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Tees Valley International Film Festival

The greatest celebration of creative media the world has ever known. Based at ARC Stockton from 12th to 14th November 2026. It's a film festival like no other.

29/10/2026

🎬✨ HEADKANDY: BEYOND THE CHAIR ✨🎬

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🤩🍿

Run, don't walk! There are limited tickets available for our EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE of HeadKandy: Beyond The Chair!

Be among the VERY FIRST to see it before anyone else! 👀

The HeadKandy team will be there to watch it for the very first time alongside you all! It's going to be such a special night...

📅 13th November
⏰ 5:15pm
🎟️ Tickets also include an exclusive meet & greet with Jake and Janine!

You won't want to miss this one! Grab your tickets while you can: https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/headkandy-beyond-the-chair-plus-live-qa/

29/10/2026

🥳 Tickets going like hot cakes! The festivities begin in TWO WEEKS! Move fast to avoid disappointment, folks!

🍿 All showcases and gala premieres are ticketed on a Pay What You Decide basis.

🎟️ Get your tickets and info on all TVIFF 2026 events through the link below.

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/tviff/

27/10/2026

🍿 Tickets are available now for our Showcase of some of the BEST NORTH EAST MADE FILMS of 2026!

🎬 We took a selection of short films made by local filmmakers that were submitted to various categories and decided to stage a special HEADLINE SCREENING on the opening night of TVIFF 2026!

🥂 Attendees of this showcase will receive two free drink tokens and also be given a free meet and greet with the star of headline show that night RICKY TOMLINSON!

🥰 We do our best to support local filmmaking above all else, so book your Pay What You Decide tickets through this link to see the exceptional work the NE filmmaking community is producing!

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/tviff-showcase-of-north-east-films/

🤩 The Best North East Made Films showcase takes place at ARC Stockton Arts Centre on Thursday 12th November and is made up the following short films:

My Dad Shagged a Flag by
Screen Time by
The Bluebirds Daughter by
An Uninvited Guest by
Sleepless Nights
Omega by
The Last Loop by .nelson_filmmaker
Limbs by
Pocket by
Let Sleeping Cats Lie by .winward
Different Shores by

25/10/2026

🥂These TVIFF 2026 events give attendees free soft or alcoholic drinks!

🎟️ Tickets available on a Pay What You Decide basis, so you could have an evening of great independent film and a couple of sherbets on the house if you so desire!

🍿 Here are the links to reserve your seats for the three screenings listed!

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/tviff-showcase-of-north-east-films/

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/the-making-of-manosphere/

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/tviff-the-parmo-dor/

24/10/2026

🤩 Only 3️⃣ weeks to go before TVIFF brings VERA to Teesside!

🍿 The TVIFF 2026 Closing Ceremony: An Evening with Brenda Blethyn takes place at ARC Stockton on Saturday 14th November.

🙌🏻 Brenda will discusses her illustrious career live on stage with special guest interviewer Bill Fellows!

🎬 The evening includes the final of the TVIFF Monologue Competition, the presentation of awards and ends with a live performance of I Get Knocked Down by Billingham born former Chumbawamba singer Dunstan Bruce.

🎟️ Tixkets are almost sold out. Get yours through the What’s On pages of the ARC or TVIFF websites.

23/10/2026

🥳 Three weeks from this very day our FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY begins!

🍿 The party will precede the showcase of the films nominated for the TVIFF 2026 PARMO D’OR AWARD FOR BEST NE FILM!

🎟️ Attendance at the showcase automatically gets you a party invite as well. Popcorn, Prosecco and Birthday Cake are all on the house in our VIP party area…so don’t miss out!

🎂 Get your Pay What You Decide showcase ticket and 5th birthday party invite through this link:

👉🏻 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/tviff-the-parmo-dor/

22/10/2026

😍 Meet the TVIFF presenting Dream Team! BETH SAMUELS and GRETA ROCCHINO will be at the helm of the showcase of the films nominated for the most glittering prize in all of showbiz…the PARMO D’OR!

🏆 We give our world renowned award to the winner of Best North East Film so the films Beth and Greta will be introducing and the filmmakers they’ll be interviewing are the crème de la crème of NE filmmaking talent!

🍿 The Best NE Award Nominated Film showcase takes place on Friday 13th November at ARC Stockton Arts Centre. Tickets are available on a Pay What You Decide basis and include an invite to our FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY which precedes the screening.

🎟️ Get your tickets and invite through the What’s On page on ours and ARC’s website.

💯 Make it happen!

21/10/2026

🤩 The final meeting at ARC today before TVIFF 2026 opens up to the world a little over three weeks from today!

🙌🏻 The workload has been immense all year round but the TVIFF and ARC teams smiled as we agreed that every moment of the graft has been worth it.

🍿 We’ve got the best TVIFF ever lined up for you all this year. You’re going to absolutely LOVE it.

🎟️ Info and tickets for all TVIFF events are available through the What’s On page of ours and ARC’s website.

💯 Make it happen!

18/10/2026

🥳 ON SALE NOW! The TVIFF 2026 Gala Premiere of ‘Headkandy: Beyond the Chair’ a film that gives an insight into the legendary Teesside salon HEADKANDY!

🎬 The film follows Janine and John on their journey to success, getting up close and personal with the people that help make HeadKandy what it is.

🤩 Along the way, they share their bright, colourful and wonderful personalities, giving us a glimpse into the real people behind their HUGE social media presence and what really goes on behind the chair.

🍿 Are these people genuinely this fabulous or is there more going on behind the scenes?

💯 This is HeadKandy like you’ve never seen it before, so get your tickets now before this fascinating, funny, fabulous film sells out! The premiere also includes an onstage Q&A with the filmmakers and salon owners.

🎟️ The TVIFF 2026 Gala Premiere of HEADKANDY - BEYOND THE CHAIR takes place at ARC Stockton Arts Centre on Friday 13th Nov at 5.30pm. Tickets are available through the What’s On page of our website.

🎥 ‘HeadKandy - Beyond the Chair’ is produced by Smoggie Bloom and directed by Carl Wilson-Downie & Shaun Robinson. This film previews a series of the same name that will drop on major streaming services in 2027.

17/10/2026

📣 Please be upstanding for CRAIG CONWAY, our third panel member for NAVIGATING THE FILM FESTIVAL NETWORK, the TVIFF 2026 seminar led by Katie and lan Bignell, founders and owners of industry leading film festival strategists Festival Formula!

🎬 TVIFF proudly calls Craig the Godfather of North East independent film. His contribution has not just been pioneering, it’s also been unfaltering across decades and inspiring to generations.

🎭 Craig is an actor by trade, but such is the scale of his ability, work rate and passion for creative media, he’s also a renowned feature film director and a film production studio/training centre leader.

🗣️ Craig’s contribution to the discussion will have a focus on how the professional level of the creative industry views the film festival network as well as his first hand experiences of seeing film festivals both thrive and falter over the years.

🤩 Stay tuned to find out who the fourth NE luminary is that will sit alongside film producer Adam Bouabda and Sam Castro from Newcastle Film Club on the NAVIGATING THE FILM FESTIVAL NETWORK panel.

🍿 If you're a filmmaker that wants to maximise the success and visibility of your work in the film festival network or a film lover that’s keen to find out what happens behind the scenes of a film festival, then this TVIFF 2026 seminar is a must see.

🎟️ Tickets are free of charge. Get yours through the What’s On page of our website.

Address

Dovecot Street
Stockton-on-Tees
TS181LL

Website

http://www.tviff.co.uk/

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