[2019 ARCHIVE]: We update our list of film festivals in London each year, bringing you the best world cinema, feature length docs & short form films as well as incredibly diverse stories of people & places.
> FIND THE 2020 LIST HERE.
You can find our 2018 archive listing HERE. 2017’s list is HERE.
Read our monthly roundups, weekly digests & daily updates for more details about what’s projecting where.
JANUARY
- London International Mime Festival (20 JAN & 03 FEB).
- London Short Film Festival (11 to 20 JAN).
- QueerBee Film Festival – Family (06 JAN).
- Rainbow Umbrella Film Festival (10 to 13 JAN).
FEBRUARY
- BFI Future Film Festival (21 to 24 FEB).
- Cinema Made In Italy (26 FEB to 03 MAR).
- Kennington Stories Film Festival (12 to 13 FEB).
- London International Mime Festival (03 FEB).
- OpenFest: Art 50 (23 FEB).
- Papaya Rocks Film Festival (28 FEB).
- QueerBee Festival – Fantasy (23 FEB 15:00).
- South Social Celebrates Black Culture (02 to 03 FEB).
- St. Brigid’s Day Festival (03 FEB).
- Stereo Spasms Festival: Celebrating Luc Ferrari at 90 (07 to 14 FEB).
- Tripoteca 2019 – Psychedelic Film & Art Festival (01 to 02 FEB).
- The Third Tufnell Park Film Club Shorter Film Festival (03 FEB).
- Women Over Fifty Film Festival – Best Of The Fest (03 FEB).
MARCH
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival (21 to 31 MAR).
- Chronic Youth Film Festival 2019 (23 to 24 MAR).
- Cinema Made In Italy (26 FEB to 03 MAR).
- Deptford Cinema Film Festival 2019 – Comedy Shorts (02 MAR).
- Essay Film Festival (22 MAR to 04 APR).
- The Female Experience (05 to 10 MAR).
- Gold On Film (15 to 21 MAR).
- Human Rights Watch Film Festival (13 to 22 MAR).
- IWD Film Festival – Zodiac Film Club X Beyond Retro (06 to 08 MAR).
- Soundscreen Music & Film Festival (22 to 27 MAR).
- St. Patrick’s Day Film Festival (15 to 17 MAR).
- UK Asian Film Festival (27 MAR to 07 APR).
APRIL
- BFI & Radio Times Television Festival (12 to 14 APR).
- Camberwell Mini Free Film Festival (25 to 27 APR).
- Canada Now 2019 (24 to 28 APR).
- The Discover Film Awards (04 to 07 APR).
- Ecofutures (04 to 19 APR).
- Essay Film Festival (22 MAR to 04 APR).
- Frames Of Representation (12 to 20 APR).
- Herne Hill Free Film Festival (29 APR to 01 JUN).
- Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (04 to 18 APR).
- London Bengali Film Festival (12 to 15 APR).
- London Games Festival (02 to 14 APR).
- London Independent Film Festival (04 to 15 APR).
- London Porn Film Fest (26 to 28 APR).
- London Turkish Film Week (26 to 28 APR).
- New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival (26 APR to 05 MAY).
- SERET International: The UK Israeli Film & Television Festival (29 APR to 12 MAY).
- Spanish Spring Weekend (12 to 14 APR).
- Taiwan Film Festival (03 to 14 APR).
- UK Asian Film Festival (27 MAR to 07 APR).
- Unrestricted View Film Festival (23 to 28 APR).
MAY
- Chinese Visual Festival (02 to 09 MAY).
- Everyman Music Film Festival (09 to 26 MAY).
- FLAWA: Festival of Latin American Women in Arts (15 to 19 MAY).
- London Greek Film Festival (15 to 18 MAY).
- Right Now Film Festival (06 to 12 MAY).
- Sci-Fi-London (15 to 22 MAY).
- Sundance Festival London (30 MAY to 02 JUN).
- Uncensored Festival (17 to 19 MAY).
JUNE
- Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival Part 1 (04 to 13 JUN).
- Deptford Moving Image Festival (14 to 23 JUN).
- Fragments Festival (07 to 15 JUN).
- Hackney Shorts Film Festival (06 JUN).
- London Architecture Film Festival (25 to 27 JUN).
- London Australian Film Festival (27 to 30 JUN).
- London Indian Film Festival (20 to 29 JUN).
- Origins Festival Of First Nation Arts (11 to 23 JUN).
- Rapport Festival (28 to 30 JUN).
- Refugee Week (17 to 23 JUN).
- Rhythm & Views Film Festival (15 to 26 JUN).
- Shubbak Festival (28 JUN to 14 JUL).
- Walthamstow International Film Festival (22 JUN).
- Women In Film Festival (01 JUN).
