Immersive and interactive media experiences at Cornwall Film Festival 2025. STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS Festival Cornwall Film Festival 2024 Intersection 2025 Press Press Blog Merch Store Talks CFF 25 Industry Day 2026 FAQ's & Access titles Diary & Tickets Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Enter Short Films QuckCut 90sec FEATURE FILMS THE ICE TOWER 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A hypnotic new fairytale from Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, Evolution). In her most fantastical feature yet, The Ice Tower follows Jeanne (newcomer Clara Pacini), a teenager who escapes her secluded orphanage and slips onto the set of a lavish Snow Queen adaptation. There she encounters the film’s magnetic star Cristina (Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard), and together they embark on a spellbinding journey that drifts towards a chilling finale. Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović | 2025 | 1h 58m | French (with English subtitles) | Fantasy | CFF 18 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS THE MASTERMIND 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Josh O'Connor portrays a down-on-his-luck art thief in this smouldering heist drama. Dir. Kelly Reichardt | 2025 | 1h 50m | English | Crime | 12A BOOK TICKETS KONTINENTAL ’25 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A bailiff confronts thorny ethical conflict in this sharp-witted satire from Film Festival favourite Radu Jude Dir. Radu Jude | 2025 | 1h 49m | Drama (with English subtitles) CFF18 BOOK TICKETS PILLION 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY A transgressive romantic drama starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling. Seductive, daring, and unexpectedly tender, this striking debut brims with charm. Dir. Harry Lighton | 2025 | 1h 43m | English | Comedy, Drama, Romance | CFF18 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home.Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 Film gala followed by Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS HERETIC 22:00 | 22.11.24 | THE POLY Hugh Grant stars as the diabolical Mr. Reed in a horror tale of two young missionaries trapped in his sinister home. Dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods 1h 51m | Horror/Mystery | 2024 BOOK TICKETS SHORTS Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. READ MORE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Cornwall Film Festival 2025 Programme Feature films from around the globe. See all the screenings at this year's edition of the Cornwall Film Festival. STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS Festival Cornwall Film Festival 2024 Intersection 2025 Press Press Blog Merch Store Talks CFF 25 Industry Day 2026 FAQ's & Access titles Diary & Tickets Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Enter Short Films QuckCut 90sec FEATURE FILMS THE ICE TOWER 7:30 PM | MONDAY 17.11.25 | THE POLY A hypnotic new fairytale from Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, Evolution). In her most fantastical feature yet, The Ice Tower follows Jeanne (newcomer Clara Pacini), a teenager who escapes her secluded orphanage and slips onto the set of a lavish Snow Queen adaptation. There she encounters the film’s magnetic star Cristina (Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard), and together they embark on a spellbinding journey that drifts towards a chilling finale. Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović | 2025 | 1h 58m | French (with English subtitles) | Fantasy | CFF 18 Film gala followed by a Zoom Q&A with the director. BOOK TICKETS THE MASTERMIND 5.15 PM | SUNDAY 23.11.25 | THE POLY Josh O'Connor portrays a down-on-his-luck art thief in this smouldering heist drama from acclaimed filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women) Dir. Kelly Reichardt | 2025 | 1h 50m | English | Crime | 12A BOOK TICKETS KONTINENTAL ’25 7:30 PM | TUESDAY 18.11.25 | THE POLY A bailiff confronts thorny ethical conflict in this sharp-witted satire from Film Festival favourite Radu Jude. Winner of the Lux Film Festival Grand Prix Dir. Radu Jude | 2025 | 1h 49m | Drama (with English subtitles) CFF18 BOOK TICKETS PILLION 7:30 PM | FRIDAY 21.11.25 | THE POLY A transgressive romantic drama starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling. Seductive, daring, and unexpectedly tender, this striking debut brims with charm. Dir. Harry Lighton | 2025 | 1h 43m | English | Comedy, Drama, Romance , LGBTQI+ | CFF18 BOOK TICKETS SENTIMENTAL VALUE 7:30 PM | WED 19.11.25 | THE POLY | (CS) A father's seemingly autobiographical script tests his family bonds to breaking point in this sweeping drama, directed by Joachim Trier, starring Stellan Skarsgård. WINNER OF THE CANNES GRAND PRIX 2025 Dir. Joachim Trier | 2025 | 2h 13m | Norwegian (with English subtitles) | Drama | CFF 15 Captioned subtitle screening BOOK TICKETS THE STRANGER 4.15 PM | FRIDAY 21.11.25 | THE POLY François Ozon return to CFF with this beautiful adaptation of Albert Camus’ landmark novel, L'Étranger, a gripping account of human absurdity in 1930s French-colonised Algeria. Dir François Ozon | 2025 | 2hrs | French With English subtitles | CFF15 BOOK TICKETS SIRAT 12:00 | SATURDAY 22.11.25 | THE POLY As music and heat intensify, in the search for a daughter that becomes a reckoning with love, loss and endurance. Oliver Laxe’s film radiates raw, transcendent energy, a vision of devotion and desolation where sound and landscape merge into something sacred. Dir Oliver Laxe | 2025 | 1hr 55 mins Spanish, French, Arabic with English subtitles | CFF18 BOOK TICKETS THE THING WITH FEATHERS 7:45 PM | SATURDAY 22.11.25 | THE POLY After a tragic loss, a grieving father struggles to raise his young sons while confronting an unlikely, unpredictable houseguest — Crow, a chaotic figure who bursts from the pages of a book to peck at open wounds and guide them through grief in his own unsettling way. Director Dylan Southern brings striking visual poetry to this soulful exploration of loss, chaos and redemption. Benedict Cumberbatch delivers a mesmerising performance in the highly anticipated screen adaptation of Max Porter’s award-winning novel Grief Is the Thing with Feathers — a haunting meditation on love, mourning and the strange beauty of survival. The Thing With Feathers | Dir Dylan Southern | 2025 | 1h 44 mins | Drama | 12A Film premiere | LIVE Q&A BOOK TICKETS BRIEF ENCOUNTER 12:00 | SUNDAY 23.11.25 | THE POLY Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband in David Lean classic. Part of BFI UK wide season of Melodrama Dir. David Lean | 1945 | 1h 26 mins | UK | Drama, Melodrama | PG + LIVE Intro BOOK TICKETS IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU 5 PM | WEDNESDAY 19.11.25 | THE POLY | (RS) Linda (Rose Byrne) tries to navigate her daughter's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Dir Mary Bronstein | 2025 | 1h 53m | Comedy/Drama | CFF15 | Relaxed Screening BOOK TICKETS SHELBY OAKS 9:15 PM | FRIDAY 21.11.25 | THE POLY A woman's search for her long-lost sister becomes an obsession when she realizes a demon from their childhood may have been real, not imaginary. Dir. Chris Stuckmann | 2025 | 1h 31m | English | Horror | 15 BOOK TICKETS PETER HUJAR'S DAY 5 PM | SATURDAY 22.11.25 | THE POLY | (CS) A captivating reconstruction of a real conversation between writer Linda Rosenkrantz and celebrated photographer, snap shot in the New York art scene through the life & conversation, staring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall Dir Ira Sachs | 2025 | 1h 16 mins | Drama | CFF15 Caption Subtitle screening BOOK TICKETS GOING TO THE DOGS 5 PM | TUESDAY 18.11.25 | THE POLY Filmmaker Greg Cruttwell feature documentary about class, culture, community and dogs, dogs, dogs – and which asks questions of a sport beloved by many. Dir Greg Cruttwell | 2024 | 1h 35m | Documentary | CFF12A + LIVE Q&A BOOK TICKETS SMALL GODS 5PM | 17.11. 