BFI Future Film Festival, 20 February - 6 March 2025

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Tickets now on sale for BFI Future Film Festival 2025 20 Feb - 6 Mar | In venues across the UK and online We'll be joined by a fantastic lineup of creatives and industry professionals from across the screen industries. Expect a wide range of masterclasses, panel, discussions, workshops, interviews and more, taking place at BFI Southbank, in cinemas across the UK and online for free.   Over the course of the festival, you'll be able to find BFI Future Film Festival events in: Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Derry-Londonderry Glasgow Lewes London Manchester Sheffield Somerset Swansea Swindon and online (for free!) Huge thanks to our Main Sponsors, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery's Crew HQ, along with all our amazing partners, for their incredible support in making this year's festival possible. Buy tickets Festival highlights BFI Southbank, London 20 – 23 Feb The London component of this year’s BFI Future Film Festival will have masterclasses and workshops with top industry professionals, networking events where you’ll be able to meet fellow screen creatives and screenings of some of the best short films by 16-25 year olds from around the world. Buy tickets BFI IMAX, London Thu 20 Feb 10:00 We are kicking off the 2025 BFI Future Film Festival with a special preview screening of Satu – Year of the Rabbit ahead of its UK cinema release in spring 2025, a beautiful coming-of-age tale about a boy's quest to find his long-lost mother.   The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Joshua Trigg. Buy tickets UK wide 20 Feb – 6 Mar Experience the UK’s biggest festival for young screen creatives right on your doorstep. This year there are BFI Future Film Festival events happening all across the UK over both weeks of the festival.   The UK wide events programme is delivered by BFI Film Academy partners thanks to National Lottery funding. Buy tickets Online 20 Feb – 6 Mar Can’t make it in person? Not to worry – there are loads of festival events online, and they are all free! Register for our online programme and hear about a wide range of topics: from cinematic depictions of quarter-life crises to a 101 on TV screenwriting. Plus, you will be able to watch all of our film programme on the BFI YouTube channel throughout the festival. Register now Watch our January Lab - Getting the Most Out of Film Festivals YouTube With BFI Future Film Festival on the horizon, why not check out our free discussion from earlier this month, and find out how to take full advantage of the opportunities which come from attending film festivals.    Featuring Sam Bennett, Glasgow Film Festival Industry Manager and Lauren Lamarr, Film and TV Producer at Blazing Griffin. Watch now BFI Film Academy Recommends The Apartment 1960, dir. Billy Wilder 'The healing nature of a feel-good film lies in its ability to leave the viewer feeling elated and optimistic by the time the credits begin to roll. The Apartment easily achieves this, sustaining a high quota of laughs while also exploring the themes of loneliness and our need for connection. They’re borne out through the film’s razor-sharp dialogue, which has the rhythm of a musical number, replete with the kind of one-liners that came to define a Billy Wilder film. If only life sounded this good.'   - Young Programmer, Beatrice Benn   Watch The Apartment through February and March at the BFI Southbank. Buy tickets Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988, dir. Pedro Almodóvar 'An exuberant farce, flushed red with frenzied melodrama, this is Almodóvar’s most irresistible cinematic confection. The slew of outrageous events that befall jilted protagonist Pepa are expertly orchestrated; even the film's most frivolous flourishes (mambo taxi ride anyone?) feel grounded by relatable emotional stakes and a sardonic study of sexual mores. Knock back this heady mixture of style, absurdity and social commentary like a glass of spiked gazpacho and savor the delirium.'   - Young Programmer, Joanna McClurg   Watch Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in February and March at the BFI Southbank. Buy tickets Midlands BFI Film Academy Recommends: Nosferatu Sat 25 Jan 19:30 | Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham Following his acclaimed films The Witch and The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers' new take on Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp) and the terrifying vampire (Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd) infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.   Eggers’ stylish horror features a supporting cast that includes another sterling turn from Willem Dafoe, here playing the famed vampire hunter Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz. 2-for-1 tickets for under 25s Buy tickets Scotland Online Masterclass - Scottish Film Talent in Focus: roundtable discussion Wed 29 Jan 18:30 | Online Inspiring online Masterclass hosted by artist and filmmaker Aqsa Arif exploring Scotland's growing film industry. Joined by Glasgow Film Festival Industry Manager Sam Bennett, and Ana Songel, Filmmakers Programme Officer at GMAC Film, they will will break down some of the most exciting initiatives and opportunities in Scotland for filmmaking talent. Hear all about different routes into filmmaking careers, balancing studying and working for a living with creative pursuits.   You must be aged between 18-25, and currently living in Scotland to attend. Register here You may also like... Roundhouse Film Fund 2025 Deadline: Mon 27 Jan 10:00 Roundhouse are looking to support three emerging filmmakers to create new short films exploring social and political issues from their unique perspectives. Successful applicants will receive an £1000 production budget, mentorship and more. Directors must be aged 16-25 and based in the UK. Apply now 2025 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship Deadline: Fri 14 Feb 23:59 The Sundance Institute and Adobe are teaming up to find 10 emerging filmmakers, aged 18 to 25, who are creating stories that bring their passion, voice, and perspective to life. Successful filmmakers will receive a $3,000 artist grant, work with Sundance Institute alumni mentors and monthly webinars, workshops and workshares. Open to international applicants. Apply now Grierson DocLab: New Entrants Deadline: Thu 20 Feb 17:00 The Grierson Trust are looking for UK-based new entrants aged 18-25 for their DocLab training programme. The initiative takes place over approximately one year and aims to equip 12 successful trainees with the skills, knowledge, confidence, and connections to pursue a career in factual TV industry and documentary-making. Apply now On The Pulse Short Film Festival Deadline: Fri 21 Feb 23:59 The Pulse Short Film Festival 2025 is open for submissions. This festival exhibits a contemporary programme of the very best international short films for young audiences as well as showcasing short films made by local young filmmakers. Pulse also has a competitive strand for Irish filmmakers Under 30. Apply now Straight 8 2025 Final Deadline: Fri 21 Feb 23:59 Straight 8 2025 is open and taking submissions for short films. Entries must be a new film and submitted as one exposed and unprocessed cartridge of silent super 8 and edited only with the camera. Enter now for the chance to screen in Cannes or the BFI IMAX London. Use discount code FFF20 for 20% off on film. Enter now ITV Freelance Hub Facebook and Instagram ITV have launched a brand new jobs hub on social media. Whether you're a runner, production coordinator, researcher, shooting PD or anything in between, this page will be the perfect place to connect and collaborate. They will post the latest freelancer job opportunities, networking and upskilling events, as well as exclusive looks at new shows and industry insights. Read more Follow us on Unsubscribe immediately from all future BFI Marketing emails. Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN

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