In light of the increasing numbers of Manx entries to the Isle of Man Film Festival’s short film competition, we have decided to create a new category to highlight the growing indigenous filmmaking community on the Island. The Best Manx Independent Film will be chosen from among the shortlisted Manx entries in the competition. The 8 …
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With just three weeks to go until festival week, the Isle of Man Film Festival is getting in the party spirit! Tickets for its launch event go on sale tomorrow. On the upcoming Bank Holiday, the IOMFF16 team are hosting a party at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas to build excitement for the festival itself. Sunday 28th …
New to 2016, the Isle of Man Film Festival is excited to screen films throughout festival week with the support of Manx National Heritage. The 200-seat Manx Museum lecture theatre is the venue for an interesting and diverse programme of both feature and short presentations that will run from 10am to 5pm on Monday 5th to Friday …
Tickets for more events at this year’s Isle of Man Film Festival have now been released. Get tickets for our exclusive BFI event being held at the Manx Museum, Douglas in association with Manx National Heritage and hosted by two visiting members of the BFI, Gemma Starkey and Simon McCallum! In this event at 2pm on …
The Isle of Man Film Festival is proud to announce that this year they will host representatives of the British Film Institute as their guests on the Island. If you’ve a taste for the curious or the kitsch, the bewildering or the bizarre, then this specially curated selection of rare archive treats will satisfy the most …
The finalists for the 2016 short film international competition of the Isle of Man Film Festival have been chosen from over 100 submissions to online platform FilmFreeway. The 12 that have been officially selected will screen on the morning of Sunday 11th September – the final day of the festival – in front of an audience …
This month, the two projects that were shortlisted at last year’s Pitch Fest, were produced on the Island. The first of these – TOUCHPAPER – was shot over the first weekend of July. Though produced by a team from London, the majority of the crew was Manx and the film was shot in its entirety on the …
With the huge success of last year’s outdoor screening of classic The Goonies at the Douglas Amphitheatre, Isle of Man Film Festival are delighted to confirm that there will be two outdoor screenings included in this year’s Festival schedule. Both films are to be hosted at the iconic Castle Rushen in association with Manx National …
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Filmmakers, the last deadline for submissions to this year’s Isle of Man Film Festival is fast approaching. This Friday 1st July marks the end of the final phase of the submissions process for IOMFF16. Filmmakers can submit their short film of 15 minutes or under to the Island festival for the late rate of $45 …
This year, the Isle of Man Film Festival is bringing back “Movies Under the Milky Way” by screening Robin Hood Prince of Thieves on the Friday of the main weekend at the iconic Castle Rushen. Thanks to the generosity of our event partners, Manx National Heritage and ELS, we have been allowed to hold a matinee show of another …