Quite simply, here is our ongoing and updated list of Film Festivals in the Midlands (2023 edition):

THE MIDLANDS MOVIES AWARDS - Midlands region

June 2025 (tbc)

https://filmfreeway.com/MidlandsMoviesAwards

SHORT IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL - Solihull

22nd - 23rd October 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/ShortIsBeautiful

WOLVERHAMPTON FILM FESTIVAL - Wolverhampton

1st - 4th May 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/Wolverhamptonfilmfestival

CINE-EXCESS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

1st – 30th October 2024

https://www.cine-excess.co.uk

https://filmfreeway.com/Cine-Excess

THE STRATFORD ON AVAON FILM FESTIVAL - Stratford on Avon

24th - 25th August 2024

https://www.stratford-on-avon-filmfestival.com

THE POCKET FILM FESTIVAL - Stafford

September 2024

https://www.unseencinema.co.uk

COVENTRY PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL - Coventry

19th - 20th April 2024

https://www.covphoenixfilmfest.film

WIRKSWORTH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - Wirksworth

16th - 17th August 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/WirksworthHorrorFilmFestival-1

SHARED VISIONS FILM FESTIVAL (previous Nottingham International Festival) - Nottingham

19th - 21st April 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/sharedvisions

https://sharedvisions.co.uk

LEICESTER FILM FESTIVAL - Leicester City

23rd November 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/LeicesterCityFilmFestival

BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL - Herefordshire/Shropshire rural film festival

1st - 17th March 2024

http://www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk

BIG PICTURE FESTIVAL - Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire

2024 Dates TBC

https://www.liveandlocal.org.uk/film-schemes/big-picture-festival

BIRMINGHAM FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

8th - 17th November 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/Birminghamfilmfestival

MANSFIELD TOWN FILM FESTIVAL - Mansfield, Notts

26th - 28th July 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

BUXTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Buxton, Derbys.

July 2024 (at Buxton Fringe)

https://buxtonfilm.org.uk/short-film-exhibition/

BALSALL HEATH FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

2024 Dates TBC

https://flatpackfestival.org.uk/projects/balsall-heath-film-festival

BIRMINGHAM INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

2024 Dates TBC

http://birminghamindianfilmfestival.co.uk

THE UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Leicester

4th - 14th May 2023

https://www.tonguesonfire.com

SHOUT FESTIVAL - Birmingham

Autumn 2024 TBC

http://shoutfestival.co.uk

PARACINEMA – Derby

3rd - 6th May 2024

https://paracinema.co.uk

https://twitter.com/ParacinemaDerby

MAYHEM HORROR FILM FEST - Broadway, Nottingham

October 2024 TBC

http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com

FLATPACK FEST - Birmingham

10th - 19th May 2024

http://www.flatpackfestival.org.uk

MARCELLO ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

7th - 9th February 2025

https://www.marcellofilmfestival.co.uk

https://filmfreeway.com/MARCELLO

THE SMOKIES - Staffordshire

2024 Dates TBC

https://filmfreeway.com/thesmokiesuk

BEESTON FILM FESTIVAL - Beeston, Nottingham

17th - 28th April 2024

https://www.beestonfilm.com

https://filmfreeway.com/BeestonFilmFestival

SHROPSHIRE RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL - Shropshire

Various events throughout the year

https://www.rainbowfilmfestival.org.uk/

REPTON FILMFEST - Repton, Derbyshire

12th - 14th July 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/TheReptonFestival

WIRKSWORTH FILM FEST - Derbyshire

6th - 16th September 2024

https://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk

THE SHORT STACK FILM FESTIVAL - Broadway, Nottingham

Bi-monthly local short film screenings

https://www.facebook.com/groups/841340665914084

CINEQ - Queer Film Festival - Birmingham

Various QTIPOC focused queer film events

https://twitter.com/cineqbrum

ASHFIELD FILM FESTIVAL - Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

2024 Dates TBC

https://www.facebook.com/events/786965156050479

NORTHAMPTON FILM FESTIVAL - Northampton

9th - 17th March 2024

http://www.northamptonfilmfestival.co.uk/

https://filmfreeway.com/northamptonfilmfestivaluk

WORCESTER FILM FESTIVAL - ODEON, Worcester

25th - 28th September 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/WorcesterFilmFestival

SCREENING RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

2024 Dates TBC

https://screeningrights.com

THE SHORT CINEMA - Leicester

19th - 24th August 2024

https://www.phoenix.org.uk/events/the-short-cinema

INDIE-LINCS - Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (University of Lincoln)

15th - 17th February 2024

http://www.indie-lincs.com

DEAFFEST UK International Deaf Film & Arts - Wolverhampton

10th - 12th May 2024

http://www.deaffest.co.uk

BLACK COUNTRY HORROR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - Stourbridge

7th December 2024

https://filmfreeway.com/TheBlackCountryHorrorShortsFilmFestival

Other useful Film Festival information can be found at these links:

http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/festivals-directory

https://filmhubmidlands.org/watch/film-festivals/