25 | THE POLY While struggling to provide for her son, an indigenous single mother falls for a charismatic street performer. But when a crisis strikes, it threatens to rip their nascent family apart… Film premiere | LIVE Q&A Dir Asher Rosen | 2025 | 1h 36 mins | Drama, International | CFF12A + LIVE Q&A BOOK TICKETS IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 2:30 PM | SATURDAY 22.11.25 | THE POLY The incomparable Jafar Panahi returns with his Palme d’Or winner, an uproarious revenge story with a bitter sting. Haunted by his imprisonment by Iranian authorities, Vahid impulsively kidnaps a man he believes was one of his captors. As doubt over the man’s identity grows, he enlists a motley crew of fellow traumatised ex-prisoners. What follows is a darkly comic, extraordinary road trip through Tehran that is equal parts nail-biting thriller and madcap farce. Dir. Jafar Panahi | 2025 | 1h 43h | Persian (with English subtitles) | Drama, Thriller | CFF15 Film premiere | Award Winner | WINNER OF THE PALME D'OR 2025 BOOK TICKETS OUR LAND 5:15 PM | THURSDAY 20.11.25 | THE POLY Through organised ‘mass trespass’ events, the Right to Roam movement seeks to expand public access to nature — but soon finds itself in conflict with England’s powerful landowners. OUR LAND | Dir Orban Wallace | 2025 | 1h 29 mins | English | Doc | 12A + LIVE Director Q&A BOOK TICKETS THE BIG SEA 7:30 PM | THURSDAY 27.11.25 | WTW LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA NEWQUAY Surfing is killing it. This $10 billion global industry – built on the dream of carefree spirits, crystal clear waters and an even clearer connection to the natural world – has never been more popular. Surfing has set out its stall as the champion of environmental issues. But surfing has a dirty secret… and people are dying Dir Lewis Arnold | 2024 | 1 hrs 15 mins | UK | Documentary | CFF12A + Director Q&A BOOK TICKETS H IS FOR HAWK 7:30 PM | FRIDAY 28.11.25 | WTW PLAZA CINEMA TRURO Claire Foy stars alongside Brendan Gleeson in Philippa Lowthorpe’s beautifully realised and emotionally charged adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir. Dir Philippa Lowthorpe | 2025 | 1 hrs 45 mins | UK | Drama | 15 Preview BOOK TICKETS VOLVER 7:30 PM | TUESDAY 9.12.25 | THE SAVOY PENZANCE After her death, a mother returns to her hometown to heal old wounds. Blending mystery, humour, and warmth, a rich, moving celebration of family, resilience, and the power of love. Volver | Dir Pedro Almodóvar | 2006 | 2 hrs | Spain | Drama (Spanish Subtitles) | 15 + Screen talk | Part of melodrama BOOK TICKETS SHORTS THE BEST SHORT FILMS THE POLY The Short Film Competition comprises the lineup of short films across seven competitive sections from local, national and international filmmaking talent. It features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films demonstrate distinctive and genuine storytelling, stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché Dir. Various | 2025 | 20 mins | UK, National, International Film premiere | Award Winners ALL SHORTS PROGRAMMES INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING INDUSTRY EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. JUMP TO INDUSTRY STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

We've compiled answers to some commonly asked questions about Cornwall Film Festival below. We also know that some people may have more specific questions, so don't be afraid to ask. We've compiled answers to some commonly asked questions about Cornwall Film Festival below. We also know that some people may have more specific questions, so don't be afraid to ask. Festival Cornwall Film Festival 2024 Intersection 2025 Press Press Blog Merch Store Talks CFF 25 Industry Day 2026 FAQ's & Access titles Diary & Tickets Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Enter Short Films QuckCut 90sec FAQ's & ACCESS CAPTION SUBTITLED SCREENINGS SENTIMENTAL VALUE 7:30 PM | WEDNESDAY 19.11.25 | THE POLY A father's seemingly autobiographical script tests his family bonds to breaking point in this sweeping drama. Subtitled screenings that display the dialogue as well as additional auditory information on the screen as marked as captioned subtitled screenings Dir. Joachim Trier | 2025 | 2h 13m | Norwegian (with English subtitles) | Drama | CFF 15 (CS) BOOK TICKETS PETER HUJAR'S DAY 5 PM | SATURDAY 22.11.25 | THE POLY A snap shot in the New York art scene through the life & conversation of the celebrated photographer Subtitled screenings that display the dialogue as well as additional auditory information on the screen as marked as captioned subtitled screenings Dir Ira Sachs | 2025 | 1h 16 mins | Drama | CFF15 (CS) BOOK TICKETS RELAXED SCREENINGS IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU 5 PM | WEDNESDAY 19.11.25 | THE POLY Linda (Rose Byrne) tries to navigate her daughter's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Dir Mary Bronstein | 2025 | 1h 53m | Comedy/Drama | CFF15 (RS) Everyone is welcome to these screenings, but we have made them especially suitable to those who find standard screenings overwhelming such as autistic people, those with Dementia, those with sensory issues. We will make the following adjustments. The house lights are left on low and the sound turned down a little. There are no pre-feature adverts or trailers and the film starts at the time advertised. During the film, you can use non distracting aids such as personal devices, ear defenders, fidget spinners and chewable jewellery etc. BOOK TICKETS ACCESS Frequently asked questions How do I use my ticket? How much do tickets cost and which one should I get? Do you have any offers and discounts available? What is Pay what you can? Can I get a festival pass ? Can I book in person? What happens if I lose my tickets? Could you send me a brochure? Do you ask for proof of income for Pay What You Want tickets? Where does the festival take place? Will you be putting social distancing measures in place inside the theatre ? Where is the best place to sit? I am disabled and require a companion to attend the theatre, what is your Access policy and how do I book?" What is your screening policy? What are your return and refund policies Do you have any offers and discounts available? I am disabled and require a companion to attend the theatre, what is your Access policy and how do I book?" I have a specific accessibility query. FAQ'S Frequently asked questions Tickets Venue Screenings Returns & Refunds Discounts Accessibility How do I use my ticket? E-tickets will be sent out on confirmation of your booking. Please keep your email confirmation as proof of booking, you can show the E-ticket, QR code. You don't need to print your ticket - let's support low waste! How much do tickets cost and which one should I get? Do you have any offers and discounts available? What is Pay what you can? Can I get a festival pass ? Can I book in person? What happens if I lose my tickets? Could you send me a brochure? Do you ask for proof of income for Pay What You Want tickets? INDUSTRY FOCUS 2025: PRODUCING EXPLORING THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SCREEN PRODUCTION At Cornwall Film Festival 2025, our annual Industry Focus shines a spotlight on the vital and often misunderstood role of the Producer. Whether you're working in short films, feature narratives, factual TV, or digital platforms, producing sits at the heart of the screen industry. This year’s focus explores all facets of producing—from development and financing, to production logistics, distribution strategy, and creative leadership. Through talks, panels, roundtables, and networking, we’ll be lifting the curtain on what it really takes to get a story from script to screen. READ MORE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

