Joanna Byrne is a UK-based artist-filmmaker who takes material, collaborative and sustainable approaches to making moving image. In her socially-engaged practice she uses filmmaking as a tool to connect with individuals and communities by sharing experiences and co-creating stories. Byrne works with analogue film in a tactile way using alternative photographic processes, creating work for cinema, gallery and non-traditional contexts. In 2025 she was commissioned by Yorkshire Contemporary to produce an audio-visual installation for Bradford UK City of Culture, which explored the rewilding of a local urban waste ground over the course of a year. Her work has been screened internationally at film festivals such as Flatpack (UK), CROSSROADS (US), 25FPS (Croatia) and Analogica (Italy).
Official selection
Diane (wrapped in plastic)
Light Matter Film Festival
Alfred, NY
2023
Official Selection
Meeting Halfway
SeaChange Film Festival
Isle of Tiree
2023
Official Selection
Meeting Halfway
Braziers International Film Festival
Braziers Park, Oxfordshire
2023
Official Selection
Meeting Halfway
Flatpack Festival
Birmingham
2023
Official selection
tectum argenti
Kinoskop
Belgrade
2023
Official Selection
tectum argenti
Strangloscope
Itajai
2023
International Competition: The Power of Goodbye
tectum argenti
25 FPS Festival
Zagreb
2023
Official Selection - Programme 4 - Light Slants in the Wrong Direction
tectum argenti
Crossroads 2023
San Francisco
2023
Official Selection
tectum argenti
Braziers International Film Festival
Braziers Park
2023
Commissioned for Loose Screw Film Festival
tectum argenti
Loose Screw Film Festival
Wakefield
2022
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