Our Venues

The Light Cinema
The Market Place, BL1 2AL
All the films and industry talks at the cinema require a ticket or festival pass available on our ticket page
The Light is a brand new, state-of-the-art nine screen Cineplex within the Market Place Shopping Centre.

HIVE Gallery
Unit 23, Market Place, BL1 2AL
One floor down from the cinema, HIVE is a gallery space we use for roundtables and our 1:2:1's with talent executives and commissioners.

Bolton Library & Museum
Le Mans Cres, Bolton BL1 1SE
Bolton Museum is a public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton. All the films screening at the Museum and Library are FREE to attend, head to the basement to the Theatre 1 Auditorium.

KUDOS Gallery
Unit 23, Market Place, BL1 2AL
One floor down from the cinema, KUDOS is a gallery space created for the festival - it's the place to pick up your festival pass, to network, check out the Experimental and Culture in Motion films and to experience the VR & 360 projects.