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Cornwall Film Festival 2025 Black Tide Environmental Short films STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS Festival Cornwall Film Festival 2024 Intersection 2025 Press Press Blog Merch Store Talks CFF 25 Industry Day 2026 FAQ's & Access titles Diary & Tickets Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Enter Short Films QuckCut 90sec ENVIRONMENTAL ROCK POOL DAN MCKAY, ADAM RADAGE, TOM BOSHER In ROCK POOL, we invite the viewer into a space of quiet encounters, one that asks for attention, rewards stillness, and hopefully awakens a sense of awe for the hidden rhythms of the life all around us. OIL SPILL LOUIS HELIBRONN An observational film about the clean up of an oil spill in Huntington Beach California in 2021. IMMERSIVE ROHAN THOMAS Immersive is a hybrid science documentary-animation created by two friends driven by a lifelong curiosity and love for the ocean and their shared desire to reveal its mysterious beauty. The film takes us on an exploration of the depths of the ocean, far below the surface, to better understand how the complex systems at the bottom of the ocean regulate the energy transfers that keep the ocean healthy and life on our planet. BLACK TIDE CLARE TAVERNOR A new piece of work created for the Film Festival inspired by archive material and first person accounts from the SS Torrey Canyon disaster. Black Tide is an evening of elemental cinema — a powerful collection of films that delve into our deep and complex relationship with the ocean, this special programme invites audiences to surrender to the sea’s mysteries: its beauty, its resilience, and its fragility in the face of human ambition. SHORTS ENTER Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Our programmes offer a diverse range of opportunities for volunteers, interns, and mentees. By getting involved, you’ll gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and expand your professional network. Participants can benefit from mentorship, hands-on learning, and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects. Join us and be a part of something impactful! Opportunities Our programmes offers a diverse range of opportunities for volunteers, interns, and mentees. By getting involved, you’ll gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and expand your professional network. Participants can benefit from mentorship, hands-on learning, and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects. Join us and be a part of something impactful! Volunteer Make a difference by volunteering with us and supporting meaningful projects in your community OPEN APPLY NOW Closes 5pm on 30th September Learn more about the M1 programme roles > Internships Gain hands-on experience and grow your skills by interning for 3-6 months with our team OPENS IN JAN 2027 Closed Learn more about the M2 programme > Mentoring Share your expertise as a mentor or learn and grow as a mentee in our inspiring mentorship programme HOLD Coming soon ! The M3 programme We invite filmmakers from around the globe to submit bold, innovative, and authentic stories that showcase distinctive storytelling and stylistic boldness, this is your opportunity to sit at the heart of the festival. Film Selectors - OPENS 16th December 2026 If you have a passion for film culture, an aspiring filmmaker or just love cinema. Based anywhere in the world ! Flexible schedule and festival credit This is for you! APPLY 15th December 2026- Deadline 18th January 2027 You will have the opportunity to work with the festival team to critically judge and select award-winning short films. This might be the first step in your career, or you're an experienced juror we would love to hear from you! CLOSED NEW for 2026 FEATURES - The best emerging long-form films from across the globe. Gierson Accredited Queer on Screen The best of queer filmmaking and/or queer stories in both narrative (fiction) and non-narrative genres from UK and beyond Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Projects that address the Environment and/or Climate and/or Sustainability NOTE: Returning Jurors fast track application

Work With Us | Mor Media Charity | Encouraging Creativity and Culture to Thrive in the Digital Arts through events, education, community and industry projects. Work With Us There is always plenty to be done at Mor Media Charity, so we have lots of opportunities for you to help our organisation run smoothly ! It's a great way to get experience, learn new skills, meet people and have some fun! Film Festival Roles Pre-selectors Internships Cornwall Film Festival Roles In November from the 11th-30th, audiences of all types & stripes gather for the acclaimed Cornwall Film Festival program, making the Film Festival an unparalleled experience at the forefront of technology, creativity and imagination. Opening soon! Every year we encourage volunteers to participate in Cornwall Film Festival. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on socials to stay up to date on Festival Roles Roles are as follows - Film Festival Volunteer Coordinator 2024 Film Festival Production Crew Film Festival Photography Film Festival Stewarding Film Festival Reporter Film Festival Marketing/Communications Assistant Film Festival VR, AR and 360 stewards and support team Information Applications opening soon Short Film Pre-Selectors We are looking for pre-selectors for Cornwall Film Festival's BIFA qualifying short film competition! This role involves supporting our Short Film Manager by reviewing the suitability of submissions for consideration. You do not have to be based in the UK to apply, as all the viewing will be done remotely (access to a computer, and a stable internet connection is necessary). Main Duties and Responsibilities On average pre-selectors will view between 5-6 hours of content as we encourage voting from multiple selectors to ensure fairness. CFF receives around 300 submissions on average, but overall hours may increase if we go beyond this total - so some flexibility is encouraged. Viewing, and assisting with the submission process through our festival platform FilmFreeway.Our short film submissions will be from all types of genres but will be no more than 20 minutes in length. Meetings