Thursday, October 15, 2026

Ealing Film Festival is back at ActOne! Join us for a celebration of bold storytelling, diverse voices, and the rich cinematic spirit of Ealing.

The festival kicks off on Thursday, 15th October at ActOne with two screenings of ‘Homegrown’; a specially curated selection of short films by local filmmakers. These are stories born and bred in West London, offering a window into the unique culture of our own community.

Homegrown Screen 1

7pm

Mr Vertigo — Director: Marios Hamboulides
To Fly or Float — Director: Charlotte Peters
Up & Down — Director: Richard Elson
Troll Story — Director: Oliver Smith
Clause and Effect — Director: Taylor Simpson
Clarity/Peter — Director: Oscar Tracey
At This Moment, It’s Us — Director: Theodore K Emile Rodney Chaa Ustaoglu
Imperfect Cadence — Director: Ewen S Henry
Pawen — Director: Richard Elson

Homegrown Screen 2

7.10pm

A Night at Morgrave Manor – Director Xavier Grehan
With You Again – Director Kulbir Singh Maras
Boot Room – Director Atul Malhotra
Two Creatures – Director Ainhoa Garbalena
Mimic – Director Christopher Bonwell
Game Over – Director Cleo Samoles-Little
Run Outs – Director Dhillon Shukla
Discord – Director Jen Lim

Followed by:

Homegrown Prize-giving and Q&A with the winners.
Hosted by Nick Jones, Producer and Founding Director of the Acton Arts Project
Sponsored by Shoot Blue

Friday October 16, 2026

Part A

6pm

Film Schools Showcase
University of West London. Includes. Acting Normal – Director: Nathan Wallace-Auguste
Roehampton University.
MetFilm.

7.15pm Break

Part B

7.30pm

Skopein Fobos – Directors: Rui Wang & Yu-Ming Huang
Undertone – Director: Ollie Gardner
Fruity – Director: Shaun Munro
Lilly’s House – Director: James Baines
The Ambrose Finch – Director: Dunyasha Althaus
Deli Meat – Director: BRICK
Close – Director: Robert Ripley
The Tide – Director: Anne-Marie Scragg

Followed by:

Panel Session – ‘Influencing Your Film’ with Andrew Sumner.

Saturday October 17, 2026

Block 1

11:30am

On the Pursuit of Greatness – Director: Oliver Welsby
The Bluebird’s Daughter – Director: Nathan Glendinning
Route 23 – Director: Joshua Shea
We Dream in Colour – Director: Kane Wilson
The Test – Director: Grattan Aikins
Spiderling House – Director: Xan Gilmour
Among the Smoke – Director: Austin Salt-Cowell
The Cleanse – Director: Tim Auld
Stumbling Blocks – Director: Tortor Smith
God of Mischief – Director: Christian Stevens

Block 2

2pm

C Codec – Director: Lily Mellor
Crunch Point – Director: Will Taylor
G.S.W. – Director: Jonny Durgan
Friendship Was a Safe Bet – Director: Nara Toktoshova
Falcon Eyes – Director: Annlin Chao
Exeat – Director: Abigail Cruttenden
Pushed Together – Director: Ben Sapir
All Change – Director: Lena Molander
In Between – Director: Hannah Mamalis

Followed by:

Panel Session – ‘Women in Film & TV’ with Katie Bailiff CEO WFTV, Susan Simnett Film Producer Over the Fence Films. Hosted by Sharon Marshall TV presenter, journalist & Writer.

Sponsored by Sea17

Block 3

5pm

For Sale – Directors: Barney Pell Scholes, Thomas Harnett O’Meara
No Human’s Land – Director: Eloi Sellier
Now’s Your Time – Director: Kieran Bourne
Invisible Boy – Director: Cameron King
Tamago – Director: The Miyakawa brothers
Resonance – Director: Benedict Goddard
Well-Being – Director: Kevin McNally
Chekhov’s Bun – Director: Beau Fowler

Followed by:

Q&A with Charlie Brooker, Screenwriter and Creator of ‘Black Mirror’. Hosted by Andrew Sumner, COO Titan Entertainment Group and Forbidden Planet.

Sponsored by goview London

Block 4

7.30pm

The Last Dance – Director: Hayden Mclean
Recalculating – Director: Ray Gower
The Following People DO NOT Smoke Weed – Director: Julia Mervis
Plastic Surgery – Director: Guy Trevellyan
The Witches of Pool Bottom – Director: Ava Bounds
Night Whispers – Director: Adrian León
The Hiring Protocol – Director: Francois Choquene
Twenty Twenty – Director: Alex A. Salam
The Left Behind – Director: Charlotte Bienenfeld

Awards Ceremony and Prize-Giving

Hosted by Andrew Sumner and members of the Ealing Film Festival team

Best Comedy Film. Sponsored by Ealing Studios
Best Narrative Drama Film. Twickenham Film Studios
Best Documentary Film. Sponsored by Sponsored by Hilton DoubleTree, Ealing
Best Horror/Suspense Film. Sponsored by Fauna
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film. Sponsored by Wasps FC
Best Animation Film. Sponsored by KFB Animation
Best Green Planet Film. Sponsored by Greenka
Best Student Film. Sponsored by MetFilm
Best Short Cuts Film. Sponsored by Ealing Business Club

Best British Film: Sponsored by Marlow Studios

Overall Festival ‘Grand Prix’ Winner: Sponsored by The Farm Post

Sunday October 18, 2026

Screening the winners of the Ealing Film Festival

2pm

Followed by:

Masterclass with Emmy Award-winning natural history and underwater DOP Michael Pitts, best known for his work with Sir David Attenborough