BRINGING FILMMAKERS AND FANS TOGETHER SINCE 1990
This unique celebration of horror, science fiction and fantasy cinema has attracted some of the biggest names in the industry since 1990.
*Please note - submissions to the competition have closed as we have reached our maximum amount. Thank you if you have submitted.
The 2022 guest line-up includes Jeremy Dyson, David McGillivray, Adam Nevill, Judy Matheson and Frazer Diamond. Writers attending include Ramsey Campbell (festival President), Stephen Laws, Stephen Gallagher, Mark Morris and Darrell Buxton.
Previous guests at the international festival include Ray Harryhausen, John Landis, Roger Corman, Lamberto Bava, Jorge Grau, Brian Clemens, Gerry Anderson, Jimmy Sangster, Paul Naschy, Pete Walker, Val Guest, Roy Ward Baker, Tony Tenser, Bert I. Gordon, Britt Ekland, Caroline Munro, Ingrid Pitt, Barbara Shelley, Ken Foree, Gunnar Hansen, Burt Kwouk, and many more.
Legendary British director Norman J. Warren was a fan of the festival and attended most years, as both guest and regular attendee, and was always keen to meet and encourage fledgling filmmakers. He is sadly missed. Our best-in-festival short film award has been named in Norman's memory.
The festival was founded by Tony Edwards, Gil Lane-Young, Harry Nadler and Dave Trengrove, and grew out of the Delta Film Group, a filmmaking society active in Manchester in the 1960s.
A friendly, intimate festival with a unique atmosphere and impeccable pedigree, it has long been considered a hidden gem on the festival circuit.
FFF Manchester relaunches in 2022 with a new look and a new programme. Please join us.
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The DELTA Awards incorporating THE NORMAN J WARREN TROPHY
*Please note - submissions have closed as we have reached our maximum amount. Thank you if you have submitted.
We draw on a rich heritage: Delta Group filmmaking in Manchester, a forerunner of this festival, dates from the 1960s. With our awards programme dormant for a few years, we are relaunching the competition at our 32nd festival in 2022 and hope to attract submissions from genre filmmakers around the world.
Entry is free. Submissions longer than 20 minutes will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
*Please note: once we reach our maximum of 1,000 films submitted this will supercede the regular & late deadlines, and submissions will be closed for the 2022 competition.
We are seeking short films in three categories: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy.
We will award a 'Delta' to the best Science Fiction short film, the best Horror short film, and the best Fantasy short film.
The best film overall will be presented with the Norman J Warren Trophy.
Chair of Judges in 2022 is legendary writer David McGillivray, a lifelong friend of Norman. They first met in 1967 when Warren was editing his first feature, Her Private Hell. Subsequently David wrote two screenplays for Norman, Satan’s Slave (1976) and Terror (1978). Part of Susu (2018), Norman's final film, which he produced for director Yixi Sun, was shot in David’s house in London’s King’s Cross.