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Event Review: LGBTQ+ Shorts & Q&A
Even before the screening began, there was a buzz in the air. One of the shorts being shown tonight, Mars, had already created a stir. As the audience were waiting for the screening to begin, I overheard two teenagers chatting about it animatedly with their parents. It was a pleasure to hear those teenagers so…
Read MoreEvent Review: The Stranger + Q&A with Sean Harris
As part of the 2022 Norwich Film Festival, we had the pleasure of hosting an exclusive screening of Thomas Wright’s new Netflix feature, ‘The Stranger,’ at the Cinema City Picturehouse, followed by a Q&A with one of East Anglia’s finest, Sean Harris. Based on a true story, the film follows the wrought relationship of Mark…
Read More2022 winners announced!
Last night, we revealed the Norwich Film Festival 2022 winners, across six award categories. Out of nearly 1,400 national and international submissions, the winners received their awards at Norwich University of the Arts at our ceremony sponsored by Intermission. This year’s winners tell stories about friendship, honouring a loved one, coping with illness, the impact…
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And the NFF2022 award nominees are…
From a record-breaking 1391 submissions to this year’s festival, we’re proud to reveal the short films from our Official Selection which are nominated for one of our six prestigious awards. With more films than ever to choose from, deciding on the films to nominate in each category was no easy task, with our executive committee…
Read More2022 Official Selection revealed
Norwich Film Festival is delighted to reveal its official 2022 lineup, with its largest ever official selection comprising 116 films from 18 countries. These films will be screened in-person and online at the 12th iteration of the festival from the 11th – 20th November, with award categories such as Animation, Documentary, Student, and East…
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NFF Looking for new Trustees
NFF is a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festival, supported by the BFI, Norwich BID, Norwich City Council, UEA and NUA, as well as local award sponsors, partners and prize-givers. The festival is 12 years old and runs in venues and online for two weeks each November, attracting submissions from filmmakers all over the world.…
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Overview | Banff Mountain Film Festival
Banff is a festival that strikes you as having, or fostering, a real sense of community. Arriving at the Norwich screening, it felt like stepping into a family get-together, where everyone knew everyone – or perhaps was just united by their shared passion. The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is the world’s largest mountain…
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Interview: Hugo Le Gourrierec (Director of ‘Pipo and Blind Love’)
Interview by Niamh Brook Could you give us a little introduction to yourself? My name is Hugo Le Gourrierec. I’m 30 years old and I’m from Chambéry in the French Alps where I grew up for 20 years before studying cinema. I’ve been an assistant director for 8 years now and I’ve been lucky enough…
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And the #NFF2021 winners are…
11th Norwich Film Festival (Norwich, UK), BAFTA and BIFA qualifying event, honoured its six prestigious awards tonight with ‘Enjoy’ taking the Best British Film award and The Exit Plan winning the Best International Film Award. Out of nearly 1,300 international submissions, short films Enjoy, The Exit Plan, Absolution, Clown, Night of the Living Dread and…
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A Thank You to our Sponsors!
Ahead of our 2021 festival starting tomorrow, we want to offer our gratitude to the wonderful sponsors and supporters of our festival, whose generous support allows us to continue to be one of the UK’s fastest growing film festivals. From long-time supporters of the festival, to a number of new additions for 2021 – we…
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