A live competition, screening the best rising talent from around the world.
Filmmaker Events, Award Ceremonies, Q&As and Entertainment.
Official selections screen in cinema, with select entries screening at our exclusive Drive in Cinema evenings.
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Official Selections for this season are listed below.
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Siren Lullabies - Kristina Atovska - Macedonia
Yanni Rachid - Allaoua - Canada
Darwin's Fox - Ben Scharf - Germany
Midnight Ride Alessandro - Farrattini Pojani - United Kingdom
No Time Off For Good Behavior - Christopher Riley - United States
When the Saints Come Marching Back - Gerardo Tassan - Argentina
Childhood - Dave Alexander Smith, Richard Bailey - United Kingdom
A Little Glass of Rum - United States
Mendo's Carousel - David Michael Maurer - United States
The Entrepot - Hoi Kit Cheung - Hong Kong
Erik - David Kodheli - Albania
Autotomy - Rafael Rosales Rábago - Mexico
Sirens - Charlie White - United Kingdom
[ technopoetics ] - Alexandre Dacosta - Brazil
Lili - Brian Ríos - Puerto Rico
Rain - Craig Renaud - Canada
In My Shoes - Loay 'cielo' Tattan - Bahrain
Journeying - Garry Jenkins - United Kingdom
Who Buries the Undertaker? - Andreas Schmidbauer, Tanja Schmidbauer - Germany
Alba - Javier Balaguer Blasco - Spain
The Handbook - Brandon Carraway - United States
Animals - Greg Cruttwell - United Kingdom
From Under The Bridge - Paul James Houghton - United States
Part Forever - Alan Chung-An, Ou - Taiwan
An Eye For An Eye - André Rodrigues - Portugal
The Dweller in the Woods - United States
The Sickness - Ian Volner - United States
The Trapper: Dead by Daylight - Jared Cline - United States
Last Chance - Eszter Angyalosy, Dániel Szőke - Hungary
Hidden - Paul Riordan - United Kingdom
Walls Beneath Our Feet - Antti Suniala - Finland
John Doe - Jeff Rector, Vahe Garabedian - United States
Soil - Sam Lembeck - United States
Chiatura - Toby Andris - France
Òran na h-Eala - Steve Exeter - United Kingdom
Member's Mark - Marisa Adelina DeMarini - United States
Wiped Out - Benjamin Agsten - Germany
NAHEMI National Student Film Awards is an annual competition that showcases the best student films in the UK and Ireland.
Representing over fifty Universities and Film Schools in the UK and Ireland that teach Film and Media Production. We work with our partners, such as the BFI, AHRC, CHEAD, CILECT, ARRI, Kodak, Canon Cameras, Encounters, Watersprite Film Festival, and others to support our member institutions through developing policy, engaging in debate, hosting educational events, and sharing good pedagogic practice.
Short Stay, Long Stay - Danny Carter - United Kingdom
Frames - Darragh Mcaleenan - United Kingdom
Granny - Francis Castelli - United Kingdom
Fred - Bjorn Franklin, Johnny Marchetta - United Kingdom
Borne - Claire Heather Molloy - United Kingdom
Robbie Wrecked the Band - Chloe Ireland - United Kingdom
Beached Chloe Ireland United Kingdom
Since its launch in 2006 Directors Notes has been regarded as one of the web's leading curatorial platforms for independent film, working with filmmakers to create in-depth feature articles which reveal the painstaking production stories behind their award winning work for a worldwide audience of industry professionals, festival curators and dedicated film fans.
The Bytes Dreams are Made of - Alessandro Amaducci - Italy
Phoenix Incident - Keith Arem - United States
IYOV - Sergey Spirin, Andrei Beresnev - Georgia
My Dear Aunt Sally - Tom Procida - United States
Return to Sender - Russell Goldman - United States
The Fox - Andy Kastelic - United States
Unconquered - John Parr - United Kingdom
A Matter of Luck - Guy Shilo - Israel
Shape of Clay - Catherine - Andre Romania
Synthbabe - Margareta F.A. Orkan - Norway
The Iris Prize is a film and media organisation committed to increasing audiences for LGBTQ+ stories. Main projects include the annual Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival and Iris on the Move, our UK wide touring programme. Our partnership with Film4 / All4 delivers a million viewers for our Best British programme of shorts films. Iris also runs LGBTQ+ education and community outreach projects in Wales & the UK throughout the year.
DIG - G J Hewitt - United Kingdom
Bill Murray Lost in Berlinale - Ana Trkulja - Serbia
Sensibility - Ben Kernow - United Kingdom
Cock N' Bull 3 - Nathan Adloff - United States
The Magical World Of Miracles - Elle Van Knoll - United Kingdom
Lunarcode: The Light - Vincenzo Carubia - United States
LifeQuest - Richard Lounello - United States
The Chromakey Man - William Samaha - Belgium
Films in this category are unlisted.
This special screening will showcase the top 7 films from this year's festival.
Each of the films screening here are competing for the Best Film Award.
All of this year's winners will be announced at this special ceremony.
Plus an opportunity for Q&As and Interviews.
Submissions for our 2024 are now open!
All entries should be made via Film Freeway.
What are we looking for in our selections?
Here's a short guide to the films we accept.
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