London Breeze Film Festival

London Breeze Film Festival London Breeze Film Festival 23-27th October 2024 Barnes Film Festival is now planning its 8th film festival, taking place in Barnes in June 2023.

The festival showcases global, emerging filmmaking talent together with award-winning films from around the world. Barnes Film Festival celebrates diversity, passion and creativity, and connects all filmmakers – and anybody interested in film – with industry professionals. As well as our Filmmaking Competition, the Festival hosts inspiring year-round film events for all, including workshops, discu

ssions, screenings and gatherings, with leading figures from the film, documentary and animation industries.

Another hometown festival! So pleased that Life Goes On (Short Film) will be playing at London Breeze Film Festival 🖤! O...
01/09/2026

Another hometown festival! So pleased that Life Goes On (Short Film) will be playing at London Breeze Film Festival 🖤!

October 21-25 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐀

29/08/2026

Announcing our Closing Gala and Awards Ceremony on 25th October! Join us for the UK premiere of SUCH A VIVID IMAGINATION - a murder mystery made for a family audience

This is the debut feature of German-born director Ina Lüders and writer Dave Fedash, starring a young cast led by exceptional talent, Sheherazad Farrel (A House in Jerusalem). Produced by Julia Gurry of musical duo with a standout score from alternative folk/rock/punk Irish & British groups such as Lankum, The New Eves and Anna Meredith. The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 15th Berlin Women Cinema Festival in May.

Farrel plays twelve-year-old Celia whose imagination becomes a dangerous refuge after she uncovers her mother’s affair and a body lying in the woods.

Meet the director, writer, producer and members of the cast in a Q&A and stay for the London Breeze awards ceremony immediately after to celebrate the best of the festival.

Curated with the feature is short film AMUSEMENT directed by Stephanie Zari in which a ten-year-old girl must act fast if she is to win her dream prize at the amusements before the self-appointed boy-king of the machines thwarts her plans.

Tickets are on sale now from or via linktree in bio
NB: local certification applied for; likely 15 cert


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Later today, we’ll be revealing the Closing Gala film for the 11th edition of London Breeze Film Festival.And we’ve save...
29/08/2026

Later today, we’ll be revealing the Closing Gala film for the 11th edition of London Breeze Film Festival.

And we’ve saved something very special for the finale…

Announcement coming today.

27/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce the Gala Opening Film for London Breeze Film Festival 2026 - a UK Premiere - at new partnership venue, Regent Park Cinema.

Join us on the red carpet for LOVE CHAOS KIN (USA) - the second feature documentary from Tamil director Chithra Jeyaram, who will be joining us for a Q&A.

What happens when an Indian immigrant mother decides her adopted children deserve to know everything—their White birth mother, their Navajo father, and every complicated truth in between? Spanning 12 years, Love Chaos Kin is an intimate, patient, and humorous look at a transracial adoptive family redefining identity and belonging.

Early bird tickets for this red carpet event are available now from Regent Street Cinema and via link in bio.

Enjoy a glass of bubbly and take a mememto photo at our photobooth included with ticket.

Date: 21st October Time: 7.30pm


Crew: .sisson
Cast: Lakshmi Iyer
Katherine Faye
Anjali Iyer
Asher Faye [aka Meghna Iyer] _whoisash3r

Later today, we’ll be revealing the Opening Gala film for the 11th edition of London Breeze Film Festival.We’ve been wai...
27/08/2026

Later today, we’ll be revealing the Opening Gala film for the 11th edition of London Breeze Film Festival.

We’ve been waiting to share this one.

Announcement coming today.

The Countdown is one! Today is the final deadline to submit to our Short Documentary Pitching Competition for Women-led ...
26/08/2026

The Countdown is one! Today is the final deadline to submit to our Short Documentary Pitching Competition for Women-led teams, in partnership with My SMASH Media and Girls on Tops!

The five shortlisted teams will have the opportunity to attend a free pitching workshop led by My SMASH Media before the live pitching event at The Garden Cinema on the 25th October- moderated by Girls on Tops.

Don’t miss this chance to present your work to established documentarians (TBA), network with industry professionals, connect with peers, gain valuable skills and experience, and become part of the BREEZE community. All finalists will receive Adobe Creative Content software, the winning and runner-up team will receive SMASH Pro memberships, and the winning team will win £750 worth of kit hire from XO Rental, plus a year of mentoring from an expert in documentary filmmaking.

Head to the link in our bio to My SMASH Media’s free submission platform for more information on the event and how to submit.

Great news everyone! If you missed out on tickets to the sold out London premiere of LOMU, there is now a second screeni...
11/08/2026

Great news everyone! If you missed out on tickets to the sold out London premiere of LOMU, there is now a second screening on sale on the same evening, 3rd September, at 7.20pm with Director's intro. Tickets from cinema website or link in bio.

09/08/2026

Calling women documentary filmmakers! The Breeze team and Girls on Tops want to hear your great idea for a short documentary. Pitch it to us for the chance to win a bundle of prizes to help get your short doc made.

My SMASH Media are hosting the call out on their brilliant website, providing all the tool you need to make your pitch deck stand out.

Deadline is one week away - 19th August. Five shortlisted teams will attend a My Smash workshop to hone their skills before pitching to an industry panel at our festival in October.

Link in bio. Free to enter!

callouts

31/07/2026

London Breeze and Girls on Tops are calling women documentary filmmakers!

Do you have a great idea for a documentary? Pitch it to us for the chance to win a bundle of prizes to help get your short doc made.

Head over to our friends at My SMASH Media who are hosting the call out for us. The deadline is in just over two weeks - 19th August.

Five shortlisted teams will attend a My Smash workshop to hone their skills before pitching to an industry panel at our festival in October. Link in bio.

Good luck! We can’t wait to read your pitching decks.

✨ Meet the judges for the inaugural London Breeze Film Festival 19 - 25 Young Filmmaker Award! ✨We’re incredibly excited...
16/07/2026

✨ Meet the judges for the inaugural London Breeze Film Festival 19 - 25 Young Filmmaker Award! ✨

We’re incredibly excited to introduce the industry professionals who’ll be watching, discussing and selecting this year’s winning films. With experience spanning writing, directing, and producing, our panel brings an exceptional breadth of knowledge to this brand new award.

🎬 Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Award-winning writer, director and actor, Louisa won the 2024 London Breeze Fiction Short Award with Sister Wives, which went on to receive a BAFTA and Academy Award longlist. Now developing the short into a feature, she’ll bring invaluable creative insight and feedback to our young filmmakers.

🎬 Chantal Rickards OBE
Former CEO of BAFTA Los Angeles and an accomplished British television executive, Chantal has spent decades championing excellence across film and television. Her experience recognising exceptional storytelling and emerging talent makes her a fantastic addition to our panel.

🎬 Damian Keogh
Former Head of Drama at BBC Worldwide, Damian went on to found The Story Collective and The Story Works Studios in Mortlake. Most recently, he was Executive Producer on Disney+’s A Thousand Blows. We’re incredibly fortunate to have his wealth of industry knowledge on this year’s panel.

🎥 Want your work seen by this incredible judging panel?

If you’re aged 19 - 25, submit a film of any genre, up to 10 minutes, to our brand-new Young Filmmaker Award via FilmFreeway before 26 July.

We can’t wait to discover the next generation of storytellers.

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