This is our archive listing of film festivals in London in 2018*. 2017’s list is HERE. You can find the 2019 listings HERE.
FILM FESTIVALS IN LONDON (2018)
| FESTVAL | FOCUS | DATES (last/next) | WEBSITE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture Film Festival | Moving image & the built environment. | TBC (06 to 11 JUN 17) | www.archfilmfest.uk | @ArchFilmFestUK | @archfilmfestuk |
| BFI FLARE | LGBT cinema. | 21 MAR to 01 APR 18 | www.bfi.org.uk/flare | @BFI | @britishfilminstitute |
| BFI London Film Festival | New film. | 10 to 21 OCT 18 | www.bfi.org.uk | @BFI | @britishfilminstitute |
| British Urban Film Festival | Urban independent cinema. | 04 to 10 JUN 18 | www.britishurbanfilmfestival.co.uk | @buffenterprises | @buffenterprises |
| Canada Now | New Canadian film. | 03 to 06 MAY 18 | www.canadanow.co.uk | ||
| Cheapcuts Documentary Film Festival | Documentary short film. | 17 to 20 MAY 18 | www.cheapcutsfest.com | @cheapcutsfest | @cheapcutsfest |
| Chinese Visual Festival | Contemporary Chinese language film & art. | 03 to 06 MAY 18 | www.chinesevisualfestival.org | @CVF_london | @cvf_london |
| Chronic Youth Film Festival | Films about boyhood, girlhood & self-hood. | 17 to 18 MAR 18 | www.barbican.org.uk | @BarbicanYP | |
| Cinema Made In Italy | Italian film & film made in Italy. | 07 to 11 MAR 18 | www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere/ | @iiclondra | |
| Crystal Palace International Film Festival | World independent film. | TBC (27 OCT to 18 NOV 17) | www.cpiff.co.uk | @CrystalPalaceFF | |
| Czech Film Week | Czech and Slovak film. | 19 to 24 Feb 2018 | http://www.czechcentres.cz/ | @CzechCentreLnd | |
| Discover Film Awards | Short film. | 13 to 15 APR 18 | www.discover.film | @discover_film | |
| Doc 'N Roll Festival | Music documentary film. | TBC (02 to 19 NOV 17) | www.docnrollfestival.com | @docnrollfest | @docnrollfilms |
| DukeFest | Festival of film mayhem. | 08 to 11 JULY 18 | www.thedukemitchell.uk | @TheDukeMitchell | |
| DYSPLA International Moving Image Festival | Visual innovation of dyslexic & neurodiverse story makers | 14 to 18 MAR 2018 | www.dyspla.com | @DYSPLA_Festival | dyspla_festival |
| East End Film Festival | British & international cinema. | 11 to 29 APRIL 18 | www.eastendfilmfestival.com | @EastEndFilmFest | @eastendfilmfest |
| Edge Of Frame Weekender | Experimental Animation | 02 to 04 MAR 18 | www.edgeofframe.co.uk | @EdgeofFrame | |
| Edit Film Festival | Art & skill of the editor. | 25 to 26 APR 18 | www.gold.ac.uk | ||
| Essay Film Festival | Essay film as criticism. | 21 MAR to 29 MAR 18 | www.essayfilmfestival.com | ||
| Everyman Music Film Festival | Music film. | 07 to 31 MAY 18 | www.everymancinema.com | ||
| Fashion In Film | Exploring fashion & film. | TBC (11 to 26 MAR 17) | www.fashioninfilm.com | @FashionFilmFest | @fashioninfilmfestival |
| Festival Of Commonwealth Film | Cinema from across the Commonwealth. | 14 to 15 APR 2018 | www.fcfilm.net | @FCFILM2018 | |
| Film Africa | African cinema from the continent & diaspora. | 02 to 11 NOV 18 | www.filmafrica.org.uk | @ FilmAfrica | @filmafrica |
| Frames of Representation | New perspectives in documentary cinema. | 20 to 28 APR 18 | www.framesofrepresentation.com | @framesofrep | |
| Free Film Festivals | Neighbourhood festivals. | VARIOUS | www.freefilmfestivals.org | @freefilmfests | |
| French Film Festival UK | Francophone cinema. | 01 to 29 NOV 18 (provisional) | www.frenchfilmfestival.org.uk | @lefrenchfilmfes | |
