Get involved in the Northampton Film Festival

The Northampton Film Festival has announced their full judging panel and are giving local filmmakers the opportunity to enter a short or feature, whether they are a Northampton filmmaker or one from anywhere in Great Britain.

The Northampton Film Festival 2023 has a number of unique categories too which will allow filmmakers from many different backgrounds and experience to compete.

First up, young filmmakers can enter the 16yrs and Under short film category and this includes films from around Great Britain (including a special Best Northants Film prize).

The judges for this category are Disney’s Liza Rhea, originally from Northampton, and Director Marcus Anthony Thomas who is part of the NFTS’ 2023 Disney Imagine UK incubator programme, and originally from Wellingborough. Joining the Panel is BBC Exec and Royal Television Society Midlands Chair Kuljinder Khaila.

Fiction & Drama Shorts and Features from around Great Britain (inc a Northants prize) have judges that include Glass Onion Producer Leopold Hughes and writer/broadcaster Andrew Collins, both originally from Northampton.

Development Executive Dionne Farrell (B-Side, BBC, BFI) and DP/#WomenCreateToo founder Lolly Michaels round out the team.

Finally, there is a Non-fiction/Documentary shorts and features category eligible for films from around Great Britain (and again including a Northants prize).

The judges are the Director of the international Aesthetica Short Film Festival and Aesthetica Magazine Cherie Federico, BAFTA Connect 2023 Director Paul Sng and award-winning Director Ella Glendining.

You can enter and read the full details of entry requirements at Northampton Film Festival (UK) - FilmFreeway.

All shortlisted films will be screened at Northampton Filmhouse during the festival 22^nd May – 4^th June 2023 and all shortlisted filmmakers will be invited to the awards ceremony at the Royal Theatre on 1^st June.

Future Events

Northampton Film Festival has also launched the Kind of a Big Deal project to produce a film about the unique spirit of Northamptonshire and are looking for even more filmmakers to make it. Find out more by joining their February online Zoom chats via this link Kind Of A Big Deal – Northampton Film Festival

Their first Creative Get-Together of 2023 takes place Tuesday 21^st February at 6pm at the V and B Northampton. The festival welcomes anyone who is interested in creative and cultural industries to socialise, network and find out more about Northants opportunities. All welcome (including those outside Northants!). Creative Get-Together Tickets, Tue 21 Feb 2023 at 18:00 | Eventbrite

More info at

www.northamptonfilmfestival.co.uk