The Yorkshire Film Festival exists to celebrate the power of films as a global language , one that crosses borders, challenges assumptions, and brings communities together through shared stories.
We are a platform where filmmakers from Lagos, Bradford, Helsinki, Philadelphia and beyond discover us, submit their work, and join a community that takes African diaspora storytelling , and independent film more broadly , seriously on the world stage.
Potential winners have the chance to win Trophies , meet commissioning agents, creative gurus in the industry , top executive of top streaming companies like Prime Amazon and Netflix, not to mention BBC, Sky Tv and other affiliated companies. leading equipment manufacturers will also be present to conduct Qs & As, meet and greet and first hand handling of latest equipment in the market.
