Events Calendar

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

Thu. 10th Apr 2025
Starts: 1 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
ONLINE

We’ll be sitting down with Nice Shirt Film's director's rep Freddie Green. 

Find out:
• How Nice Shirt fosters opportunities for emerging talent?
• Insight on what Nice Shirt look for in directors
• The advice he has for directors starting out
Interviewed by Shiny’s very own Curtis Lewis, aka @directedbycurtis. Find more advice and insights from industry experts in the Industry Access arch…

Sun. 13th Apr 2025
Starts: 2 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
Glasgow Transmission Gallery, G1 5QP

How do we want to tell our film’s story? What elements of filmmaking can we use to capture material for our short? In week 2 we will focus on various approaches to directing and methods of creating footage and capturing sound. Drawing on the concept of developing a visual language, we will explore how different creative elements in film can be designed to craft emotion and tell our stories. Parti…

Sun. 20th Apr 2025
Starts: 2 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
Glasgow Transmission Gallery, G1 5QP

How can we work creatively with our footage to design our films? How can we use specific techniques of editing and sound design to add depth and emotion to our stories? In week 3 we will begin our hands-on work with the footage shot over the previous week. Building on traditional methods of storytelling and moving into more experimental and conceptual approaches, this session will focus on workin…

Mon. 21st Apr 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!

Fri. 25th Apr 2025
Series / Festival   £349
Lоndоn Regent's University London, NW1 4NS

The world’s biggest professional screenwriting event.
Learn from 100 industry experts, and join other writers, filmmakers, directors and executives for 3 days at the biggest screenwriting event of the year.

Sun. 27th Apr 2025
Starts: 2 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
Glasgow Transmission Gallery, G1 5QP

How are our films experienced by others? Where do we want our films to be seen and what impact do we want them to have? In week 4 we will share our films with the wider group, and each filmmaker will have a chance to discuss their process with fellow participants. This session will be a space for creative feedback and ideation, exploring if and how we may want to develop our films further, whethe…

Tue. 6th May 2025
Starts: 5 p.m.
Screening   £29
Lоndоn Uncommon Creative Studio, EC1M 5SA

✨ Enter your video now for a chance to attend and be screened at the Shiny Uncommon Showcase, plus long-listed directors get on the Shiny Creator List - the resource of new & diverse directors used by our member’s creatives & producers.

This is a rare opportunity to get new work in front of Uncommon - 'Agency of the Year 2024' as voted at British Arrows.
Uncommon are known throughout the wo…

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!

Mon. 16th Jun 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!

Mon. 21st Jul 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!