with key festival members, including members of the Awarding Jury (this will help you gain insight into the festival & filmmaking industry). Key Skills/ Traits An understanding of film festival standards and a critical eye. Of course enthusiasm is the most important! Organised and the able to work to deadlines Knowledge and Experience The successful candidate should be able to evidence the following essential criteria: An interested in films, filmmaking, programming, curation & exhibition. Knowledge of FilmFreeway is preferable, but there will be an opportunity for those unfamiliar with FilmFreeway to meet and learn the basics needed to be a preselector for CFF. Application deadline - closed Benefits Backstage access and lessons on how to one of the largest film festival submission platforms Accreditation to use towards voluntary hours as part of a degree Access to progression initiatives within the Mor Media team, pre-selectors, New Wave jury, Internships and other paid roles. Reference signed by our Festival Director Other Details Based remotely Reports to Short Film Manager There will be between 20 - 30 pre-selectors chosen, and we are keen to accept applications from anyone. This is a voluntary role, whilst we sadly cannot offer payment for the time you will receive the chance to watch and vote on the newest British and International Short Films Apply today Mor Media Charity/ Cornwall Film Festival wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. By filling out our equality and diversity monitoring form , you are helping and co-operating with us to enable us to achieve our ambitions. The information you provide will be confidential and will not use for any other purpose than evaluation and monitoring. Internships General Internships We are seeking hard working and enthusiastic individuals who would like an internship with a film and media organisation. We are a media charity that holds an annual film festival, live events, yearly film screenings and programming, runs industry training, masterclasses and talks, education programmes and community media projects. We will give you an opportunity to work across all our organisational strands - festival, industry and events, community, education, and charity to gain valuable experience in varied roles within the creative industry. You may work as a production assistant on one of our live events or online masterclasses; a researcher or content creator for our social media; a designer of digital assets for one of our programmes or as an event planner for one of our live events. We are looking for adaptable and enthusiastic people who are ready for a challenge and want to try their hand at lots of different roles within the media. Internships typically last 3-6 months and involve a time commitment of 6 hours a week, including our weekly team meetings. While working with us you will gain access to our networks and we’ll share opportunities in our organisation and the wider media industry with you. We’ll help you with CV, job application and interview skills. You will be given an open reference and credit for your work, an opportunity to meet others, develop a network of people with a shared passion for film and to communicate your enthusiasm for film! Many of our interns have moved into senior intern positions or been offered roles within our organisation, or have gone on to begin media careers in TV or film production, journalism and beyond. Applications will close on June 21st 2024. Applications are closed for 2024 Learn More

An annual celebration of animation in Cornwall! ANIMATE Cornwall Celebrating animation in Cornwall. About Mor Media is dedicated to promoting the medium of Animation throughout Cornwall! This involves promotion on social media, screenings at Cornwall Film Festival and our yearly ANIMATE Cornwall festival across the county. ANIMATE Cornwall is a yearly project celebrating ani mation in Cornwall. We screen films, hold workshops and more i n partnership with CAST and The Museum of Cornish Life. Through the project, we encourage people of all ages to become more involved in the medium: be it as a viewer or a creator. Together with Falmouth University and Spider Eye (an award winning and BAFTA nominated Cornish Animation Company), we have shared a vast array of animated films with local audiences since 2019. Previously Screened Play Video Play Video 06:45 The Last Knit When knitting becomes an obsession. Play Video Play Video 07:22 Garden Party | Oscar Nominated CG Animation Short Film Exotic frogs enjoy a grand time in an opulent but empty mansion as a dark mystery unravels. ▶️ WATCH SHORT FILMS ➔ https://shortverse.com The most gorgeously realized independent 3D animation in years, this project from 6 students at France's acclaimed Ecole MoPa revels in the delightful play of the frogs, only to cleverly reveal the subtext of their frolic. SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/10/10/garden-party-2/ GARDEN PARTY A Film by ILLOGIC https://www.bloompictures.tv/ "On paper, the synopsis to Garden Party seems ridiculous, but in reality it’s a stroke of genius as rewarding as the gorgeous animation the film is presented in. Essentially a hilarious romp featuring a group of inquisitive, accident-prone amphibians, this 7-minute short avoids hopping down the path of saccharine sweet anthropomorphism (we see all too much in animation) by blending its delicious dark subplot into proceedings. It’s a move that really lifts this short above and beyond a lot of the other films we see in the genre. Though the clever, unfolding plot was my own personal highlight of Garden Party, it would seem neglectful to gloss over that glorious aesthetic without mentioning it in more detail. From that meticulous opening shot of the frog gliding through the debris-filled pool to that incredibly textured frog rising from the plate of oyster shells, it’s the attention to detail here that truly impresses. It’s not only the frogs that are the carefully considered characters in the design though, the location feels as much of a player in the storyline as any of our long-legged protagonists and if anything it’s the conscientious depictions of the backgrounds that add that extra level to both the aesthetic and that compelling subplot. Screened in the ‘Horror: Thrilling and Chilling’ programme at this year’s Encounters festival (where it was easily the stand-out film of the session), Garden Party has been impressing audiences and juries at festival worldwide throughout 2016 & 2017. Winner of the ‘Best Graduate Short’ at GLAS Animation Festival, ‘Best Student Project’ at Siggraph and a ‘Special Jury Mention’ at Clermont-Ferrand, this is undoubtedly one of the best independent 3D animation’s we’ve encountered in sometime." - S/W Curator Rob Munday CREDITS Directed by: ILLOGIC: Florian Babikian, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Caire, Théophile Dufresne, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro Soundtrack: Romain Montiel (Maaav) Reproduced on this channel with permission of the rightsholders Play Video Play Video 07:39 Lost & Found | Shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ▶️ Submit a Film ➔ https://shortverse.com/submit A knitted toy dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life. 