Welcome to 225 FILM CLUB!
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Promoting Female Excellence In Film Direction since 2018, we support our
screening directors through facilitating introductions to successful producers and other seasoned industry members, a dynamic Writers' Group and our short film festival supported by the BFI. Submit on Film Freeway
DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
225 Film Club encourages submissions from women, films co directed by women and films by gender expansive film directors from all backgrounds and geographical areas.
We specialise in promoting female and gender expansive excellence,
and welcome all genders to attend the festival.
Our festival takes place at the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank
in NFT3 which has step free access.
We encourage captions on all films.
We promote a community environment that is a safe space and
free from harassment and bullying.
OUR AWARDS JURY
Our winners are chosen by an outstanding jury of Industry professionals,
previous jurors include:
Brenda Gilbert (Chair) Producer, Mentor, Vice Chair BANFF World Media Festival
Board Member at Film Independent
TriBeca Winning Writer/Director Abraham Adeyemi
BAFTA and BIFA short film nominated Producer Danielle Goff
Line Langebek Writer of Oscar nominated feature film "The Girl With The Needle"
BAFTA and BIFA Winning Writer/Director Nida Manzoor
Sheila Nortley Producer "Supacell"
Simon Young Vice President EMEA Acquisitions Shorts TV and Shorts International
225 FILM CLUB is a member of BFI Film Audience Network, Film Festival Alliance and Association of Independent Film Festivals (AIFF)