JULY
- CASA Festival of Latin American Arts (16 to 27 JUL).
- DukeFest 2019 (28 to 31 JUL).
- Floating Film Festival (16 to 28 JUL).
- International Vampire Film & Arts Festival (09 to 13 JUL).
- LOCO London Comedy Film Festival (11 to 14 JUL).
- London Cannabis Film Festival (28 JUL).
- London Film & Comic Con (26 to 28 JUL).
- Rainbow Film Festival (21 to 28 JUL).
- Watford Short Film Festival (27 to 28 JUL).
AUGUST
- FrightFest (22 to 26 AUG).
- I Will Tell International Film Festival (30 AUG to 09 SEP).
- New Renaissance Film Festival (21 to 25 AUG).
- SOUL Fest (30 to 31 AUG).
SEPTEMBER
- Anime Film Festival (07 SEP).
- Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival – Part 2 (11 to 15 SEP).
- Be Epic! London International Film Festival (13 to 14 SEP).
- British Urban Film Festival (01 to 07 SEP).
- Catford Free Film Festival (13 to 22 SEP).
- Charlton & Woolwich Free Film Festival (06 to 14 SEP).
- Deptford Cinema Film Festival: LGBTI+ Shorts (07 SEP).
- Feminista Film Festival (27 to 28 SEP).
- Festival of France at Everyman Cinemas (06 to 11 SEP).
- In Short Film Festival (25 to 26 SEP).
- Japanese Avant-Garde & Experimental Film Festival (20 to 22 SEP).
- Last Frame Smartphone Film Festival (28 SEP).
- Leytonstone Loves Film (27 to 29 SEP).
- Little Wing Film Festival (20 to 22 SEP).
- London International Screen Dance Festival (19 to 20 SEP).
- London Spanish Film Festival (25 to 29 SEP).
- Open City Documentary Festival (04 to 10 SEP).
- Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival (05 to 15 SEP).
- Raindance Film Festival (18 to 29 SEP).
- Rebelfest 2019 (06 to 08 SEP).
- Scalarama (01 to 30 SEP).
- The Smalls Film Festival (06 to 09 SEP).
- Southeast European Future Festival (14 to 15 SEP).
- Streatham Free Film Festival (14 to 28 SEP).
- Underwire Festival (13 to 22 SEP).
OCTOBER
- BFI London Film Festival (02 to 13 OCT).
- Black Cultural Archives Film Festival (04 to 14 OCT).
- Black Sunday Film Festival (25 to 27 OCT).
- Bloomsbury Festival (11 to 20 OCT).
- London East Asia Film Festival (24 OCT to 03 NOV).
- London Surf / Film Festival (09 to 12 OCT).
- Native Spirit Festival (12 to 20 OCT).
- Ocean Film Festival World Tour (14 to 19 OCT).
- Pop-Up Eco Film Festival (25 to 28 OCT).
- Roger Moore Film Festival (13 OCT).
- Romanian Film Festival In London (24 to 28 OCT).
- Soho A Go Go Film Festival (04 to 06 OCT).
- Top Dog Film Festival UK Tour (01 to 02 OCT)
- UK Green Film Festival (30 OCT to 09 NOV).
- UK Iranian Film Festival (25 to 30 OCT).
- Wimbledon International Short Film Festival (06 OCT).
NOVEMBER
- Box Set: The Boxing Film Festival (02 to 03 NOV).
- Climate Crisis Film Festival (28 NOV to 01 DEC).
- Czech Velvet 1989-2019 (01 to 29 NOV inc. Made In Prague Film Festival 08 to 11 NOV).
- Doc’n Roll Festival (01 to 17 NOV).
- Dreamers Of Dreams Festival (14 NOV).
- EFG London Jazz Festival (15 to 24 NOV).
- French Film Festival (07 NOV to 14 DEC).
- Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest (12 to 17 NOV).
- Irish Film Festival (20 to 24 NOV).
- London International Animation Festival (29 NOV to 08 DEC).
- London Korean Film Festival (01 to 24 NOV).
- London Migration Film Festival (28 NOV to 04 DEC).
- London Palestine Film Festival (15 to 30 NOV).
- Russian Film Week (24 NOV to 01 DEC).
- Soho Horror Film Festival (15 to 17 NOV).
- Tibet Film Festival (09 to 10 NOV).
- Tottenham Literature Festival (01 to 09 NOV).
- UK Jewish Film Festival (06 to 21 NOV).
- Utopia Portuguese Film Festival (30 NOV 09 DEC).
- We The Peoples Film Festival (10 to 26 NOV).
DECEMBER
- London Film Week (02 to 08 DEC).
- WatchAUT – Austrian Film Festival (13 to 15 DEC).
> 2020 list coming soon…
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