| Frightfest | Horror cinema. | 23 to 27 AUG 18 | www.frightfest.co.uk | @frightfest | @horrorchannelfrightfest |
| Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest | LGBTIQA+ stories. | 13 to 18 NOV 18 | www.fringefilmfest.com | @ fringefilmfest | @ fringefilmfest |
| GFEST | LGBTQI film, performance, art & debate. | 12 to 24 NOV 18 | www.gaywisefestival.org.uk | @GFEST | @GFEST |
| Human Rights Watch Film Festival | Human rights abuses. | 07 to 16 MAR 18 | www.ff.hrw.org/london | @hrwfilmfestival | @hrwfilmfestival |
| I Will Tell International Film Festival | Films about the 'other'. | 30 AUG to 09 SEP 18 | www.iwilltell.com | @iwilltell | |
| Irish Film London | Irish film & animation. | 21 to 25 NOV 18 | www.irishfilmfestivallondon.com | @irishfilmlondon | @irishfilmlondon |
| Kinoteka | Polish cinema. | 07 MAR to 29 MAR 18 | www.kinoteka.org.uk | @PLInst_London | |
| LOCO Film Festival | International comedy film. | Returns 2019 | www.locofilmfestival.com | @locofilmfest | @locofilmfestival |
| London Bengali Film Festival | Films from or about the Bengali diaspora. | 12 to 15 APR 18 | www.lbff.co.uk | ||
| London Drone Film Festival | Creative skills of drone pilots. | TBC (25 SEP 17) | www.londondronefilmfestival.com | @LDRONEFILMFEST | |
| London East Asia Film Festival | Collaboration & diversity in East Asian filmmaking. | TBC (19 to 29 OCT 17) | www.leaff.org.uk | @LEAFilmFest | @leafilmfest |
| London Experimental Film Festival | Experimental film. | TBC (03 DEC 17) | www.londonexperimental.org | @londexpfilmfes | |
| London Feminist Film Festival | Feminist films from women directors. | 16 to 19 AUG 18 | www.londonfeministfilmfestival.com | @ldnfemfilmfest | |
| London Greek Film Festival | Modern Greek film. | 07 to 12 MAY 18 | www.londongreekfilmfestival.com | @londongff | |
| London Independent Film Festival | First & second-time film-makers, micro-budget & no-budget films. | 13 to 22 APR 18 | www.liff.org | @LondonIFF | |
| London Indian Film Festival | Indian independent film. | 21 to 29 JUN 18 | www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk | @LoveLIFF | @loveliff |
| London International Animation Festival | The spectrum of creative animation. | TBC (01 to 10 DEC 17) | www.liaf.org.uk | @londonanimation | |
| London Korean Film Festival | Korean cinema. | TBC (26 OCT to 19 NOV 17) | www.koreanfilm.co.uk | @ koreanfilmfest | @ london_korean_film_festival |
| London Kurdish Film Festival | Film from Kurdistan & beyond. | 13 to 22 APR 2018 | www.lkff.co.uk | @lkff | |
| London Porn Film Festival | Queer & feminist porn. | 12 to 15 APR 18 | www.londonpff.com | @ LdnPFF | |
| London Short Film Festival | Independent short film. | 11 to 20 JAN 19 | www.shortfilms.org.uk | @LSFF | @ londonshortfilmfest |
| London Spanish Film Festival | Contemporary Spanish cinema. | 26 to 30 SEP 18 | www.londonspanishfilmfestival.com | @LSFFest | @londonspanishfilmfestival |
| London Surf Film Festival | Surf film, art & culture. | TBC (19 to 21 OCT 17) | www.londonsurffilmfestival.com | @LonSurfFilmFest | @londonsurffilmfest |
| Made In Prague | Films, visual arts, literature, theatre & music. | TBC (08 NOV to 06 DEC 17) | www.london.czechcentres.cz | @ CzechCentreLnd | @ czechcentrelondon |
| Native Spirit Film Festival | Indigenous film, native mediamakers. | 12 to 21 OCT 18 | www.nativespiritfoundation.org | @NativeSpiritUK | |
| Ocean Film Festival | Films from above & below the surface. | 16 to 20 OCT 18 | www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk | @ OceanFilmFestUK | @ oceanfilmfestuk |
