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Manchester Film Festival
Festival opportunity. Deadline: 2027-01-20
- Type
- Festival
- Organizer
- Manchester Film Festival
- Deadline
- 20 January 2027
- Where
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- Cash prizes and sponsor prize packages available. Submission fees apply.
- Disciplines
- film, screenwriting
About this opportunity
The Manchester Film Festival is a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying event celebrating independent films. It offers cash prizes, networking opportunities, and industry panels for filmmakers, with submissions open for its 2027 edition.
Who can apply
- All films must be completed after January 1, 2025.
- Films must not have played in Manchester before the festival dates.
- Works-in-progress and distributed films are accepted.
- Films not in English must have subtitles.
- AI-generated films are not eligible.
- Films must not have been available online before or during the festival (with exceptions for limited online festival releases, music videos, and experimental films).
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.