Mansfield Town Film Festival

Mansfield Town Film Festival ⚒️The Home of Working Class Talent
🏆BIFA Qualifying Festival
🎬OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS NOW
🗓️Next Deadline: May 31st

Some awesome reviews from our talented MTFF alumni filmmakers 🤩💙🎬The appreciation we receive from our filmmakers is some...
05/06/2026

Some awesome reviews from our talented MTFF alumni filmmakers 🤩💙🎬

The appreciation we receive from our filmmakers is something we aim to give back ten fold. Being an MTFF alumni doesn’t just mean getting your film screened at the Mansfield Palace Theatre (although that’s pretty cool!).

When you are successfully screened at MTFF, it means investing in your film: giving it the opportunity to be screened at our monthly events, spotlighted on our social media channels, and for you to join a true community where you’ll be continually valued.

So… if you want to submit to an INCREDIBLE, truly excellent, GEM of a festival (and that’s not in our words!) check out our FilmFreeway page linked below:

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

This is the last month for you to be able to submit to MTFF26.

Best of luck!

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week! Today we want to celebrate our amazing volunteers, who are integral part of our scree...
04/06/2026

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week!

Today we want to celebrate our amazing volunteers, who are integral part of our screening process, and who support the delivery of our Reel Futures screenings.

MTFF would not be what it is without the support of people who really love film 🎬💙

We’re looking to expand our voluntary team with friendly and dynamic people to help support our festival in person, assisting with:

Ticketing 🎟️
Ushering and Wayfinding 🧭
Artist Liason 🤝
Hosting Filmmaker Q&As 🎤

This could be a great opportunity for:

People interested in the film industry, looking to expand their network and gain festival work experience…

People who love cinema in the East Midlands, and want to be part of a film festival run by like minded individuals…

Whether you want to volunteer to gain some work experience, or because you simply love cinema, we’re welcoming applications.

Send a CV and covering email to [email protected] to express your interest.

We can’t wait to see you join team MTFF! 👀

03/06/2026

To celebrate Pride Month we’ve compiled 5 MTFF alumni films that we’ll definitely be revisiting this June 👀🎬🍿

🎬 It Gets Better (Dir. Asa Peglar)
Young people find themselves navigating trauma and abuse, through it all holding onto the hope that it gets better…

🎬 GIRLBAND! - Not Like The Rest (Dir. Rachel Halaburda)
Swirling, sparkling visuals mirrors the experience of falling in love for the first time…

🎬 The Shade of Chlorine (Dir. Clément Dezelus)
Hired to clean a luxurious villa, Bilal falls in love with Ulysses in a love that is as vibrant as a blue swimming pool…

🎬 A Bird Hit My Window and Now I’m A Le***an (Dir. AJ Dubler and Carmela Murphy)
This quirky animation captures the death of a bird, and the subsequent beginning of Gray’s first le***an relationship…

🎬 Beyond The Sea (Dir. Hippolyte Liebovici)
Telling the story of a drag queen and his estranged son, this sumptuous French language short set in a cabaret club blends all forms of performance…

These films may be available to watch on YouTube, but if you’d like to watch It Gets Better or The Shade of Chlorine, we’ll be screening both at our LGBTQIA+ Voices event on Tuesday June 9th at West Notts College followed by a filmmaker Q&A with the directors.

Check out the link below to purchase your tickets:

https://www.ticketsource.com/create/reel-futures-lgbtqia-voices/e-bpjmmb

🌈 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED:Join us this Pride Month for the FINAL event in our Reel Futures season - a powerful celebration of ...
29/05/2026

🌈 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED:

Join us this Pride Month for the FINAL event in our Reel Futures season - a powerful celebration of identity, love, resilience and self-expression through independent cinema.

This has been one of our most ambitious and rewarding projects we’ve ever delivered at MTFF, bringing festival-quality film into the heart of our towns college, while creating space for new audiences, conversations and voices to be seen and heard.

For our closing event, we’re spotlighting LGBTQIA+ Voices, a bold, funny, emotional and deeply human collection of short films from across the UK and beyond.🌍✨

🎥Theo’s Friend
⚽A young footballer challenges expectations by embracing his identity.

🎥It Gets Better
🏳️‍⚧️A raw and hopeful exploration of the realities facing young trans people in the UK.

🎥The Shade of Chlorine
💫Desire, ambition and connection collide inside a luxurious villa.

🎥Queen Size
🛏️A chance encounter quietly changes the course of someone’s future.

🎥Do You Want To
😂A funny, awkward and heartfelt LGBTQIA+ romcom set entirely in bed.

🎥Captured For Life
❤️A remarkable real-life love story born during World War Two.

🎥Wild Oats
🐐Teenage longing, celebrity crushes and absolute farm chaos.

🎤Plus a LIVE filmmaker Q&A with creatives joining us in-person and remotely.

