Images of Black Women Film Festival
February/March
Films all contain a strong contribution of African & African-Caribbean Women on screen or/and behind the camera.

Birds Eye View
March - Barbican Centre, ICA, BFI Southbank
A creative platform for women filmmakers. Also with technical and creative training programs.

Animate the World
March - Barbican Centre
The best children’s animated feature films and shorts from around the world, with distinctive family animation workshops and special events.

Asian Women's Film Festival - Tongues on Fire
March - Curzon Mayfair, ICA, Ritzy Picturehouse, Tricycle Cinema
Celebrating the excellence, performance and achievements of Asian women in cinema.

London Australian Film Festival
March - Barbican Centre
The heart of the Festival is its showcase of the latest Australian feature films.

Constellation Change Screen Dance Festival
March - Curzon Soho, Genesis Cinema, Screen on the Green
Each year , over 200 entries are submitted from around 50 countries, comprising Filmed Choreography, Innovative Works and Documentaries.

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
March - Clapham Picturehouse, Greenwich Picture House, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
A leading venue for distinguished fiction, documentary and animated films and videos with a distinctive human rights theme.

London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
March/April - BFI Southbank
Presents a strong and eclectic programme of feature films, shorts, artists' film and video and experimental work, as well as a whole host of discussions and special events.

East End Film Festival
April
A range of high quality new and contemporary films that explore the potential of cinema to cross cultural, artistic and political boundaries

London International Documentary Festival - A Conversation in Film
April
If there is one thing that unites all these films it is the sense of involvement, of looking and then doing.

Declaration of Independence Film Festival
April
Independent f ilms from across the North American continent.

French Film Festival
April/May - London and other cities throughout the UK
If there is one thing that unites all these films it is the sense of involvement, of looking and then doing.

The London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film
May
Established to overcome the popular misconceptions of the genre.

Rainbow Film Festival
July
An international festival of premieres, previews, gala screenings, documentaries, restored classics, short films, artists' film and video, special events, film-maker talks and on-stage interviews.

Clerkenwell Film and Video Festival
July
A showcase for emerging and established video artists & filmmakers to present their work. Screening diverse and unusual shorts.

Angel Film Festival
July
A competition for independent short films. It exists to allow a space for nurturing upcoming directors, producers and actors and to give time and attention to the pleasurable pursuit of watching films.

SoHo Shorts
July & August
An international festival of premieres, previews, gala screenings, documentaries, restored classics, short films, artists' film and video, special events, film-maker talks and on-stage interviews.

London International Animation Festival
August - Curzon SoHo and other locations
A celebration of the very best of international and local animation showcasing the painstaking amazing work of artists and film-makers.

London FrightFest
August - Odeon West End
The UK's premiere fantasy and horror film festival..

Portobello Film Festival
August
UK's biggest independent film competition - created in 1996 as a reaction to the moribund state of the British film industry to provide a forum for new film-makers and give exposure to movies on different formats.

Raindance Film Festival
September
Fostering independent voices via the festival since 1993.

Home Movie Day
October
A celebration of amateur films and filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide.

BFI London Film Festival
October & November
An international festival of premieres, previews, gala screenings, documentaries, restored classics, short films, artists' film and video, special events, film-maker talks and on-stage interviews.

Italian Film Festival
November
Ensuring that Italian cinema receives its rightful recognition.

Latin American Film Festival
November
Dedicated to promoting the distribution and appreciation of Latin American films in the UK.

London Children's Film Festival
November - Barbican Centre
The film programme includes previews and premieres, new world cinema, documentaries, archive titles, shorts, films made by young people and a sing-a-long-a favourite film!

London Short Film Festival
January - Curzon SoHo and ICA
Punk rock in its outlook and uncompromising in its vision to bring the best in short film and music events together over ten days of screenings and multi-media mayhem.

Radar Film Festival
January
Through competitions, Radar connects filmmakers with professional music video opportunities, commissions and contacts.