Northampton Film Festival started as a pilot project in 2019 because we were sick of all the undeserved negativity around Northampton. We wanted to use Film to showcase all that is brilliant about Northampton and the wider county, and to provide a ‘shop window’ to the world of Film and its booming UK industry.
The pilot festival had 739 admissions with the festival theme of Coming of Age. We’ve now passed that difficult stage, we’re all grown up, and even if we say so ourselves, we’re Kind of a Big Deal after 2020/2021’s online festival! For 2022 we’re challenging people to Know Their Place.
In 2022 we think, by now, you should Know Your Place…. That means knowing there could be a place for you in the film industry if you want it and knowing there’s plenty going on for you in Northampton.
More will be announced about 2022’s festival soon but we’ve had some amazing judges for our main short film competition over the previous years: Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh (Broadchurch), Comedian Hugh Dennis (Mock the Week) and Actor Colin Salmon (Bond), Writer Alan Moore (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Watchmen), Director and Photographer Mitch Jenkins (Showpieces, The Show), Editor Colin Goudie (Monsters, Rogue One) and the Film Festival Doctor Rebekah Louisa Smith. And we’ve also had some amazing masterclasses and talks from Emmy-winning local film professionals, the maker’s of Duncan Jones’ ‘Moon’ and Director Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Rogue One) virtually jetting in from LA….
Supported by Midlands Film Hub, Grosvenor Centre, Northampton BID, Northampton Borough Council and Northamptonshire Community Foundation with partners Northampton Filmhouse.
Glory plus our amazing clapper board trophies and a filmmaker goodie bag. All shortlisted films will be screened at a cinema for which you'll receive tickets plus tickets to our awards ceremony.