Quite simply, here is our ongoing and updated list of Film Festivals in the Midlands (2026/2027 edition):

THE MIDLANDS MOVIES AWARDS  - Midlands region

27 June 2026 (submissions open October)

https://filmfreeway.com/MidlandsMoviesAwards

SHORT IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL - Solihull

2026 Dates TBC

https://filmfreeway.com/ShortIsBeautiful

WOLVERHAMPTON FILM FESTIVAL - Wolverhampton

29th April 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/Wolverhamptonfilmfestival

CINE-EXCESS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

19th - 24th October 2026

https://www.cine-excess.co.uk

https://filmfreeway.com/Cine-Excess

THE STRATFORD ON AVON FILM FESTIVAL  - Stratford on Avon

15th - 16th August 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/StratfordonAvonFilmFestival

THE POCKET FILM FESTIVAL  - Stafford

2026 Dates TBC

https://www.unseencinema.co.uk

COVENTRY PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL - Coventry

24th - 26th April 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/CoventryPhoenixFilmFestival

WIRKSWORTH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL  - Wirksworth

2026 Dates TBC

https://www.wfcn.co/festival/whff

SHARED VISIONS FILM FESTIVAL (previous Nottingham International Festival)  - Nottingham

19th - 21st April 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/sharedvisions

https://sharedvisions.co.uk

LEICESTER FILM FESTIVAL - Leicester City

20th December 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/LeicesterCityFilmFestival

BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL - Herefordshire/Shropshire rural film festival

March 2027 Dates TBC - 25th Anniversary year

http://www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk

BIG PICTURE FESTIVAL - Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire

2026 Dates TBC

https://filmfreeway.com/BigPictureFestival

BIRMINGHAM FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

6th - 15th November 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/festival/Birminghamfilmfestival

MANSFIELD TOWN FILM FESTIVAL  - Mansfield, Notts

25th - 27th September 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

BUXTON SHORT FILM EXHIBITION - Buxton, Derbys.

July 2026 Dates TBC

https://buxtonfilm.org.uk

BIRMINGHAM INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL  - Birmingham

25th October - 12th November 2026

http://birminghamindianfilmfestival.co.uk

THE UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL  - events in Leicester, Coventry & London

1st - 10th May 2026

https://www.tonguesonfire.com

PARACINEMA – Derby

2026 Dates TBC

https://paracinema.co.uk

MAYHEM HORROR FILM FEST  - Broadway, Nottingham

2026 Dates TBC

http://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com

FLATPACK FEST  - Birmingham

8th - 16th May 2026

http://www.flatpackfestival.org.uk

BEESTON FILM FESTIVAL  - Beeston, Nottingham

23rd - 26th April 2026

https://www.beestonfilm.com

https://filmfreeway.com/BeestonFilmFestival

REPTON FILMFEST - Repton, Derbyshire

3rd - 5th July 2026

https://www.reptonfestival.co.uk

WIRKSWORTH FILM FEST - Derbyshire

11th - 20th September 2026

https://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk

THE SHORT STACK FILM FESTIVAL  - Broadway, Nottingham

Bi-monthly local short film screenings

https://www.facebook.com/groups/841340665914084

NORTHAMPTON FILM FESTIVAL  - Northampton

2027 Dates TBC

http://www.northamptonfilmfestival.co.uk/

https://filmfreeway.com/northamptonfilmfestivaluk

WORCESTER FILM FESTIVAL - ODEON, Worcester

22nd - 26th September 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/WorcesterFilmFestival

INDIE-LINCS - Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (University of Lincoln)

2027 Dates TBC

https://www.indie-lincs.com

DEAFFEST UK International Deaf Film & Arts - Wolverhampton

8th - 10th May 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/Deaffest2026

BLACK COUNTRY HORROR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL - Stourbridge

21st November 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/TheBlackCountryHorrorShortsFilmFestival

BIRMINGHAM ANIME FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

2026 Dates TBC

https://www.baff.uk

EARTH STORIES FILM FESTIVAL - Staffordshire

2027 Dates TBC

https://filmfreeway.com/EarthStories-1

GRINDHOUSE PLANET FILM FESTIVAL - Leicester

22nd November 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/GrindhousePlanetFilmFestival

DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS FILM FESTIVAL - Derby

2027 Dates TBC

https://filmfreeway.com/DarknessintheFieldsFilmFestival

FORWARD FILM FESTIVAL - Birmingham

1st - 4th October 2026

https://www.forwardfilmfestival.com

BIRMINGHAM HORROR FILM FESTIVAL & CONVENTION - Birmingham

2026 Dates TBC

www.birminghamhorrorfilmfestival.com

FILMGAGE FESTIVAL - Birmingham

2026 Dates TBC

www.filmgagefestival.com

STAMFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Lincolnshire

7th October 2026

https://filmfreeway.com/StamfordInternationalFilmFestival

Other useful Film Festival information can be found at these links:

http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/festivals-directory