| Open City Documentary Festival | Creative documentary & non-fiction film. | 04 to 09 SEP 18 | www.opencitylondon.com | @OpenCityDocs | @opencitydocs |
| Origins Festival of First Nations | World indigenous cultures. | TBC (10 to 25 JUN 17) | www.originsfestival.bordercrossings.org.uk | @BorderCrossings | @border_crossings |
| Oz Film Festival | New & classic Australian film. | 06 to 08 JUL 18 | www.ozfilmfest.com | @OZfilmfest | @ozfilmfestival |
| Playback Festival | Emerging artists' film. | 21 to 25 MAR 18 | www.ica.art | ||
| Raindance Film Festival | Independent film. | 26 SEP to 07 OCT 18 | www.raindance.org | @raindance | @raindance_film_festival |
| Refugee Week | Celebrating creativity of refugees | 18 to 24 JUN 18 | www.refugeeweek.org.uk | @CounterArts | |
| Right Now Film Festival | Film about power inequalities. | 21 to 27 MAR 18 | www.rightnowfilmfestival.org | @RightNowFF | |
| Romanian Film Festival | Romanian film. | 18 to 22 APR 18 | www.rofilmfest.com | @RomanianfilmLDN | |
| Russian Film Week | Russian themed films. | TBC (19 to 26 NOV 17) | www.russianfilmweek.org | @rfw_uk | @russian_film_week |
| Scalarama | National celebration of cinema. | 01 to 30 SEP 18 | www.scalarama.com | @scalarama | @scalarama |
| Sci-Fi London Film Festival | Science fiction & fantastic film. | 01 to 07 MAY 18 | www.sci-fi-london.com | @scifilondon | |
| SERET London Israeli Film Festival | Israeli film & television. | 06 to 17 MAY 18 | www.seret-international.org | @SERET_Films | |
| Shubbak Festival | Contemporary Arab culture. | Returns 2019 | www.shubbak.co.uk | @shubbakfestival | @shubbakfestival |
| Sound Screen Music & Film Festival | Live gigs & music docs. | 21 to 28 MAR 18 | www.soundscreenfestival.com | @SoundScreenFest | |
| St Patrick's Day Film Festival | Irish film & animation. | 16 to 18 MAR 18 | www.irishfilmfestivallondon.com | @irishfilmlondon | @irishfilmlondon |
| Sundance Film Festival: London | Independent film. | 31 MAY to 03 JUN 18 | www.picturehouses.com | @sundancefestuk | |
| UK Asian Film Festival | South Asian art & film. | 15 to 25 MAR 18 | www.tonguesonfire.com | @cometoLAFF | @londonasianfilmfestival |
| UK International Jewish Film Festival | Jewish & Israeli film. | TBC (09 to 26 NOV 17) | www.ukjewishfilm.org | @UKJewishFilm | |
| UK Iranian Film Festival | Iranian film. | TBC (27 OCT to 01 NOV 17) | www.ukiff.org.uk | @ifru_london | @ifru_london |
| Underwire Film Festival | Female talent across the film crafts. | 16 to 25 NOV 18 | www.underwirefestival.com | @underwirefest | @underwirefest |
| Unrestricted View Film Festival | Independent film. | 23 to 29 APR 18 | www.uvff.co.uk | @UViewFF | |
| Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival | Horror film. | 29 OCT to 04 NOV 18 | www.unrestrictedview.co.uk | @UvHorror | |
| Unrestricted View Rainbow Umbrella Film Festival | LGBT film. | 12 to 14 JAN 18 | www.uvff.co.uk | @UViewFF | |
| Utopia Film Festival | Portuguese film. | TBC (13 NOV to 01 DEC 17) | www.utopiafestival.org.uk | @Portuguesefilm | |
| Walthamstow International Film Festival | Short film. | 23 to 24 JUN 18 | www.walthamstowinternationalfilmfestival.com | @e17filmfest | |
| Women In Activism Film Festival | Celebrating black women in activism. | 03 to 24 MAR 18 | http://www.blackhistorystudies.com/ | @BlkHistStudies | @blackhistorystudies |
| Women of the Lens | Black women & women of colour in the UK creative industries. | TBC (24 to 26 NOV 17) | www.womenofthelens.com | @WomenOfTheLens |
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