Voices that reach further | Penwith Film Soc autumn season
The Penwith Film Society has team up with Ritz Penzance for an excellently evocative autumn season of films
Experiences, dreams and challenges | Gwinyai Mparutsa takes the reigns of Afrika Eye
Gwinyai Mparutsa helms the Africa Eye film fest, looking to the experiences, dreams and challenges of young people in Africa and diaspora
Nuance, depth and a Devon landscape | Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility weaves emotion and story in and out of the landscape that surrounded it, and yes, that includes Devon
The Chest | filming wraps on thrilling pirate saga
Pirates, treasure, mystery and things have you haven’t bargained for. The Chest has wrapped its filming in Falmouth
Pewas Uter | the blurred edges between myth and reality
Folk horror Pewas Uter is aiming to delve into Cornish history and traditions as well as the language in a new short
Celebrate diversity, and inclusion with Respect Cinema
Respect Cinema aims to highlight and celebrate multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion through film. Submissions are open
We are reminded to cherish | Super Nature at the Studio 74
Super Nature is a tapestry of interlocking short pieces that explore many different aspects of humanity’s relationship with nature
Escape into a true love story… for free | The Cycle of Love
New true life adventure The Cycle of Love will screen for free in over 120 independent cinemas across the UK as part of Escapes
Mr. Whispers and Megan Tremethick’s Spoiling You at Glowflare Horror fest
Megan’s feature directorial debut Spoiling You – an ASMR psychological horror – is being screened at the Glowflare Horror Film Festival
For We Are Many 2: Lovecraft | new Lovecraftian horror anthology
Cornwall’s stars in and directs a segment of the new feature-length anthology horror For We Are Many 2: Lovecraft
A vibrant celebration of cinema | English Riviera Film Festival
The English Riviera Film Festival has been brimming with indie film goodness for 10 years. Check out their new website to see
Dan Aykroyd talks to South West filmmakers | Who Ya Gonna Call… LIVE
Let the ectoplasm fly! South West podcast Who You Gonna Call… LIVE bags Dan Aykroyd for a beyond the veil chat on films and more
Your local film scene on the big screen | Homegrown Cinema Showcase
Homegrown Cinema Showcase from SWIF with St Anne’s House in Bristol puts indie film and filmmaking front and centre on the big screen
“I put my place on the market and moved back to Devon” | Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins is an iconic Director of Photography, but it so nearly might not have happened. Here’s how his Coen collaboration began
Action-packed September from Swashbuckling Cornwall
Swashbuckling Cornwall have an action-packed September in store for you to unleash your creative screen combat
Female horror filmmakers encouraged to submit to Screams By The Sea film fest
Screams By The Sea is encouraging female-led horror productions to submit to the South West genre festival
Super Nature | slow down for a special cinema tour that reconnects
Super Nature is a love letter to nature on Super 8. It’s also a call for a new way of seeing, and is going on preview tour
Screen acting workshop with international acting coach in Cornwall
Following sell out events, there is now another chance to join an intensive full-day screen acting workshop in Cornwall
Women of the Water | brilliant female filmmaking in special screening event
Top quality female filmmaking from Cornwall and the Celtic nations are collected for a special charity screening
Sunny Dancer | Watch the Bella Ramsey coming of age comedy for free
Watch coming of age comedy Sunny Dancer starring Bella Ramsay free before its general release, courtesy of Escapes
Werwulf | Dartmoor’s mood, menace, myth and mystery
Robert Eggers’ Werwulf captures the darkly evocative and ancient power of Dartmoor’s landscape. Devon Film Office has more
A burnt red sky and a monster puppeteer | Graham Humphreys poster for FrightFest 2026
Graham Humphreys’ stunning FrightFest 2026 poster reveals a burnt red sky and a monster puppeteer to celebrate the UK’s top genre fest
A living, legacy of collective courage and resistance | Gentle, Angry Women
Gentle, Angry Women is a documentary of solidarity that ties the past to the now, and our future may depend on it.
Big releases in the indie space | Screams By The Sea submissions open
Screams By The Sea has fast established itself as a genre fest of some distinction. Submissions are open. Can you make them scream?
New research project to uncover the historical legacy of UK film societies
Film Societies have been shaping the way we see pictures for 100 years, and are the focus of new cinematic research
Cornwall Monologue Competition 2027 is Open!
Cornwall Monologue Competition (CMC) has now been running for 4 years and next year’s event is open for entries!
Pop and buzz | Reframing Film Sessions will stir your film passions
Reframing Film Sessions are an industry-facing inspiration fest in Bristol. Take a look at what to expect and why to attend
Glastonbury!!! | Get Glasto fever with screening and Julien Temple Q&A
Director Julien Temple will be around to present an anniversary screening of his cult doc Glastonbury – The Mud, The Music, The Madness
Animating North Devon | an inspirational line up for connection, conversation and creativity
Animating North Devon from Devon Film Office and North Devon council has an evening of creative sector connecting planned. Get to it
“What about goblins?” | 40 years of Labyrinth
Labyrinth is 40 years old. Devon’s Brian Froud, was behind the concept – and the idea of goblins – of the enduring cult classic
