FTT Part 3 Festival 2026
Schedule
Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Minghella Studios | Reading, EN
About this Event
Experience the Future of Film at the FTT Reading Film Festival! Join us for an exciting celebration of emerging talent and bold storytelling at the annual Reading FTT Film Festival. Featuring a diverse lineup of student films, presentations, and performances, this festival is a showcase of fresh voices and creative vision. Don't miss your chance to witness the hard work of many talented students. Grab your tickets and be part of the cinematic journey!
20th May
π: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Like That!
Host: CJ Stafford
Info: Location: Bob Kayley.
Everyone has something to say about your body, you can't be the only one not talking.
π: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRP Project: God Complex
Host: Izzy Reeves
Info: Location: Bulmershe Theatre.
An alien organism erupts through geometry, fusing sinew and structure in a visceral display of transformation, decay and living special effects.
π: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
ADV Film Block - day 1, part 1 (Emily, The Watercress Line, Life Eternal)
Info: Location: Cinema.
Films showing: 3.
EMILY PEPPER;
my aim is engaging students of all backgrounds and enabling them to enjoy theatre through the curriculum in school.
THE WATERCRESS LINE;
A short documentary celebrating the legacy of the Watercress Line and the local community. Callum Robertson: Producer, Charles Loble-Dott: Director / Producer, Antonio Campanella: Director of Photography (DoP), Shahin Hakim: Camera Operator, Caleb Bartlett-Kotval: Sound Mixer / Recordist, Mohamed Buhdeima: Lead Editor.
LIFE ETERNAL;
If only our lives were as eternal as our love. Ben Francis - Director, Sam Nettleton - Director of Photography, Ella Riggall - Producer, Ana Barco - Production Designer, Cameron Harris - Editor
Scar Crespin - Gaffer.
π: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
No Homo: Bromosexuality vs Homophobia in the duo-led stoner comedy
Host: Abz Rayner-West
Info: Location: Bulmershe Theatre.
An closer, smellier exploration of homophobia as an unconscious deflection of queerness in homosocial situations within the stoner comedy.
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Project - Hikari
Host: Gracie Mackintosh
Info: Location: Edith Morley.
How light turned to dark.
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Video Essays - My infant death
Host: Heather Blacoe
Info: Location: Cinema.
A video essay looking at the Claudia across adaptations of Interview with The Vampire
π: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
CRP Project - From A Fractured Mind
Host: Jack Johnson
Info: Location: Studio Space.
He is watching. He is waiting. Cull the herd.
π: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
CRP Project - PARIS: Representation vs Reality
Host: Emma Toft
Info: Location: Bob Kayley Theatre.
Explore Paris in Reading. As we look at representation vs reality through stage and screen adaptation of the city of light and love. Step into our world and experience an abstract take of Paris through our creative installation.
π: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Film Block - day 1, part 2 (10 Minutes, False Proximity, Scrapbooked)
Info: Location: Cinema.
Films showing: 3. 10 MINUTES; Seen through the lens in real time. Josh Watkins - Director/ Editor, Fred Hanson - Scriptwriter/ Actor, Naomi Denton - Producer, Daisy Ahern - Set design, Amelia Lindsay - Cinematographer, Jan Gilbert - Director of Photography. SCRAPBOOKED; Kidnapped and imprisoned, Heather uncovers the horrifying truth: she's the latest in a decades-long pattern of missing women. Iman Wasily β Producer & 1st AD, Eunice Chan & Lottie Absalom Ody β Directors, Lottie Absalom Ody β Script Writer, Jan W. Gilbert β DOP, Ethan Willets β Sound and 2nd Producer. FALSE PROXIMITY; Looking to impress his crush, Harvey finds interesting ways get her attention. Nadine Hendratmoko- Producer & Co-director, Billy Cook - Director, Deborah Edu - DOP
Sophie Mcfarlane - Camera Operator, Cole Reeves - sound design and editor, Sonny Santangeli, Mathew Barnett - Editor.
21st May
π: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Film Block - day 2, part 1 (10 Minutes, False Proximity, Scrapbooked)
Info: Location: Cinema.
