Fri 16th - Sun 25th October 2020

Bolton born actress Diane Morgan

Fri 16th - Sun 25th October

Across the ten days Bolton Film Festival will be bringing you over 200 award winning short films to the comfort of your home. As well as offering great films we're hosting industry talks and masterclasses with some of the best creative forces in film both behind and in front of the camera.

Voted a "Top 12 UK Indie Festival" by FilmDaily and a Creative England CE50 we've been consistently voted a "Top 100 reviewed" festival from over 8000 worldwide.

Bolton International Film Festival takes pride in showcasing the best in emerging and established short film talent.

BUY A FESTIVAL PASS

Watch all 200 films online from the comfort of your home.

Each screening will be available for 48 hours from its start time, with a new programme released at 10 am every day.

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FILM HUB

After buying your pass please sign in to the film hub to:

Watch Films
Attend online talks
Masterclasses
Live Events

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INDUSTRY DELEGATES

An online videotech and industry contact database for preregistered delegates.

Competition

The festival is competitive with awards for the films and film-makers across 20 disciplines including the categories International, UK Shorts, Documentary, Animation, Comedy, Horror, Women in Film, Dance, Music and Fashion.

We also have dedicated strands for students at sixth form/college, undergraduate and postgraduate level offering an even playing field for all the competitors.

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Industry Talks

Our industry talks come from talent that's both behind and in front of the camera. We invite award winning writers, producers, directors, location production crew and post production specialists to share their knowledge alongside potential film funders and partners.

We host Q&A's with all our film-makers after each screening inviting the audience to delve deeper into the making of the film and the creative decisions they see on screen.

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Masterclasses

Across the ten days we'll be offering online industry masterclasses on non linear editing, lighting, sound design, creating pitch decks, film financing, navigating the festival landscape and creating marketing materials for your film.

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A fantastic festival. A great mix of classy films from all different styles and genres alongside a load of varied and interesting industry talks. Really well organised and friendly as well, with lots of film makers attending, alongside a healthy local turnout which was great. Would highly recommend.

Marnie Baxter

Producer

Simply one of the Best Indie Film Festivals in the world! Great film selection, competent jury, great organisation and most importantly- big enthusiastic audience. I'm really honoured that my film was

finally accepted to this festival and even won an award!

Dusan Kastelic

Director

You can see all the hard work that goes into every aspect of the Bolton Film Festival, from the fantastic range of talks and masterclasses, through to the high quality film screenings. The programme is packed full of choice, and you'll wish you could clone yourself so you could attend everything on offer!

Andrew Muir