Join us on 24th and 25th October at 2.30pm and 6.30pm at Cinema in the Arches, Battersea, for four of our short film programmes from selected filmmakers who submitted to LBFF 2024 and are in competition. Come and see who you would choose to win in our different UK and international categories, and who should get honourable mentions.

Join us in the historic Warner Bros. screening room at All is Joy, Soho for two more of our short film programmes from selected filmmakers who submitted to LBFF 2024 and are in competition. Come and see who you would choose to win and who should get an honourable mention. Book programmes individually or buy a pass for all three programmes that day, including IMPACT Shorts Programme + panel.

Join us for a day of events, panels and networking with an Industry Pass that begins with breakfast, ends with a drinks reception, has a live pitching event and an exciting line-up of industry professionals on these panels: Writing & Directing for the Screen, Funding Your Film and Meet the Distributors.

We are delighted to be bringing two screenings of this summer’s smash hit British animation feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, to The Garden Cinema as part of our Impact Day and Youth & Family Day programmes on 26th and 27th October respectively.

SPATIAL STORYTELLING is a FREE immersive show, from 12pm until 6pm on 23rd and 24th October, that expands the potential of narrative space – to include virtual reality headsets and interactive media – highlighting how RCA students push at the boundaries of what form a story can take using the latest digital media technologies. NO BOOKING REQUIRED

Come and enjoy this selection of short fictions and animations from our youngest filmmakers who submitted their films in the Under 13 and 13 to 18 categories. Prepare to be delighted, thrilled, amused and entertained by this eclectic selection that surely denotes the film industry has bright new stars beginning to shine through. Content warning: some shorts contain swearing, blood imagery and violence and may be unsuitable for under 12s.

Join us for this special afternoon programme of film and chat in partnership with the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith.

As part of IMPACT Day for LBFF 2024, we are in the historic Warner Bros. screening room at All Is Joy in Soho, with a programme of short films (some in competition) and a panel discussion that offer a dynamic mix of drama, comedy, documentary, animation offering the power of storytelling to shift people’s perceptions of climate change. You can buy this programme individually or join us for the day at All Is Joy Studios and see all three shorts programmes including Brave Heart’s and Around the Globe.