2025 Festival
26th Keswick Film Festival
We are delighted to reveal that the dates of the 2026 Festival will be …drumroll…
19-22 March 2026
Our new KFF Director Julia Vickers says:
"In usual Keswick Film Festival style, we'll be showing a fabulous selection of films from across
the world in our favourite places - the Alhambra Cinema, Theatre by the Lake and Rheged. Save those dates!"
Short Films
Now accepting entries for 2026
Submission Deadline: 11th January 2026
2025 Films & Winners
Photos From The 2025 Festival
Photos by David Malkin, Tony Marsh, and Stephen Brown
News
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Osprey Short Film Awards - Now Accepting Entries
11 August 2025
We are now accepting entries for the 2026 Osprey Short Film Awards. We are looking for films with a Cumbrian connection (e.g made in Cumbria or by Cumbrians), made after 2024 and under 15 minutes. For full details on how to enter please visit our Shorts page.
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Keswick Film Festival 2026 Dates Announced
24 June 2025
We are delighted to reveal that the dates of the 2026 Festival will be
19 - 22 March!
Our new KFF Director Julia Vickers says: “In usual Keswick Film Festival style, we’ll be showing a fabulous selection of films from across the world in our favourite places – the Alhambra Cinema, Theatre by the Lake and Rheged. Save those dates!”
Keswick Film Festival is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.
All programme and film details are correct at the time of publishing but may be subject to change.