*COVID-19 UPDATE: We are aware that this unusual situation is making people feel more cautious especially with submitting to festivals. At this time, we have no plans to postpone the festival. We are still working on it going ahead on October 15th - October 17th. We will review this on a rolling monthly basis. If you have any questions about submission or if you have submitted already, please do not hesitate to contact us.*
Welcome to Worcester Film Festival!
This is our inaugural year but don't let that put you off! We are hosting a hugely ambitious city-wide festival. We have two screening venues, one modern and one historic, that reflect our changing city, an awards gala at the impressive Guildhall, movie-themed stalls throughout the centre, a pub/cafe crawl that will take you through the decades of film, live music, special horror showings in old cells, workshops (some run by the prestigious DRP Group), q&a's and networking evenings. This is an event for you, the filmmakers.
Come enjoy our city and see what we have to offer. We want this to be a festival in every sense of the word, a theme park for filmmakers with a jam-packed map that will leave you wishing you could be in two places at once.
All of Worcester is behind this event. These are just a few of our partners and sponsors:
Worcester City Council
Worcester County Council
University of Worcester
Worcester Innovation
DRPG
Fortis
Harms Way Studios
TestaRossa Productions
Wearebeard
Truth Co.
BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcester BID
The Hive
Royal Porcelain Works
The Guildhall
The Kiln
LSD Promotions
Ad:Vantage Digital
Join us for this 3-day event and we promise you'll want to return year after year!
Trophies will be given at the Awards Gala on the final night of the festival for the following categories:
Best Feature
Best Short
Best Female Actor
Best Male Actor
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Screenplay
Best International Film
Best Midlands
Best Student Film
You can submit to more than one category if you feel it is applicable to your film. To make the subcategories more accessible for everyone they are listed at a lower price point to the main ones. Hopefully, this will give you the opportunity to choose from a range of categories that you believe best reflects the proudest aspects of your films.