The UK Film Festival London champions great International films but is particularly seeking work from those filmmakers who might not yet have had a prestigious public screening of their work. Screening in the heart of London UKFF welcomes films of all types from all over the World – connecting up-and-coming filmmakers with more established names such as Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman, James Corden, Bill Nighy and their most recent winners – Timothy Spall, Steven Berkoff, Vinnie Jones, Sally Hawkins, Olivia Coleman and Willem Dafoe.
Mat Kirkby, Oscar Winner and Director at Ridley Scott Associates states that “The UK Film Festival is the most focused, passionate and quality driven film festival in the UK. Their invaluable support helped get me to the Oscars in 2015, where I won the Academy Award for best short film.”
With a programme that showcases new talent alongside established directors, filmmakers and actors UKFF is a lively networking hub. Over the last 6 years UKFF has quickly become a career stepping stone, establishing a tradition of discovering and promoting films which have gone on to be Oscar and BAFTA nominees and winners. The script competitions have also made a big impact – four scripts have been optioned and two have been produced and gone on to win multiple awards and gained prestigious distribution deals.
Led by a jury of well respected professional filmmakers and as a member of Universal Films and Festivals Organisation we ensure a fair selection and judging process.
Our exciting screening events have created a networking hub that continues to connect new filmmakers to industry including television exposure by leading British broadcaster, Channel 4.
Further Policies of UKFF London
Sustainability: The UK Film Festival London always screens in cinemas that are on the public transport network. We no longer produce flyers and posters in order to reduce waste and always choose digital options where we can.
Accessibility: All our cinemas are wheelchair accessible. Some of our screenings are flagged as suitable for the hearing impaired.
Diversity and Inclusion: We try to ensure that we are welcoming to as many groups as possible and that our programmes have a wide range of appeal. Our staff is also culturally diverse and inclusive.
We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
Safeguarding: All our venues are legitimately run and provide a safe space for our patrons, our attending filmmakers and our staff. We have a blanket rule that nobody under the age of 18 can attend our screenings because we are showing films that have not yet been passed by the censor. If a particular film is clearly a family film an exception would be made. All our staff are properly vetted and have an awareness of the needs of vulnerable adults especially when it come to warnings of flashing imagery or particularly graphic content.
Our Privacy Policy:
We are the UK Film Festival London and this privacy policy provides information as to when and why we have or will collect personal data from you, and how we store and use it securely, in accordance with the GDPR
1. HOW WE COLLECT(ED) YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect(ed) your email information when you submit(ed) a film or a script to us; sign(ed) up for our newsletter; or buy/bought tickets for any of our screenings.
2. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT(ED)
We collect(ed) information that was necessary to contact you with results of your submissions; or to inform you of our upcoming festival deadlines and programmes; or to confirm your bookings for screenings. The information in our database is limited to emails.
3. WHY WE COLLECT(ED) YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HOW WE USE IT
We use the information we hold about you for a number of purposes including to provide information you have asked for, to provide a service you have requested from us, to request additional information from you and to inform you of special offers and screening opportunities. We keep your personal information as long as is necessary for the purposes set out above or until you unsubscribe. In any newsletter or mail out you will always be offered the opportunity to unsubscribe.
4. WE’LL NEVER SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
The UK Film Festival will not and has never shared, sold or otherwise make available your personal information to third parties.
5. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
You have certain rights under data protection laws in relation to the personal information we hold and are using. To exercise your rights, please use the contact details provided under the ‘Contact Us about your personal information’ section below.
Your rights include asking for a copy of the information we hold about you, having any inaccurate information we hold about you corrected, or to request that we stop emailing you. (The option to unsubscribe will always be evident on our mail-outs)
6. SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The UK Film Festival is committed to keeping your data secure. We use a variety of procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access and use.
7. CHANGES TO THIS DATA PROTECTION NOTICE
We will keep this data protection notice under review and will let you know about any changes made to it by email. The latest version of this notice will always appear on this page.
8. CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If you would like more information or would like to raise any queries, exercise your rights or make a complaint in relation to our use of your email address, you may contact our Data Protection Officer using the following details:
Data Protection Officer: Murray Woodfield – 16 Hindsleys Place, London SE23 2NF / or email murray@ukfilmfestival.com