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Top 25 Independent film festivals based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 165 independent film festivals headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,060 professional contacts across them, including 139 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers independent film festivals headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
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The 25 largest independent film festivals based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Raindance is dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film in the UK and around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Based at Pinewood Studios, the Lift-Off Global Network is an organisation encompassing worldwide live screening events, distribution initiatives, a seasonal awards ceremony, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Watersprite Film Festival is the world's largest student film festival - supporting emerging filmmakers from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dorothy St Pictures is driven by a desire to shine a light on the people, places and things that have been under-explored whilst providing a home for filmmakers, both new and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are a UK short film festival which aims to deliver inspiring events that are both bold and imaginative.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Shooting People is an online networking organization dedicated to the support and promotion of independent filmmaking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “11th edition: October 21-25th 2026 London Breeze Film Festival is a BIFA accredited independent film festival dedicated to providing a robust network of support to emerging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Encounters is the UK’s leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival, operating out of Bristol.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re a small, friendly team of thinkers and makers with mighty capabilities when it comes to film.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ReclaimTheFrame with us for films by filmmakers of marginalised genders, and for equity in all cinema spaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The London Short Film Festival (LSFF) is the UK's leading short film festival, now in our 22nd year and a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying, internationally-regarded independent festival.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “FRED is the radio for anyone passionate about cinema.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “First established in 1977, the Cambridge Film Festival has been committed to delivering high quality independent films to the widest possible audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival taking place over a weekend in June and showcases a variety of films and documentaries by emerging British…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Run by passionate (borderline obsessive) people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Glasgow Short Film Festival, the largest competitive short film festival in Scotland, champions new film talent by providing an annual showcase and meeting point for new and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (BFMAF) is an artistically ambitious organisation for new cinema and artists’ moving image based in North Northumberland on the English border…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We connect under-represented & new directors to key people in music video and commercials- We are activists: 70% of our shortlists are always by under-represented and new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 2010, Alchemy Film & Arts has been engaging its creative residents, young people, and visitors, in high quality arts experiences, generating creative, cultural and economic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Tongues On Fire is a not-for-profit organisation and our goal is to provide a platform for independent film and arts with a link to South Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The film festival for emerging filmmakers in Liverpool; showcasing new talent and facilitating industry connections.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Plataforma de gestión cultural establecida en el Reino Unido pero operativa en países como España o Italia, responsable de la organización de eventos culturales que han tendido…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Bristol Film Festival combines immersive cinema experiences with showcases of local filmmaking talent to create a diverse programme of events that runs throughout the year, at…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CenterFrame is a members club for filmmakers, aimed at writers, directors and producers, where they can network, develop their projects together, vote on which ones to fund, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent film festivals. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names independent film festivals.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of independent film festivals, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name independent film festivals. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Independent film festivals based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 165 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent film festivals, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “independent film festivals”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent film festivals), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent film festivals, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 139 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Independent film festivals by metro
- Independent film festivals in London75
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent film festivals, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many independent film festivals are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 165 independent film festivals headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Raindance Film Festival, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most independent film festivals?
London leads with 75 headquartered companies, followed by Edinburgh (6) and Birmingham (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 139 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 165 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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