These are stories about:
✨identity
❤️belonging
🌈queer joy
💥resilience
🎭connection
🌍and being unapologetically yourself

📍Create Theatre, Mansfield
🕟Doors: 4:30PM
🎬Films begin: 5PM
🎟Tickets available now

https://www.ticketsource.com/create/reel-futures-lgbtqia-voices/e-bpjmmb

Come celebrate Pride Month with us through the power of film!❤️

🚨 3 DAYS LEFT 🚨Our Regular Submissions Deadline closes this Sunday, May 31st. You’ll still be able to submit your film a...
28/05/2026

🚨 3 DAYS LEFT 🚨

Our Regular Submissions Deadline closes this Sunday, May 31st.

You’ll still be able to submit your film after, however, our submission fees will increase.

For now, here’s a reminder to get your films to us by May 31st and take advantage of our Regular Deadline submission fees:

Narrative Shorts - £20
Student Films - £15
Music Videos - £5
VR Shorts - £15

Check out our FilmFreeway page here for more information:

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

We can’t wait to see what you’ve made! 🎬🍿🤩

Although there are possibly infinite reasons to submit your film to MTFF, we chose 5 to share with you 🎬💙Whether you’ve ...
27/05/2026

Although there are possibly infinite reasons to submit your film to MTFF, we chose 5 to share with you 🎬💙

Whether you’ve got a narrative short, documentary, animation, music video or VR short - there’s a place for you at MTFF!

With categories that celebrate Women’s Voices, LGBTQIA+ Voices, Disabled and Neurodiverse Voices and Working Class Voices, we’re proud to let every film shine within our carefully curated programmes.

Programming is what we pride ourselves on, and we love taking our audiences on an unforgettable cinematic journey at MTFF.

Could your film be projected on Mansfield Palace Theatre’s iconic screen this year?

Check out our Film Freeway page for more information through the link below:

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

25/05/2026

We’re back this year, and better than ever! 🤩🎬💙

Have you been planning to share your film with us at MTFF this year? 🤔

Our regular deadline is coming up on Sunday May 31st, which means this is the last week to take advantage of our £20 submission fees before they go up.

While only our narrative shorts will have the chance to become eligible for BIFA consideration, we appreciate all innovative forms of filmmaking.

That’s why we’re also encouraging music video submissions with a £5 entry fee, as well as VR shorts for £15.

If you’re passionate about your film and looking for a receptive audience, check out our Film Freeway page through the link below:

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

Mansfield Town Film Festival is currently seeking a Trustee for Cultural Fundraising to join our Board as we enter a sig...
21/05/2026

Mansfield Town Film Festival is currently seeking a Trustee for Cultural Fundraising to join our Board as we enter a significant new phase of growth.

In just three years, MTFF has grown into Nottinghamshire’s largest film festival and recently became officially British Independent Film Awards-qualifying for British Short Films, a major milestone for a grassroots festival founded in Mansfield with a mission to champion working-class and underrepresented voices.

As the organisation continues to develop, we are now looking for an individual with experience in fundraising, philanthropy, sponsorship or strategic cultural development to help support the next stage of our journey.

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role within a rapidly growing cultural organisation at a pivotal moment - helping shape long-term sustainability, develop strategic partnerships, and support the continued growth of film culture and creative opportunity within Mansfield and the wider East Midlands.

We would particularly welcome interest from individuals with experience across:

• Arts and cultural fundraising
• Trusts and foundations
• Corporate partnerships and sponsorship
• Charity governance
• Regional cultural development
• Creative industries strategy

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who shares our belief that ambitious cultural activity, creative opportunity and nationally recognised artistic platforms should exist in towns like Mansfield.

You'd be joining an engaged, passionate and dedicated team of Trustees, helmed by me as Chair of Trustees.

Our team includes:

Peter Scully - Trustee for Marketing and Engagement
Richard Leonard - Trustee for Programming and Partnerships
Martin Croft - Trustee for Brand Development
Lesley Dunlop - Trustee for Governance and Finance
Richard Tempest-Mitchell - Trustee for Civic Partnerships and Education

Further details can be found via Arts Jobs, or feel free to contact me directly for an informal conversation.

More information: https://www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/77845

Read our 2023-25 Impact Report:https://www.mansfieldtownfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MTFF-Impact-Report-V5.pdf

Please share this opportunity with your contacts and networks!

Today, we’re celebrating five BIFA award-winning films that spotlight working class stories 🎉🤩Now we are BIFA qualifying...
20/05/2026

Today, we’re celebrating five BIFA award-winning films that spotlight working class stories 🎉🤩

Now we are BIFA qualifying, we are prouder than ever not only to champion working class voices, but to provide a pathway to the BIFAs.

As a BIFA qualifying Section B festival, successfully screened narrative shorts at MTFF (if also screened at another qualifying Section B festival) will be eligible for consideration for a BIFA award.

We’re still reeling from our qualifying status, which we’re proud to hold so soon in our journey as a young festival…

But as much as we are excited to see where our journey takes us as we develop, we also can’t wait to see where our qualifying status could take our future MTFF alumni! 💙🎬

Who knows? Maybe a BIFA is in store 👀🏆

Send us your project by May 31st to meet our Regular Submission Deadline below via FilmFreeway:

https://filmfreeway.com/MansfieldTownFilmFestival

20/05/2026

We made the front page of our local paper! 📰🎬

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