Manchester Film Festival

Manchester Film Festival is a film festival with an identity of honesty, making friends, having fun and sharing stories.

The ONLY film festival in the world to be nominated alongside Glastonbury, Altitude, Latitude, V, Download, Creamfields, Wireless, Isle of Wight, Reading and Leeds, at the UK FESTIVAL AWARDS 2017.

Manchester Film Festival is a truly independent film festival, committed and dedicated to showcase the works of both new and established international and domestic filmmakers from the world of independent cinema. The organisation is proud of its honest and transparent roots and will continue with the original ethos of selecting films purely from open submissions.

The Manchester Film Festival 2018 follows on from three impressive editions in 15, 16 and 17. Over the 4 day weekend #17 Manchester once again attracted crowds of film critics, filmmakers, distributors, fans and of course the industry professionals of our established Jury Select, who witnessed an eclectic mix of diverse films to savour and remember. The north- west themed opening night was packed to the rafters with the ODEON cinema looking more reminiscent of a premier league football ground than the cityŌĆÖs largest multiplex, with filmmakers from every corner of the globe mixing and milling in the crowds of film fans looking to get their first chance to catch the films of the festival. With strands from ŌĆśWomen in FilmŌĆÖ to ŌĆśRising Stars and ŌĆśBe who you are say what you feelŌĆÖ MANIFF17 went from opening night through to closing awards with a glow of world premieres, filmmaker panel discussions and special guests that included Timothy Spall, Karen Allen, Olivia Cooke, Stef Dawson, Bronwen Hughes, James Nesbitt and many more writers, directors, producers and actors from the world of stage and screen. The 2017 event proved yet again ManchesterŌĆÖs commitment to be one of the most filmmaker centric festivals in the world with every film session being represented with a filmmaker Q and AŌĆ” A testament to MANIFFŌĆÖs hospitality for all its selected filmmakers. This personable approach not only makes the festival a great experience for filmmakers but also reflects these efforts with sell out audiences who come out in force, hungry for insights of behind the scene information. From amazing cinema screens to all out after parties the Manchester Film Festival is fast becoming the go to film fest of the UK and itŌĆÖs now ready for #18.

Submit now to ŌĆ£the next SundanceŌĆØ ŌĆō ŌĆśI LOVE ManchesterŌĆÖ and be a part of one of the most vibrant film festivals in the world.

For screenplay submissions please go to https://filmfreeway.com/festival /MANIFFScreenplays

ŌĆ£The Manchester Film Festival is an extraordinary experience ŌĆö a gathering of filmmakers and fans with the pure intention of celebrating the creativity of film. ŌĆØ Bronwen Hughes, Director, The Journey is the Destination

"Really, I expect this festival be the next Slamdance, so it was a real honor to be selected! " Ryan Michael, Director, Josephine Doe

"MANIFF Rocks! " Stef Dawson, Actress, Creedmoria

"Undoubtably the best festival IŌĆÖve been to ŌĆō and IŌĆÖve been to a lot over the last year. Some festivals get it spectacularly wrong with the screenings, the programming, the general atmosphere etc whereas you got everything spot on. The films I saw were excellent and the people I met were lovely. " Paul Hendy, Director, The Last Laugh

ŌĆ£Thanks to the Manchester film festival for giving a voice to something that would not really be seen anywhere else. ŌĆØ James Raue, Director, Psychoanalysis

"This really was the best festival experience I've ever had! " Erin Derham, Director of 'Buskin' Blues'

"I had an absolute ball at ManIFF 2016! " Rachel Viollet, Director, Dennis Viollet - A united Man

ŌĆ£The most fun festival weŌĆÖve ever been to. And weŌĆÖve been to a lot! ŌĆØ Cornelia Moore, Director, West of Redemption

ŌĆ£Thanks to the Manchester Film Festival for taking a chance on our film, just to have us here and for us to be involved. WeŌĆÖve had such a good time meeting all the other filmmakers and getting to watch and be inspired by their films. ŌĆØ Jonny Moore, Director, Made in Taiwan

"Tele-port me back to ManIFF, anytime! An amazing time with great memories and great friends made along the way" - Mary -Lyn Chambers, Director Debris

ŌĆ£I must congratulate you on your choice of strategy with the submitting procedure, since you had this independent feeling on many of your films. Coming to this festival had interesting perspectives. This will absolutely become a, in the best sense, ŌĆ£larger festival in the many years to comeŌĆØ. Leif Mohlin, Producer, There Should be Rules.

ŌĆ£I feel like this is going to be a bigger and important festival, as the years go on, an amazing early life to a festival with massive international potential. ŌĆØ Larry Estes, Producer, West of Redemption

"The most communicative and informative film festivals I have ever had the pleasure of attending" - Nicholas Gray, Director, The Paper Store

"The festival and all its staff are just as passionate about film as the filmmakers themselves, absolutely fantastic! " Nicholas Moss, Director, Break