The Ealing Film Festival is now in its sixth year and continues to grow as a showcase for both emerging and established filmmakers. The festival’s mission is to give the next generation of filmmakers a platform and audience, as well as a forum to meet like-minded industry professionals.

The festival was founded in 2020 by Annemarie Flanagan, Alan Granley, and the much-missed Peter Gould. The overall Festival Winning Prize has been re-named in his memory.

We are proud of Ealing’s place in the history of British cinema, with the world-famous Ealing Studios producing dozens of classic movies over the years, including the much-loved Ealing Comedies. The studios continue to host Feature films and television programme.

When the festival first launched in 2020, it was held online due to the Covid pandemic. But since then it has expanded rapidly, with screenings in local cinemas as well as the historic Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. Each year brings more entries – last year we had 458 submissions from over 40 countries.

Anyone attending previous festivals knows the standard of filmmaking is exceptionally high. Many entries come from student filmmakers, some of whom study at Ealing’s University of West London and MetFilm School. This young and emerging talent represent the future of the UK’s film industry.