Films showing: 3. 10 MINUTES; Seen through the lens in real time. Josh Watkins - Director/ Editor, Fred Hanson - Scriptwriter/ Actor, Naomi Denton - Producer, Daisy Ahern - Set design, Amelia Lindsay - Cinematographer, Jan Gilbert - Director of Photography. SCRAPBOOKED; Kidnapped and imprisoned, Heather uncovers the horrifying truth: she's the latest in a decades-long pattern of missing women. Iman Wasily β Producer & 1st AD, Eunice Chan & Lottie Absalom Ody β Directors, Lottie Absalom Ody β Script Writer, Jan W. Gilbert β DOP, Ethan Willets β Sound and 2nd Producer. FALSE PROXIMITY; Looking to impress his crush, Harvey finds interesting ways get her attention. Nadine Hendratmoko- Producer & Co-director, Billy Cook - Director, Deborah Edu - DOP
Sophie Mcfarlane - Camera Operator, Cole Reeves - sound design and editor, Sonny Santangeli, Mathew Barnett - Editor. CONTENT WARNING: swearing, scenes that may be distressing to some viewers (stalking, violence).
π: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
CRP Project - PARIS: Representation vs Reality
Host: Emma Toft
Info: Location: Bob Kayley Theatre.
Explore Paris in Reading. As we look at representation vs reality through stage and screen adaptation of the city of light and love. Step into our world and experience an abstract take of Paris through our creative installation.
π: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
CRP Project - From A Fractured Mind
Host: Jack Johnson
Info: Location: Studio Space.
He is watching. He is waiting. Cull the herd.
π: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Project - Hikari
Host: Gracie Mackintosh
Info: Location: Edith Morley.
How light turned to dark.
Content Warnings: Flash warning, potential loud noises and low-lit space
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Project: God Complex
Host: Izzy Reeves
Info: Location: Bulmershe Theatre.
An alien organism erupts through geometry, fusing sinew and structure in a visceral display of transformation, decay and living special effects.
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Video Essays - My infant death
Host: Heather Blacoe
Info: Location: Cinema.
A video essay looking at the Claudia across adaptations of Interview with The Vampire
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
CRP Video Essays - The Campification of Doctor Who
Host: Charlie Halliwell
Info: Location: Cinema. From gothic horror to neon theatricality, Doctor Who didnβt just change, it was pushed.
π: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Like That!
Host: CJ Stafford
Info: Location: Bob Kayley.
Everyone has something to say about your body, you can't be the only one not talking.
Content Warnings: Nudity, Explicit Sexual Content, Language, Talk of Eating Disorders and Mental Health Issues, Hateful Speech
π: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
No Homo: Bromosexuality vs Homophobia in the duo-led stoner comedy
Host: Abz Rayner-West
Info: Location: Bulmershe Theatre.
An closer, smellier exploration of homophobia as an unconscious deflection of queerness in homosocial situations within the stoner comedy. Content Warnings: drug references, show of offensive humour
π: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
ADV Film Block - day 2, part 2 (Emily, The Watercress Line, Life Eternal)
Info: Location: Cinema.
Films showing: 3.
EMILY PEPPER;
my aim is engaging students of all backgrounds and enabling them to enjoy theatre through the curriculum in school.
THE WATERCRESS LINE;
A short documentary celebrating the legacy of the Watercress Line and the local community. Callum Robertson: Producer, Charles Loble-Dott: Director / Producer, Antonio Campanella: Director of Photography (DoP), Shahin Hakim: Camera Operator, Caleb Bartlett-Kotval: Sound Mixer / Recordist, Mohamed Buhdeima: Lead Editor.
LIFE ETERNAL;
If only our lives were as eternal as our love. Ben Francis - Director, Sam Nettleton - Director of Photography, Ella Riggall - Producer, Ana Barco - Production Designer, Cameron Harris - Editor
Scar Crespin - Gaffer. CONTENT WARNINGS:
Where is it happening?
Minghella Studios, Whiteknights Road, Reading, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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