Manchester Film Festival celebrates “most successful” edition

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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

Manchester Film Festival announces more films and Q&As with filmmakers

The Manchester Film Festival announced additions to the 2025 programme. Alongside the 45  feature films and short film strand previously announced, the festival will also present 3 features films: the Manchester premiere of THE END; the Manchester premiere of HILL and the World Premiere premiere of BREAKING BARRIERS: THE PAULA DUNN STORY. THE END is … Read more

Event Review: Manchester International Film Festival

The industry’s gaze pivoted from London to Manchester in March for a distinctly northern-accented film festival celebrating filmmaking talent from this creative region and beyond. If Old Trafford is the Theatre of Dreams, you don’t have to look far to find the Cinema of Dreams, if Manchester International Film Festival (MANIFF) is anything to go … Read more