Events Calendar

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

Thu. 30th Oct 2025
Starts: 5 p.m.
Networking   FREE
Lоndоn Location TBA, TBA

Celebrity acting coach Louis Stancil is bringing a free Hollywood acting workshop to London on Thursday 30 October, offering new students (18+) the chance to train with someone who’s worked with talent from Meek Mill to the cast of Netflix’s Supacell. Running 5–9pm, this one-off class is open to fresh faces only, with the venue address released shortly before the event.

Thu. 30th Oct 2025
Starts: 6 p.m.
Screening   £7.50-£15
Lоndоn Close-Up Cinema, E1 6HR

The Big Short Film Festival is kicking off its first ever event with The Bite Size Film Festival, an evening of spine-tingling short films screening at the Close-Up Cinema in Shoreditch on October 30th.

Championing independent and low-to-no budget filmmakers, the festival provides a fantastic opportunity to network with industry professionals and to showcase your work on the big screen, perhap…

Sat. 1st Nov 2025
Starts: 6 p.m.
Screening   £8 - £12
Brіѕtоl PRSC, BS2 8JT

Blue Metaphor presents "Stories beyond the Veil", the third of a series of themed events bringing all art forms together, with filmmaking at the center.
Led by Bristol -based producer and director Sheherazade Bodin and owner of Blue Metaphor Ltd, an independent production company aiming to help filmmakers, writers and any creative voices develop their projects portraying social and/or cultural m…

Fri. 14th Nov 2025
Starts: 10 a.m.
Series / Festival   More info coming
Lоndоn Garden Cinema, WC2B 5PQ

We will be returning to cinema screens across the capital in November 2025. Be sure to follow us on social media, or sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when our programme is released, and tickets are on sale.


London Palestine Film Festival is only able to bring films on and about Palestine to the big screen with the support of our sponsors and partners. Now is a good time to…

Fri. 14th Nov 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
Series / Festival   £10
Lоndоn Big Penny Social, E17 6AL

London’s biggest COMEDY short-film festival - now back for its 2nd hilarious year.

An outrageous evening of fantastic comedy short films that will surprise you, move you, and make you and your friends laugh out loud.

Giggle Film Festival promises an incredible line-up, with award-winning hilarious short films.

Reviews of our 2024 event:
“Laugh out loud shorts!”, “Great event and quality…