2024 saw a year round programme including exclusive previews of Kneecap, Drift and Baltimore as well as various shorts programmes.
We held the 9th, most successful festival (and first since rebranding in October 2023) which was bigger and better than ever. With over 800 film submissions, and six venues across London including Battersea Powerstation, The Olympic in Barnes, All is Joy in Soho, The Phoenix in East Finchley and the Garden Cinema in Covent Garden, we fulfilled our goal of screening a diverse selection of independent short and feature films from around the world.
The Opening Gala saw a screening of ‘In Camera’+ Q&A with director Naqqash Khalid and actress Josie Walker at Riverside Studios and winners at the closing gala have gone on to BIFA and BAFTA success in the following months.