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Film submissions for London Breeze Film Festival 2026 are open!

Join us in creating a truly unforgettable experience by sharing your work with an enthusiastic audience of film lovers, peers and industry professionals.

We can’t wait to see your stories shine at Breeze 2026!

We're excited to announce that our 2025 Breeze Online Programme was a huge hit with audience and filmmakers alike! Keep your eyes peeled for Breeze Online 2026 - it'll be even bigger and, dare we say it, better. Super early bird passes will be available very soon - a great way to support independent filmmakers AND bag yourself a bargain!

Are you looking to build brand affinity with our captive and loyal audience of film makers, industry professionals and film lovers of all backgrounds? We offer a year-round programme across iconic London venues as well as a thriving online viewing platform - and can provide truly customised opportunities for exposure and activation.

Be a part of London's freshest competitive film festival focused on new and emerging filmmakers!

Run entirely by volunteers, this is your opportunity meet film makers & enthusiasts, learn about the ins and outs of the festival world, and watch incredible films in the process!

'We' are not different
05 December 2025
1. The animation is a part of the feelings of the self-harmer, and there is a group of people who can...
Night of Silence
05 December 2025
“In the heart of Mazandaran, Iran, a solemn ritual unfolds to honor Arash Kamangir — a timeless...
Welcome to the Orchard of England
05 December 2025
This film brings together a wide-ranging cast of local characters to explore the deep relationship between...
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2025 Winners
03 November 2025
UK Short Documentary Winner: Daisy Ifama – Set Pace Honourable Mention: Cameron Richards – We’ll Go Down...
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Bold Stories.

Small Budgets.

Infinite Vision.

For us, great stories don’t need big budgets—they need fresh perspectives, creative storytellers, a supportive community, and an engaged audience of true film lovers.

London Breeze Film Festival has become a exciting launchpad for emerging filmmakers, whether they’re working from a kitchen table in Brixton or a rooftop in Bogotá. We champion fresh voices, bold stories, and the kind of cinema that continues to make an impact long after the credits roll.

Throughout the year, we bring filmmakers and audiences together, building lasting connections that go beyond the festival. And we help emerging filmmakers navigate the industry before, during, and after the festival.

In the last two years we have received over 2000+ film entries, welcomed over 1,000 live attendees, and racked up more than 11,000 online views. Now, in our 11th incredible year, we’re going even bigger.

about LBFF
"This festival has come on leaps and bounds since it started, and that can be evidence by the industry recognition with being added to the BIFA affiliated festival list. But also down to its curation of both national and international programming. The industry guests they arrange are top shelf, and the festival really does focus on the filmmaker and showing their work off the best they can."
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Cinema in the Powerstation

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what our filmmakers say

Darryl Foster

An incredibly warm and supportive festival. As an emerging filmmaker, you couldn't want for a better festival. The support they gave my film and the platform to get eyes on my film has been incredible.

Scott Pickup

Had a lovely time at the festival. The venue was stunning and it was a pleasure to meet so many other filmmakers and organisers so passionate about emerging film.

Lukas Steinmaier

Great venue and amazing film selection! It was a real pleasure to meet a lot of likeminded filmmakers and enthusiastic organisers! Hoping to be back again for the next round!

Susan Simnett

A great festival and wonderful platform for emerging filmmakers. So delighted with our Best Documentary Award ! Very friendly team of organisers, and great industry talks.

Tony Collingwood

Very much enjoyed being a part of the Barnes Film Festival with my film, Candle Cops. Great venue by the river with lots of opportunities to meet fellow film makers. It’s on my ‘go next year too!’ List! Enjoy!

David Lancaster

Great people, wonderful screenings and a really positive and supportive vibe all the way through. It was great my film Speed is Expensive was selected... but then it won the Audience Award! Really looking forward to next year.

Ava Bounds

Very professional Festival. I'm so grateful that it gives young film makers a chance to show their work.

Mark Forbes

Thank you for selecting my Short Documentary film ‘Memories of Mortlake’ for the festival. It was a dream come true and it was lovely to meet the passionate Festival team!

Theo Panagopoulos

The festival was such a beautiful experience which I highly recommend for all filmmakers. Thank you for having my film ‘My Own Personal Lebanon’ and I hope I will be able to attend the festival in the near future again.

Hugo Diego Garcia

The Barnes Film Festival is a gem. Highly selective, deeply creative and perfectly organized. You can tell they love what they do. It's a great place to discover rising artists, connect and enjoy cinema in its purest form.

Steffan Roe Griffiths

Fantastic to see a team put a festival together for exactly the right reasons - supporting indie filmmakers, and sharing the love of film! A beautiful selection of films and a ton of interviews and workshops with industry greats like Neil Gaiman and Malcolm McDowell.

Abid Khan

A festival that provides a great launchpad for debut filmmakers with their amazing patrons, judges and fantastic curation. The passion of the BFF team to deliver an outstanding event is evident.

Tri Mukherjee

I had a ton of fun here. Really well managed and everyone was lovely! Thanks so much for choosing my film as a winner 😀

Ceri Dingle

What a fantastic festival. It was the best screening we've had a lovely cinema, engaged & supportive packed audience & super helpful festival team. I would highly recommend it. Thank you so much to all the Barnes festival team.

Gemma Rigg

What an amazing festival! Run by lovely people and awesome volunteers. Very professional and well organised, lovely venues and great hospitality. So honoured to be a part of it in 2019!

Aaron Wood

A wonderful festival run by a dedicated, friendly and passionate team. I enjoyed meeting the team, and found such a great selection of films in the competition screenings. I have vowed to come back next year.

David Yorke

Great festival, really nice team. Thanks again for welcoming me and my film at your festival.

Emilia Lawrence

I enjoyed the film festival so much! It was easy to enter and there was great communication and it was very easy to get answers to any questions I had. On the day, it was brilliant and they were very kind. Would definitely enter again! Thank you for having me!

Tom Martin

London Breeze was, fittingly, a whirlwind experience. We managed to attend the opening night film, Naqqash Khalid's 'In Camera' which was easily in my top 5 films of the year. The screening of our film, 'Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?' was an utter delight with a packed audience and thought-provoking Q&A afterwards. Great communication throughout. We hope to be back soon!

David Groom

A great London festival seemingly going from strength to strength in their support for emerging filmmakers. Brilliant lineup, panels and events, we were honoured to have Between the Lights have a London premiere and receive an Honourable Mention. Some great fellow filmmakers and networking opportunities too. Sam, Madeleine and the whole team are so welcoming and supportive - we truly had a memorable time both on the night of our screening and over the course of a few days.

deadline July 26, 2026

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