About
The Festival of Short Film (formerly The Pennine Film Festival) has been established in the North-West of England as an exhibitor, and all-round film education resource for the burgeoning independent film movement in the region. The competition and screenings are just one element of a week long schedule of events devised to support and encourage local talent.
Although the Festival caters for the local film community through workshops and events at our North West based venues, the screenings and competition entries are international.
Recent Events include Philip Barantini and Boiling Point screening, Workshops with Cannon Spotlight and Provision, and Q&A with Editor Belle Roberts.
Supporters and previous participants of the Festival include:
- Alex Cox (Director; Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell)
- Chris Bernard (Director; Letter to Brezhnev)
- Phil Hawkins (Director; Being Sold, The Butterfly Tattoo)
- Bruno Coppola (Director; Stuff that Bear, Antigone)
- Mike Hodges (Director; Get Carter, Flash Gordon)
- Lee Ingleby (Actor; Master and Commander, Harry Potter)
- Margi Clarke (Actor; Letter to Brezhnev, Blondefist)
- Sushil Chudasma (Actor; Chicken Tikka Massalla)
- Joanna Nodwell (Special FX Producer; Harry Potter Films, Bolt, Hellboy 2)
- Hasraf Dulull (VFX Supervisor; Dark Knight, Prince of Persia)
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