The 12th edition of the Manchester Film Festival took place from 19-29 March at high-profile cultural city centre venues, with the annual awards ceremony taking place on Saturday 28 March to celebrate “some of the finest emerging talent in the world of cinema”. Lifehack, directed by Ronan Corrigan, took home the Golden Bee, while Littermates, … Read more
The Manchester Film Festival has announced its biggest ever Industry Programme for 2026 – with over twice the number of panels, conversations and roundtables “designed to support filmmakers at every stage of their careers”. Taking place at venues across the city centre including HOME, Met Film School and The CUPRA City Garage, the Industry Programme … Read more
Manchester Film Festival has announced further additions to the line-up for its 2026 edition, which takes place from 19-29 March, including its opening night and closing night films. Alongside the 52 feature films and short film strands previously announced, the festival will also present the Manchester premiere of The Good Boy, starring Stephen Graham; the … Read more
The Manchester Film Festival has announced the programme for its 2026 edition, taking place from 19-29 March across Manchester city centre. Marking the festival’s biggest year to date, screenings will take place across more venues than ever before, including HOME, Odeon Great Northern, Northern Light Cinema, Aviva Studios and Flix at the Treehouse Hotel Manchester, … Read more
Manchester Film Festival has announced that the 2026 edition of the event will take place from 19-29 March 2026. The festival will provide “another 10 days of exceptional cinema to venues across the city”, including Aviva Studios, HOME, Odeon Great Northern, Flix at Treehouse Hotel and CULTPLEX. Early bird passes are officially on sale now, … Read more
The eleventh edition of the Manchester Film Festival took place 14-23 March at high profile cultural city centre venues, ending on Sunday 23 March with the annual awards ceremony that celebrated some of the finest emerging talent in the world of cinema. AONTAS, directed by Damian McCann, won two major awards: the Golden Bee and Best Director. … Read more
The Manchester Film Festival announce its comprehensive industry programme, taking place during the festival on the 20 and 21 March at the Met Film School. The programme offers an exciting and diverse range of panels and discussions tailored to filmmakers, producers, film students, screenwriters, and industry professionals. This year’s industry line up will cover a … Read more
The Manchester Film Festival announce the programme for the 2025 edition, taking place from 14 – 23 March at venues across the city centre. For the first time ever, the festival will host screenings at HOME in addition to the Odeon Great Northern. The festival will open on March 14 2025 with a special presentation … Read more
Making a buzz While Cannes has its palms and Camerimage has its frogs, it’s rather fitting that Manchester Film Festival has its bees. The bee has been an emblem of the city for over 150 years and represents the hard work ethic of its inhabitants – a resourcefulness and persistence shared by the talented filmmakers … Read more
The Manchester Film Festival closed its highly anticipated 10th-anniversary edition with its annual awards ceremony held on the closing night, Sunday, March 24th. The event showcased exceptional talent from around the globe, recognising outstanding contributions to the world of cinema. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary with remarkable success, featuring sold-out screenings throughout the week. … Read more
Manchester Film Festival has announced its milestone 10th edition, scheduled to take place at the Odeon, Great Northern, from Friday 15 March to Sunday 24 March. This celebration of cinema will feature an incredible line-up of films from across the globe. Kicking off the festival will be the UK premiere of The Convert, starring Guy … Read more
Noughties British TV star Matthew Pritchard will attend the world premiere of documentary The Road of Excess at the Manchester Film Festival on Friday 17th March. Pritchard is best known for the stunt and prank TV show Dirty Sanchez, which aired from 2003-2007 and the spin-off film Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. He was also a contestant on … Read more
Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) has added six more feature films and one short film to this year’s line-up. This includes Breaking starring John Boyega; November starring Academy Award-winning actor Jean Dujardin, and the Oscar-nominated short film The Red Suitcase. The newly announced six features are: Breaking: John Boyega stars as a war veteran desperate for … Read more
Manchester Film Festival has announced the line-up for the ninth edition of the festival, taking place at the Odeon Great Northern 12-19th March. Opening the festival will be British film Rye Lane – a romantic comedy about two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day. Rye Lane … Read more