Manchester Film Festival
The Manchester Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Manchester, United Kingdom. Established in 2015, the festival celebrates independent cinema by showcasing both established and emerging filmmakers from around the world.
The festival is BAFTA-qualifying for British short films.
History
The festival was founded in 2015 by Neil Jeram-Croft, who also serves as festival director.Notable guests have included Simon Pegg, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Shia LaBeouf, Richard Armitage, Katharine O'Brien, Penn Badgley, and Mark Gatiss, among others.
In 2024, Screen International included the festival on its list of the "UK film festivals you need to know".
Awards
Films in the official selection compete for awards in the following categories:- Golden Bee - Feature
- Golden Bee - Short
- Special Jury Prize - Feature
- Special Jury Prize - Short
- Best UK Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best International Feature
- Best UK Short
- Best International Short
- Best North West Short
- Best Student Film
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Animation
- Best Experimental
- Best Music Video
- Best Director - Feature
- Best Director - Short
- Best Actor - Feature
- Best Actor - Short
- Best Actress - Feature
- Best Actress - Short
- Best Cinematography - Feature
- Best Cinematography - Short
- Audience Award - Feature
- Audience Award - Short