🧶 _LOST & FOUND_ by Andrew Goldsmith & Bradley Slabe "This wedding of raw craft and storytelling is quite mature here. Generously funded by Screen Australia, we’re used to stop-motion being a contained craft, executed with models in small spaces, but this film is on a different scale entirely. The character animation is incorporated into a life-size sushi restaurant set that was built from scratch, and this decision pays off in the impressive camera direction that results—the production is able to go wide and really play with perspective and depth of field in a way that is rare for the form." - Curator Jason Sondhi FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/12/08/lost-found/ *CREDITS* DIRECTED BY Andrew Goldsmith & Bradley Slabe PRODUCED BY Lucy J. Hayes WRITTEN BY Bradley Slabe DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY & MOTION CONTROL Gerald Thompson ANIMATION Samuel Lewis PRODUCTION DESIGNER Rennie Watson FILM EDITORS Andrew Goldsmith John Gavin VFX CREATIVE DIRECTOR Andrew Goldsmith SUPERVISING SOUND DESIGNER Ryan Granger MUSIC BY Adrian Sergovich with Jonathan Dreyfus SET DRESSERS Sophie Hayward, Laura Curtis PROPS MAKERS Samuel Lewis, Laura Curtis, Donna Yeatman SET BUILDER Sophie Hayward SCENIC ARTISTS Aimee Francis, Xin li ART ASSISTANTS Raphael Fantl, Nicholas Issel, Nathan Reardon, Michael Greaney, Eve Gilbert CULTURAL ADVISOR Kei Shiokawa CHARACTER DESIGNER & SCULPTOR Samuel Lewis CHARACTER ARMATURIST Scott Ebdon CHARACTER CROCHET ARTIST Julie Ramsden VFX ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Haley Polacik VFX SUPERVISOR & PIPELINE DIRECTOR Dave Abbott COMPOSITORS Andrew Goldsmith, Dave Abbott, Brent Cataldo, John Gavin, Andrew Montague, Toby Angwin, Damien Dunne, Scarlette Baccini, Trace VFX ROTOSCOPE ARTIST Douglas E Pope COLOURIST Edel Rafferty POSTER PHOTOGRAPHY Patrick Moran END TITLES DESIGNER Rebecca Moore SOUND MIX Dead On Sound SOUND DESIGNERS Ryan Granger, Adam Hunt ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNERS Shane Jarvie-Kohn, Talia Raso VOICE OF THE FOX Maria Angelico VOICE OF THE DINOSAUR Marc Gallagher SOUND HELP FROM Joel Taylor and The Black Lodge WOODWINDS Stuart Byrne BRASS City of Prague Philharmonic STRINGS Jonathan Dreyfus HARP Genevieve Lang PIANO Adrian Sergovitch SCORE ENGINEERS Jezz Giddings, Damian Enemark, Jan Holzne SCORE MIXED BY Jonathan Dreyfus SCORE RECORDING HELP FROM Craig Harnath for Hothouse Audio James Fitzpatrick for Tadlow Music Laura Bishop for Jigsaw Music Song Zu LEGAL Shaun Miller SPECIAL THANKS Raphael Fantl, Tom Fantl, Dave Abbott, Haley Polacik, John Gavin, Patrick Moran, Samuel Lewis, Gerald Thompson, Justin Donoghue, Nerida Moore, Louise Gough, Nell Greenwood, John Tummino, Darryl Slabe, Matisse Fantl, Sophie McPike https://www.lostandfound.film 7mins / Australia / 2018 Behind the scenes: vimeo.com/256204562 Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers. Play Video Play Video 05:30 Negative Space | Oscar Nominated Stop-Motion Animation Short Film ▶️ Submit your Short film: https://www.shortverse.com/submit What it means to lose a loved one told through the art of a well-packed suitcase. _Negative Space_ A Film by Tiny Inventions (Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter) http://www.tinyinventions.com Negative Space is practically perfect. Like so many shorts I admire, the film incorporates multitudes of seemingly contradictory qualities: at a mere 5 minutes, there is really no wasted space, and yet it is exceedingly spare. Based off a celebrated Ron Koertge poem that clocks in at only 150 words, it allows for moments of subtlety and contemplation that are so necessary in visual storytelling—those perfectly blocked shots, held for an extra moment, that drive home the rich emotional interiority of its characters. It’s simultaneously one of the most humanistic films of recent memory, but it also stars no humans. Its stop-motion animation is expressive, detailed and grounded, and yet it has no compunction about taking off on flights of fancy, segueing via delightful transitions into fantastical asides that play with scale and setting - S/W Curator, Jason Sondhi FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/07/16/negative-space/ *CREDITS* Director / Writer: Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata Production: Nidia Santiago & Edwina Liard Co-production: Jean-Louis Padis Original poem: Ron Koertge Set Decoration: Ru Kuwahata, Marion Lacourt, Victoria Tanto, Max Porter Puppets: Ru Kuwahata, Satoru Yoshida, Tomas Gebcyznski, Max Porter Animation lead: Sylvain Derosne Additional animation: Eric Montchaud, Ru Kuwahata Cinematography lead: Nadine Buss Additional cinematography: Simon Gesrel, Max Porter Production / Post-production management: Nidia Santiago & Edwina Liard Production Assistants: Philippe Baranzini, Walid Païenda, Fred Borja, Lucile Pellerin, Maxime Lebalanc, Juluien Renrad, Willy Fair Post-Production: Max Porter, Sami Guellai, Pierre Morin, Ru Kuwahata Editing: Max Porter Music & Sound Design:Bram Meindersma **posée et enregistrée avec le soutien de la SACEM en association avec Ciclic Voice:Albert Birney Voice Recording: Keviln Hill, CAS Color Grade:Thibaut Pétillon Sound Mix: Matthieu Langlet —Studio Providers— Voice recording facility: Studio Unknown Decoration: Ciclic Animation Puppets: Moving Puppets Animation: Ikki Inc., Manuel Cam Studio, Tiny Inventions Post production: Ciclic Animation, Ikki Inc. Color correction: Royal Post Sound mix: Eclair Typography: YouWorkForThem Insurance: Gras Savoye Bank: CIC Accountant: Lebrun Audiovisual Distribution: Miyu Distribution Publicist: Fumi Kitahara —Funding— Avec la participation du Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Contribution Financière Avec la participation d’Arte France – Unité de Programmes Cinéma Avec le soutien de la Mairie de Paris en partenariat avec le CNC Avec le soutien du CNC (Nouvelles Technologies en Production) Avec le soutien de la Procirep et de l’Angoa Puffin Foundation Ltd. Marcella Brenner Grants for Faculty Research Development from Maryland Institute College of Art La Maison des scénaristes Negative Space has been supported in production by Ciclic-Région Centre Val de Loire, in association with the CNC. It has benefited of the support for original music creation by the SACEM in association with Ciclic. It has been hosted in Vendôme (France) from June 2nd to September 2nd, 2016, and from December 1st to January 31st, 2017. Ciclic is a public institution for cultural cooperation created by the Centre-Val de Loire Region and the French State. www.ciclic.fr. Year: 2017 Country: FRANCE © Ikki Films / MANUEL CAM Studio / Ikki Inc. This film is reproduced on this channel with the permission of the rights-holders. Play Video Play Video 07:50 The Gift Watch our new trailer shortfilm!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsH0TAr_nA Watch the Making of!