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BFI Future Film Festival 2021

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BFI Future Film Festival 2021

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18 to 21 February 2021 | online

The BFI Future Film Festival is the UK’s largest festival for young, emerging filmmakers. It takes place over 4 days in February, with free virtual events and screenings, all focused on helping filmmakers aged 16 to 25 break into the screen industry.

There are virtual workshops, masterclasses, talks and online screenings.

Find out more about the festival, how to book and access at the festival.

Available to watch

Hot spots

Hear directly from established screen professionals about their careers and tips to break into the industry.

Awards ceremony

10 awards were presented to the best films in our film programme, all made by filmmakers aged 16 to 25.

Blackmagic Design Lunchtime Lives

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BFI Future Film Festival events on YouTube

Watch events from this year’s programme – more videos to be added.

Free industry events programme

Career ladder

Learn about career paths and training opportunities in the screen industries.

Storytelling

Find your unique voice, develop your narratives and learn how to make your stories come alive on screen.

Business of film

Dig into the business side of independent filmmaking: freelancing, budgeting, pitching and creative decision making.

Other events

Find out what working on a film set is really like, learn how to use DaVinci Resolve with Blackmagic Design, and watch a panel curated by the BFI Film Academy Young Programmers.

Free industry events programme by date

Explore this year’s programme.

Short films programme

Watch this year’s winning short films for free on BFI Player.

Watch on BFI Player

How to book

This year, we’re doing things a little differently. All our events will happen online and are completely free to attend.

Festival jury

Our festival jury selects the winners of 3 prizes: Best Film, Best Director and Best New Talent.

Awards

Every year, BFI Future Film Festival awards a number of prizes to the best films within our short film programme.

Festival news and updates

News about the festival and updates or additions to the industry events programme.

Access at the festival

This year’s BFI Future Film Festival is completely free and will take place entirely online.

About the festival

This year is the 14th edition of the BFI Future Film Festival. For the first time ever, the festival is totally free to attend, and will be presented entirely online.

Stay in touch

Join the conversation with #BFIFutureFilmFestival.

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