‘straight’ on a single roll of super 8 film. Despite the challenge of editing in-camera, the quality is always outstanding.

Eight of these films will arriv…

Sun. 25th May 2025
Starts: 6:30 p.m.
Screening   £12-£14
Lоndоn The Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

Inspired by the dialectical montage of Soviet cinema, this programme stages a visceral collision between two opposing views of fashion: as sublime allure, and as a global industry rooted in extraction and violence. Featuring a sequence of short films produced between 1910 and 1950, Animal Matters juxtaposes glamorous garments and accessories crafted from skins, furs and feathers with newsreels ex…

Wed. 28th May 2025
Starts: 10 a.m.
Talk / Seminar   £11.55
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We're excited to share more about the world of finance & development - a topic often veiled in mystery, especially for those starting out. We will briefly cover topics like self-funding, crowdfunding, product placement, grant finance, and private equity when talking about short films. The event will be largely focused on feature film financing and we will cover topics like development funding, co…

Tue. 10th Jun 2025
Starts: 6 p.m.
Networking   £6.13
Lоndоn Karma Sanctum Soho, W1B5NF

Join us on Tuesday, 10th June 2025, for an unforgettable evening of summer connection and cinematic creativity! ☀️✨

Set in the stylish surroundings of Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel, this exclusive networking soirée is the perfect gathering for actors, writers, producers, directors, camera operators, and editors to meet, mingle, and spark new projects — all under the warm glow of London’s creative s…