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ef6uI5cfMM The Gift is the story of an ordinary couple, when he gives her a small sphere pulled out his chest, she can't separate herself from her new gift… even after they break up. Prizes: -Best Animation and Best in Event, Sound & Image Challenge 2014. Macau, China. -Adult Jury Prize and Kid's Jury Prize, YoungAbout international film festival 2014. Bologna, Italy. -Audience award, Innersound international new arts festival. Bucarest, Rumania. -Best script, Curtmiratges festival, Barcelona, Spain. Finalist “Jury prize” y “Best music”. -Best animated shortfilm. FECLAC 2013. Santiago, Chile. -Best animated shortfilm. Mecal Chile 2013. Santiago, Chile. -Mention animated shortfilm. Unframe festival 2013, La rioja, Argentina. -Special mention. Libélula Fest 2013. Barcelona, Spain. -Honorable mention. Fam Fest 2014. South Carolina, EEUU. -Special Mention, V Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia “Ciudad de Bogotá” 2014, Bogotá, Colombia. Play Video Play Video 03:37 MAN Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at mans relationship with the natural world. Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg. "Hall of the Mountain King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Support me here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stevecutts Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/steve_cutts_official https://www.facebook.com/SteveCuttsArt/ https://twitter.com/Steve_Cutts http://www.stevecutts.com Copyright © 2012 www.stevecutts.com Play Video Play Video 06:05 Deleted video Check out our favourite animated films on Letterboxd! Our Partners

Improve your knowledge and skillset. Kickstart your career in the creative industry! M 1 Volunteers Make a difference by volunteering with us and supporting meaningful projects in your community About Volunteering with us offers the chance to get involved in exciting projects year-round, from supporting our annual film festival and live events to contributing to community initiatives and education programmes. Whether helping with production, events, marketing, or outreach, volunteers play a vital role in bringing our creative projects to life while gaining valuable experience and making a difference in the community. Volunteering can take many forms and includes opportunities in the following areas: Digital Content Creator - Social media content & management Events - being onsite, setting up exhibitions & events, people management Office & Administration - forms, sheets/ excel, emailing, publicity Communications - journalism/writing, reviews, research Creative - Motion graphics, graphic design, creative video content Fundraising - making cakes, organising collections or events, writting letters, making applications Education - helping with workshops, teaching, learning, higher-level exp. curriculum Apply Now Cornwall Film Festival Apply Now In November, audiences gather for the acclaimed Cornwall Film Festival, and we have some specific roles for this event that showcase cutting-edge technology, creativity, and imagination. The programme features red carpet premieres, gala events, standout narrative and documentary competitions, and bold after-dark features. With innovative short films across local, national, and international talent, the festival celebrates storytelling in all its forms. We’re seeking exceptional individuals to join our team, play a key role in producing the festival, and contribute to wider events. Time Commitment We will hold a general team meeting on a Monday morning at 11am, with notes and action points that you can catch up on in slack. Venue training (2 hrs date tbc) in the runup to the festival. Each role has different time commitments but is highly flexible and designed to fit around your studies and life! Benefits In return for your support, you will receive some festival merch and tickets to the festival (when you are not on shift). An open reference (if required) and credit for your work. An opportunity to develop a network of people with a shared passion for the media industry and be invited to our M2 & M3 programme and opportunities. Film Festival Volunteer Coordinator Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival (November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role As a volunteer coordinator, great communication and organisation skills are essential for this role, you will love spreadsheets and organising people's shifts & handling data. Your duties will include the organisation and management of the evaluation and reporting of the festival. You will be required to collate the data and load it onto a project log, be responsible for encouraging and motivating others, you will be venue-based during the festival. Film Festival Production Crew Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall Commitment 3 x 6-hour shifts over the festival weekend (November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role Over the festival month, you will be working alongside one of our festival producers to shoot a range of footage including; interviews; piece to camera; cutaways and vox pops. You will work independently and have the highest level of professionalism. You will be representing the festival in this role and be working alongside Directors, board members, volunteers and the general public. Kit required - Access to recording equipment:Video Tripod: Handheld rig (shoulder rig/camera cage etc) Preferable: C100 or similar camera system with external xlr/3.5 mic We would ideally cut this for release but if not possible, in a file format ready for edit (Not in camera formats I.e .MXF) Film Festival Photography Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role, + expenses Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall Commitment 3 x 6 hour shifts over festival, quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings Opening Date The Role You will be the festival photographer in all aspects of work at the film festival you will assist with everything from administering a shoot, to setting up locations, to working with talent and the creative team. You should be organised, proactive and practical, and anticipate the needs of the team. You must have good communication skills, be able to foresee and evaluate potential problems, and deal with them calmly. You need to be working with people of all ages and should understand consent. Being skilled in image-manipulation and image software working with the festival social media team, with good office skills, paying close attention to detail would be an advantage, as would having your own digital camera. Film Festival Stewarding Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall Commitment 3 x 5 hour shifts over festival month quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role This is the entry-level position if you have never worked at an event before! As a Steward, you will join the festival team in delivering the festival weekend at The Poly, Falmouth in November and outreach community events throughout November. You are the front line of our flagship event and will be an important part of the team. Your role is to make customers feel welcome and enjoy their experience of the festival. You will help make sure the screenings of films progress in a smooth and timely manner, help audiences to the right screen and their seats. You will need to attend a volunteer briefing and training sessions in November. Speak to festival attendees, both public and professional, getting their feedback and conducting surveys - excellent record-keeping is essential for this. You will also be required to collate data and load it onto a project log. You will be responsible for motivating other volunteers to assist you. You will be venue-based during the festival. Film Festival Reporter Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival month quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings As a Cornwall Film Festival reporter, you will research, write, report on information, conduct interviews with industry professionals, engage in audience research, make online news reports and populate the website. As the festival reporter, you may split your time between working behind the scenes and going out to witness events or interviewing people. You will need excellent communication and writing skills. Good research skills, self-confidence, and the ability to make people feel relaxed, the ability to absorb information quickly, able to write in an appropriate style and have good keyboard and IT skills across a variety of digital platforms. Film Festival Social Media Assistant Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location In venue & remote Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival weekend (16 - 20th November) quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role We need a creative social media person who understands a range of digital platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, buffer, e-newsletters and Wix websites (desirable). In this role you will create dynamic written, graphics, and video content. Optimise content for search engine optimization (SEO). Create content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence before the festival, encourages audience participation, and attendance. You will work as part of a team to develop the larger festival output. You will be able to propose new ideas and concepts for social media content, and coordinate ad campaigns with the social media strategy, organise timelines and schedule content to create a consistent stream of new content for audience interaction. You will work closely with the photography and reporter teams. Film Festival Video Editor Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn, Cornwall or remote Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival month quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role To produce a 1 min festival trailer from the cleared EPK (electronic press kits) provided by distributors. Including dynamic graphics that align with the brand and key sponsors' logos. Produce I-dents and stingers for the film titles. Manage all the film trailers for our platforms, primarily YouTube channel, consulting the film schedule and creating playlists, gathering enhanced information (directors interviews) and communicating the festival location of screening, date, time and ticket links Film Festival Marketing/Communications Assistant Basic Information Salary Part-time, voluntary role Location Falmouth /Penryn (Festival) & Around Cornwall + remotely Commitment 4 hours per week from September, plus the festival month quarterly meetings, plus other events and meetings The Role We are seeking a personable and organised Marketing/Communications Assistant to support the smooth running of the festival. You will coordinate talent schedules, liaise with filmmakers and press, collaborate with the venue and festival team, and assist with creating and managing marketing materials. The role requires excellent communication skills, technical proficiency, and the ability to handle tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the film industry and contribute to a leading festival’s success.

Our selection of lens-based media from around the globe, screening at Cornwall Film Festival 2025. STEP INTO THE FRAME AND EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE Cornwall Film Festival is a global platform inviting filmmakers from every corner of the world to showcase bold, captivating and innovative stories. BOOK TICKETS Festival Cornwall Film Festival 2024 Intersection 2025 Press Press Blog Merch Store Talks CFF 25 Industry Day 2026 FAQ's & Access titles Diary & Tickets Black Tide In Focus 2025 Selected films 2025 Enter Short Films QuckCut 90sec INTERSECTION: EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS ON HANNAH FIELDS LEWIS HERIZ A patch of land in Derby, UK, is adopted by an ex-NHS Psychiatric Nurse and transformed by a cyclical system of recovery. A poetic portrait of a place, the people who support it and that it supports. RIVERVIEW SIMON RATTIGAN A river divides territory and is at once a way in and a way out, where tidal shifts push and pull one's desires to go and explore the beyond, while old loyalties hold onto the past weighing down one's need to escape. GILBERT & GEORGE DAYTRIPPING FOREVER! IAIN B. MACDONALD "Gilbert & George Daytripping Forever!" follows the artists Gilbert and George as they embark on another adventure to Southend-on-Sea and explore the meaning of their art and their lives. OLEUM 'VERSUS' (DIRECTOR DUO): TANYA BABIC & JASON SUKADANA In a bold reimagining of Opera for the screen, 'Oleum' follows a wounded mechanic’s journey to hear the plaintive song of a local waitress one last time. SPOKEN MOVMENT FAMILY HONOUR DANIEL GURTON In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the oppressive control of her abusive father. At the family dinner table, heated arguments reveal the deep rift between them as they confront the scars of their shared history. DREAMT BY ANOTHER VIKKI BARDOT Dreamt by Another is an allegorical take on creating with artificial intelligence and a meditation on identity, memory, and love. Interweaving passages from Pinocchio (1883), The Velveteen Rabbit (1922), Frankenstein (1818), and Borges's The Circular Ruins (1940), the film builds a single narrative about coming into existence. It extends the lineage of wooden puppets, toys, and monsters into the realm of artificial intelligence, as the latest chapter in humanity's pursuit to make the unreal come alive. A POEM VASILIOS PAPAIOANNU In an underground garage, a voice message becomes the testament of a love left in limbo, while fleeting images allude to the moment that led to it. A FROG SITS IN WATER DYLAN FRIESE-GREENE A Frog Sits in Water is an experimental film exploring human complacency in the face of disaster. Set during an all-consuming heatwave, the film follows a lone figure spiralling into psychosis as the world boils and rots around him. Surrounded by spinning fans, he blocks out the sunlight and plays his saxophone in a desperate attempt to to drown out reality and retreat inward. The film seeks to examine the tension between numbness and expression, questioning whether making art in a dying world is an act of resistance or simply a way to survive. It is a study in indifference, discomfort, and the fragile persistence of creativity amid collapse . GOLDFISH AKHIL KUMAR Goldfish is a thought-provoking micro-short that captures the struggle of staying present in an age of endless distractions. With the average human attention span now just 8.25 seconds—shorter than a goldfish’s, we’re caught in a cycle of notifications, fleeting dopamine hits, and the constant pull of what’s next. Both timely and relatable, this film offers a sharp reflection on focus, presence, and the way technology shapes our minds—inviting audiences to pause, reflect, and reconsider what really holds their attention. GLIMPSE ULRIKE SWOBODA-OSTERMANN Deep in rural Cornwall, autistic Thomas loves to read. Retreating from a world he finds sensorily challenging, he spends all day buried in books, telling himself stories of heroes and epic quests. When