Manchester Film Festival

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Manchester Film Festival
Location Manchester, United Kingdom
Founded2015
Website manchesterfilmfestival.com

The Manchester Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manchester, United Kingdom. [1] Established in 2015, the festival celebrates independent cinema by showcasing both established and emerging filmmakers from around the world. [2]

Contents

The festival is BAFTA-qualifying for British short films. [3]

History

The festival was founded in 2015 by Neil Jeram-Croft, who also serves as festival director. [4]

Notable guests have included Simon Pegg, [5] Jonathan Rhys Meyers, [6] Shia LaBeouf, [7] Richard Armitage, [8] Katharine O'Brien, [9] Penn Badgley, [10] and Mark Gatiss, [11] among others.

In 2024, Screen International included the festival on its list of the "UK film festivals you need to know". [12]

Awards

Films in the official selection compete for awards in the following categories: [13]

Winners

Golden Bee for Best Feature Film

YearFilmDirectorRef.
2025AontasDamian McCann [14]
2024 La Chimera Alice Rohrwacher [8]
2023A Kind of Kidnapping Dan Clark [15]
2022 The Road Dance Richie Adams [16]

References

  1. ↑ "British Council Film: Manchester Film Festival". British Council. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  2. ↑ Horsburgh, Lynette (2025-03-14). "Manchester Film Festival: Everything you need to know". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  3. ↑ "BAFTA Qualifying Festivals List – British Short Film" (PDF). BAFTA.
  4. ↑ "Manchester Film Festival expands industry offering for 10th edition". Screen. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  5. ↑ Pellant, Georgina (2020-03-06). "Simon Pegg is coming to Manchester International Film Festival this weekend". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Rhys Meyers Q&A, Shia LaBeouf workshop and ten must see films at Manchester Film Festival in March". VIVA Lifestyle Magazine. 2018-02-15. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  7. ↑ Pankhurst, Steven (2018-01-25). "LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner are confirmed as special guests at the Manchester Film Festival". Manchester’s Finest. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  8. 1 2 Williams, Tom (2024-03-26). "Manchester Film Festival 2024 award winners announced". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  9. ↑ "New Simon Pegg Film at MANIFF 2020". The Journalix. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  10. ↑ "Penn Badgley to attend Manchester Film Festival". Live Manchester. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  11. ↑ Fedeczko, Sofia (2022-03-11). "Manchester Film Festival to "champion" region's talent". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  12. ↑ Calnan, Ellie. "The UK film festivals you need to know: 2024 dates, submission and contact details". Screen. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Manchester Film Festival". FilmFreeway. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  14. ↑ Williams, Tom (2025-03-24). "Manchester Film Festival announces award winners". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  15. ↑ "Check out the winners from the 2023 Manchester Film Festival". Live For Film. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  16. ↑ Edgar, Thomas Taylor (2024-06-20). "' Road Dance' movie set for US release". We Love Stornoway. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
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