Events Calendar

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

Sun. 4th May 2025
Starts: 11 a.m.
Talk / Seminar   PWYC
Glasgow Glasgow Zine Library, G42 8DN

Imagine yourself as an ancestor returning to create a film with others. This workshop will explore lo-fi filmmaking and create a zine art manifesto that guides collective filmmaking practice. Drawing inspiration from film collectives such as Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, the session will experiment with analogue and Super 8 film techniques and found materials. The event will be structured around coll…

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…

Sat. 10th May 2025
Screening   £21.29
Eѕѕеx Curzon Colchester, CO1 2PH

Welcome to The Fifth Colchester Independent Short Film Festival , set in the historic city steeped in tradition of the arts dating back to pre-Roman times.

Wed. 14th May 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   £10 – £33
Lоndоn The Blues Kitchen Brixton, SW2 5SP

David Lynch was a rare breed—an uncompromisingly experimental filmmaker who somehow found mainstream success. Yet while many can name his films and TV shows, fewer have actually watched them, and even fewer truly engaged with them. Lynch’s work is enigmatic, playing with the form of cinema while critiquing Hollywood itself. Above all, he resists easy interpretation. His films aren’t puzzles to be…

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…

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!