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.
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225 FILM CLUB was founded to lead a new conversation about cinema, one that recognises women and non binary directors as some of the most innovative and influential voices shaping the future of film. At our inception, only five women directors had ever been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The bold 5 in our 225 logo is a lasting reminder of that stark imbalance and of the progress still to be made in achieving gender equity behind the camera.
We champion exceptional filmmaking, have set a new standard for how short film excellence is celebrated, and are redefining what audiences expect from short film festival screenings.
OUR JOURNEY
In 2018 we launched the festival with screenings sponsored by Molinare and hosted in the
celebrated Jack Cardiff Theatre, creating a platform for women directors to showcase their work and build industry connections. Committed to supporting a more inclusive screen industry, we donated the box office proceeds from our first festivals to Raising Films, recognising the challenges faced by parents and carers working in film. As our screenings quickly became oversubscribed, we expanded to The Wing, introducing curated one-to-one meetings between directors and producers.
These connections have led to lasting creative collaborations and new career opportunities,
including a feature film now in development with the BFI Filmmaking Fund.
Since 2022, our festival has been hosted at The National Film Theatre, BFI Southbank, reflecting the standard of our programme and its place within the UK's film festival landscape.
JOIN US.! ALL GENDERS WELCOME.
(Our festival is 18+)
225 FILM CLUB is a member of BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN),
Film Festival Alliance (FFA) and Association of Independent Film Festivals (AIFF)