a flying football starts a new friendship with sporty Agnes, Thomas initially finds it hard to relate and let her into his world. This distance between them means that Agnes becomes bored with Thomas’ storytelling, forcing Thomas to use his incredible creativity to make new stories for them both. Through their burgeoning relationship, he learns how to express himself creatively, empathise and learn from others, making his unique experience of the world around him more understandable and manageable. STRAIGHT AHEAD 01: RUNNING AWAY BECALELIS BRODSKIS Made across months of travel, this improvised drawn animation — filmed against train and bus windows — becomes a contemplative collage of continual journeys between Cornwall in the west, Suffolk in the east, and the places in between. Rooted in a purist manifesto of straight-ahead animation, it discards planning, storyboards, light boxes, and corrections to embrace the raw energy of the line. The result blends frantic motion with calm reflection, capturing shifting landscapes both internal and external. PRESSING STEPHANIE BARBER A woman washes her hair in the kitchen sink while telling her friend about a memory of sitting in a bathtub and watching her aunt get ready to go out. A narrative fragment, a very short story, a performance and exercise in the prosaic as mythologized through memory. ENTER NOW Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ENTER NOW WHAT'S ON Lifelong Learning week 3–7th November 2025 Creative Careers Month November Community week 10-16th November 2025 2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival 11-28th November BFI Blockbuster season Too Much A Season Of Melodrama Previews week at The Poly Falmouth 17th - 22nd November 2025 STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD - OUR FUNDERS & PARTNERS

Animate Helston is a festival and celebration of animated film held at the Museum of Cornish Life. ANIMATE Helston Join us over the February half-term 15 – 22 February 2025 The festival focus this year is on hand-drawn animation. Exhibitions | Screenings | Workshops Let your imagination run wild at these free bookable workshops! Exhibition about Early Animator Eddie Radage Come and find out about one of our volunteers Dad Eddie Radage. An early animator he was trained by Disney director David Hand. In the 1960s he worked on the Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’, was a key animator on ‘Watership Down’ (1978) and co-directed ‘The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe’, the first UK animation to win an Emmy. Family Fun Workshops Let your imagination run wild at these free bookable workshops. 2 sessions at 10.30-12noon & 1-2.30pm. Booking through Eventbrite . Monday 17 Feb: Clay model making inspired by Morph 10.30am – 12noon and 1pm – 2.30pm Tuesday 18 Feb: Character Model Sheet with Keith Sparrow 10.30am – 12 and 1pm – 2.30pm Wednesday 19 Feb: Puppets Making 10.30am – 12 and 1pm – 2.30pm Screenings at the Museum Saturday 15 to Saturday 22 February Our FREE Pop-Up cinemas are returning with our giant screen in the Drill Hall and screens in the school room and toy shop. All programmed by our marvellous our team at Mor Media. Book Now! Film Screenings at CAST Helston Screening 2 times a day at 10.30am and 1.30pm FREE This year's film is The Secret World of Arrietty (90 min | Cert U). From the creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-nominated* director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, comes a gorgeous and adventure-filled adaptation of The Borrowers, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time. CAST Website NEW ! Pop-up Cinema Saturday 22nd February 7pm Trevow Helston, Helston Old Chapel, Meneage Road, Cornwall, Postcode, TR13 8BH Loving Vincent | Dir Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman | 2017 | Crime/Thriller | 1h 35m | Certificate 12 Loving Vincent is the world's first fully painted feature film, bringing Van Gogh’s art to life in a stunning tribute. Despite his influence on Western art, he struggled with poverty and mental health, dying at just 37. This hand-painted masterpiece features 65,000 oil-painted frames, created by 125 artists in Poland and Greece, capturing his life and legacy in his own iconic style.. Ticket prices: £5/7/10 Book Now Check out animations we love We screen a selection of animated short film work over the half-term at The Museum of Cornish Life . Get excited about animation ! Learn More Check out our Best of Animation List on Letterbox

Quick Cut is Cornwall Film Festival’s brand-new micro-film competition — a celebration of bold, original, and independent storytelling told in just 90 seconds. Running alongside our BIFA-accredited short-film competition, Quick Cut proves that great stories don’t need long runtimes — only creativity, precision, and heart. QUICK CUT 90-second film challenge Quick Cut is Cornwall Film Festival’s brand-new micro-film competition — a celebration of bold, original, and independent storytelling told in just 90 seconds. Running alongside our BIFA-accredited short-film competition, Quick Cut proves that great stories don’t need long runtimes — only creativity, precision, and heart. There’s only one rule: Your film must be 90 seconds or less, including credits. Entry Categories Drama – Stories that move, challenge, and captivate in miniature form. Comedy – Big laughs in small doses; from slapstick to satire. Documentary & Environmental – Real stories, told with clarity, compassion, and creativity. Animation & Experimental – Bold visual storytelling, from stop-motion to surreal abstraction. Young Creators (Under 25) – Fresh voices and emerging talent Music and or Dance pieces – where sound meets cinematic imagination Key Dates Entries open: 1 December 2025 Deadline: 1st May 2026 Winners announced: At a special showcase screening in June 2026 Selected films will be screened as part of a special Quick Cut showcase at the Cornwall Film Festival 2026. Submission Guidelines Films must be 90 seconds or less, including titles and credits. Submit via FilmFreeway link portal | MP4’s files are recommended Films can be shot on any device | We only accept digital files. Make sure your file is named as the title of your film. Open to filmmakers in the South West, and entry is just £5 Prizes £250 Winner | £100 runner up | Individual prizes for category winners | plus hats, T-shirts & mugs Story Labs To help you develop your ideas and craft a brilliant 90-second story, Cornwall Film Festival is running two Quick Cut Story Labs this Spring 🧠 Story Labs To help you shape your ideas and craft a brilliant 90-second story, Cornwall Film Festival is hosting two online Story Labs this winter — open to all entrants and emerging filmmakers taking part in Quick Cut: The 90-Second Film Challenge. Creative Writing: Story Structure 🗓️ Monday 15 December 2025, 5:30 PM (online) Learn how to turn your idea into a compelling short-form narrative. Explore structure, tone, and emotional impact in under two minutes. Book Now Visual Storytelling for Screen 🗓️ Monday 12 January 2026, 5:30 PM (online) A practical 90-minute workshop on translating ideas into image, rhythm, and sound — perfect for filmmakers planning their Quick Cut entry. Sessions are free to attend, but booking is essential. STORIES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD -