Events programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, the BFI Future Film Festival 2025 returns from 20 February – 6 March with a hybrid format that maintains a tradition of live and in-person screenings and events at BFI Southbank (20 – 23 February) alongside a globally accessible online programme, kindly supported by Main Sponsors Netflix … Read more

Film programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2025

The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, the BFI Future Film Festival 2025 returns from 20 February – 6 March with a hybrid format that maintains a tradition of live and in-person screenings and events at BFI Southbank (20 – 23 February) alongside a globally accessible online programme, kindly supported by Main Sponsors Netflix … Read more

Award nominations announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2024

The BFI has announced the award nominations for the programme of fifty-five short films that have been selected to screen as part of the BFI Future Film Festival 2024, the UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers which returns from 15 – 18 February at BFI Southbank, online and in cinemas UK-wide. Every film in … Read more

Events programme announced for the BFI Future Film Festival 2024

The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, the BFI Future Film Festival 2024 returns from 15 – 18 February with a hybrid format that maintains a tradition of live and in-person screenings and events at BFI Southbank alongside a globally accessible online programme, kindly supported by main sponsor Netflix. This year’s festival also includes a UK-wide programme in collaboration with … Read more

Fraser Stephen / Safe

Small but mighty Find out how DP Fraser Stephen blended digital and film capture to create the dreamy visual language of award-winning short, Safe. The timely topic of young women’s safety is the focus of Aleah Scott’s reflective film, which won Best Micro Short at the BFI Future Film Festival 2023. The idea of helping … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces award winners for 2023 edition

The BFI Future Film Festival 2023 came to a close this evening, with the winners of the BFI Future Film Festival Awards announced online and in person at BFI Southbank. The talented young filmmakers aged 16-25 that took home prizes included Edie Moles (Best New Talent and Best Film for Underbelly) and Ade Femzo (Best Director for Drop Out). These three awards were judged by … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces awards nominations and jury for 2023 edition

The BFI announces the Awards Jury and nominations for the programme of fifty-five short films that have been selected to screen as part of the BFI Future Film Festival 2023, the UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, which returns from 16 – 19 February. The Festival is presented live and in-person at BFI Southbank, whilst … Read more

Film programme announced for BFI Future Film Festival

The UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers, the BFI Future Film Festival 2023 returns from 16 – 19 February, live and in person at BFI Southbank whilst simultaneously offering a wide-ranging online festival accessible to worldwide audiences, kindly supported by Principal Partner Warner Bros. Discovery and Main Sponsor Netflix. This year’s BFI Future Film Festival will include four jam-packed … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces ten Award Winners for 15th edition

The 15th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival came to a close, with the winners of the BFI Future Film Festival Awards, supported by Netflix, announced online and in person at BFI Southbank. Talented young filmmakers aged 16-25 that took home prizes include Adekemi Roluga (Best New Talent for Exhale), Florence Winter Hill (Best Film for The Gospel According to … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces 2022 Awards Jury and full programme

The BFI announce this year’s Jury for the programme of 50 short films that have been selected to screen in the 15th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival, which will this year be a hybrid format, with events taking place online and at BFI Southbank from 17-20 February 2022. The films will be available to watch for free on BFI Player from 17 February – 3 March (UK … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces events programme for 2022 hybrid edition

The BFI revealed highlights of the events programme for the 15th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid format. There will be two distinct Festival programmes, with one series of free events taking place online for a global audience and a second series of events taking place in person at BFI Southbank from 17-20 February. … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces award winners

The 14th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival came to a close with the winners of the BFI Future Film Festival Awards, supported by Netflix, being announced at a virtual awards ceremony. Talented young filmmakers aged 16-25 that took home prizes include Rory Wilson (Best Film for LOCO), Gustavo Gamero (Best Director for INSTRUCTIONS … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 film programme, awards jury and nominees

The BFI has announced the programme of 45 short films that have been selected to screen in the 14th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival, which will take place online from 18-21 February 2021. The films, which will all be available to watch for free on BFI Player during the Festival (UK only), are … Read more

BFI Future Film Festival announces 2021 dates

The BFI Future Film Festival has confirmed the dates for the event’s 14th edition, which will take place online from 18-21 February 2021. This year’s festival, which is aimed at aspiring filmmakers aged 16-25, will be free of charge, enabling young people from every corner of the UK, and across the world, to benefit from … Read more