Events Calendar

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

Thu. 27th Mar 2025
Starts: 1 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
ONLINE

We’ll be sitting down with director Dumas Haddad who is signed to production company Chelsea. Dumas has developed his craft from the worlds of fashion, music & bleeding edge culture.
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Find out:
• How Dumas got started as a director?
• How he got signed?
• The advice he has for directors starting out
Interviewed by Shiny’s very own Curtis Lewis, aka @directedbycurtis. Find more advice and …

Thu. 27th Mar 2025
Starts: 7 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
Lоndоn FOMO House, E2 7EG

You’ve made a short film; Maybe even two or three. Now what?

Join our event TONIGHT at FOMO House to hear more from programmers from some of London's top festivals.

Getting into festivals is just the beginning. In this interactive event we’re helping filmmakers navigate the festival circuit, build industry connections, and leverage their short films for future opportunities.

Join us fo…

Fri. 28th Mar 2025
Starts: 1 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   £9.38
ONLINE

Welcome to our online event celebrating Neurodiverse Voices in Film Production! Join us for insightful discussions, inspiring stories, and valuable insights into the world of filmmaking from a neurodiverse perspective. This event is a unique opportunity to learn from talented individuals who are changing the landscape of film production. Don't miss out on this chance to connect with like-minded c…

Sun. 30th Mar 2025
Starts: 2 p.m.
Talk / Seminar   FREE
Glasgow Transmission Gallery, G1 5QP

In our final session, we will edit the film and sound clips from previous sessions into a finished film.

I’ll show you where and how you can download free film editing software. then I’ll give you a little demonstration of how I edit films.

I treat the editing process the same way I would treat a paper collage. I start editing when I have all my materials to hand and then I cut, copy and pa…

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…

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…