Manchester Film Festival 2026

19 - 29 March 2026 - across the city!

The city’s biggest celebration of the best new and independent film, Manchester Film Festival, returns in 2026. An annual celebration of storytelling through cinema, MFF brings film lovers and filmmakers together for 11 days of screenings, Q&As, red-carpet glamour, and so much more.

Now in its twelfth year, Manchester Film Festival has grown year-on-year, and is now one of the biggest celebrations of cinema in the UK, with consistently high reviews from

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Highlights from the 2025 Festival