Film Festivals 2025 in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Film Festivals offer something for all ages and all genre enthusiasts, from childrens film festivals to silent films, to documentaries and adventure films.
Glowflare Short Film Festival
25th January 2025
Step into the world of short films with a ticket to the inaugural Glowflare Short Film Festival at Parkway Cinemas in Beverley. Each festival pass offers a full day of screenings, Q&A sessions, and an awards presentation celebrating outstanding cinematic talent.
Scarborough Film Festival
20th to 23rd March 2025
Scarborough Film Festival brings new and alternative film to ths coast, includes a short film section.Yorkshire Film Festivals
SHAFF! Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
21st to 23rd March 2025
Shaff, the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, is an annual event showcasing the best in adventure, travel and extreme sports films from the around the world.
Sheffield Places TO Visit
Sheffield Shorts Film Festival
29th March 2025
Sheffield Shorts is a brand new festival celebrating short films, hailing from the North of England. Hosted at the beautiful Showroom Cinema, with filmmakers invited to host a short Q&A before each showing, this will be a night not to miss!
Hebden Bridge Short Film Festival
6th April 2025
One day Short Film Festival in partnership with Culturedale with the theme
Inside Out. There are five exciting sessions during the day.
Leeds Young Film Festival
5th to 21st April 2025
Celebrate family-friendly film this Easter with feature film screenings, specially selected shorts, and free immersive VR experiences across Leeds and Bradford. Young film fans can get inspired with hands-on Movie Club filmmaking workshops in collaboration with Screen Yorkshire and join our brand-new LYFF Giant Jury.
Sci-Fi Scarborough
26th and 27th April 2025
Sci Fi Scarborough is a whole weekend Unconventional Convention held in the quirky quarter mile of The Spa Complex Scarborough. An event run by fans for fans.
April What's On Guide
Culture Shock 2025
25th to 27th April 2025
From the makers of Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival, Culture Shock is a brand new genre film festival dedicated to the broad spectrum of fantastic film - science fiction, fantasy, horror, action, martial arts and everything in between.
Glowflare Horor Film Festival
17th and 18th May 2025
At Parkway Cinemas in Beverley, the event promises to immerse audiences in the boldest, bloodiest, and most inventive horror films from around the world.
Sheffield Doc Fest
18th to 23rd June 2025
Sheffield DocFest is the UK's leading documentary festival and one of the world's most influential markets for documentary projects. They champion and present the breadth of documentary form – film, television, immersive and art.
Sheffield Events
Dead Northern Film Festival
26th to 28th September 2025
A selection of independent short, feature length and classic films at the stunning Picturehouse cinema in the UK's spookiest city - York.
Spirit of Independence Film Festival
26th to 28th September 2025
The Spirit of Independence film festival is a unique celebration of raw, passionate independent films made from all corners of the world. The festival puts a spotlight on brave and bold filmmaking regardless of genre, country of origin, theme or budget. Held at The Light Cinema in Sheffield.
Widescreen Weekend
2025 Dates TBC
Enjoy a long weekend of big, bold and wide cinema experiences as we showcase the museum’s fantastic projection facilities.
Celluloid Screams
2025 Dates TBC
Celluloid Screams is the Sheffield Horror Film Festival offering four days of the best in classic and contemporary horror cinema... the festival takes place at the Showroom Cinema.
Dead Northern Film Festival
26th to 28th September 2025
A selection of independent short, feature length and classic films at the stunning Picturehouse cinema in the UK's spookiest city - York.
Bradford International Film Festival
2025 Dates TBC
Bradford International Film Festival (BradIFF) celebrates short films from Bradford Filmmakers alongside those from filmmakers nationally and internationally at venues across Bradford.
Leeds International Film Festival
2025 Dates TBC (Nov)
The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is the largest film festival in England outside London. Founded in 1987, it is held in November at various venues throughout Leeds.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
2025 Dates TBC
The Aesthetica Short Film Festival, founded in 2011, is an international film festival which takes place annually in York, UK, at the beginning of November. It a celebration of independent film from around the world, and an outlet for supporting and championing filmmaking.
Yorkshire Festivals
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What's On in March
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