Manchester Film Festival returns in 2026 with a huge programme of screenings and Q&As!

The city’s biggest celebration of the best new and independent film, Manchester Film Festival, returns in 2026. An annual celebration of storytelling through cinema, MFF brings film lovers and filmmakers together for 11 days of screenings, Q&As, red-carpet glamour, and so much more.

Now in its twelfth year, Manchester Film Festival has grown year-on-year, and is now one of the biggest celebrations of cinema in the UK, with consistently high reviews from

The festival will also be partnering with the Breakthrough film fund, so if you would like the chance to get £5,000 to make your next short film apply to the production fund run by our partners BREAKTHROUGH FILM FUND are open until 27th February 2026. Nominees will pitch live at the Manchester Film Festival in March 2026. Apply here.

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